I’m BEGGING you guys!
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Good point DJ. I can understand people'* spelling mistakes, but some people really need to use punctuation. Sometimes I don't even bother to finish reading posts that lack any kind of punctuation. It drives me crazy! I guess I can be anal, but I'm one of those guys who goes back and edits his post 3 times to get it worded how I want or if I forget stuff I wanted to say .
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Re: I’m BEGGING you guys!
Originally Posted by driverjohn2005
Please SLOW DOWN when typing your “TOPIC” and “MESSAGE” in your thread to go back through and double check for grammar and SPELLING!!! I know everyone makes mistakes, INCLUDING ME; TRUST ME! Let all make a conscious effort to do that, ok?!
THANKS!
-John
THANKS!
-John
I think a problem is some people are pretty lax in their lingual skills due to their area, country, heritage, and it shows online.
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Originally Posted by fuelforthesoul1999
what if some of us can't spell real good? Could we put this "(sp?)" so that we don't annoy other people that think we rush through a lot of things and think we **** in the wind when it comes to spelling?
I tend to purposely misspell words at times (see "whatcha") to make it read more like I talk. And I know I make my fair share of typo'*. But it does kind of bug me a little to see what looks like (to me, of course) someone who isn't even trying.
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IMO if its such a big issue why not add a spell checker? I too make spelling mistakes, but try to go back and correct them. Other times, I wish I had a spell checker so I dont have to check and recheck the post.
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Originally Posted by dillcc
Good point DJ. I can understand people'* spelling mistakes, but some people really need to use punctuation. Sometimes I don't even bother to finish reading posts that lack any kind of punctuation. It drives me crazy! I guess I can be anal, but I'm one of those guys who goes back and edits his post 3 times to get it worded how I want or if I forget stuff I wanted to say .
I'm OK with occasional typos, not being sure how to spell 'pneumatic', and using slang or typing like we speak (e.g. prolly, whatcha, etc.), but I have trouble when someone'* just being lazy (or typing like they're on a cell phone)
An' ya know what else gives me a major beak? Wrong use of words that sound the same. 'They're' and 'their' I can deal with, but something like this: "I punched a whole in the door." grates on me like fingernails on a chalkboard. It'* HOLE, dadnabbit! But that'* why I'm commander-in-chief of the anal grammer users group. *calls therapist and reschedules appointment*
Don't any o' y'all take any of this personally, I'm just generalizing here!
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An' ya know what else gives me a major beak? Wrong use of words that sound the same. 'They're' and 'their' I can deal with,
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Originally Posted by SSE Motorhead
An' ya know what else gives me a major beak? Wrong use of words that sound the same. 'They're' and 'their' I can deal with, but something like this: "I punched a whole in the door." grates on me like fingernails on a chalkboard. It'* HOLE, dadnabbit! But that'* why I'm commander-in-chief of the anal grammer users group.
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Originally Posted by Mike1995
Originally Posted by SSE Motorhead
An' ya know what else gives me a major beak? Wrong use of words that sound the same. 'They're' and 'their' I can deal with,
Their decribes posession
They're is short for they are.
really not all that hard.