spelling and grammar

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:19 pm

Raven wrote: I dont think Shakespeare would be impressed! :yh_bigsmi
Knowing Elizabeth she would make sure that it was in the vocabulary and have Shakespeare do a play about it to boot!

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:34 pm

tmbsgrl wrote: Now i am really not posting anymore! LOl JK.. I have some problems with my I's...
YEA?? I have a problem with my r's...it's too big :wah: :wah: :wah:

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:17 pm

sorry all...............my pet peave, over someones' mispellin................would be people that do not take time to capitalize.......

sorry but that just ticks me off

i just hate it

persephone · Post by **persephone** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:22 pm

abbey wrote: YEA?? I have a problem with my r's...it's too big
Had to read that twice then :wah: :wah: :wah:

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:31 pm

letha wrote: Had to read that twice then :wah: :wah: :wah:
Ditto

If this site was filled with only literate, grammatically correct people I wouldn't be here. It is the ordinary folk that keep me on my toes and let me know what the problems are. A little bit of making sure of what they are saying by interpreting what is said is what makes this forum worthwhile. Just my point of view.

persephone · Post by **persephone** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:34 pm

If I wasn't so tired and straining to read the posts I might get offended by being called ordinary folk... :wah:

Not one of us here is ordinary, we are all very individual lovely people :-6

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:37 pm

letha wrote: If I wasn't so tired and straining to read the posts I might get offended by being called ordinary folk... :wah:

Not one of us here is ordinary, we are all very individual lovely people :-6
If that wasn't how you interpreted it then that was how I meant it to be interpreted.

Sorry I ain't poifect.

persephone · Post by **persephone** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:00 pm

I was only having an iklle bit of fun wit ya :wah:

Post by **kensloft** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:34 am

Most people forget that their thoughts, although clear to themselves, may not be clear to others. The emotion with getting your words into the fray, oftentimes, leads you to missing that little detail of editing what you write. Not throwing the first stone. Just remarking that I have done it myself and have edited my crystal clear thoughts because they were too murky to be understood.

koan · Post by **koan** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:56 pm

kensloft wrote: Most people forget that their thoughts, although clear to themselves, may not be clear to others. The emotion with getting your words into the fray, oftentimes, leads you to missing that little detail of editing what you write. Not throwing the first stone. Just remarking that I have done it myself and have edited my crystal clear thoughts because they were too murky to be understood.

And now he can sit next to me and edit my posts as I write them. Caught a few spelling errors today, didn't ya?

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:38 pm

Korbin Dallas wrote: Would someone please explain to me what is considered spam here? Because the last forum I went to, had so many rules against it, that I could barely post there without someone saying "Oi that's spam!" or some equivalent.well, you can read the terms & conditions/policy pages, but in short, it's pretty much 'i can't exactly describe what spam is, but i know it when i see it'.

there are so many ways that people can spam, it's hard to provide a thorough definition that doesn't get to the point of everythign being spam.

we recently deleted a slew of posts a user made that were basically a one liner pointing people to *their* new forum elsewhere. had they posted it just once, that would have been fine. posting the identical thing to a dozen threads is spam. the user wasn't being malicious, they simply didn't quite 'get' how the forum works.

a while back, there was an odd little post recommending people check out some text-messaging number and 'cast their vote' about something or other. it seemed a bit non-sequitur, but a little investigation showed that the person posting was actually an employee of a 'guerilla' marketing firm that does this all over the net - sign up on forums, post the one post, then vamoose. needless to say, we deleted it.

get-rich-quick schemes. 'visit my site and buy my product'. that kind of stuff. all spam.

basically, you know it when you see it. if you look around here, you'll see very little 'ick that's spam' responses. the true spam gets the living **** stomped out of it pretty quickly, and the forensic cleanup crew has all trace cleaned up in a jiffy, to further your gardening pleasure.

