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This:
Encapsulates what I think about grammar nazi's perfectly. The bit around the 4:40 mark where he starts talking about using proper grammar for a job or for a test, but then "utting on" a different sense of grammar and manner of speaking among friends or in a relaxed setting. I simply cannot stand people who look at another's blog post, forum post, or any other type of post that is in a social setting, then, being completely irrelevant to the post, attempt to tear it apart based upon the grammar and spelling used in it...as if they are being intelligent in finding all of these mistakes or something. It's almost like grammar nazis can't add anything constructive to the conversation, so they just make everyone rage about grammar and spelling, I believe pseudo-intelligent would be the words for that. All this being said, it's not an excuse to talk and type in a completely unintelligible manner, people have to understand what you are trying to convey, in order to understand it. There is a time and place for everything, and that applies to proper grammar and spelling as well
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I guess that means
you see how you are wrong
and you have nothing to post
about it, and you are
trying to be off-topic
you sir are an ***. It's a matter of opinion, and that's what makes this country great. You don't have a problem with it, that's fine and dandy. I think it makes a person look like a dyslexic chimpanzee scratching his *** with the keyboard.
im still learning
im sure you werent
exactly perfect
when you started either
and talking bringing up
your rant
was to show how
youre being rather
hypocritical
about it if youre
unwilling to participate
in a debate about a fairly
large chunk of it
but since im an uneducated
teenager
im more than willing
to learn about free
verse poetry
I see you're attempting to
insult me with petty insults
well, I don't see how that's going
to change anything, it just makes you look
like someone who cannot handle a topic
you're taking something so trivial too seriously
thinking that typing perfectly means everything
and it's required, or you'll look like someone who has no intelligence, but that's where you are wrong
I advise you to read
the definition of opinion
You stated several things a page back
as if it were fact
you posted "we shouldn't be typing like retards"
which is saying all mentally ill people
type with improper grammar
that's where you are wrong
you also said all English speaking Americans
should know the English language perfectly
well, it isn't that easy, it's takes years
to perfect, if it's even possible
there are always places where you can improve and learn
and saying that "typ lik dis"
is too difficult to read is preposterous
if you know English so well as you claimed
it shouldn't be difficult for you to decipher
Or rather, you posted things as an ignorant person would
It's understandable, I know how people can be
however, you must gain tact
you're taking something so trivial too seriouslyBWAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA I'm taking it too seriously? I didn't leave a giant note trying to completely dismantle the person who agrees with me.
BWAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA I'm taking it too seriously? I didn't leave a giant note trying to completely dismantle the person who agrees with me.
I think some
ninja'ing is afoot.
I didn't leave a giant note trying to completely dismantle the person who agrees with me.Disagrees*
there are plenty of
mentally ill people out there
who can type coherently
And I know plenty who cannot. He should've conveyed, "We shouldn't be typing like we have SEVERE PARKINSON'S DISEASE when we don't." But I guess that's discriminating against those with PD. Can you find a way to convey an analogy by direct comparison without offending anyone?
it is not perfect
because we don't know
everything about the
English language
That's what English (Language Arts, Literature, Communication Arts, Grammar, or whatever they called it at your school) class is for. Wiki has all the answers. If you don't know everything about the English language, unless you lack the capacity, you can learn it there.
no it's not
it's fairly easy to read
also, if you know English
"erfectly" then it shouldn't
be difficult for you to read
I was able to decipher the statement instantly. That's no excuse.
I think some ninja'ing is afoot.
There was no ninja. Read GoM's 6th line in his rant.
There was no ninja. Read GoM's 6th line in his rant.
I seemed to
have figuered
out that thepyrro222
has made a typo
and has corrected
himself so you're
right
no ninja'ing
afoot
From your first post in this thread
it leads me to believe you take grammar
too seriously, which is why I said what I said
If I were to type as I normally would
it wouldn't be "giant"
Not sure why you're trying to attack how much I'm typing
I'm simply trying to show you things
Can you find a way to convey an analogy by direct comparison without offending anyone?
How you type while texting, in online forums, chat rooms, etc.. has little meaning. It only means something if you are doing a test, working, or doing something else that's important. Sure, typing properly can make you look "intelligent", but there are plenty of pseudo-intellectuals out there, so it means nothing. Many people like to judge people on how they type, when they could be "faking" it. I can easily fake it, I can typ lik dis if i wantod 2. That would probably lead people to believe I'm unintelligent. But if I type like I am now, they'd think I'm intelligent. It doesn't make sense to judge people like that, get to know them first.
That's what English (Language Arts, Literature, Communication Arts, Grammar, or whatever they called it at your school) class is for. Wiki has all the answers. If you don't know everything about the English language, unless you lack the capacity, you can learn it there.
Yes they teach, but it'll take a long time to learn it all, and then there'll probably be more to learn. I'm not sure if it's possible to learn EVERYTHING about the English language in a lifetime.
I was able to decipher the statement instantly. That's no excuse.
Not sure if you're agreeing with me or thepyro222. Well, if you're disagreeing with me, I don't see why.
no it's not
it's fairly easy to read
You've just discriminated against the illiterate, as well as those foreigners who need to use a translator site in order to post here, because they never learned English. You can't put
Hav 2 TyP Lik Diz.
into a translator and expect a decent response.
You've just discriminated against the illiterate, as well as those foreigners who need to use a translator site in order to post here, because they never learned English.
It appears you haven't read the whole conversation, our posts are about AMERICANS who know ENGLISH. I wasn't speaking for illiterate nor foreigners.
[Now there is ninja'ing afoot!]
This site accomodates foreigners as well. If people are sloppy, how will those foreigners be able to understand them?
This site accomodates foreigners as well. If people are sloppy, how will those foreigners be able to understand them?
I'm sorry, but you spelt "accommodates" incorrectly, so I can't decipher your post. Nah, just kidding.
If the foreigners don't know English, then they can't post in the forums because this is an English forum. If you are trying to argue that EVERYONE should type out well in English, that a horrible argument. Getting EVERYONE to type properly isn't going to work out, and if the foreigners are having trouble understanding a post or comment, then it's best for them to seek assistance. Such as asking another member of the site what a certain post means. There will always be people out there who will type improperly, so arguing that everyone should type properly is redundant.
Understand, arguing that everyone shouldn't type correctly is just plain stupid. There is no reason that people can't type regularly. I'm not saying you have to act like it's a college final thesis paper. It shouldn't take me more effort to type in some ridiculous way rather than just typing regularly. I'm not saying that EVERYONE HAS TO TYPE LIKE A COLLEGE PROFESSOR OR ELSE THEY WILL BE BURNED AT THE STAKE. I'm not saying that at all. Alls I'm saying is that there is no reason to type like an idiot if you have a decent understanding of the English language.
No it's not
some people type
faster by not typing properly
The reason as to why
they don't type properly
is probably because
it's faster for them
You're saying everyone who
doesn't type properly is
an idiot, because if they type
like one, it's implying they are one
well, that's wrong
typing improperly
doesn't mean you are unintelligent
I believe I covered
that a page back
I know many people on
Facebook and school
who don't type properly when
they are texting or on a website
it's faster for them to type
like how they do rather than
typing properly
also, I see nothing wrong with it
it's easily understandable by Americans who know English well
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