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Posted: 11/30/2007 3:12:31 AM | | If something is unreadable to you then don't read it? Simple as that. Is it worth getting all huffy puffy about it | |
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Posted: 11/30/2007 3:21:27 AM |
Always funny tho to see the spelling nazis get words wrong...seen at least one on this page
I don't think I've seen many examples of real 'spelling Nazis', most people find a reasonable standard of grammar acceptable and don't try to point out every misspelled/typed word or incorrect use of a comma, which I'm sure we're all guitly of. This is more about the complete lack of any skills displayed by some, and the difference between a person who sees the written language as important, and one who does not. | |
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Posted: 12/6/2007 10:08:24 AM | Grammar, spelling etc, can give a good indication of someones upbringing and intellect. BUT, those who dwell on it soley and get angry, need to look at the bigger picture............... illness, death, famine, starving, people killing people.
get a life ! its important, but not enough to get angry or annoyed over. | |
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Posted: 1/11/2008 8:38:34 AM | I've had Several people criticize my use of punctuation [and Acronyms]. . they say
" What are you saying? ..
I can't follow what you mean, with all the '..., ~-~, ***, {[#(*)]} ..! "
But .. most of them have the 'Approximate' I.Q. of a Handball,
and speak in One l o n g sentence, with spelling, grammar and usage errors, too . .
So .. I've come to Enjoy punctuating _Everything_ . . !!
Even my Emoties!!!
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Posted: 1/11/2008 8:39:33 AM | | I don't really give a damn in all fairness. It doesn't make a difference aslong as you can understand what someone is saying. | |
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Posted: 1/11/2008 11:17:06 AM | I have admitted many a time bad spelling and grammar annoy me,even my own at times!
What is more annoying now though are those that can't form a sentence that reads properly, misspelled or not. I've noticed it more recently as there are some posters who do this. They miss words out all over the place to the point you have to guess what the gaps are. Not sure what the reason is, laziness, not reading back what they've written to themselves or possibly dyslexia but it can be very difficult to understand what on earth they have written. | |
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Posted: 1/11/2008 11:31:24 AM | *admission time*
i have no understanding of what verbs, nouns, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs etc are..
i can punctuate, and know what sounds right and what doesn't and it get's me by..
i don't know where my head was in school when those lessons were being taught, but it wasn't in the classroom...
coincidentally, i really struggled with my times tables in school too..
i still can't tell my left from my right without having to think about which hand i write with...
am i stupid though? no i'm not. | |
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Posted: 1/11/2008 12:04:05 PM | feel free - ANYONE - to step up and say that they are the same as me...
please!!
edit...
can someone tell me how to get a post removed? pmsl... | |
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Posted: 1/11/2008 1:12:38 PM | I know what certain parts of speech are, not all, and I can still recite my times table up to 12.lol
Leannie in the past Ive posted something, wished I hadnt, then gone into edit, erased the whole thing and typed some other bollox to disguise the fact I'd written something
that I'd changed my mind about. Too late to do that now but its made me laugh
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Posted: 1/18/2008 6:20:38 AM | For anybody who may be confused about the usage of the words affect/effect, of which I am one
Affect
1. af•fect (transitive verb) [Middle English, from affectus, past participle of afficere]
to produce an effect upon, as a: to produce a material influence upon or alteration in b: to act upon (as a person or a person's mind or feelings) so as to bring about a response; influence
Effect
1. ef•fect (noun) [Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin effectus, from efficere to bring about, from ex- out (of) + facere to make, do]
1a: purport; intent b: basic meaning; essence
2: something that inevitably follows an antecedent (as a cause or agent)
3: an outward sign; appearance
4: accomplishment; fulfillment
5: power to bring about a result; influence
6 plural: movable property; goods
7a: a distinctive impression b: the creation of a desired impression c (1): something designed to produce a distinctive or desired impression, usually used in plural (2) plural: special effects
8: the quality or state of being operative; operation
in effect: in substance; virtually
to the effect: with the meaning
Meanings for less common uses:
Affect:
2. af•fect (transitive verb)
1: to make a display of liking or using; cultivate
2: to put on a pretense of; feign
3. af•fect (noun) [pronunciation: stress on first syllable, unlike verb forms of this word]
the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes
Effect
2. ef•fect (transitive verb)
1: to cause to come into being
2a: to bring about often by surmounting obstacles; accomplish b: to put into operation
Usage: The confusion of the verbs affect and effect not only is quite common but has a long history. The verb effect was used in place of affect (1, above) as early as 1494 and in place of affect (2, above) as early as 1652. If you think you want to use the verb effect but are not certain, check the definitions here. The noun affect is sometimes mistakenly used for the noun effect. Except when your topic is psychology, you will seldom need the noun affect.
Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_spelprob.html | |
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Posted: 1/18/2008 6:36:49 AM |
Affect
1. af•fect (transitive verb) [Middle English, from affectus, past participle of afficere]
to produce an effect upon, as a: to produce a material influence upon or alteration in b: to act upon (as a person or a person's mind or feelings) so as to bring about a response; influence
To produce an effect upon something!
So, if we were to say something like: "Who knows what affect this programme might have on the BNP vote", it would be the same as saying: "Who knows what effect this programme would produce on the BNP vote." | |
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Posted: 1/18/2008 7:00:24 AM | So, if we were to say something like: "Who knows what affect this programme might have on the BNP vote", it would be the same as saying: "Who knows what effect this programme would produce on the BNP vote."
So one could say you were "Effectuating" on this thread your posts from another thread..
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