Poll: Grammar and spelling?
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When it comes to grammar it really doesn't matter if you get your point across...
With that being said, as for Grammar Nazis, especially on the internet, Half of you are fucking hypocrites why, because I see these errors a lot from EVERYBODY:
Top 3:
1. i.e. is NOT e.g.!!!
2. Where the fuck are your semicolons, they exist you know.
3. its is NOT it's!!!
With that being said, as for Grammar Nazis, especially on the internet, Half of you are fucking hypocrites why, because I see these errors a lot from EVERYBODY:
Top 3:
1. i.e. is NOT e.g.!!!
2. Where the fuck are your semicolons, they exist you know.
3. its is NOT it's!!!
I always try to use correct grammar and spelling. I like to know that people don't have to struggle in the least to read what i write.
Bad spelling and bad grammar make Tank angry. Particularly the incorrect usage of your. Oh GOD I hate how people use you're and your interchangeably.
EDIT: ARGH I MISSPELLED.
EDIT: ARGH I MISSPELLED.
I prefer to appear intelligent when I post in a thread, I know I haven't done it much in this forum yet, but I only recently joined. I find when I spell words correctly, people tend to take me more seriously than is I hadn't. I occasionally forget to capitalize, but I'm used to typing in Microsoft Word, which capitalizes for me.
Proper grammar and spelling are absolutely vital. Clear, ordered expression is the key to rational and intelligent communication, even in the virtual wasteland that is the Internet.
I believe it's "what I have written." And capitalize that "I!" Thank you.Blackadder51 said:
Vonnegut says, "Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college."MagicShroom said:
I'm not a big stickler for grammar and spelling. Hell, even I sometimes misuse the semicolon. The thing that gets me the most though would be improper use of words, or what could be confusion or ignorance on the part of the writer. These errors can be often overlooked by even experienced writers. Besides, Spellchecker doesn't catch everything.
Primarily the misuse of "there", "their", "they're".
I didn't pay attention in English class, so I'm not one hundred percent on proper sentence structure. I still doubt that things such as "participles" "conjunctive adverbs" and "anterior pronouns" exist. I guess someone in the textbook industry had to fill six hundred pages with something to meet quota.
And I never did learn the proper use of the semicolon. I must have slept through that lesson.
Primarily the misuse of "there", "their", "they're".
I didn't pay attention in English class, so I'm not one hundred percent on proper sentence structure. I still doubt that things such as "participles" "conjunctive adverbs" and "anterior pronouns" exist. I guess someone in the textbook industry had to fill six hundred pages with something to meet quota.
And I never did learn the proper use of the semicolon. I must have slept through that lesson.
Yeah, it's pretty funny how many people have made grammar and spelling errors in this thread while saying they check for them. But I don't really care. I generally understand what they're trying to say.Mookie_Magnus said:
As for me, I'm very strict about my own grammar and spelling. I'm not perfect but I do well enough, I think.
And where is your question mark? Comes in handy when asking a question.MagicShroom said:
More important than people using the search bar, less important than fleeing in terror if my house were burning down. I always put in a serious effort to have proper spelling in grammar in my posts, but if I make a mistake I won't freak out. I will, however, fix it.
In terms of other people making a mistake, I'll tend to not point it out unless the post is riddled with errors. I can't stand having to take time to decipher people's failed attempts at getting their thoughts across.
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In terms of other people making a mistake, I'll tend to not point it out unless the post is riddled with errors. I can't stand having to take time to decipher people's failed attempts at getting their thoughts across.
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Wow, I never thought I would be able to use that quote, and then someone goes and ninja's my attempt. Thank you, jerk. Ruined what would have been my moment.KampfVerein said:
It definitely makes it easier to read. I HATE when a person does not punctuate. It really does put a strain on the eyes. Me, I've become really good at it. It'd definitely be easier for me to punctuate than to not punctuate at all.
lol I knew someone is gonna get that.And where is your question mark? Comes in handy when asking a question.
Somewhat important; I try to use accurate grammar and spelling (since I have a spellchecker, there's really no excuse), but at the same time I don't sit down and plan what I have to write and how I'm going to write it like an essay - I just type it out like I'd say it if we were face-to-face.
Although, I have to admit, if you're in a debate your point only seems half as valid if you don't use proper punctuation.
Although, I have to admit, if you're in a debate your point only seems half as valid if you don't use proper punctuation.
Indeed. Indeed.TankCopter said:
Don't forget its and it's. And there, they're, and their. Oh, the agony.
As a writer, punctuation and grammar are dear to me. I cringe when I see people willingly use something like UR instead of your, because they're either too lazy, or don't know how to spell the English language. If the problem is laziness, I am quite irritated, but can do naught but shake my head in quiet sorrow.
I'm telling you, it hurts my eyes. Oh, the searing pain...
Though, I'm using spellchecker right now, because it would be so ironic if I misspelled something in this thread. That would be so ironic that I would have to sit in a corner and cry.
Postscript: Using the spellchecker made me see that TankCopter misspelled 'grammar'. I'm sorry, but I felt the need to point that out. Please don't assault me. I like whirlybirds.