Der Wulf · Post by **Der Wulf** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:11 pm

Korbin Dallas wrote: Would someone please explain to me what is considered spam here? Because the last forum I went to, had so many rules against it, that I could barely post there without someone saying "Oi that's spam!" or some equivalent.
Try this: if the message solicits something more than your thoughts or comments, it's most likely spam.:-6

hotsauce · Post by **hotsauce** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:13 pm

to/too/two confusion drives me nuts!

alot is not one word!!! I like to go to the store A LOT!!

don't use no double negatives either!

devist8me · Post by **devist8me** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:22 pm

Yikes, I hope I'm not one of those people. I'm nursing sometimes when I'm here and end up typing one handed sometimes LOL.

But people who misspell very simple words don't so much drive me nuts, but make me question their credibility and intelligence.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:59 pm

JAB wrote: I love this! :wah: So, was this in any way an inspiration for you becoming a cop?yes, but when i was the right age the feebs weren't taking female applicants.

....actually, i used to bust shoplifters for walmart and other large stores, when i got to know all the local cops they encouraged me to join them, they liked my aggressiveness. you can't be mary poppins busting shoplifters! became my speciality. that , and vice.

TMC · Post by **TMC** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:50 am

devist8me wrote:

But people who misspell very simple words don't so much drive me nuts, but make me question their credibility and intelligence.

This is total crap, I did'nt have a great education for reasons that I wont go into here, as a result my spelling and grammer are not good. I still like to think I am reasonably intelligent. :yh_tongue

Philadelphia Eagle · Post by **Philadelphia Eagle** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:11 am

I support you 100% Lady Cop. I did some proof reading in an earlier life with the result that spelling and grammatical errors really jump off the page at me! I pointed out errors to posters on another forum I use and finished up being appointed the forum's unofficial spellchecker!

There isn't really any excuse for sloppy posting - it's laziness IMO especially with all the aids available on a computer today.

hotsauce · Post by **hotsauce** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:21 am

devist8me wrote: Yikes, I hope I'm not one of those people. I'm nursing sometimes when I'm here and end up typing one handed sometimes LOL.

But people who misspell very simple words don't so much drive me nuts, but make me question their credibility and intelligence.

no way...you aren't one of those people

hotsauce · Post by **hotsauce** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:22 am

TMC wrote: This is total crap, I did'nt have a great education for reasons that I wont go into here, as a result my spelling and grammer are not good. I still like to think I am reasonably intelligent. :yh_tongue

It may be "total crap"...but it is the truth. People do judge you by your grammar skills...just the way it is.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:28 am

posted by devist8me

But people who misspell very simple words don't so much drive me nuts, but make me question their credibility and intelligence.

It makes me question their spelling. I have a couple of acquaintances that are dyslexic anything but stupid just can't read and write. I have one nephew that started using different coloured paper as that helps him see properly. Many people just didn't get in to the habit of reading as children their spelling usually sucks. If I can spell big words properly does that make me more intelligent?

Having said that it does bug me as wel, I just feel the person posting has the problem so I'm not going to worry about it.

There is something ironic about americans complaining about bad spelling, they write the dates wrong as well

pink princess · Post by **pink princess** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:30 am

i cant stand all the quick typing (cant think of any examples now!) oooh wait yeah like 'gr8' and 'cul8r' is that right??

i dont mind some shortenings though, its when i cant actually understand a post because its all been so heavily 'abbreviated' thats what drives me nuts!!

Post by **kensloft** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:37 am

Spelling mistakes are par for the course. It is the content not the mistakes that count. If you are to dismiss a poster because of spelling errors then you won't be reading anything on this site. Everyone makes mistakes. Try and cope and ask for clarification if need be.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:24 pm

a but ridiculous

ahem

Post by **kensloft** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:45 pm

:yh_worshp :yh_worshp :yh_worshp Peg wrote: ahem

Too much!

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:14 pm

February_Stormz wrote: "To err is human""To forgive is divine"

Right?

