Grammar and spelling on LRC

Pastor Grammar wrote:

Correctly Correct wrote:

INCORRECT!

It is not only acceptable, but prudent, to call attention to grammatical errors in posts that attempt to condescend to another poster

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AND when it appears at least reasonably likely that the poster does not understand the error being pointed out (there v their, too v to, it's v its,...). The Grammar terrorist in this instance is doing the poster a favor by attempting to help him/her learn. If the poster gets all bent out of shape at the correction, that is they're problem.

:-)

*Their.

I see. I'll have two be even more obvious four folks like you.

Good job!

grimmer and spilling wrote:

lol oh the ionry

Another dim bulb?

Tell It Like It Is wrote:

celery wrote:

I believe the OP's point is; who cares? Its an internet message board. Its not a college essay. Its not a job application. Its a medium where you share ideas with people you will most likely never meet, and you're just doing it to entertain yourself and pass the time.

+1

This is an *informal* discussion forum....who really cares. Posters who point out grammatical errors are simply jerks who didn't like the the post in the first place. It's their way of being condescending or else they're an unemployed teacher. ?

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You are simply wrong. I often like the post that has the error. Pointing out the error does nothing to detract from the content of the post.

It always strikes me as odd that so many folks (like yourself, for example) are so ignorant in assigning motivations to others. Here is a quick hint for you: You have no clue why others do what they do. It is best to accept this fact.

You are wasting your time. The pathetic losers who lurk on here to correct spelling and grammar mistakes will never go away. They have nothing else. They are deeply insecure and compensating for their awful little nothing lives with a desperate need to believe they are somehow superior to others. Nobody quickly typing a meaningless post using their thumbs on a tiny phone keyboard could possibly make a spelling mistake, no, that’s impossible. You can only make a mistake if you truly didn’t know how to spell the word. Yeah. Ok. That honestly is the pathetic loser logic they rely upon to feel for that one brief moment of their shitty little lives that they aren’t as pathetic as they really are. Take the high road and let them be.

Wasted effort wrote:

You are wasting your time. The pathetic losers who lurk on here to correct spelling and grammar mistakes will never go away. They have nothing else. They are deeply insecure and compensating for their awful little nothing lives with a desperate need to believe they are somehow superior to others. Nobody quickly typing a meaningless post using their thumbs on a tiny phone keyboard could possibly make a spelling mistake, no, that’s impossible. You can only make a mistake if you truly didn’t know how to spell the word. Yeah. Ok. That honestly is the pathetic loser logic they rely upon to feel for that one brief moment of their shitty little lives that they aren’t as pathetic as they really are. Take the high road and let them be.

Your spelling is excellent! Well done.

So is you'res. Well done to.

Wasted effort wrote:

Nobody quickly typing a meaningless post using their thumbs on a tiny phone keyboard could possibly make a spelling mistake, no, that’s impossible.

You're right; when I am typing on my phone, I sometimes make errors. However, I notice the error as I am typing and immediately correct it before I go further. If I didn't, it would be because I don't know how the word is spelled.

Also, I notice you guys always include the word "meaningless" when offering your excuses. The degree of meaning regarding anything I post doesn't seem to have a bearing on my ability to remember how a word is spelled. I suppose when it comes to you, a meaningless post means you momentarily forget how how to spell. If your post had meaning, then of course you would suddenly recall how to spell. Very interesting.

do not understand wrote:

You're right; when I am typing on my phone, I sometimes make errors. However, I notice the error as I am typing and immediately correct it before I go further. If I didn't, it would be because I don't know how the word is spelled.

Borderline Personality Disorder Condition detected! Self-reference frequency exceeds normal minimum!

I’m curious...do you correct one’s grammar when you’re having a live conversation with them? Or is it just something you prefer to do proudly but anonymously?

Try that with a girl. I’m sure she’ll love it! Nothing says cool like correcting someone’s grammar.

Akahdh wrote:

I’m curious...do you correct one’s grammar when you’re having a live conversation with them? Or is it just something you prefer to do proudly but anonymously?

Try that with a girl. I’m sure she’ll love it! Nothing says cool like correcting someone’s grammar.

No, just easily-upset people like you. :)

Akahdh wrote:

I’m curious...do you correct one’s grammar when you’re having a live conversation with them? Or is it just something you prefer to do proudly but anonymously?

Try that with a girl. I’m sure she’ll love it! Nothing says educated, well-read, loaded boyfriend material like correcting someone’s grammar.

fixxed

EnoughAlready wrote:

Can all the tools and trolls on LRC dispense with the grammar and spelling corrections. It’s reasonable to type quickly and imprecisely in these forums. For example, if a girl texts that she “liKes” you, it’s OK that the K is capital. You may want to consider this when they don’t respond to your corrections anymore.

It’s not a good post to read. It’s not clever or funny. I’m sorry to have to tell you this, but thought you should know.

Deer me, moRANs among Us.

No gurl txts any1 hear.

It's eye-opening to see people who can't spell defend their ignorance and stupidity as if it's a right, and something to be proud of.

See what you missed there, you pathetic loser. I bet you have no clue. Guess why? Because you are an idiot. Well done, idiot. Remain oblivious is your profound stupidity.

Akahdh wrote:

I’m curious...do you correct one’s grammar when you’re having a live conversation with them? Or is it just something you prefer to do proudly but anonymously?

Try that with a girl. I’m sure she’ll love it! Nothing says cool like correcting someone’s grammar.

Cute librarian types dig it.

There’s one now wrote:

[quote]do not understand wrote:

See what you missed there, you pathetic loser. I bet you have no clue. Guess why? Because you are an idiot. Well done, idiot. Remain oblivious is your profound stupidity.

Remain oblivious "is" your profound stupidity?

ummmm..... okay. English, much? :)

There’s one now wrote:

Remain oblivious is your profound stupidity.

LOL

hahahaha!!! wrote:

Tell It Like It Is wrote:

lol dumb people who someone never learned to spell always post those two tired links.

Yeah, that's right - having passed grade school successfully makes someone become an "introverted jerk."

No, it makes some become a human being with basic intelligence, which you don't have, so you display the knee-jerk reaction of believing that people who mastered grade-school spelling have something wrong with them.

Whatever makes you feel better about being astonishingly dumb, I guess.

Then have some more links wiseguy! This is an INFORMAL discussion forum. Do you have any idea what thay means? Who the F would care about someone else's grammar on an INFORMAL DISCUSSION FORUM if they weren't being a jerk! ? Put these other links in your pipe and smoke it wiseguy:

Tell It Like It Is wrote:

This is an INFORMAL discussion forum. Do you have any idea what thay means?

Ohhhhhhh, I forgot! An informal discussion forum is where you mysteriously forget how to spell words that you would otherwise remember how to spell on a formal discussion forum! My bad. :)