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Topic: Poor Spelling
wux Joined Wed 07/29/09 Posts: 7426	Tue 05/01/12 06:06 PM Edited by wux on Tue 05/01/12 06:07 PM
I try not to read messages without punctuation. It can be confusing and you have to take time to figure it out. Exactly. Example: "Let's eat Grandma" vs "Let's eat, Grandma". lol Grr. I am heavily into older women. As long as she's someone else's gramma, why not, I say. And as long as gramma knows how to spell grammar. I hate functionally illiterate Grammies. Or obese ones -- that's why I only like the grammies. (It's a pun that Americans will be hard pressed to get.) Grammy has to be educated, not obese, rich, have a perfect figure, look like Morgan Fairchild did in the nineteen-seventies, must have an income and a singing voice like Celine Dion, must be mushy and sentimental, but strong enough to defend me with her bare hands from 22 Hell's Angel's members who are equipped with crowbars, bicycle chains and flamethrowers; she must be sexy and sweet, but only for me, and bake fresh cookies every day, and love me to pieces every night from 10 pm to 3 am, non-stop, no questions asked. She must be discreet, love opera but not insist I go with her, be a special advisor to the President, and make me feel like a king when she gives me a Swedish hot oil massage.

oldhippie1952 Joined Mon 03/14/11 Posts: 22693	Tue 05/01/12 06:08 PM
I try not to read messages without punctuation. It can be confusing and you have to take time to figure it out. Exactly. Example: "Let's eat Grandma" vs "Let's eat, Grandma". lol Grr. I am heavily into older women. As long as she's someone else's gramma, why not, I say. And as long as gramma knows how to spell grammar. I hate functionally illiterate Grammies. Or obese ones -- that's why I only like the grammies. (It's a pun that Americans will be hard pressed to get.) Grammy has to be educated, not obese, rich, have a perfect figure, look like Morgan Fairchild did in the nineteen-seventies, must have an income and a singing voice like Celine Dion, must be mushy and sentimental, but strong enough to defend me with her bare hands from 22 Hell's Angel's members who are equipped with crowbars, bicycle chains and flamethrowers; she must be sexy and sweet, but only for me, and bake fresh cookies every day, and love me to pieces every night from 10 pm to 3 am, non-stop, no questions asked. She must be discreet, love opera but not insist I go with her, be a special advisor to the President, and make me feel like a king when she gives me a Swedish hot oil massage. Good thing you are not asking for too much.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 05/01/12 06:18 PM
its ok my friend have a good day :) i kind of tired about all this lolllll Then don't get so defensive. No one singled you out. You singled yourself out. Type the way you want to type. We all have different preferences. If you make it hard to read on purpose, by choosing not to use punctuation, that is your choice and no one else's. DAMN!!!! Seems like everyone except you even get the point I was trying to make. In corresponding via text, email, chat etc, sure, we all make spelling errors. Although I do try not to, but sometimes my fingers hit the wrong key and I hit send before I notice it. I was saying, in your profile, where you have the time to get it right, you should. This is MY opinion, and only an opinion, which everyone is entitled to theirs. I also hate messages with no punctuation. Again, my opinion. I got your point. I didn't realize we weren't allowed to provide our own opinion, though.

TammyA Joined Sat 03/10/12 Posts: 300	Tue 05/01/12 06:21 PM
its ok my friend have a good day :) i kind of tired about all this lolllll Then don't get so defensive. No one singled you out. You singled yourself out. Type the way you want to type. We all have different preferences. If you make it hard to read on purpose, by choosing not to use punctuation, that is your choice and no one else's. DAMN!!!! Seems like everyone except you even get the point I was trying to make. In corresponding via text, email, chat etc, sure, we all make spelling errors. Although I do try not to, but sometimes my fingers hit the wrong key and I hit send before I notice it. I was saying, in your profile, where you have the time to get it right, you should. This is MY opinion, and only an opinion, which everyone is entitled to theirs. I also hate messages with no punctuation. Again, my opinion. I got your point. I didn't realize we weren't allowed to provide our own opinion, though. Yea, I know.

