Grammar Please!

[Daniel W.]

Is anyone else here really bothered by bad grammar?

Just because it's a computer, doesn't mean u can tipe lik nothn mattrz.
Don't get me wrong, if it is legitimate dyslexia (something that bothers me) - okay, but lately it just seems ridiculous.

[brad]

I dunno whacha talkin bout .. seemz normal 2 me

[Shane Jennings]

I hate text messaging lingo. I mean, when you have a real keyboard you can easily type real words. I also dislike bad grammer and bad spelling in written communication. I'm guilty of both from time to time, of course. But it is MUCH easier to read and understand someone when they write properly. When you are missing the non-verbal cues of communication, you need all the help you can get from proper spelling and grammer.

Just MHO. YMMV. LOL!!!

[boldimagery]

i wuz learned just fine to speak 'puter... Honestly, I try, but someone keeps moving my anykey... Ok... I am sorry.... A few more periods...

Seriously, I am pretty guilty of this. I do give it a good attempt. Sometimes I look back at my post and I am like !@# ()* @#$! I just kill it. I think is someone tries I try not to throw the first stone.

[MicWayWal]

IHI WP UIIO TOTW

(I hate it, when people, use initials instead of, typing out the words)

[AllenAyres]

Improper use of

chose/choose

lose/loose

your/you're

all drive me nuts - but they're so commonly mis-used that when I see one being used properly I have to stop and re-orient my brain.

[Cope]

Originally Posted by AllenAyres

Improper use of

chose/choose

lose/loose

your/you're

all drive me nuts - but they're so commonly mis-used that when I see one being used properly I have to stop and re-orient my brain.

Don't forget to/two/too, and there/their!

[carrbowl]

You old geezers....don't you know in some schools they quit teaching spelling? We have to be getting old complaining about generations getting lazy...

Why we I was younger we couldn't just hit the key return, we actually had to return the carriage!!!

I felt a little age coming on, when my NINE year old..(he's not exactly little any more) saw a typewriter at the Art Festival and asked what it was...EEEEKKK!!

[CaptainTom]

This is a recurring theme.
It would help if people would just re-read what they typed.
How many times do you see a thread Title with a stupid spelling error ??
I don't think people know what spell check means.
I just cringe and go about my business with a "holier than thou" attitude ...

[kenw]

Or you can type in MSWord (or outlook, or any other wp app), use the spell and grammar check, then copy and paste. When I get on one of my lengthy soapbox diatribes, it's a good way to pre-save face......

Since I do a lot of writing, it's a bit of a pet peeve, but I can't get too indignant about it 'cause I'm as guilty as the next 2 or 3....

[Noel Hankamer]

As an older guy and a former teacher, I am taken aback daily by the poor grammar and spelling on the net, even in serious writings.

[JohnT]

Yeah, it makes me cringe occasionally. Especially since grammar was one of my strong subjects in school. Poor mechanics also bug me a little. However, I try to keep in mind that there are areas in which I'm weak and others are strong. It helps some. :-)

[JohnT]

Originally Posted by AllenAyres

Improper use of

chose/choose

lose/loose

your/you're

all drive me nuts - but they're so commonly mis-used that when I see one being used properly I have to stop and re-orient my brain.

Ha! Same here.

[eRoc]

Originally Posted by Daniel W.

Is anyone else here really bothered by bad grammar?

Just because it's a computer, doesn't mean u can tipe lik nothn mattrz.
Don't get me wrong, if it is legitimate dyslexia (something that bothers me) - okay, but lately it just seems ridiculous.

I think it's a bad habit to get into, especially when you're trying to make professional looking documents or communicate with clients.

I have to stop myself from typing LOL from time to time when communicating with clients via e-mail. Makes me look young and unproffesional.


lol

[studiocygnet]

Originally Posted by carrbowl

Why we I was younger we couldn't just hit the key return, we actually had to return the carriage!!!
I felt a little age coming on, when my NINE year old..(he's not exactly little any more) saw a typewriter at the Art Festival and asked what it was...EEEEKKK!!

What about the little bottles of white out, or better yet, those little pads of white out paper that you had to stick into the typewriter and then retype the letter to white it out. Then go back and type the correct letter. And that was just for one letter being wrong. Heaven help you if you wanted to change a whole word.
As long as I can make sense of the post, it doesn't bother me too much, but there have been a couple recently that I couldn't make sense of at all. Just had to go on to something else. And then the poster probably doesn't understand why they don't get any responses.