Topic: Spelling and grammar not important anymore?
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Tue 10/04/11 04:42 PM
I knew youwinking would

misswright's photo
Tue 10/04/11 04:45 PM


For some people it is laziness but unfortunitely a lot of it is due to poor education. It is disappointing to see how many people cannot spell even simple words correctly. They don't know the difference between "there" or "their" or "they're" for example.

In my opinion, men who continously misspell is a huge turn-off. A mistake or two is okay but when you need to go back to school it is another matter.


Actually what you so gleefully pointed out was a second typo or oversight on my part. To be clear, I continuously fail to proofread my messages before I post them. slaphead

By the way, I am not a fan of people who insult in a kidding sort of way then apologize for it.


So I guess we're going with laziness over poor education in your case then? laugh

Wasn't meant as an insult, merely an observation...found it ironic that you were complaining about misspelling and misspelled something...hence why I put the :tongue:

I make mistakes all the time and I do try to proofread before I post but sometimes I still don't catch them. It's harder to spot them on your own writing than it is to pick them up in somebody else's writing, which is why most authors have proofreaders.

I really don't care how well people spell. If they can make it close enough for me to understand, then it's all good. My son is a horrible speller but he's a very bright kid. I care more about what the person has to say rather than how they string letters and punctuation together.


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Tue 10/04/11 04:53 PM



For some people it is laziness but unfortunitely a lot of it is due to poor education. It is disappointing to see how many people cannot spell even simple words correctly. They don't know the difference between "there" or "their" or "they're" for example.

In my opinion, men who continously misspell is a huge turn-off. A mistake or two is okay but when you need to go back to school it is another matter.


Actually what you so gleefully pointed out was a second typo or oversight on my part. To be clear, I continuously fail to proofread my messages before I post them. slaphead

By the way, I am not a fan of people who insult in a kidding sort of way then apologize for it.


So I guess we're going with laziness over poor education in your case then? laugh

Wasn't meant as an insult, merely an observation...found it ironic that you were complaining about misspelling and misspelled something...hence why I put the :tongue:

I make mistakes all the time and I do try to proofread before I post but sometimes I still don't catch them. It's harder to spot them on your own writing than it is to pick them up in somebody else's writing, which is why most authors have proofreaders.

I really don't care how well people spell. If they can make it close enough for me to understand, then it's all good. My son is a horrible speller but he's a very bright kid. I care more about what the person has to say rather than how they string letters and punctuation together.




Neither kids or adults should start off a sentence with the word AND. I do care and that is why I am stating my opinion.

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Tue 10/04/11 04:55 PM

Neither kids or adults should start off a sentence with the word AND. I do care and that is why I am stating my opinion.


ha.
it's very much possible to begin a sentence with the word and.

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Tue 10/04/11 04:58 PM
And end one too...

Teacher:
"You cant spell!"
Student:
"And?"

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Tue 10/04/11 05:00 PM
And a preposition is a bad thing to end a sentence with.


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Tue 10/04/11 05:03 PM


Neither kids or adults should start off a sentence with the word AND. I do care and that is why I am stating my opinion.


ha.
it's very much possible to begin a sentence with the word and.


The word "and" is a conjunction , it is best to use it to connect two words. If you had read further I said I was stating MY OPINION. What part of that do you not comprehend?

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Tue 10/04/11 05:09 PM

The word "and" is a conjunction , it is best to use it to connect two words. If you had read further I said I was stating MY OPINION. What part of that do you not comprehend?


also,
neither is to be accompanied by nor,
you misused a comma,
and you left out a comma.
(:
sincerely,
stupid twenty year old.

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Tue 10/04/11 05:12 PM




For some people it is laziness but unfortunitely a lot of it is due to poor education. It is disappointing to see how many people cannot spell even simple words correctly. They don't know the difference between "there" or "their" or "they're" for example.

In my opinion, men who continously misspell is a huge turn-off. A mistake or two is okay but when you need to go back to school it is another matter.


Actually what you so gleefully pointed out was a second typo or oversight on my part. To be clear, I continuously fail to proofread my messages before I post them. slaphead

By the way, I am not a fan of people who insult in a kidding sort of way then apologize for it.



So I guess we're going with laziness over poor education in your case then? laugh

Wasn't meant as an insult, merely an observation...found it ironic that you were complaining about misspelling and misspelled something...hence why I put the :tongue:

I make mistakes all the time and I do try to proofread before I post but sometimes I still don't catch them. It's harder to spot them on your own writing than it is to pick them up in somebody else's writing, which is why most authors have proofreaders.

I really don't care how well people spell. If they can make it close enough for me to understand, then it's all good. My son is a horrible speller but he's a very bright kid. I care more about what the person has to say rather than how they string letters and punctuation together.




Neither kids or adults should start off a sentence with the word AND. I do care and that is why I am stating my opinion.


Just a wee bit sensitive to criticism are you? Relax girl. No need to send singmesweet, FatFreddy and I to the corner for using "And" to begin a sentence. It's short for in addition to the previous thought, but not close enough to separate the two sentences by a comma and use "and...". We have the grammar police in the forum now <<<Lex!!!>>> so we have to be careful what we post or it could be fifty lashes with a wet noodle. :wink:

And by the way, hi Lex! waving

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Tue 10/04/11 05:14 PM


The word "and" is a conjunction , it is best to use it to connect two words. If you had read further I said I was stating MY OPINION. What part of that do you not comprehend?


also,
neither is to be accompanied by nor,
you misused a comma,
and you left out a comma.
(:
sincerely,
stupid twenty year old.



