Bad grammar and spelling
Is it just me, or is it when people have [i]excruciatingly[/i] bad grammar and spelling do you imagine them with some sort of mental dysfunction? I'm not talking about some puny "i before e" mistake or a missing comma, but when people make a post and you barely understood the meaning of it I picture myself speaking to a mentally under developed child.
Opinions?
October 21, 2012
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[quote=jamerican]@TinyH How much did that error hurt you on the inside?
@PoepieFTW Well america isn't the only english speaking country LOL (not trying to flame here)[/quote]
You shouldn't precede the thought of creating a thread on a topic of basic or professional level grammar if you can't even differentiate the meaning or spelling or "your or you're."
It's a big deal on BasilMarket.
[quote=DragonStrike]
I type at 91 WPM. I typed out a 2000 word essay for school, and made no grammatical or spelling mistakes.
I'm 12, and the essay was in English.
You can't say it's because you originated from a different cultural background. You said you lived in Canada earlier.[/quote]
You already made a mistake by putting a comma after "school."
I use big words that my teachers dont know. Drives 'em cray cray
@sparkshooter:
Yeah, but the amount I see people do that... No. Just no.
[quote=DragonStrike]@Imgr8haha:
Actually, you're wrong about all of those, except for the fact I missed a period.
I can't even tell if you're trolling or not.
The word "lived" is past tense.
When speaking about the 2000 word essay, it shouldn't be "words."
The thing about "indicate" and "indicates" is self-explanatory. Read the sentence again.
Mistakes and mistake would both work in the case of the first sentence.
Good job not making mistakes.*
Sorry, just correcting you.
@sparkshooter:
That's not true.
That's just how you're interpreting it.
One mistake, sure. That's fine.
Two? Hmm...
Fourty? Okay, at this point, if you do this, go jump off a bridge.
(Don't suspend me for this, mods. I was kidding.)
Also, grammatical*.
@ehnogi:
I agree, though I do sound like one at times. They remind me of robots and sheep.
Please don't ask why.
@osiel66:
Oh, okay.[/quote]
You just said it's not hard at all to use your/you're correctly.
I know this is terrible, but I can't help but feel smarter than people who make even tiny grammar mistakes.
I also have a strong urge to correct people when they use improper grammar or make spelling mistakes.
@Imgr8haha:
Actually, you're wrong about all of those, except for the fact I missed a period.
I can't even tell if you're trolling or not.
The word "lived" is past tense.
When speaking about the 2000 word essay, it shouldn't be "words."
The thing about "indicate" and "indicates" is self-explanatory. Read the sentence again.
Mistakes and mistake would both work in the case of the first sentence.
Good job not making mistakes.*
Sorry, just correcting you.
@sparkshooter:
That's not true.
That's just how you're interpreting it.
One mistake, sure. That's fine.
Two? Hmm...
Fourty? Okay, at this point, if you do this, go jump off a bridge.
(Don't suspend me for this, mods. I was kidding.)
Also, grammatical*.
@ehnogi:
I agree, though I do sound like one at times. They remind me of robots and sheep.
Please don't ask why.
@osiel66:
Oh, okay.
@DragonStrike: I worded that incorrectly. I meant they do not look at it while lacking the ability to type that way; this leads to a lot of mistakes.
Pseudo-intellectuals are also annoying.
I call them elitist pricks.
[quote=DragonStrike]The thing about someone implying they lived in Canada was directed at someone else, but, as you can see, I forgot.
1. If you want to deny something over the internet, I have no way to prove my age, nor the essay, except by showing you my records and the essay. The essay was also about a very sensitive subject, so...
2. Indeed, I don't represent the whole society, but I do represent some fraction of it, no matter how big or small.
3. I already answered that.
4. Most of the process to learn linguistics involves listening to people using the language. If nobody at your house, nor school, spoke in a different language, then you should develop superior linguistics to "lol u r so nut keeding, reight?" The background of your ancestors shouldn't play too much of a role, if you live in an English-speaking community.[/quote]
Yes, but you're implying that there's absolutely no excuse for someone to make a spelling or grammar mistake, no matter how fast they type.
[quote=sparkshooter]1. You can't prove that to us.
2. It wouldn't matter anyways, because one person totally represents the whole society, right?
3. I don't live in Canada.
4. Cultural backgrounds can affect grammar and speech.[/quote]
The thing about someone implying they lived in Canada was directed at someone else, but, as you can see, I forgot.
1. If you want to deny something over the internet, I have no way to prove my age, nor the essay, except by showing you my records and the essay. The essay was also about a very sensitive subject, so...
