--: wow u truly r the worlds biggets b****
--: on losers type perfect wen there in a chat
--: english skillz on the internet dont matta
--: yur so stupid

How many people actually use correct spelling atleast when they chat? Don't people that spell like "12 year old AOLer"'s make you angry? My friend above claims that it doesn't matter how people talk online, and that I try to hard because I actually SPEAK ENGLISH!. Comment.

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Gondor has no pants.
Gondor needs no pants.

[This message has been edited by Rod-Nog (edited January 17, 2004).]

Oh, the irony. You posted double punctuation.

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"LC Tusken: the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot"
NMGOH || Jack Chick preaches it || The Link of the Dead

I use proper spelling and grammar, for the most part. It bugs me when people shorten words like "you" and "are," but improper capitalization and punctuation don't as much.


And I hate it when people say things like "OMGLIEKNOWAYKEWL," even (and especially) as a joke...

[This message has been edited by Saiyajin (edited January 17, 2004).]

I didn't say anything about perfect grammar! That would be nice, but spelling is the E-SHOE HERE!

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Gondor has no pants.
Gondor needs no pants.

I saw that before the edit!!! Don't try and hide it.

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Gondor has no pants.
Gondor needs no pants.

- w/e man
- who the **** r u Mrs. Grammer?
- i sent bryan what u been wrightin
- its only a mater of time b4 u come out
- u f***** ididot

They strike again, with there horrid spelling.


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Gondor has no pants.
Gondor needs no pants.

[This message has been edited by Rod-Nog (edited January 17, 2004).]

Too late, it's now engraved in stone.


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Snail racing: (500 posts per line)
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The Matrix: Unplugged

I'm a C4D b****!

I'd rather look more intelligent than a turnip.

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Duel Zero : Released the beta. Probably the end of it. Not to worry though, I'm working on Randsaber, which is a lot better.

#1 pet peeve. You sound like an *** , you will be treated appropriately.

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WOOSH.
-----@%

The less effort someone puts into communicating, the less likely I am to pay attention to what they're saying.

I'm not someone who expects perfect grammar all of the time, but if you don't give a **** at all about what you are saying, why should anyone else?

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Cantina Cloud | BCF | The Massassian 1 & 2 | Gonkmeg
Corrupting the kiddies since '97

Rod-Nog, you've made 4 posts on this thread, each with at least one (intentional or not) grammar or spelling mistake.

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The Massassi-Map
There is no spoon.

With an insult and a british accent this would have been a "Family Guy" moment.

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A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops.
On my desk I have a workstation...

I don't really chat, so I don't care.

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I'm not an actor. I just play one on TV.

On message boards and the like, I usually check over what I've written 3 or 4 times before I send it, just to make sure (to the best of my ability) that everyone is going to understand exactly what I'm trying to say. Generally in chat, however, I often don't use capitalization. I feel it's not always an essential part of the written language. I mean, how many other languages use capitalization? (That's also a serious question, btw. How many other languages do use capitalization?)

If only everyone would realize that talking with web ebonics just makes you look like a complete idiot.



Sounds like someone is trying to be too cool for school!

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"When all else fails, eat pie."
-¬thoughts from beyond observance

All the germanic and romance languages I can think of use them... Latin didn't, but then Latin didn't feel like using punctuation, either, so we shouldn't follow its example.

Indeed. Quite true. Of course.
*poof*
Oh dear, it seems Ive spontaniously combusted. Its ok, really, Ive grown tired of living.

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The future is here, and all bets are off.

i don't really check over my posts or anything, and i use small amounts of punctuation and i always seem to use lowercase letters since the only thing i can't be bothered with is holding down the shift button, but alas, my greatest weakness, on the internet, and any other writing style, is my overuse of commas.

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mmm, smells like something burning.

[This message has been edited by Septic Yogurt (edited January 18, 2004).]

~~I know what you mean, Septic.~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~I have a similar ~~~~~~~~~problem with ~~~tildes.~~~~~~
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I have it with GENKIGENKIGENKIGENKI Genki's, act-GENKIGENKIGENKI-ually. Can be very GENKI GENKIGENKI annoying at GENKI times.

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GENKI

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Map-Review | Digital Core | The Matrix: Unplugged

Farewell, MaDaVentor. In our hearts, you'll always live on.

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you know, it's not that i dont care about my post, and that i dont care about how inteligent people think i am, it's just that i have the hardest problem with phenitic spelling and dislexia, i know i'm usuing that as an excuse. I dont go around abbrevating every little word (U R wut exc), and capitals are for sissies (except an 'I' at the beggining of a sentance).