wux Joined Wed 07/29/09 Posts: 7426	Tue 05/01/12 06:25 PM
I try not to read messages without punctuation. It can be confusing and you have to take time to figure it out. Exactly. Example: "Let's eat Grandma" vs "Let's eat, Grandma". lol Grr. I am heavily into older women. As long as she's someone else's gramma, why not, I say. And as long as gramma knows how to spell grammar. I hate functionally illiterate Grammies. Or obese ones -- that's why I only like the grammies. (It's a pun that Americans will be hard pressed to get.) Grammy has to be educated, not obese, rich, have a perfect figure, look like Morgan Fairchild did in the nineteen-seventies, must have an income and a singing voice like Celine Dion, must be mushy and sentimental, but strong enough to defend me with her bare hands from 22 Hell's Angel's members who are equipped with crowbars, bicycle chains and flamethrowers; she must be sexy and sweet, but only for me, and bake fresh cookies every day, and love me to pieces every night from 10 pm to 3 am, non-stop, no questions asked. She must be discreet, love opera but not insist I go with her, be a special advisor to the President, and make me feel like a king when she gives me a Swedish hot oil massage. Good thing you are not asking for too much. Oh, yeah... depressing, sometimes. I know I am asking for too much, but if she fills the shoes, she is worth it. Then again, I could be asking for more... like good hygiene, speak Arameic, Sanscrit, and Sans Serife Script fluently; play the ukulele; have a nice sideburn; become invisible on demand; not snore in bed.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 05/01/12 06:57 PM
its ok my friend have a good day :) i kind of tired about all this lolllll Then don't get so defensive. No one singled you out. You singled yourself out. Type the way you want to type. We all have different preferences. If you make it hard to read on purpose, by choosing not to use punctuation, that is your choice and no one else's. DAMN!!!! Seems like everyone except you even get the point I was trying to make. In corresponding via text, email, chat etc, sure, we all make spelling errors. Although I do try not to, but sometimes my fingers hit the wrong key and I hit send before I notice it. I was saying, in your profile, where you have the time to get it right, you should. This is MY opinion, and only an opinion, which everyone is entitled to theirs. I also hate messages with no punctuation. Again, my opinion. I got your point. I didn't realize we weren't allowed to provide our own opinion, though. Yea, I know. Well, ok. Anyway, you're still pretty new here. You'll get used to people stating what they think. They may not always agree with what you say, or they may add onto what you say, which is what I've done here. It was quite clear you were stating your opinion. I thought it was clear I was stating mine.

Cheer_up Joined Tue 11/02/10 Posts: 3269	Tue 05/01/12 08:28 PM
its ok my friend have a good day :) i kind of tired about all this lolllll Then don't get so defensive. No one singled you out. You singled yourself out. Type the way you want to type. We all have different preferences. If you make it hard to read on purpose, by choosing not to use punctuation, that is your choice and no one else's. well in my opinion your rude but thats my opinion so keep your NOSE up HIGH and pat yourself on your back and keep thinking your high and mighty cause even when i talk nice and say drop it ,and have a good day ,you carry on with a stupid insults but then again your only young :) you may know how to spell but you sure got no manners but thats ok snobs will be snobs :) have a good day

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 05/01/12 09:30 PM
its ok my friend have a good day :) i kind of tired about all this lolllll Then don't get so defensive. No one singled you out. You singled yourself out. Type the way you want to type. We all have different preferences. If you make it hard to read on purpose, by choosing not to use punctuation, that is your choice and no one else's. well in my opinion your rude but thats my opinion so keep your NOSE up HIGH and pat yourself on your back and keep thinking your high and mighty cause even when i talk nice and say drop it ,and have a good day ,you carry on with a stupid insults but then again your only young :) you may know how to spell but you sure got no manners but thats ok snobs will be snobs :) have a good day If you feel I've been rude, sorry. You're not being very friendly, either. I've never said I was "high and mighty." But, if you think that, alrighty. Telling someone to stop with the "stupid insults," then following up with insults of your own contradicts what you're saying. If it makes you feel better, have at it, though.

