Misspelled or misconstructed posts

[LS2JSTS]

Originally Posted By: CivicFan


Crude but very revealing.


I'm wondering what special power you have to be able to edit your comment and not have it footnoted as such.

Can a mod edit a post without noting it below? Or did you edit your own comment?

 

[Popinski]

STOP COMPLAINING.

Even with a lot of errors, you can still read and understand on what the person is saying.

Stop complaining--grammar does not measure one's intelligence. There's a lot of smart people on these forums and English may not be their forte.

A lot of people helped me on these forums and their English ain't the best. Neither is mine.

I'm tired of grammar Nazi's.

Originally Posted By: MarkC
It's amusing that many times those who make a big deal about making sure that English is the "official" language of the country can't seem to learn how to use it correctly.



Which language can majority of Americans understand? A person speaking in Spanish with perfect grammar or a person speaking in English with not so good grammar? Regardless of grammar skills, English is important in this country.

 

[Popinski]

Originally Posted By: CivicFan
A small rant here...

If the OP-s do not take their own posts seriously enough to proofread, how can they expect anyone to spend time and read them?



What if they take their posts seriously but don't know about the errors? The OP could have paid more attention in Mathematics or some other skills. Take that into consideration.

Keep in mind that there's a lot of smart and helpful people here and English may not be there best subject.

 

[greenaccord02]

Originally Posted By: CivicFan
A small rant here...

If the OP-s do not take their own posts seriously enough to proofread, how can they expect anyone to spend time and read them?



Everybody congratulates you on your perfect grammar and spelling. At the same time, as a friend of mine often says, "I hear you talkin', but you ain't sayin' [censored]."

This is a worthless post that seeks to undermine other members based solely on their education and ability to express themselves in written word. This problem may be compounded by factors such as dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Many users that do not express themselves with as much elocution as someone such as yourself counter that deficiency with quality of content - something that posts like the one above quoted sadly lack.

 

[Scienceman]

I feel this is aimed toward me because I made a mistake and spelled "bored" incorrectly.

Thanks for not making a big deal out of it.

 

[Gary Allan]

Quote:
Can a mod edit a post without noting it below? Or did you edit your own comment?


It's an option you check or uncheck in every edited post.

"mark as edited" (or not). It's in the same place as "Add this thread to my Watched Topics", except below the edit text box.

 

[Gary Allan]

Where's Oilpants? He'll set you straight.

 

[MarkC]

Originally Posted By: Popinski
STOP COMPLAINING.

Even with a lot of errors, you can still read and understand on what the person is saying.

Stop complaining--grammar does not measure one's intelligence. There's a lot of smart people on these forums and English may not be their forte.

A lot of people helped me on these forums and their English ain't the best. Neither is mine.

I'm tired of grammar Nazi's.

Originally Posted By: MarkC
It's amusing that many times those who make a big deal about making sure that English is the "official" language of the country can't seem to learn how to use it correctly.



Which language can majority of Americans understand? A person speaking in Spanish with perfect grammar or a person speaking in English with not so good grammar? Regardless of grammar skills, English is important in this country.


Actually, I can pretty much understand either. You're right, English is important in this country, that's the point.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Originally Posted By: d00df00d
And by the way, I think ARCOgraphite's post was satire on the people you're ranting about.

And a poor jab at that.

 

[CivicFan]

Originally Posted By: Troy_Built
I feel this is aimed toward me because I made a mistake and spelled "bored" incorrectly.

Thanks for not making a big deal out of it.


It's not directed at you. It's more for the posts where the title and first post have missing letters and such ("rcommend" instead of "recommend", for example). That's a clear indication that the post was not proofread prior to posting.

I have no problem with follow-up posts having issues like this. My concern was about the "Original Posts" where the OP is starting a conversation.

 

[CivicFan]

Also, this forum is for learning. Why not learn about grammar and spelling as well as oil?

 

[CivicFan]

Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
Originally Posted By: d00df00d
And by the way, I think ARCOgraphite's post was satire on the people you're ranting about.

And a poor jab at that.


I don't know. Referring to me as a CervixFan sound more like an attack on what I wrote.

 

[ProfPS]

If the poster made a few mistakes (spelling, typos, grammar) and their post is not clear to understand, ask for clarification. We are not being charged for each post we make.

 

[Pablo]

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[d00df00d]

Originally Posted By: MarkC
It's amusing that many times those who make a big deal about making sure that English is the "official" language of the country can't seem to learn how to use it correctly.

There was a post on here about that a couple of months ago, actually. It had a picture of a truck with stickers on the back that said "SPEAK ENGLISH - YOUR IN AMERICA!" (your instead of you're).

 

[LS2JSTS]

Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
Quote:
Can a mod edit a post without noting it below? Or did you edit your own comment?


It's an option you check or uncheck in every edited post.

"mark as edited" (or not). It's in the same place as "Add this thread to my Watched Topics", except below the edit text box.


Testing.....thanks. I never noticed that option before.

 

[Popinski]

Originally Posted By: MarkC
Originally Posted By: Popinski
Which language can majority of Americans understand? A person speaking in Spanish with perfect grammar or a person speaking in English with not so good grammar? Regardless of grammar skills, English is important in this country.

Actually, I can pretty much understand either. You're right, English is important in this country, that's the point.

Notice how I said "Majority of Americans". You missed the point and you are being very selfish.

 

[d00df00d]

One thing that's interesting to me, not necessarily related to anyone in this thread:

Some people persistently make the same basic, simple mistakes over and over (its/it's, your/you're, their/there/they're, apostrophes where there should be none, etc.), and also hate "grammar Nazis." As if the fault is with the people making the criticism and not the person making the error. Why is that? I would understand if someone couldn't spell esoteric words or something, but I find it hard to have sympathy when someone consistently makes mistakes that should have ended in middle school and then lashes out when people try to correct him.

Ostensibly, the reason people lash out against "grammar Nazis" is that the criticism of grammar errors is a distraction from the argument. But then, isn't the person lashing out doing the same thing? A criticism of grammar may seem petty and tedious but it pertains to the comprehensibility and credibility of the post. Criticizing someone for being critical of grammar errors almost seems like an ad hominem.

 

[MarkC]

Originally Posted By: Popinski
Notice how I said "Majority of Americans". You missed the point and you are being very selfish.

Sorry, but I didn't miss the point at all. I think you missed mine, however.

 

[Gary Allan]

Originally Posted By: d00df00d
Criticizing someone for being critical of grammar errors almost seems like an ad hominem.


Yes. It's a shame someone (in rebuttal) has to step down to the level of the anal retentive nitpicker in their "need" for an orderly existence bubble ..that they want you to provide for them

The question that I want answered (in my never ending quest to understand human behavior in the group setting) is why is it so important to make that distinction ..or rather to distinguish yourself "above". Why does YOUR itch need to be scratched?

When people of class see undersocialized behavior they don't acknowledge it. They "turn a blind eye" or "a deaf ear" to it and carry on with the conversation/interaction. They're "above" the need for "corrective action" in their gentility. If they were being "friend like", they would pull the person aside and kindly correct them. Not announce it to everyone to make a donkey out of them.


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