OT My postings

[drc]

As a former literature major and encyclopedia writer, my philosophy is if you understand what the person means, that's the majority of communication. I do 'speak proper,' but don't go all school teacher about a teenager using the word ain't because I, and everyone else, know what the kid means.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by drc

As a former literature major and encyclopedia writer, my philosophy is if you understand what the person means, that's the majority of communication. I do 'speak proper,' but don't go all school teacher about a teenager using the word ain't because I, and everyone else, know what the kid means.

...or when they drop the 'F' bomb repeatedly in public, or even at the dinner table when visiting their grandparents. They are just communicating - no biggy.

[drc]

Forgive Scott. He lives in Belltown. On my side of town, the kids don't even know what is the F-bomb.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by drc

Forgive Scott. He lives in Belltown. On my side of town, the kids don't even know what is the F-bomb.

I was complaining to a friend of mine about the nasty language I hear around Belltown, and he told me that I was getting old, reminding me that my parents probably felt the same way about the language that my generation used. The main difference is that I was still held accountable and got to taste quite a bit of the old ivory bar.

[tschock]

Kids (those under 30 and a gross generalization) have always had a dislike for rules. The problem today is that adults (those over 30 and another gross generalization) don't hold anyone accountable for breaking the rules, in all aspects of society. Lack of grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc are just endemic of the larger problem.

I am not the best speller, and at times have problems with grammar, but I try to proofread what I say as my job requires a good deal of technical accuracy. And to try and convey what I actually MEAN so that others can understand. My errors I catch myself doing these days are usually typing the wrong words (such as "there" instead of "they") because my brain is usually ahead of my fingers, which are many times on "auto pilot" when typing.

I myself, as others have pointed out, usually just gloss over a post/comment that isn't clear and I don't give it a second look. My feeling is that I'm not going to spend more effort in trying to understand what someone wrote than the effort they put into what they wrote in the first place.

[byrone]

Originally Posted by drc

Forgive Scott. He lives in Belltown. On my side of town, the kids don't even know what is the F-bomb.

Trivia question

Do you know who coined the word "F-Bomb"?

[EvilKing00]

the "kid" if im not mistaken - gary carter that is, of my now pathetic met team. Boy we need help lol

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by drc

As a former literature major and encyclopedia writer, my philosophy is if you understand what the person means, that's the majority of communication. I do 'speak proper,' but don't go all school teacher about a teenager using the word ain't because I, and everyone else, know what the kid means.

"Ain't" is slang, not a misspelling persay. But there is a difference between written and spoken communication, or what is considered appropriate in one environment vs. another.

I would say that in the Net54 environment, it is generally casual, and misspellings are made and accepted, but there is a general expectation that the poster at least makes an effort.

[barrysloate]

per se

[frankbmd]

+1

The 'marm

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

+1

The 'marm

It's Latin, so we can cut a little slack here.

[jimhopkins82]

I tend to leave out words while I'm typing so I always proofread everything. Both my parents were teachers and made sure I understood the importance of correct grammar or tried to anyway. I'm thirty so I guess I'm in the gray area between the literate and illiterate. (Kidding)

[edhans]

My biggest bitch is the incorrect use of adverbs.

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+1

Here's a vote for "alot" as the most annoying error of all.

[barrysloate]

Keep in mind that a chatboard is a pretty informal place, so there's a little more leeway here than say if you were writing an essay for the Harvard Review. All I ask is that people write clearly so that the rest of us understand what they're talking about.