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14/09/2004, 1:02 PM
crc

Spelling and grammar

Sorry for this, but I'm about to reveal my inner pedant: :(

Does anyone else notice the appallingly bad spelling and use of words of some people who post here? :confused:

And I'm not talking about txt msg language (like "Derry 2 go pro"), or even typos (like my own "Crow singing" instead of "Crowd singing" after the Greece-Ireland game), I mean people intentionally (but unknowingly) using the wrong word or spelling.

This is even more than knowing the difference between "there", "their" and "they're", which is so common perhaps the English language should abolish the distinction. The latest effort is by A face (not a direct attck on A face, but simply the straw that broke the camel's back) with "ridicules rule" where obviously he meant "ridiculous rule".

I couldn't be bothered trawling through past posts to find more examples, but perhaps others can find them...
14/09/2004, 1:10 PM
A face

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Originally Posted by crc

The latest effort is by A face

Hey .... that aint my handywork .... i just copy and paste .... follow the link and see for yourself.

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not a direct attck on A face

I should hope it is not a dyerect attck on me, i mean i tyre me best like !! :p
14/09/2004, 1:13 PM
green goblin

What does DNA stand for?- National Dyslexics Association.
14/09/2004, 1:13 PM
Roo69

Quote:

Originally Posted by crc

Sorry for this, but I'm about to reveal my inner pedant: :(

Does anyone else notice the appallingly bad spelling and use of words of some people who post here? :confused:

And I'm not talking about txt msg language (like "Derry 2 go pro"), or even typos (like my own "Crow singing" instead of "Crowd singing" after the Greece-Ireland game), I mean people intentionally (but unknowingly) using the wrong word or spelling.

This is even more than knowing the difference between "there", "their" and "they're", which is so common perhaps the English language should abolish the distinction. The latest effort is by A face (not a direct attck on A face, but simply the straw that broke the camel's back) with "ridicules rule" where obviously he meant "ridiculous rule".

I couldn't be bothered trawling through past posts to find more examples, but perhaps others can find them...

Waht aer yuo tlaking aoubt ? nevre noitced it myslef relaly.
14/09/2004, 1:14 PM
joeSoap

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Originally Posted by crc

Sorry for this, but I'm about to reveal my inner pedant: :(

Does anyone else notice the appallingly bad spelling and use of words of some people who post here? :confused:

Definitions: pedant.noun

Someone who is over-concerned with correctness of detail, especially in academic matters.
Thesaurus: dogmatist, literalist, pedagogue, formalist, doctrinaire, methodologist, quibbler, hair-splitter, nit-picker.
Etymology: 16c, originally meaning �teacher' without derogatory connotation: from Italian pedante teacher.

You need to get out more.Correctness of grammar is not a pre-requisite to post on this forum. If it was, it would be trite, tedious, and if I may be quite candid, full of stuffed shirt imbeciles like your good self who are out to pick holes and prattle on about immaterial subjects such as this one.

Let your hair down, make a few typos, misspell a few words.....it'll feel so, so good....Go on, be mad!! :rolleyes:
14/09/2004, 1:14 PM
Peadar

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Originally Posted by crc

Does anyone else notice the appallingly bad spelling and use of words of some people who post here? :confused:

I've noticed it but don't lose (not loose :D ) any sleep over it.
People seem to mix up its with it's quite (not quiet) often. My mate always uses been instead of being.
While I think that grammar and spelling are important, I would hate to think that someone would be reluctant to contribute their valid opinion because they feared being ridiculed over poor grammar. Poor conveyance of an opinion certainly doesn't make it any less important.

Some people are just plain lazy though.
14/09/2004, 1:37 PM
crc

joeSoap - Hey I wasn't saying people should get out a dictionary before they post anything, I agree that a forum should be a place to share opinions freely and frankly (it's not an academic journal, after all), I was simply remarking (in a roundabout way) that the education system doesn't seem to have done its job! :rolleyes:

Peadar seems to have caught the jist of what I mean.
14/09/2004, 1:43 PM
eoinh

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Originally Posted by crc

Peadar seems to have caught the jist of what I mean.

I think you mean "gist". :rolleyes:
14/09/2004, 1:46 PM
Sheridan

While we're at it, some notes on pronunciation for Irish people:

The patron saint of Ireland is not Saint PARtrick

The capital of France is not PAH-ris

There is no such thing as a SARcrifice.

And it's pronounced WESSMERland Street, not WestMOREland Street.
14/09/2004, 1:55 PM
green goblin

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Originally Posted by eoinh

I think you mean "gist". :rolleyes:

I do hope so. "Catching someone elses jist" sounds somehow unpleasantly biological.
14/09/2004, 2:04 PM
Peadar

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Originally Posted by green goblin

I do hope so. "Catching someone elses jist" sounds somehow unpleasantly biological.

Yeah, especially since he's suggesting that I've caught it :eek: :D
I feel like I need a shower...
14/09/2004, 2:07 PM
green goblin

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Originally Posted by Peadar

Yeah, especially since he's suggesting that I've caught it :eek: :D
I feel like I need a shower...

