spelling and grammar

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:04 am

kensloft wrote: The one where Snooper Girl rools.

Ineptune?

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:18 am

koan wrote: Ineptune?
Does this mean planet of the the bad song?

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 12:36 am

Where they sing fast food and used car commercials all day.

RedSoxFan · Post by **RedSoxFan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:03 am

minks wrote: an therein lies the advantage your brain can think the words and slowly your finger can type it. Me It is just a matter of plain old going to fast like a bull through a china shop, a cat with it's tail on fire yada yada yada.
Yeah I type on average 70 WPM and rarely ever check my spelling and grammer. Most can figure it out just by looking at it anyways....

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:56 am

OK. This has been said a number of times now. "I type ## words per minute." In actual typing terminology the wpm count is only calculated on mistake free work. Mistakes are calculated against your word count thereby reducing the wpm figure. I could type over 100wpm if I didn't have to make corrections. As it is, I ACTUALLY type 85wpm and catch most of the errors in that time. :yh_tongue BTW a "word" is five characters including spaces.

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:29 am

koan wrote: OK. This has been said a number of times now. "I type ## words per minute." In actual typing terminology the wpm count is only calculated on mistake free work. Mistakes are calculated against your word count thereby reducing the wpm figure. I could type over 100wpm if I didn't have to make corrections. As it is, I ACTUALLY type 85wpm and catch most of the errors in that time. :yh_tongue BTW a "word" is five characters including spaces.
85 words a minute?!!! Well, With my mistaake free 135 wpm I got's you beated.

David813 · Post by **David813** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:34 am

I can type eight words per minute!

RedSoxFan · Post by **RedSoxFan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:37 am

koan wrote: OK. This has been said a number of times now. "I type ## words per minute." In actual typing terminology the wpm count is only calculated on mistake free work. Mistakes are calculated against your word count thereby reducing the wpm figure. I could type over 100wpm if I didn't have to make corrections. As it is, I ACTUALLY type 85wpm and catch most of the errors in that time. :yh_tongue BTW a "word" is five characters including spaces.

Oh WOW Koan, you must feel so proud to know all that. Im glad that you can type 85 WPM mistake free, that doesn't impress me much though. I wasn't bragging about the amount of WPM I can type, I was just saying thats what I type. Sounds like you need a trip to the dentist.

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:52 am

"Ineptune" I like that! Or how about ...."Uarentus"

I used to type 70 wpm when I was younger, but now I find that I am getting a little dyslexic. I seem to transpose letters occasionally. (And this stupid Apple keyboard malfunctions constantly.)

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:18 am

RedSoxFan wrote: Oh WOW Koan, you must feel so proud to know all that. Im glad that you can type 85 WPM mistake free, that doesn't impress me much though. I wasn't bragging about the amount of WPM I can type, I was just saying thats what I type. Sounds like you need a trip to the dentist.
Take a pill. That's what this thread is about. What is it you said before about people not being able to "take it"? You were not the only person I was referencing.

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:07 am

RedSoxFan wrote: Oh WOW Koan, you must feel so proud to know all that. Im glad that you can type 85 WPM mistake free, that doesn't impress me much though. I wasn't bragging about the amount of WPM I can type, I was just saying thats what I type. Sounds like you need a trip to the dentist.
Ya. But if you are typing 70 wpm without mistakes that should make you feel proud about your average. That is unless you are trying to bs people into thinking more highly of you and the dental care that you get.

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:17 am

koan wrote: Take a pill. That's what this thread is about. What is it you said before about people not being able to "take it"? You were not the only person I was referencing.
koan are you saying that the universe does not revolve around rsf? God will be sad.

RedSoxFan · Post by **RedSoxFan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:27 am

kensloft wrote: koan are you saying that the universe does not revolve around rsf? God will be sad.

What an unmitigated travesty that youve just discovered this fact....

David813 · Post by **David813** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:37 pm

I find it most unlikely RedSock that you came up with "unmitigated" on your own. What are you drinking today??

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:50 pm

OK, Ummm...Now this thread is about typing speed? I have no clue how fast I type and could not care less. I do however, care about people acting stupid again.