Cheer_up Joined Tue 11/02/10 Posts: 3269	Tue 05/01/12 09:38 PM
its ok my friend have a good day :) i kind of tired about all this lolllll Then don't get so defensive. No one singled you out. You singled yourself out. Type the way you want to type. We all have different preferences. If you make it hard to read on purpose, by choosing not to use punctuation, that is your choice and no one else's. well in my opinion your rude but thats my opinion so keep your NOSE up HIGH and pat yourself on your back and keep thinking your high and mighty cause even when i talk nice and say drop it ,and have a good day ,you carry on with a stupid insults but then again your only young :) you may know how to spell but you sure got no manners but thats ok snobs will be snobs :) have a good day If you feel I've been rude, sorry. You're not being very friendly, either. I've never said I was "high and mighty." But, if you think that, alrighty. Telling someone to stop with the "stupid insults," then following up with insults of your own contradicts what you're saying. If it makes you feel better, have at it, though. well after saying :)its ok my friend have a good day :) i kind of tired about all this lolllll :) and trying to stop this chit talk you carried on so i think you just love to argue i saw you argue in lots of rooms with different people too so was just returning the favor

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Tue 05/01/12 09:40 PM
Lighten up, man. With all the smileys and lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllls you use, you shouldn't be so uptight!

Cheer_up Joined Tue 11/02/10 Posts: 3269	Tue 05/01/12 09:55 PM
Lighten up, man. With all the smileys and lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllls you use, you shouldn't be so uptight! ya i guess your right sorry its just i had such a Rotten day and lost another close friend and fed up about life ,i shouldn't take it out on no 1 sorry again have a good night ,life's to f short thats all

MissB4ya Joined Wed 04/18/12 Posts: 526	Sun 05/06/12 01:23 AM
Lighten up, man. With all the smileys and lolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllls you use, you shouldn't be so uptight! ya i guess your right sorry its just i had such a Rotten day and lost another close friend and fed up about life ,i shouldn't take it out on no 1 sorry again have a good night ,life's to f short thats all Sorry to hear...Life is short! But with that in mind you gotta keep it moving and make sure to live every day to the fullest. Now...if i could take my own advice. Hmmm On a side note...I've noticed that my typing and spelling skills have gone way down hill since I've been out of college. I think a refresher course may help with that....

LeeInFL Joined Fri 04/20/12 Posts: 41	Sun 05/06/12 05:55 AM
Decades ago, I was the owner of a resume preparation service and I was appalled at the number of degreed individuals seeking entry into, or changes within, highly professional career paths who were unable to spell even the simplist of words correctly. I think that it is a sad reflection of our current educational system and standards here in the United States.

TammyA Joined Sat 03/10/12 Posts: 300	Sun 05/06/12 06:01 AM
Decades ago, I was the owner of a resume preparation service and I was appalled at the number of degreed individuals seeking entry into, or changes within, highly professional career paths who were unable to spell even the simplist of words correctly. I think that it is a sad reflection of our current educational system and standards here in the United States. Obviously if this was occurring decades ago, it's not a reflection of just our CURRENT educational system.

LeeInFL Joined Fri 04/20/12 Posts: 41	Sun 05/06/12 06:13 AM
"Obviously if this was occurring decades ago, it's not a reflection of just our CURRENT educational system." That's true. From what I've seen, it has definately gone downhill since then.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Sun 05/06/12 10:30 AM
Decades ago, I was the owner of a resume preparation service and I was appalled at the number of degreed individuals seeking entry into, or changes within, highly professional career paths who were unable to spell even the simplist of words correctly. I think that it is a sad reflection of our current educational system and standards here in the United States. Obviously if this was occurring decades ago, it's not a reflection of just our CURRENT educational system. Well, it isn't getting better. Kids are becoming incredibly lazy when it comes to spelling and grammar. Adults, too, as we can see right here.

krupa Joined Thu 07/03/08 Posts: 18651	Sun 05/06/12 12:20 PM
You kids are looking at this from the wrong angle.... Illiteracy ain't a bad thing. I LOVE it when a woman can't say "no"

LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Sun 05/06/12 01:01 PM
You kids are looking at this from the wrong angle.... Illiteracy ain't a bad thing. I LOVE it when a woman can't say "no" Right, but it's a little disturbing when she can't spell it.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Sun 05/06/12 01:03 PM
You kids are looking at this from the wrong angle.... Illiteracy ain't a bad thing. I LOVE it when a woman can't say "no" Right, but it's a little disturbing when she can't spell it. Or when they spell know as no.

krupa Joined Thu 07/03/08 Posts: 18651	Sun 05/06/12 01:26 PM
You kids are looking at this from the wrong angle.... Illiteracy ain't a bad thing. I LOVE it when a woman can't say "no" Right, but it's a little disturbing when she can't spell it. Or when they spell know as no. Ya'll are splitting hairs.....which ain't gonna get you any closer to butt naked time.