2. Indeed, I don't represent the whole society, but I do represent some fraction of it, no matter how big or small.
3. I already answered that.
4. Most of the process to learn linguistics involves listening to people using the language. If nobody at your house, nor school, spoke in a different language, then you should develop superior linguistics to "lol u r so nut keeding, reight?" The background of your ancestors shouldn't play too much of a role, if you live in an English-speaking community.
[quote=DragonStrike]@sparkshooter:
I type at 91 WPM. I typed out a 2000 word essay for school, and made no grammatical or spelling mistakes.
I'm 12, and the essay was in English.
You can't say it's because you originated from a different cultural background. You said you lived in Canada earlier.
@osiel66:
Wouldn't typing without looking at the keyboard indicate a higher skill level?[/quote]
1. You can't prove that to us.
2. It wouldn't matter anyways, because one person totally represents the whole society, right?
3. I don't live in Canada.
4. Cultural backgrounds can affect grammar and speech.
[quote=jamerican]Is it just me[/quote]
pls stahp alrdy
We got a badass over here.
No. It is usually easy to deduce the reasoning behind their inappropriate typing. In some cases it is because they are of foreign origin. In some cases some wish to do things incorrectly because they have been implanted with the idea that it is fashionable. In some cases they attempt to type too quickly for their skill level and make several mistakes. In some cases their skill level is so horrendous they simply do not look at the keyboard when typing. There are many possibilities and one can often spot clues as to why.
Rarely is it due to actual lack of grammatical skills or mental dysfunction. I find that unfortunately for the most part it is my second reason.
@sparkshooter:
I type at 91 WPM. I typed out a 2000 word essay for school, and made no grammatical or spelling mistakes.
I'm 12, and the essay was in English.
You can't say it's because you originated from a different cultural background. You said you lived in Canada earlier.
@osiel66:
Wouldn't typing without looking at the keyboard indicate a higher skill level?
[quote=DragonStrike]It's not hard...[/quote]
It's really easy to make a small mistake when you're typing really fast.
[quote=jamerican]Seeing as I just made that mistake I have to try and justify it now xD. I guess your mind just wanders while you're typing out a response and you mix up your homonyms (also their, there and they're). Also going back and trying to quickly proofread it is also difficult because of how small the error is.
(I almost mixed up your and you're while typing this out too LOL)[/quote]
It's not hard...
You're all ones and zeros to me!
[quote=Sachiels]I dont really mind, but the most thing that annoys me is: your and you're.
Honestly, how can you do that wrong?[/quote]
Seeing as I just made that mistake I have to try and justify it now xD. I guess your mind just wanders while you're typing out a response and you mix up your homonyms (also their, there and they're). Also going back and trying to quickly proofread it is also difficult because of how small the error is.
(I almost mixed up your and you're while typing this out too LOL)
For am I with completement understandance, oh!
lolz i dont really care that much,
my friends know what i mean and i know what they mean, as long as people dont like... crazily butcher the english language..... (hmm irony)
anyways I've met people who do it the other way around....
like they arent that great at speaking..... i mean seriously they suck..... usually cuz english is their 2nd or 3rd language,
but ive read their essays or report and gdi im floored....
but anyways, life is too short for apostrophes and capitals and full stops and commas
EMOTICONS FTW
@TinyH Come to Canada. We'll fix you up.
I hate when people mix up there, their, they're, and your, you're. I stop reading because it drives me nuts.
Grammar is pretty important because it can help you differentiate the difference between "Helping my Uncle Jack off a horse" vs "Helping my Uncle jack off a horse"
Honestly, I do. It automatically makes me disrespect them and not take them seriously when they don't even have the decency to write correctly. Not like the internet is a place with no rules and everything.
They could 1337 talk to NPCs all they want, but please have the maturity to talk to me in proper sentences.
There's exceptions though - like when someone's grammar and all is quite bad due to English being their 2nd or 3rd language (2nd for me so I suck at it too ). At least they're trying. But those kiddos that talk that dumb short kind of internet language... please, dissolve them in acid.
@TinyH How much did that error hurt you on the inside?
@PoepieFTW Well america isn't the only english speaking country LOL (not trying to flame here)
you can thnak txeintg for taht
[quote=Pereeia]No, most people that I've met with slight bad spelling/grammar tend to be really nice people. [i]Some[/i] good spellers that I've seen tend to be asses.[/quote]
I understand where your coming from, but I'm just talking about the impression they give off
No, most people that I've met with slight bad spelling/grammar tend to be really nice people. [i]Some[/i] good spellers that I've seen tend to be asses.