RSF: Are you actually here to contribute something constructive, or are you just trying to play us? Because I see some of your replies, and some of your threads are actually "normal" sounding. Then I come here and find this. Can you not help yourself? Is this a knee-jerk reaction? Are you sarcastic by nature? I am puzzled, so I will just come out and ask you: What is your intention?? Just to pick on Koan? Just to act like a jerk in some threads and not others? What is with the bi-polar posting? 'Splain yourself, if you can. But remember...I was "home-schooled." :-5

RedSoxFan · Post by **RedSoxFan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:21 pm

BabyRider wrote: OK, Ummm...Now this thread is about typing speed? I have no clue how fast I type and could not care less. I do however, care about people acting stupid again.

RSF: Are you actually here to contribute something constructive, or are you just trying to play us? Because I see some of your replies, and some of your threads are actually "normal" sounding. Then I come here and find this. Can you not help yourself? Is this a knee-jerk reaction? Are you sarcastic by nature? I am puzzled, so I will just come out and ask you: What is your intention?? Just to pick on Koan? Just to act like a jerk in some threads and not others? What is with the bi-polar posting? 'Splain yourself, if you can. But remember...I was "home-schooled." :-5

Well, yes, I am very sarcastic by nature. Always have been and I assume I always will be. And actually I think if you read on page 11 of this thread is where I jumped in. All I said was that I typed 70 WPM..... and then Koan, although she didnt quote me, I felt it was directed toward me said: "OK. This has been said a number of times now. "I type ## words per minute." In actual typing terminology the wpm....." The wording of it sounded sarcastic to me and thats what I dish back. Maybe she didnt direct it toward me, but thats what I felt because it came directly after me. Maybe just bad timing. But we've had our differences in other threads which lead me to think it was.

Sometimes I cant help it becuase thats the way I am. It just comes out without warning. She hasnt said anything to me in any other threads (the normal ones)since our initial encounter in the MADD thread. It seems to me that Koan has been waiting for me to say something about myself and then jump on me questioning my abilities.

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:32 pm

Well, I can't really agree with you on that RSF. Koan is not the type to "lie in wait" for you to do something and then ambush you. Had you been here for any length of time and gotten to know people, you would have discovered that yourself.

Perhaps if you are "sarcastic by nature" as you have said, then the sarcasm you hear is your own conscience speaking. I have forgotten more about being sarcastic than any 3 people could ever hope to know, and have never had a problem containing it here, and being NICE. Sure, it comes out once in a while, but I am known here, and people know how to take me.

You started out antagonistic, and then changed your tune, and now are back to playing the villain again. Why? Because you think a member has it "in for you"? On top of sarcastic, I'd say you are paranoid. Do a little background on some people here. Read some stuff by Koan, and me and others who you have been rude to. It just doesn't fly here, it's not what this place is for.

You said "that's what I dish out." I think you are misreading things here. We don't ask much, just basic common courtesy.

And I'll tell you something else...I have NEVER gone to this much trouble to get through to someone being rude before, and I'm not sure why I'm doing it with you. Maybe I sense some manners hidden away somewhere under all that bravado.

RedSoxFan · Post by **RedSoxFan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:36 pm

David813 wrote: I find it most unlikely RedSock that you came up with "unmitigated" on your own. What are you drinking today??

Ummm....nothing today. Maybe later....

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:38 pm

BabyRider wrote: Do a little background on some people here. Read some stuff by Koan, and me and others who you have been rude to. It just doesn't fly here, it's not what this place is for.

You like to play "DEvil's Advocate" RSF and that's OK....We all do it occasionally to make a point. But there's a difference between that and attacking people personally.

Maybe I sense some manners hidden away somewhere under all that bravado.

I agree, there's hope. I think there's a nice guy in there somewhere. C'mon! Let him out!

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:42 pm

RSF

I can co-exist with people I don't like, can you?

If you don't want to be criticised DON'T SAY STUPID THINGS.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:15 pm

I think RSF felt personally attacked and retaliated. Now everyone kiss and make up and let's get back to the thread. :-5

RedSoxFan · Post by **RedSoxFan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:26 pm

koan wrote: RSF

I can co-exist with people I don't like, can you?

If you don't want to be criticised DON'T SAY STUPID THINGS.