I likie everyone's posts, but I do admit to a certain amount of frustration

trying to read things that get bogged down with bad spelling. That's just

me, and this is supposedly the forum for venting about same...

:-2

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:17 pm

geeeze, i wish i never mentioned it! why won't this thread just DIE??

koan · Post by **koan** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:45 pm

lady cop wrote: geeeze, i wish i never mentioned it! why won't this thread just DIE??

Why don't you try to kill it...I double dare you. :wah: (inside joke)

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:51 pm

koan wrote: Why don't you try to kill it...I double dare you. :wah: (inside joke)oh, i am close, very close! but abuse of power and all that.

and NEVER dare me! it's a clarion call. heh heh .

Der Wulf · Post by **Der Wulf** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:57 pm

I've always been of the opinion that a clean desk is evidence of a sterile mind, do ya spose that perfect spellers have the same affliction ?

Jika · Post by **Jika** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:17 pm

lady cop wrote: oh, i am close, very close! but abuse of power and all that.

and NEVER dare me! it's a clarion call. heh heh .

Oh YooHoo BTS, got anything to say about spelling and grammar?

There I did it for you.

:wah: whoops

me bad.

just kidding /walks away and smacks self.

koan · Post by **koan** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:47 pm

lady cop wrote: oh, i am close, very close! but abuse of power and all that.

and NEVER dare me! it's a clarion call. heh heh .

You don't have the power to kill this thread! That kind of omni(im)potence is reserved for folk like me. hehe. I'd like to see you try though.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:38 am

actually, i could make this thread go the way of all flesh, but i am evil enough to leave it here. heh. controversy, i love it. :wah: ....oh, and BAD Jika!

Jika · Post by **Jika** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:00 am

/ me takes a bow and scampers off stage L).....................

TMC · Post by **TMC** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:07 am

JAB wrote: Perhaps not in an online forum such as this, but in my job where I'm asked to review resumes and get first impressions on people and their skills, what do you think the writer is telling me if I find it is full of spelling errors and grammatical mistakes?

I can't spell?

I was too lazy to check my work?

I knew it was wrong but didn't care enough to correct it?

I'm sorry but when I've got 300 other CVs to go through, I'm not wasting my time trying to sort out what it is the writer might have been trying to tell me.

Then the people listed below would not have met your criterion:

Albert Einstein

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

George Bush Snr

Richard Branson

Henry Ford

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:13 am

TMC~~very good point! but i will reiterate something i said about 100 pages ago, just for my own purposes and reasoning~~when i write a report it becomes a legal document. i do not need the judge to throw it in the trash because it looks like some illiterate wrote it. it becomes part of the court record. in fact, half my cohorts ask me to write their reports for that reason. they call me at home when i'm sleeping! LOL.... the ability to write cogently DOES matter in this world, if not on this forum.

TMC · Post by **TMC** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:50 am

lady cop wrote: TMC~~very good point! but i will reiterate something i said about 100 pages ago, just for my own purposes and reasoning~~when i write a report it becomes a legal document. i do not need the judge to throw it in the trash because it looks like some illiterate wrote it. it becomes part of the court record. in fact, half my cohorts ask me to write their reports for that reason. they call me at home when i'm sleeping! LOL.... the ability to write cogently DOES matter in this world, if not on this forum.

I would agree that the ability to write cogently is preferable, but the fact that half your cohorts ask you to write their reports for them shows that it is not essential as someone else can do it for them when and if required.

PS Thanks for the welcome.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:34 am

I agree that when it comes to writing resumes, reports, etc. that spelling and grammar DO matter, but this thread was started about the forums. I'd rather read a post where nothing is spelled correctly, than one with million dollar words you need a dictionary for. Oops...I ended that sentence in a preposition. :sneaky:

I'd hate to see people afraid to post because they are poor spellers. The fact that some people can't spell, doesn't make their posts any less important. Just goes to show how some schools and teachers have failed to do their job.