I guess I'm confused. Should I have said thank you, but??

And I ALWAYS have someone go over everything I write before posting. Always. They always catch stuff (even the little things) that I don't. The other thing to remember is that a spell check isn't going to catch if you type "then" and meant "the."

nobody has ever really complained about my writing style before this, so i never thought it was an issue.

I may be the only one with a complaint then. Or I could be the only one that's dared to be the bad guy and speak up. I have no idea.