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Why don't people learn how to use correct grammar?

That should be the real question.

[quote=Sparkily]Grammar:
It's the difference between knowing [b]YOUR[/b] trash or [b]YOU'RE[/b] trash.
[/quote]

Haha, I find this quite entertaining a sensation to my lungs every time I read that select group of words which is a sentence.

Because its annoying and they sound/look stupid when they type leik disssssssss.

Because if you're too lazy to type correctly, you shouldn't type/post at all.

[quote=Pacifist]''omg who carz abt grammar we r on da internet? XD scReW school''

Some people think it's okay to type illiterate on the internet because they just want a break from school, the way I see it.

But yeah, you're right, as long as the message is delivered, it doesn't matter on punctuation or grammar. As long as you have a good grade in english.

You gotta be honest though, seeing a bunch of illiterate people on the internet will have you worrying about today's education. Generally if you type horribly then people will judge you as some illiterate person who shouldn't be on the internet. I guess others would like to differ themselves from people who type bad to make them seem smarter.[/quote]

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OT: i don't have a prob with it unless its leet speak or whatever..

They run out of comebacks.

It shows your level of maturity.

Originally I feel people would freak out because you have the irritating n00b sp3@k that is almost impossible to freaking read. Now it's more of a way for little kids that remembered something to try to look smart and has also become a way to make a poster less credible. </3

EDIT: Disregard this comment

[quote=crazypoorer]It makes you sound [b]educated[/b].[/quote]
*Fixed that for you.*

It makes it easier to read.

Because sometimes it's really hard to understand people that have grammar, but I don't usually pick on it.

Unless it's like ''omggg yur so dum liek obviusle one direction is betturr than the baetless ther so borringgggg omgggg. ''

But the one thing that I find annoying is when people mix up:
Your and You're,
Their, There, and They're,
and Two, To, and Too.

Not as much with it's and its cuz online idrc about that since I don't always throw in apostrophes or I just typo it.

It's just when I have a slight disagreement with someone and they say "your dumb"... the irony makes me want to cry.

Grammar and punctuation should only be addressed when it hampers the writer's efficiency in communicating, within a forum like structure. Otherwise, it's of no concern.

Otherwise, addressing such trivial concerns will often, and as seen here frequently do, hamper the flow of conversation and are much more counter productive than someone's lack of precision using grammar and/or punctuation.

bad grammar means you're uneducated

[quote=iTuneD]Just the your and you're that bothers me. I mean really.[/quote]
What about there/their/they're and than/then....

good grammar makes up for my inadequacies

It only bugs me when people use "your" for "you're" & "their" for "there."

Other than that, idgaf as long as I can understand.

Because it's the different between helping your uncle jack off a horse and helping your Uncle Jack off a horse.

[quote=TinyH]because some people think that english is the only language in the world and people are automatically stupid if they cannot speak it fluently[/quote]

Not quite sure how this is related to the topic...
If English isn't someone's first language than most people would be understanding of that if they just said so.

i stopped when i noticed the disregard of parallel structure in your first sentence
teehee~

I don't rly mind wrong punctuation (unless there are absolutely NO dots and like 10 sentences are fused into one.. it's horrible to read since I "feel" tone in my head when reading - so when I read an endless paragraph it sounds so monotonous until the end finally comes x.x)

But as for grammar... Being on the internet is not an excuse to suddenly write like a retard. If you get used to writing things wrong and don't put effort on here (also, you're talking to other people here so paying at least a little paying attention to it would be good...) then you MIGHT have issues out of the net.

It also irks me when people misuse there/their/they're and you're/your... I don't think that if they get used to subconsciously write like this that they can normally write it properly without putting effort.

Also is it THAT bad to hit a few more keys - or to pay attention to not twist letters? Why do you wanna turn your brain off on the net in the first place.
Messing up grammar can be fun at times and talking like a jerk can be funny (I WANT OM NOMS! ME HUNGRAYYY RAWWRRR) but when it's not an exception and instead a rule and it's part of their personality and allday writing it's just rly sad.
It's mostly teens looking illiterate. It makes them look immature and stupid - whether they CAN write it correctly or not, for all I know they could be too dumb to do it.

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my, I lost it *rage about stupid teens included though originally not intended*

when you claim to be 18 and you dont know the difference between your and you're

You're right in the sense that simply delivering a message is fine, but you forget that you're talking about the social aspect of language.
It isn't simply WHAT one says that matters; people always note HOW one says what they say. If you're going to argue with me on Facebook and spell "definitely" as "deffinately", I'm going to clap you up for that. It's a blunder that begs to be exploited, and I can embarrass you for it, so why not? Basically, grammar provides credibility. A higher level of grammar (which, fair to say, means a better command of the language) will gravitate an argument in your favour. Could you imagine having a debate on politics or economic fallacies with a man who can't use a semi-colon properly? Their argument loses traction because of a simple grammatical mistake.

I agree with this. If a person can't get the message just because of a few typos then they're the stupid one.

Some people are compelled to perfect things how they see fit, idonnorr. I dnot mnid so lnog as I can udnresnatd.

[quote=Hera2]i love it when ppl correct other ppls grammar
its like the most obviously pathetic way to look intelligent because anyone with a brain can form grammatically correct sentences[/quote]

You'd be surprised on how many people can not form a grammatically correct sentence.

I agree with everyone's opinion

[quote=PallasAthena]@crazypoorer: I'm not sure if you were agreeing with me, or you were putting that against me. So uh..
At least I want people to understand what the hell I'm saying rather than being illiterate. Usually young kids are illiterate, so I don't want to seem like a little kid, right? It's sad enough that teens are illiterate too.
o.o[/quote]

I'm agreeing with you

I hate it when people type, M3Z@RS PL0X 0R 1 H@CK U M3N5

Well I just don't like the people who insult you with their awful grammar and spelling.

[quote=crazypoorer]It makes you sound like a stuck up brat[/quote]

So by that logic, it's either you sound dumb or sound like a stuck up brat. I just do not know what to choose.

[quote=Title]Why are people so stuck up about grammar?[/quote]
Because the internet is crazy either way, so why not lol

[quote=PallasAthena]"In my opinion, I think people have to realize grammar and punctuation in general communication isn't that much of a serious and huge issue. I admit my grammar and punctuation is horrible right now; That's because it shouldn't matter as long the message is delivered. I'm not writing some professional document for the government that needs to be 100% accurate with my grammar and punctuation. I got an 87% final mark average in grade 10 Academic English class, and you can probably pick up a lot of grammatical errors in my recent sentences."

Fixed.

OT : Because some people are completely hard to understand with their lack of grammar. Also, it makes you sound stupid in my opinion. [/quote]

It makes you sound like a stuck up brat

Because sometimes grammar problems can get really annoying.

Plus, it is just a way people 1-up others. < - Main reason.

To let others to know that we are better.

''omg who carz abt grammar we r on da internet? XD scReW school''

Some people think it's okay to type illiterate on the internet because they just want a break from school, the way I see it.

But yeah, you're right, as long as the message is delivered, it doesn't matter on punctuation or grammar. As long as you have a good grade in english.

You gotta be honest though, seeing a bunch of illiterate people on the internet will have you worrying about today's education. Generally if you type horribly then people will judge you as some illiterate person who shouldn't be on the internet. I guess others would like to differ themselves from people who type bad to make them seem smarter.

That is how our school systems fail.