i would be up for a cup o tea as well, but i think that if u want to share ur thoughts so vocally that u have to have open ears and listen to others points of view as well...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mia001
as people have pp people are not putting things up here to offend you (or the others who seem to take offense at every lil thing)
The ones I am referring to certainly are. There is no reason to type "cuz" instead of "because" or "R U" instead of "are you".Quote:
Originally Posted by Insane
Not knowing when to use homonyms, such as your / you're / yore, etc. - that might well be a different story. Of course true dyslexia is different from being lazy - and I never suggested otherwise.
As for "super-blatant" not being a word...that's why I added a hyphen and didn't write it "superblatant".
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PS: English isn't my first language, either!
Hahaha.. nice try.. but, no... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by screamy
:rolleyes:
Uh...well, I'm not really here to start a pissing match about grammar, but part of my job is to edit copy. Creating compound words (even when they're not standard ones) is in fact a frequent and accepted practice. But that doesn't have anything to do with SC. ;)
Really? Could've fooled us with your earlier post, Miss 'SPG'. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by screamy
You used the word 'super' as an adverb. It's two words.. super blatant.Quote:
... but part of my job is to edit copy. Creating compound words (even when they're not standard ones) is in fact a frequent and accepted practice.
Agreed.. then why make a post about people's spelling and grammar on the board in the first place? ;)Quote:
But that doesn't have anything to do with SC. ;)
It's taken me ages to try to learn the language of texting. I know of at least 2 folks on SC who access the site via a blackberry, where long words are difficult if not pricy to use. That & the fact that folks of a certain age (man, do I sound old!) are accustomed to that vernacular. Can one of the young people educate me. Please? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by screamy
& don't forget that most online spellchecks get this wrong as well. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by screamy
Ooh, I think you, Tommy & I could have fun playing Scrabble. Who's in? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by screamy
Mine either, actually. & no, my first language isn't cat, even if I'm the crazy Torontonian who takes her cat for bus rides in her purse. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by screamy
Will I be seeing you next week at the meet? :)
So Boo, are you still taking notes? LOL
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Just bumping the above, so that it doesn't get lost.
I was thinking more along this line. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by koala
http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famec...eck-782867.jpg
By the way there's a coupon contest and riot over here.
http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/128715-...2/#post1877161
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Originally Posted by Patty Smyth
:top:I'm soooo there!
:lolsign: Thinking the same:icon_scratch:Quote:
Originally Posted by Patty Smyth
Why is it a trainwreck?
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Originally Posted by screamy
The their/there/they're etc. type of mistake drives me crazy since it hinders communication, as does really bad grammar. The issue is more about trying to get a point across clearly - that's why we're on message boards. And, quite frankly, I agree that some people make so little effort it is hard to understand what they are saying.
Spelling/typos is less of an issue communicating, since most of the time your brain can sort it out while hardly noticing. But at the same time, that's the easy mistake to fix.
One of my friends uses her facebook status to regularly post grammar and spelling rules.... Screamy, maybe your signature space could be used for mini lessons, as a service to the public? :P