Ok Koan, I can co-exist with you too. Sorry for being so stupid. :-5

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:31 pm

I think rsf is being a jerk because he hasn't read that others, other than he, had claimed the aforementioned reputation of 70wpm. The point is don't put your foot in your mouth. Read a little. Don't jump in and claim to know something that has already been said and talked about elsewhere in their context. I would give you the benefit of the doubt. Don't make me wrong. Say what you want to say. Don't be a parrot.

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:40 pm

RedSoxFan wrote: Ok Koan, I can co-exist with you too. Sorry for being so stupid. :-5

That a good point Kensloft. We really want you to be yourself, you have a great insight into some subjects and a contoversial attitude. (It just needs a little control, that's all.)

and aha! I was right! It takes a big man to apologize. You got guts.

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:47 pm

RS have you ever gone by the name of Danny??

Ok never mind I had to ask.

Chill out pal, dont' come in here showing off your shiney NEWBIE buttons to us thinking you can be "pushed" to rudeness. We here take pride in the fact we are generally all nice to each other and if ya dont' have anything nice to say then maybe just keep it to your self.

If ya wanna cause a shake up then maybe this isn't the board. We are not closed minded to opinions as you can well see, and we are not hard nosed about others flaws as we have demonstrated but we do take offense to someone new coming in and talking crap about our members. Face it it is a nice forum and we wanna keep it nice. It isn't just a newbie thing Sox it's the general attitude here, we put forth our best efforts to be nice to each other. BTW sarcasim is not always a pretty trait so if that is your style we don't find you very pretty.

RedSoxFan · Post by **RedSoxFan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:57 pm

Jeeze Minks, I already apologized. Do you really need to reinforce anything else?

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:44 pm

RedSoxFan wrote: Jeeze Minks, I already apologized. Do you really need to reinforce anything else?
Is there anything else that needs reinforcing?

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:29 pm

ALRIGHT! EVERYBODY OUTA DA POOL!

DIS MEANS YOU-ALL!

DON'T MAKE ME COME THROUGH THIS SCREEN, I'M IN NO MOOD!

thier their, i no that im no doign very goodly, time for a martooni.

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:33 pm

Good call. Meet you in the pub!

Post by **kensloft** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:51 pm

koan wrote: Good call. Meet you in the pub!
I'll take three martoonies please. How do you get Canadians out of the pool....

You say, "Out of the pool, please." Works everytime.

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:38 am

RedSoxFan wrote: Jeeze Minks, I already apologized. Do you really need to reinforce anything else?

I'll get back to ya on that, likely I typed my post and sat on it before I sent and it passed your post in transit so relax will ya.

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:05 am

Believe it or not you can read it.

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.

The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,

the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.

The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? slpeling is nto so ipmorantt.

Cras :driving:

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:05 pm

cars wrote:

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, :

Sotp taht cras! Yuor giong to pat me oit of a jab.

Post by **kensloft** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:23 pm

Jives wrote: Sotp taht cras! Yuor giong to pat me oit of a jab.
Tehy cna't wtrie lkie tihs? Wno't wrok becusae cesnorhsip porlbmes wno't preimt tihs wirtnig!

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:20 am

As much as poor spelling bothers me, I find it even more irritating when someone points it out. I was just reading another thread, and while the person may have not spelled all the words right, the meaning was very clear. I found it very distracting to the topic that someone just HAD to point out the mistakes.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:57 am

what can one do? you cannot make everyone happy? i see spelling and grammatical errors daily, and then you have the over-acheiver that bores you death with words, words & one more word. Another way to put it.This is what happens over-time, there is just so much to balk about.

persephone · Post by **persephone** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:09 pm

Oh my god, I've been away and this is what I come back to read?

Do you lot realise what you sound like?

I know spelling and grammar mistakes are annoying, some annoy me like the new signs that have been put up in my ward that say "Wellcome to...." thing is that is a professional setting, and I find it looks unprofessional.

This is a forum, for all people from all backgrounds etc. etc. not everyone has had good education, and not everyone understands grammar.

My brain has two short circuits, firstly I am dyspraxic, this for me means that my brain doesn't always send the right signals to my muscles, so I suffer with lack of coordination, the main signs of it now is the lack of ability to pronouce polysyllabic words, tongue tied best descibes it.

Secondly I am dyslexic, this was not picked up on until I began University, but I can not spell, and I do not get grammar correct, I read and write slower than most people and my short term memory is bad, not to mention my awareness of time is often non-existant.

