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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/15/2008 11:13:53 PM   
Memaw.


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I already have my mental list of posters whom I just skip over.


Not mine though?
Huh?

What is worse is when someone doesn't start the topic right, they start at the end then go back to the beginning and skip all around in it till you are wondering when the merry go round stops or does it at all because if it does, you would like to get off and if it doesn't then you would like to know how to jump off but you might get hurt if you jump off now so you wait and then all of a sudden it stops.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/15/2008 11:16:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'd say that if someone asks for text to not be in all capitals or not to include abbreviations and such, it would be more loving to comply.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/15/2008 11:40:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		its just as annoying when people dont use capital letters at all or punctuation and they just ramble on with no real purpose that i can see no paragraph breaks of course because that would help make their posts legible i have see people go on for a thousand words or more this way...sometimes they do use ellipises and it always makes me think that is where they are taking a breath

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/15/2008 11:46:41 PM   
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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 4:36:31 AM   
Memaw.


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ORIGINAL: WhiteRoseBlessings

Hey! What's wrong with eye lip sees? Huh?


The English language just doesn't have the words to describe how many different ways eye lip sees are wrong.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 6:09:39 AM   
car2ner


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here is a wonderful example of the proper use of language. Ah to be able to communicate like this couple, NOT.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 6:35:43 AM   
momma_bee

 

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Status: offline 		Well, let's think this through.

I, as a moral Christian who wants to be a model to others, should not wear a short or tight skirt. This may cause a man to think immoral thoughts about me.

I do understand typos, but when a post is grossly incorrect I have the urge to lose my temper at the poster and say mean things about the parentage of their teachers. Some of us choose to ignore a poster (person) because of their appearance. This is the wrong attitude for a Christian to have.

The lust was my fault because I incited it. I am to take responsiblity and NOT tempt a man who is not my hubby. Even though the fellow has the choice to advert his eyes and sing hymns as I walk by him if I have dressed for DH's benefit.

Therefore you are causing me to sin by posting typos and errors.

SEW DARE!

Now, where is that spell check feature again??? A couple years ago, I had a teacher tell me that spelling only matters in spelling class because we have spell check. Then she handed me a letter telling me I was welcome in the classroom anytime because there are no 'secretes' in her class.
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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 8:16:17 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Memaw.

What is worse is when someone doesn't start the topic right, they start at the end then go back to the beginning and skip all around in it till you are wondering when the merry go round stops or does it at all because if it does, you would like to get off and if it doesn't then you would like to know how to jump off but you might get hurt if you jump off now so you wait and then all of a sudden it stops.


Yes. Often you don't know whether or not you have addressed the subject they have started. When someone deviates from the OP's chosen topic, you don't know if they did or not.

I admit to colloquial language often. But I try to make my deviations legible and coherent.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 8:23:30 AM   
bluestone


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Status: offline 		Another point to consider: People are at work while posting, and are many times in a hurry. Typing errors occur, and I think people may not have time to read and correct errors. I have been guilty of that myself.
The spell checker has proven to be a friend!

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 8:26:41 AM   
GrahamCracker


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Status: offline 		Stellaluna said in post 16
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Not unethical or immoral, but a reflection about a person's ability to communicate--or not.

There are different kinds of people that fall into this category:
1) those who don't know better
2) those who know better, but don't care, or are just lazy
3) those who think they're using words properly and have good grammar, but don't
.


OK. But regarding those points, why be so argumentative? If they don't know any better, how about something like: "im sory if my gramerr is bad;;;; pleeze be undrstandin."

Instead of:

"I maye not be abel to esplane it right. But god tol' me and u beter listen. i don ker wut u think."

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 9:00:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		I agree and the bottom line, in my ever-so-humble opinion, is that every effort should be made to communicate effectively. This is especially important in situations like this message board, where your ability to write a coherent sentence, spell properly, use correct tense, etc. is the primary way people are able to judge what kind of person you are.