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IMPORTANT NOTICE PLEASE READ

Employees dying on the job are faling to fall down. THIS PRACTICE MUST STOP as it becmes impossible to distinguish between death and the natural movement of he staf.

Any employee found dead in an upright position will be dropped from the payroll.

I try to use proper grammer, spelling and punctuation but I don't bother to edit posts if I notice I've made a mistake. I must admit, though. If someone messages me and says "How r u?" I generally won't respond. I don't use abbreviations (Well, I try not to overuse them anyway.) I find if I start talking properly, in an chat room or instant message, the person I'm talking to will also try.

Although I try not to be a grammar nazi, when someone makes the same mistake over and over (Usually with you're/your or their/they're/there) I can't help myself but correct them.

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WARNING: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF PEANUT!!!

Latin is the Romantic language

EDIT: Irony is emphasizing the definite article when you're talking about Latin.

[This message has been edited by Jon`C (edited January 18, 2004).]

EXAMPLES:

- In forums, it's neat and tidiness all the way.
- In #Massassi, it's neatness with typoes./
- in MSN, i'll occasionally punctuate

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Yeah, but you know what? This one, this one right here, this was my dream, my wish, and it didn't come true. So I'm takin' it back. I'm takin' 'em all back.

The only time I might not be tuned to grammar is in capitalization during chatting. Otherwise I am consistent.

I am sick of people on MP games talking like retards.

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Multiplayer Game Alias: II88BlackOps
JA is awesome!
Corrupted Paths, my WIP for JA. Screens here: http://imagebase.freewebspace.com/photo.html

My quote: "People choose to side with the left, and the others choose to side with the right. I go forward."

Well, I've noticed ONE thing about the internet.

Those of us who've been using it for a while, and that have joined communities and whatnot, usually use a very clean and well defined spelling/grammar on words and whatnot.

Then, there's the "average" internet user. they spell half arsedly, they think it's funny to go and say that people are foghats, etc, because they're behind a screen. they chat with their "buds" over AIM (I have nothing against the program, as I use it) about "wut's cool yo s'up dawg" and trying to have cybersex with "lololhotchix on hotornot"

Yeah. There's the old school internet community, back when we had nothing, were mostly on 28/56k and when it was still seen as a geeky and nerdy thing to chat.

The funniest thing though. Those people that abbreviate words, well, they type even slower than I, or many other people, who type well made sentences. Ironic isn't it?

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* Seb goes around singing "I'm too sexy for my body"
* Wolfy goes around singing "I'm too sexy for Seb's body"
* Cave_Demon steals Seb's underwear (underwear stolen: 39)

Well, I attempt to type well, but I don't go over my posts with a fine comb before I post. I read as I type, and if it checks out while I am typing it, that's the way it sticks. I'm not going to scrutinize over every word and comma to get everything right, but I am not going to talk like an AOLer either.

Also, I am much more slacked on what I call fast-chat. In other words, #massassi or AIM. Capitals won't be missed, but punctuation will probably. Spelling I am pretty good at overall, though.

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.hack//SIGN - The World - Just Believe

(Yes, This is Cool Matty)

But the Romance languages are Spanish, French and Italian

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I'm not an actor. I just play one on TV.

Usually I try, and I still might not be perfect. Usually people like Wolfy spoil the moment.

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In Tribute to Adam Sliger. Rest in Peace

10/7/85 - 12/9/03

I'll admit, trying to type well does have its drawbacks.



Well, of course it's going to take them longer. They're having to break down a language into a more primitive and less intelligent dialect.

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"LC Tusken: the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot"
NMGOH || Jack Chick preaches it || The Link of the Dead

[This message has been edited by Wolfy (edited January 18, 2004).]

Romance languages are defined as the languages that are derived from Latin. So, to add to that list, they include Portuguese, Rumanian, Sardinian, Romantsch, and so on. Latin itself is classified as an Italic language, since it obviously isn't derived from itself.

Summary of thread:

*****ing. Moaning. Whining.

And my opinion...
The net is informal...deal with it...most people don't have the time or the energy to make everything perfect.

On another note why the hell do people make posts like these? People already know about spelling on the net etc. you know everyones opinion of the matter, its been discussed to death, so why make another thread to clutter the board with?


[This message has been edited by Raoul Duke (edited January 18, 2004).]

someone forgot their prozac.

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Gondor has no pants.
Gondor needs no pants.

Forums - I always try and type perfectly. I only read over what I've written if it's a fairly big post.

Chat - I always try to spell correctly, but correct punctuation and capitalization aren't absolutely necessary.

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They came to sieze and take whatever they please,
Then all they gave back was death and disease. ~Darkness, Rage Against the Machine

Why are any threads made?

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Roach - Steal acceptance, lend denial.

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