Having said all that people who do make these mistakes are by no means thick or lacking in intelligence, even if they spell it wrong. I have a higher than average IQ, dispite my spelling and grammatical shortfalls.

A little programme for spelling that I often use is http://wordweb.info/ a dictionary that is easy to use and just a click away on my tool bar, it even allows you to highlight a word on the page then click the wordweb link and it will give the meaning/spelling of the highlighted word.

Post by **kensloft** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:33 pm

letha wrote: Oh my god, I've been away and this is what I come back to read?

Do you lot realise what you sound like?

I know spelling and grammar mistakes are annoying, some annoy me like the new signs that have been put up in my ward that say "Wellcome to...." thing is that is a professional setting, and I find it looks unprofessional.

This is a forum, for all people from all backgrounds etc. etc. not everyone has had good education, and not everyone understands grammar.

My brain has two short circuits, firstly I am dyspraxic, this for me means that my brain doesn't always send the right signals to my muscles, so I suffer with lack of coordination, the main signs of it now is the lack of ability to pronouce polysyllabic words, tongue tied best descibes it.

Secondly I am dyslexic, this was not picked up on until I began University, but I can not spell, and I do not get grammar correct, I read and write slower than most people and my short term memory is bad, not to mention my awareness of time is often non-existant.

Having said all that people who do make these mistakes are by no means thick or lacking in intelligence, even if they spell it wrong. I have a higher than average IQ, dispite my spelling and grammatical shortfalls.

A little programme for spelling that I often use is http://wordweb.info/ a dictionary that is easy to use and just a click away on my tool bar, it even allows you to highlight a word on the page then click the wordweb link and it will give the meaning/spelling of the highlighted word.

Maybe we could start a spelling thread nand all those that don't like spelling mistakes in uneditedposts can go there and play.

For the gammatical error nuts we can start a thread for proper grammer uses and then they can go play.

We, who don't care, on the other hand can just continue to post and pass around the information that has been asked for or... ?

Spelig... grammer... nice but this isn't really called for unless we go to the proposed grammar and spelling threads.

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:02 pm

carol wrote: It's true, two great nations divided by a common language!

I'm English and find it difficult to cope with all the Americanisms especially when it comes to spelling and grammar.

With the use of the Internet we should eventually reach a common communication language. I hope that we don't end up with the lowest common denominator.

From what I hear tell of the chat rooms, we're in for trouble.

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:31 am

koan wrote: From what I hear tell of the chat rooms, we're in for trouble.
I 8 1, U 8 1 2? C U l8r

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:55 am

anastrophe wrote: I 8 1, U 8 1 2? C U l8r

o kno!!!

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:08 am

All this has served to make me VERY PARANOID! :-3

Post by **kensloft** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:03 am

Should make a thread about the chat room lingo and then use it as a primer of the garden resource library.

persephone · Post by **persephone** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:30 am

You keep suggesting these threads, but I have yet to see them

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:16 am

kensloft wrote: Should make a thread about the chat room lingo and then use it as a primer of the garden resource library.
I must admit, it took a long time for me to figure out what LOL meant!

Then they threw a new one on me! PSML! :yh_laugh

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:39 pm

You know, that some people are not has perfect has you guys seem to think you are. Some people Have seeing problems , and ADD, and some people just have a hard time spelling. I think some of you are just so critical,(WHOOPS!, I spelled a word wrong) it's unbelieveable. (Whoops another one.) :-5

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:08 am

kmhowe72 wrote: You know, that some people are not has perfect has you guys seem to think you are. Some people Have seeing problems , and ADD, and some people just have a hard time spelling. I think some of you are just so critical,(WHOOPS!, I spelled a word wrong) it's unbelieveable. (Whoops another one.) :-5
that's why this topic exists. it's a place where all of us far too perfect people can get together and bitch and whine about what poor spelling and grammar we see elsewhere on the forum. thus, we keep our petty little rants in one out-of-the-way corner of the garden.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:25 am

anastrophe wrote: that's why this topic exists. it's a place where all of us far too perfect people can get together and bitch and whine about what poor spelling and grammar we see elsewhere on the forum. thus, we keep our petty little rants in one out-of-the-way corner of the garden.
I dont think Shakespeare would be impressed! :yh_bigsmi

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:56 am

bitch and wine, i think they go pretty good together? :wah: