Improper word usage
Government Teat-sucker
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Virginia Beach
It's usually about this point that someone posts the Spell Check Poem:
A Little Poem Regarding Computer Spell Checkers...
A Little Poem Regarding Computer Spell Checkers...
Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
Post Fiend
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From: Gods Country, Kansas
This is almost like "I would rather be pissed off THEN pissed on." Really!! I saw this posted by a SENIOR in high school. You would think by then you would know the difference beteen THAN and THEN.
Logistics Pro
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From: Lancaster County PA
To me, it is all about credibility. An occasional typo is one thing; "prolly" is ignorance or laziness. I know this statement may offend some posters, but it is the way I see it.
If you want your opinion heard/read, and given credence, then take the time to say/spell things correctly.
I hope I am not considered being "elitist" here. Just using high school grammar correctly, as I was taught and after having put forth the effort to learn.
If you want your opinion heard/read, and given credence, then take the time to say/spell things correctly.
I hope I am not considered being "elitist" here. Just using high school grammar correctly, as I was taught and after having put forth the effort to learn.
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From: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
To me, it is all about credibility. An occasional typo is one thing; "prolly" is ignorance or laziness. I know this statement may offend some posters, but it is the way I see it.
If you want your opinion heard/read, and given credence, then take the time to say/spell things correctly.
I hope I am not considered being "elitist" here. Just using high school grammar correctly, as I was taught and after having put forth the effort to learn.
If you want your opinion heard/read, and given credence, then take the time to say/spell things correctly.
I hope I am not considered being "elitist" here. Just using high school grammar correctly, as I was taught and after having put forth the effort to learn.
Just as you might consider another to be ignorant or lazy from your own perspective and judgmental points of view another will perceive or judge you too, perhaps for reasons just as useless in an internet forum.
If we only give credence to a thought expressed to our own narrow opinions, one of which seems to be spelling/grammar then that's extremely short sighted and foolish, to me anyway. Yeah I like seeing perfect grammar but just because a post in these forums doesn't meet my own (imaginary) standard of what's correct being ignorant of expected grammar/spelling perfection in no way diminishes what's put forth or a question being asked.
I guess we can all be offended by being called out about our opinions on any one topic or subject---I completely understand that. However just as you will try judging others or make assumptions about others based upon minor concerns ON AN INTERNET FORUM you too are judged by those who don't agree or see things in a larger picture.
Again, imagine yourself asking for help and being mocked or embarrassed because you fail to meet some expectations you were unaware of---might help impart a bit of perspective!
Peace, out!
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