You described yourself well as you signed off.

misswright's photo
Tue 10/04/11 05:14 PM


The word "and" is a conjunction , it is best to use it to connect two words. If you had read further I said I was stating MY OPINION. What part of that do you not comprehend?


also,
neither is to be accompanied by nor,
you misused a comma,
and you left out a comma.
(:
sincerely,
stupid twenty year old.



rofl rofl rofl

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Tue 10/04/11 05:14 PM
...Aaaaaand.

...always look on the bright side of life...

de do
de do de do de do

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Tue 10/04/11 05:15 PM

You described yourself well as you signed off.


shall i describe you now?

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Tue 10/04/11 05:15 PM





For some people it is laziness but unfortunitely a lot of it is due to poor education. It is disappointing to see how many people cannot spell even simple words correctly. They don't know the difference between "there" or "their" or "they're" for example.

In my opinion, men who continously misspell is a huge turn-off. A mistake or two is okay but when you need to go back to school it is another matter.


Actually what you so gleefully pointed out was a second typo or oversight on my part. To be clear, I continuously fail to proofread my messages before I post them. slaphead

By the way, I am not a fan of people who insult in a kidding sort of way then apologize for it.



So I guess we're going with laziness over poor education in your case then? laugh

Wasn't meant as an insult, merely an observation...found it ironic that you were complaining about misspelling and misspelled something...hence why I put the :tongue:

I make mistakes all the time and I do try to proofread before I post but sometimes I still don't catch them. It's harder to spot them on your own writing than it is to pick them up in somebody else's writing, which is why most authors have proofreaders.

I really don't care how well people spell. If they can make it close enough for me to understand, then it's all good. My son is a horrible speller but he's a very bright kid. I care more about what the person has to say rather than how they string letters and punctuation together.




Neither kids or adults should start off a sentence with the word AND. I do care and that is why I am stating my opinion.


Just a wee bit sensitive to criticism are you? Relax girl. No need to send singmesweet, FatFreddy and I to the corner for using "And" to begin a sentence. It's short for in addition to the previous thought, but not close enough to separate the two sentences by a comma and use "and...". We have the grammar police in the forum now <<<Lex!!!>>> so we have to be careful what we post or it could be fifty lashes with a wet noodle. :wink:

And by the way, hi Lex! waving


Hey, there!

And yes, I am something of a stickler for grammar, spelling, and (my personal favorite) punctuation. If I see "There were three dog's chewing on bone's by the tree's next to the garbage can's," I am going to start throwing thing's. Ooooops.

Jenknee's photo
Tue 10/04/11 05:17 PM





For some people it is laziness but unfortunitely a lot of it is due to poor education. It is disappointing to see how many people cannot spell even simple words correctly. They don't know the difference between "there" or "their" or "they're" for example.

In my opinion, men who continously misspell is a huge turn-off. A mistake or two is okay but when you need to go back to school it is another matter.


Actually what you so gleefully pointed out was a second typo or oversight on my part. To be clear, I continuously fail to proofread my messages before I post them. slaphead

By the way, I am not a fan of people who insult in a kidding sort of way then apologize for it.



So I guess we're going with laziness over poor education in your case then? laugh

Wasn't meant as an insult, merely an observation...found it ironic that you were complaining about misspelling and misspelled something...hence why I put the :tongue:

I make mistakes all the time and I do try to proofread before I post but sometimes I still don't catch them. It's harder to spot them on your own writing than it is to pick them up in somebody else's writing, which is why most authors have proofreaders.

I really don't care how well people spell. If they can make it close enough for me to understand, then it's all good. My son is a horrible speller but he's a very bright kid. I care more about what the person has to say rather than how they string letters and punctuation together.




Neither kids or adults should start off a sentence with the word AND. I do care and that is why I am stating my opinion.


Just a wee bit sensitive to criticism are you? Relax girl. No need to send singmesweet, FatFreddy and I to the corner for using "And" to begin a sentence. It's short for in addition to the previous thought, but not close enough to separate the two sentences by a comma and use "and...". We have the grammar police in the forum now <<<Lex!!!>>> so we have to be careful what we post or it could be fifty lashes with a wet noodle. :wink:

And by the way, hi Lex! waving


You had no problem pointing out something to me and yet I return the favor and it's a different story now.

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Tue 10/04/11 05:18 PM
I believe some folks are way to sensitive.

And I also believe it is okay, grammatically and otherwise, to start a sentence with "and".

Jenknee's photo
Tue 10/04/11 05:19 PM


You described yourself well as you signed off.


shall i describe you now?


I never described you.

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Tue 10/04/11 05:20 PM

I never described you.


oh don't worry.
it's free of charge.
(;

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Tue 10/04/11 05:22 PM
Hey look!

I have this really tasty cigarette....smokin

Why dont (oops! don't) we share it and see if all feel like cutting each other some slack here.

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Tue 10/04/11 05:24 PM
i don't smoke.
D: