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pest 03-10-2003 10:39 AM

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
 
I gotta a couple of things to say about these:

1- Technically speaking, spelling, punctuation and grammar are not a direct indication of intellegence.

2 - Poor use of the above, makes posts difficult to read, blurs the intent of the post and invites flaming.

3 - While not truly an indication of intellegnce, there is only so much information with which you can form an opinion of other members. If you are too lazy to write in complete, understandable sentences, dont blame others when they are too lazy to try to decipher what you wrote.

4 - If I cant decipehr what you are babbling about after the first sentence, I quit reading.

5 - In high school, or college as some of you claim, you are marked off for poor spelling and such. No, thats not a true gauge of intellegence either, but it how you are graded. Guess what? Life works the same way.

6 - Flaming a non-native english speaker for any of the above is ghey. If you must flame them, do it in their native language.

For me it is a matter of self respect. I would not put my name on anything that sounds like it was written by an angry 6 yr old with a broken shift key and no spell check. Writing gibberish and then proclaiming your intellegence is like telling everyone that your rusted out pinto can take a corvette off the line, but saying you cant be bothered to show us.

Bazooka_Joe 03-10-2003 10:52 AM

Is this in reference to anything in particular, or just how you feel about reading posts or anything?

pest 03-10-2003 10:56 AM

[quote="Bazooka_Joe":772cf]Is this in reference to anything in particular, or just how you feel about reading posts or anything?[/quote:772cf]

Just a recurring theme here and on other forums.

HaVoc 03-10-2003 11:06 AM

lol this is great, even though I understand what you are saying on many levels you must remember this is a forums board. You are bound to get a lot of weird people posting here. If you can't read it, simply do a little "lol" to yourself inside your head and move on. There is no need to flame, no need to mock, just don't borther with the BS like this.

Great post though. Shit like this makes my day.

Innoxx 03-10-2003 11:08 AM

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Tiwaz 03-10-2003 11:08 AM

Re: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pest
I would not put my name on anything that sounds like it was written by an angry 6 yr old with a broken shift key and no spell check.

Yes, okay, but:

Intellegence?
Intellegnce?

If I would post a message like yours, I would have made sure that it was correct. Without any errors, either spelling or typing errors.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pest
Just a recurring theme here and on other forums.

Note: My native language is not English.

And I agree with HaVoc...

pest 03-10-2003 11:11 AM

Im not flaming. No names, no finger pointing. I think both sides are silly. If your writing is at the fifth grade level, dont get mad when someone points it out. But then again, the "your writing sucks" comeback is about as original as "your momma!".

03-10-2003 11:11 AM

Ahem. oOo:

pest 03-10-2003 11:13 AM

Re: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiwaz

Yes, okay, but:

Intellegence?
Intellegnce?

If I would post a message like yours, I would have made sure that it was correct. Without any errors, either spelling or typing errors.

Ahhh...yes, you are that guy, arent you?

variant 03-10-2003 11:19 AM

I totally agree with what you are trying to say.

BTW: You mispelled a word in #3 and have an incomplete sentence in #5.

cheers

Bazooka_Joe 03-10-2003 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HaVoc
lol this is great, even though I understand what you are saying on many levels you must remember this is a forums board. You are bound to get a lot of weird people posting here. If you can't read it, simply do a little "lol" to yourself inside your head and move on. There is no need to flame, no need to mock, just don't borther with the BS like this.

Great post though. Shit like this makes my day.

He makes a good point. Everyday posts from people like us, whom posted here, are bound to run into grammar mistakes, but none that are non-readable or anything like that.

As for people like Praetorian, who probably uses babelfish to post, I feel a noose around my throat when I read his posts. oOo:

pest 03-10-2003 11:29 AM

[quote="Bazooka_Joe":3ad18]
He makes a good point. Everyday posts from people like us, whom posted here, are bound to run into grammar mistakes, but none that are non-readable or anything like that.

As for people like Praetorian, who probably uses babelfish to post, I feel a noose around my throat when I read his posts. oOo:[/quote:3ad18]

Its not the everyday mistakes. Its not mispellings, or missed commas, or should I use a : or a ;. Its the ones like you speak of that I am referring to. Many times I am too lazy to use a '. Its the guys that are too lazy to use capital letters or periods. Or that have more than 50% misspelled words. Its the sloppiness that bother me, not the mistakes.

Bazooka Joe 03-10-2003 11:35 AM

Bazooka Joe = Post Whore

Get a life fat ass cunt hoe.

Tiwaz 03-10-2003 11:36 AM

Re: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pest
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiwaz

Yes, okay, but:

Intellegence?
Intellegnce?

If I would post a message like yours, I would have made sure that it was correct. Without any errors, either spelling or typing errors.

