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RANT: Grammar Police Can Suck My Pencil

Started by Phaedrus, June 30, 2006, 09:10:23 PM

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Phaedrus

Dear Grammar Police,

Just in case you have not yet realized it, this is a casual Internet forum about motorcycles. It is not a scholarly journal, term paper, or a literary work of any importance. You are not being graded, and you are not my English teacher. It is simply a laid back online forum for people to hang out, post stuff, etc. Everyone should feel comfortable posting, right?

I personally find it obnoxious when someone "corrects" my spelling or grammar. You know what I mean, so why call me, or anyone else, on it? Are you trying to make them feel like a degenerate? Why do you feel the need to proove how smart you think you are? I'm not impressed.

Do you correct the speech of those around you? I hope not, because just like on here it only makes you come off as pompous and condescending. Almost no one - except maybe foreigners  :laugh: - speak true, proper English. Our dialect is casual. Get over yourself.

Would a quick read through / spell check / preview hurt before posting? Of course not. But is it really that important? No, it isn't.

If you want to be all anal about your own posts, that's great. Keep on keepin' on.

And if you don't like it, you can suck my pencil. Beeyotch.  :flipoff:

Phaedrus

PS - G'head - Look it over for a typo or a spelling error, but I've got better things to do  :thumb:
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what chaps my butt is when people correct me when I write "your"  instead of "you're"

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Well, it wasn't just that.  :laugh:

It's just petty, and it happens a lot. And so what if I was? He, and everyone else, knew what I meant. :dunno_white:
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Quote from: TadMC on June 30, 2006, 09:12:45 PM
what chaps my butt is when people correct me when I write "your"  instead of "you're"

Ahahahah, you didn't capitalize the first letter of the sentence. Ahahahahhaa.

Sorry I could not help myself, please don't kill me.

Agreed though, except for when it's a run on after run on after run on sentence, with no punctuation, indenting, carriage returns, or any of that. That stuff makes me disregard everything they are saying instantly. ('Cause it's hard to read.)

So long as it is reasonable I don't care, but when it gets to some weird alphabet soup BS substituting letters and numbers and crap, then they need to die.
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wow Phae.. I didn't realize that would piss you off so bad dude, I'm sorry.. I was just being my regular smartass-ish self.. I didn't do it to make you feel bad or anything, I just thought it was funny, cuz I like wonton soup, a lot...

my bad dude.. like I said, I'm sorry..
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Quote from: Phaedrus on June 30, 2006, 09:10:23 PM
I personally find it obnoxious when someone "corrects" my spelling or grammar. You know what I mean, so why call me, or anyone else, on it? Are you trying to make them feel like a degenerate? Why do you feel the need to proove how smart you think you are? I'm not impressed


Prove only has one "o"!  :laugh: :flipoff: :icon_lol:
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The only time it really bothers me is when it is impossible to read and takes longer to deceipher what the hell the person was trying to say than it took reading their message. You know the ones, who abbreviate every single little word, but do it horribly. Then there are the ones who have so many spelling errors that it actually detracts from what they are trying to say or ask.

And you're right, a lot of foreigners speak better English than a lot of Americans, even on here. MarkusN of Switzerland comes to mind, and shik in the chatroom as well. Sometimes it's just absolutely pathetic how bad it is though, and Im sure you can attest to that.
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:thumb: I have horrible grammar ! :)

I think Sirinaths posts are the best though  :thumb:

I agree... WHO CARES !  :cheers:


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Quote from: pandy on July 01, 2006, 12:50:26 PM
~~No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.~~

                                                              Eleanor Roosevelt, 1937


Oooooooooooooooo  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

john

Quote from: pandy on July 01, 2006, 12:50:26 PM
~~No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.~~

                                                              Eleanor Roosevelt, 1937

AJ, how did you turn Pandy?  I know she's turned to the dark side seeing she's quoting Eleanor Roosevelt.
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pandy

Quote from: john on July 01, 2006, 12:55:38 PM
AJ, how did you turn Pandy?  I know she's turned to the dark side seeing she's quoting Eleanor Roosevelt.

It was you, john. You called aj "pandy," and I've been in therapy ever since. Reading Eleanor Roosevelt and Zen books are part of the healing process.  :cookoo: :icon_razz:
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Quote from: john on July 01, 2006, 12:55:38 PM
Quote from: pandy on July 01, 2006, 12:50:26 PM
~~No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.~~

                                                              Eleanor Roosevelt, 1937

AJ, how did you turn Pandy?  I know she's turned to the dark side seeing she's quoting Eleanor Roosevelt.

Muahahahahahahahaha I will never reveal my secret!!!!!  :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted:

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Quote from: Phaedrus on June 30, 2006, 09:10:23 PM
PS - G'head - Look it over for a typo or a spelling error, but I've got better things to do  :thumb:

It is "Go Ahead"

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pandy

Quote from: Phaedrus on June 30, 2006, 09:10:23 PM
It is simply a laid back online forum for people to hang out, post stuff, etc. 

"Laid back" is a compound adjective modifying the noun "forum," so it should be hyphenated.  :icon_twisted: :icon_mrgreen: :kiss3:
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john

Quote from: pandy on July 01, 2006, 02:36:57 PM
Quote from: Phaedrus on June 30, 2006, 09:10:23 PM
It is simply a laid back online forum for people to hang out, post stuff, etc. 

"Laid back" is a compound adjective modifying the noun "forum," so it should be hyphenated.  :icon_twisted: :icon_mrgreen: :kiss3:


Yep it's laid-back. 
There is more to this site than a message board.  Check out http://www.gstwin.com

Fear the banana hammer!

pandy

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I get blamed for EVERYTHING around here!
:woohoo:

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2004 YZF-R6 - Stolen 5/25/07
2004 GS500f - Sold to Bluelespaul
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