| The spelling of your / you're in America
Posted: 10/3/2009 10:58:21 AM | ismene2 said:
I think it has as much to do with laziness than anything else. Online people think it is not important to use correct English spelling, grammar or punctuation. Like so many other things, people are getting overly careless and casual about language.
It's when I start to see this sort of thing on professional websites, online articles, daily newspapers and magazines, that the real impact of poor spelling and grammar really sets in. In these publications, you'll see things like "a women" - when they meant "a woman", incorrect use of "they're, their and there", "too and to" and the list goes on. I knew the difference in these words, their use, meaning and proper spelling when I was 7 years old, for God's sake. I agree with posters who have said that it's laziness. Of course it is. To me, it's simply pride in yourself. You might care about your outward appearance, your clothes, hair, how you smell, your hygiene (i.e. being clean etc.) but then as soon as you put something down in a profile, or write something in an essay or resume - then proper spelling and grammar..... that doesn't matter? It's the same thing. People who care about their appearance should care about that too. | |
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| The spelling of your / you're in America
Posted: 10/3/2009 7:35:58 PM | | I notice that too, and similar things. Now THAT has nothing to do with spelling, that's just bad language skill. Those instances definitely stand out and make an impression on me. | |
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| The spelling of your / you're in America
Posted: 10/3/2009 7:49:12 PM | | if were...err we're being technical, it's better than writing UR or u r....that would make it so much easier as opposed to typing out the full your vs you're, don't you think? | |
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| The spelling of your / you're in America
Posted: 10/3/2009 9:14:51 PM | There's a test over at ok cupid... Go take it if you dare...
Forecast: Winged Pumpkins... Yeah... I read it in a magazine...
Get a Hazmat suit, arm yourself properly... Or learn to fvckin' duck... | |
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| The spelling of your / you're in America
Posted: 10/3/2009 10:10:20 PM | People are basically lazy when it comes to spelling. I'm sure most of them know the difference.
By the way - it happens in Australia too so it's not just an "American" thing................LOL
Mind you in saying that we do spell our words slightly differently to you sometimes. Not sure why but one example of this that I wasn't aware of until recently is the word "travelling" (spelt the Australian way) and then "traveling" (spelt the American way). | |
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| The spelling of your / you're in America
Posted: 10/4/2009 7:56:41 AM | girlwPriOriTies said:
if were...err we're being technical, it's better than writing UR or u r....that would make it so much easier as opposed to typing out the full your vs you're, don't you think?
No, not really. One shows pure laziness, and the other shows ignorance of the proper spelling, and also being too lazy to bother to find out the use of the words. I can understand it when you're texting on a cell phone, for U and UR, but there's no excuse for either of them when you're writing something such as a book report or an essay. | |
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| The spelling of your / you're in America
Posted: 10/5/2009 6:07:15 PM | Hmm? sometime I overlook it ~ but I know the difference.
You are ~ one noun and one "being verb"
as in " you're not ready yet?"
one word ~ an adjective
"Your coat?"
Correct? ~~ teacher?
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| The spelling of your / you're in America
Posted: 10/5/2009 6:28:16 PM | In my case, I will take shortcuts when txting or IM'ing (eg-ur; gd 2 c u 2).
If however I am posting here, composing a letter, email or anything else that will be on record for more than a brief communique then I switch to the traditional and correct manner.
A time and place for everything.
Sadly too many people that any time, any place for any thing. | |
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