...Yeah, well [/I]he's[I] having a cigarette. :eek:
14/09/2004, 2:20 PM
Peadar

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Originally Posted by green goblin

[/I]he's[I]

You might want to reverse the [./i] with the [i]

He's a smoker as well?
Now I need to shower with Dettol!
14/09/2004, 2:25 PM
green goblin

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Originally Posted by Peadar

You might want to reverse the [./i] with the [i]

Arrgg!! :eek: :eek: And on a pedantic thread into the bargain! :eek: Fair play to you, peadar. I gladly concede the point. :D
14/09/2004, 6:42 PM
pineapple stu

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Originally Posted by green goblin

"Catching someone elses jist" sounds somehow unpleasantly biological.

Or should that be catching some else's jist? ;)

I'll stop now.

But it is annoying though - there are some posts you have to read three or four times to work out what the person's trying to say, which I think is the main point. Unfortunately, it's far easier to tell the person to go away than to bother learning basic literacy... Just like JoeSoap's post in fact! ;)
14/09/2004, 8:10 PM
dahamsta

Most people just fly through their posts and hit Submit. I do the same, but I tend to read over them to check before and after I post, and obviously correct the errors. Which is worse, bad spelling and grammer or pedantry? I say bad spelling and grammer. :)

adam
14/09/2004, 11:06 PM
A face

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[QUOTE=dahamsta]Which is worse, bad spelling and grammer or pedantry? I say bad spelling and grammer. /QUOTE]

If you know what the person meant (even if they were in full rant) then just get over it. You all know the one about arguments, the special olympics and winners ..... Give it a f�ckin rest like !!
15/09/2004, 9:25 AM
dahamsta

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Originally Posted by A face

If you know what the person meant (even if they were in full rant) then just get over it.

Take a chill pill and a vanity check face, I wasn't talking about you in particular. And for the record, it doesn't, like, ruin my day or anything. If it's really bad I'll skip over it, if it's not so bad I just think to myself how incredibly lazy the people are.

adam
15/09/2004, 10:44 AM
eoinh

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Originally Posted by dahamsta

Take a chill pill and a vanity check face, I wasn't talking about you in particular. And for the record, it doesn't, like, ruin my day or anything. If it's really bad I'll skip over it, if it's not so bad I just think to myself how incredibly lazy the people are.

adam

You should have a semi-colon between the words face and I, Adam. The reason being that they are two complete but related sentences.

Also when signing off with your name use a capital letter as its a new sentence.

Eoin
:)
15/09/2004, 1:17 PM
A face

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Originally Posted by dahamsta

I wasn't talking about you in particular.

Nor was i ...... I just quoted what you said :)

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And for the record, it doesn't, like, ruin my day or anything.

It doesn't ruin mine either !! :p I'd be along the same lines as your good self, couldn't care just as long and i get the info. Aint losing sleep cos of this stuff ;)
15/09/2004, 1:23 PM
the 12 th man

personally,i dont care about other peoples spelling ,though i do notice a few howlers every now and then.
i think there are a lot of mildly dyslexic (spelling ? :D ) people out there.

i just accept it as a fact of life.
15/09/2004, 1:25 PM
atfconline

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Originally Posted by eoinh

Also when signing off with your name use a capital letter as its a new sentence.

Eoin
:)

Surely it would be because it's a noun. If you had used a small 'a' in Adam in the middle of your sentence, that would be wrong too. Nothing to do with a new sentence.
15/09/2004, 2:33 PM
noby

That Lynne Truss has a lot to answer for...
15/09/2004, 2:33 PM
Longfordian

It's lucky Max Power isn't around, he gets upset if you point out that his spelling or grammar may be a little off..he reckons you shouldn't mock disabilities.. :)
15/09/2004, 2:49 PM
the 12 th man

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

It's lucky Max Power isn't around, he gets upset if you point out that his spelling or grammar may be a little off..he reckons you shouldn't mock disabilities.. :)

forgot about that ;) :D
but everyone still knows what he is talking about all the same.
15/09/2004, 3:47 PM
Longfordian

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Originally Posted by the 12 th man

but everyone still knows what he is talking about all the same.

Hard to know sometimes.. :D
16/09/2004, 11:07 AM
Peadar

Have to say the amount of people who misspell my name is baffling sometimes!
On this forum people can clearly see the correct spelling but persist in changing it from Peadar to Peader.
I think it's quite rude actually.
It isn't, however, exclusive to members of this forum.
My bank suddenly decided that they knew better than I and changed the a to an e on my account details. I asked them to change it and they said that I would have to make a formal request in writing. The tosser in my own branch told me he couldn't change it without the letter. When I showed him the ATM card they originally issued me with the correct spelling and asked him to explain how it had suddenly changed on the system he said it wasn't possible and that I must have changed it. I wrote to my credit card company asking them to correct the mistake and they rang to tell me how sorry they were and that they would issue a new card. The card arrived but surprise surprise the mistake was still present.
I'm all for giving people with disabilities a chance but if someone can't transcribe information from an application form into their organisations computer system then they shouldn't be in administration roles.
16/09/2004, 11:56 AM
DonegalDub

Jeeze, lads, if we can't have a forum here without spellchecking everything, we've lost the plot. Let's all bring our dictionaries to France and have a round table discussion after the match about this....if we can speak the words correctly after 15 pints.... :D
16/09/2004, 5:42 PM
A face

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Originally Posted by Peadar

My bank suddenly decided that they knew better

What bank are you with ?? .... Man, if they are doing that to your name, just imagine what they are doing with your hard earned money, the sticky-fingered bsatards will probably suggest that you set up all these offshore accounts next !! :eek:
16/09/2004, 5:47 PM
the 12 th man

try fissborough for phibsborough
and rathfarm for rathfarnham :D

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