Ahhh...yes, you are that guy, arent you?

I think I don't really understand what you mean. You think I am a guy that makes sure that posts of his don't contain any errors? If so, this is not the case. I try not to make too many errors, and previewing my post is a way to prevent that. It also helps getting better at English.

pest 03-10-2003 11:40 AM

Re: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiwaz
Quote:

Originally Posted by pest

Ahhh...yes, you are that guy, arent you?

I think I don't really understand what you mean.

The guy that is going to scour my posts for errors. I knew it would happen, just didnt know who would be the first.

Tiwaz 03-10-2003 12:19 PM

Re: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pest
The guy that is going to scour my posts for errors. I knew it would happen, just didnt know who would be the first.

Right. If you knew it would happen, then you also knew it contained errors. Why leave them in (that is, in this particular case, commenting on spelling and grammar). If it would have been a story about how many finches your big red cat has caught last Sunday, my only comment would be: Boy, aren't cats fun creatures?

Actually, I kind of agree on some points you're trying to make by starting this thread. I also understand what you mean, that it is not all about errors, but also about sloppiness; just thinking: They'll understand what I mean and post some incoherent story.

Ah well, it's not like we're writing the new bible here, and as far as incomprehensible stories go; there's always the 'back' button.

pest 03-10-2003 12:33 PM

Re: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiwaz
Quote:

Originally Posted by pest
The guy that is going to scour my posts for errors. I knew it would happen, just didnt know who would be the first.

Right. If you knew it would happen, then you also knew it contained errors. Why leave them in .......

I am just a sick bastard in that way. cool:

Sergeant_Scrotum 03-10-2003 12:35 PM

wuts wong wit my graet spelin? stop makin fun off me you diks! oOo:

Xorcist [USA] 03-10-2003 01:28 PM

even though this post was nice to read from a grammatical standpoint, i would rather read something that actually has content to it.

03-10-2003 01:37 PM

you meanmister me dont likkke u

pest 03-10-2003 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pelo
even though this post was nice to read from a grammatical standpoint, i would rather read something that actually has content to it.

WTF would you know about content?

Tripper 03-10-2003 01:55 PM

Winnerkid13 had the best spelling ever.

Pest, give us some examples of users with good spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Old Reliable 03-10-2003 01:59 PM

predaetorian

pest 03-10-2003 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tripper
Winnerkid13 had the best spelling ever.

Pest, give us some examples of users with good spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Dunno. I dont really recognize the good, average or mediocre. Its the truly piss-poor that I notice.

I guess I should restate what I said. Maybe when I find the edit button. As long as its coherent, I am generally fine. There is a big difference between informal and sloppy.

Zoner 03-10-2003 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tripper
Pest, give us some examples of users with good spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Me!

I usually try to check my posts for those things before submitting.

<Jimbo Jones quote>Makes me feel like a big man.</Jimbo Jones quote>

biggrin:


Zone

Arkan 03-10-2003 09:41 PM

Well, here's my .02

I can understand a mistake here and there but when i see stupid obvious errors, i think the guy's an uneducated ass. If you want to sound smart, at least check what you're writing before clicking the "submit" button. Typos and some misspellings are ok but some stuff is just too much. And another thing...i don't mind shortcuts but some of the language is getting hard for me to understand. It took me awhile to understand what l33t was but to be honest, i can't keep up. Heck, it must be a "kid" thing.
Anyway, i didn't "proof-read" this so have at it and pick it to death!! I'm sure there's an error somewhere! Have fun.

Vance 03-10-2003 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkan
Well, here's my .02

I can understand a mistake here and there but when i see stupid obvious errors, i think the guy's an uneducated ass. If you want to sound smart, at least check what you're writing before clicking the "submit" button. Typos and some misspellings are ok but some stuff is just too much. And another thing...i don't mind shortcuts but some of the language is getting hard for me to understand. It took me awhile to understand what l33t was but to be honest, i can't keep up. Heck, it must be a "kid" thing.
Anyway, i didn't "proof-read" this so have at it and pick it to death!! I'm sure there's an error somewhere! Have fun.

Your I's should always be capitalized.

Arkan 03-10-2003 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vance1
Your I's should always be capitalized.

Noted...thanks.

03-10-2003 10:06 PM

spell check this thing i wrote it in about 8 seconds.

03-11-2003 05:41 AM

Its a internet forum.

03-11-2003 08:57 AM

what a gay thread

pest 03-11-2003 09:13 AM

[quote="Da_Bian":b0583]what a gay thread[/quote:b0583]

[img]http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/Da_Bian_eatsig1.jpg[/img]

And based on your sig, I would have to say, You know all about gay


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