I am not talking about the occasional typo here; I'm talking out consistently poor writing. And being dyslexic doesn't make a bit of difference. I can think of several members here who are dyslexic and take the time to spell check and make sure their posts are legible and make sense. In fact, you would never know they were dyslexic.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 9:07:03 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Memaw.

quote:

ORIGINAL: WhiteRoseBlessings

Hey! What's wrong with eye lip sees? Huh?


The English language just doesn't have the words to describe how many different ways eye lip sees are wrong.
heehee . . .
(Oh, and I also know that's not the correct pronunciation neither . . . just had to make sure you knew that part. LOL).



quote:

ORIGINAL: car2ner

http://www.comics.com/comics/chickweed/

here is a wonderful example of the proper use of language. Ah to be able to communicate like this couple, NOT.
ROFLOL!!!

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 11:07:10 AM   
Ps103


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Then she handed me a letter telling me I was welcome in the classroom anytime because there are no 'secretes' in her class.


I would have told her I was very happy to hear that--nothing worse than being in a room with people secreting all over the place

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 11:15:50 AM   
bluestone


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Status: offline 		When I first started posting here, there was someone I thought used English as a second language. Their posts were written to a point that it was very difficult to decipher what they were talking about.

Later I found out I was wrong. That person was born and raised in the United States.

Now, I do make errors while text messaging that I don't correct. When typing with one's thumbs on a keyboard the size of a penny, an error here and there is to be expected.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 12:04:48 PM   
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I see a lot of posts that are screaming with errors and no paragraphs or punctuation and while I feel for the people writing them, I generally don't read them. I don't always have the time to sit down and decipher a post. And when I do I want to read one that means something to me or that I can learn from.

I try to lift that person up to God and just say, "You know their need". He doesn't need me to read it to know I'm sincere.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 12:41:56 PM   
bluestone


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Status: offline 		I agree. There are a couple of regular posters whose comments are long and many times rambling. I skip them altogether and move on to the next post.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 12:48:21 PM   
elastic


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Status: offline 		i confess there are posters comments that i often skip over, however, it has less to do with the spelling and grammar in their posts, and more to do with the content of their posts.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 12:52:16 PM   
GroupW

 

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a) I'm the kind of person that refuses to text people on my phone because it's hard to punctuate properly on a Samsung phone.
b) Even my sticky notes have spell-check.
c) I only read the first six posts in this thread and it gave me hives.

I'll be forwarding Bluestone my dermatologist bill.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 1:18:13 PM   
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ORIGINAL: bluestone

I agree. There are a couple of regular posters whose comments are long and many times rambling. I skip them altogether and move on to the next post.


I do this too. I just don't have the time to translate their posts so I don't read most of the time.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 2:08:35 PM   
LCannon


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c) I only read the first six posts in this thread and it gave me hives.


After six, it reminds me of that party game, 'Gossip' where you whisper to the next person 'til last person repeats to the group.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 2:44:21 PM   
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Status: online 		Most really poorly written posts I just skip. The thing that really gets my goat is when an OP has misspelled their own thread title and the thread turns out to be a big complaint about someone else's stupidity.

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 2:46:22 PM   
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ORIGINAL: CoeurdeLeon

Most really poorly written posts I just skip. The thing that really gets my goat is when an OP has misspelled their own thread title and the thread turns out to be a big complaint about someone else's stupidity.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! That is sooooo true! I just want to say, "*ahem* Please remove your own plank. Thank you."

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 3:06:08 PM   
momma_bee

 

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RE: Grammar, Language, Spelling: Ethical and Moral Issue? - 5/16/2008 3:28:16 PM   
WesP


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ORIGINAL: momma_bee

I have used white out on my handwritten notes that I scribble when I take phone requests.


Nothing wrong with a tad of AR! Have a bit of it meself.

The thing I cannot tolerate is someone arguing against my post when that person cannot even communicate clearly and legibly. People like that actually think they are smart!

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