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Aw Grammar Smackdown 08!
- Thread starter Beans
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I dunno. I'm gonna side with Mark Twain on the this one, in that an intelligent person is capable of spelling any word at least two ways. That said, when writing for the Navy, I proof read and spell check like a mofo. But what's a matter with writing like the way you'd normally talk, at least while on the "Interweb?" Writing, above all, ought to be clear and concise.
http://www.twainquotes.com/Spelling.html
Standing by for red ink,
JU
P.S. I enjoy long walks along the beach and my pet peeves include redundancies (like "unsolved mysteries"), and people who do things good.
http://www.twainquotes.com/Spelling.html
Standing by for red ink,
JU
P.S. I enjoy long walks along the beach and my pet peeves include redundancies (like "unsolved mysteries"), and people who do things good.
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
atcutlaly taht is irnestinteg
Technically, it is called "flash recognition." This actually has a fairly large military application. I used to work on some things for the DoD using this principle. Probably the most well known example of using flash recognition is the Iraq card deck. The intent was to allow the guys on the ground to recognize the people of interest without having to think about it...much like a car fanatic recognizes a Corvette or Ferrari without necessarily being able to tell you why if pressed to describe one. Or, like above, how you can flash recognize a word because you aren't actually reading it but process it as a whole.
See what I did there at the end? Brought it full circle. I'll put myself up for a NAM.
See what I did there at the end? Brought it full circle. I'll put myself up for a NAM.
Maybe NSFW link that sums up my feelings on Internet grammar: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/11/03/
I also have a pet peeve for people either misspelling or misunderstanding the words in idioms and figures of speech. Like "all of a sudden" incorrectly stated as "all of the sudden."
I also have a pet peeve for people either misspelling or misunderstanding the words in idioms and figures of speech. Like "all of a sudden" incorrectly stated as "all of the sudden."
JU, I agree, many intelligent people do speak multiple languages.
Or look at it this way: There's a tacit agreement here to use the English language (aside from A4's occasional use of Hawaiian or Spanish), which involves certain conventions. Try asking someone at an AF base where the "head" is, and they'll tell you they don't call it that, they call it a cranial. By the time you figure out what's going on, you'll have wet yourself.
Also, if you just disciplined yourself to not make those mistakes even in casual writing, then you wouldn't have to spend so much time proofreading, and we wouldn't think less of you for the occasional misspelled word.
From another thread, it's SEQUEL!
Or look at it this way: There's a tacit agreement here to use the English language (aside from A4's occasional use of Hawaiian or Spanish), which involves certain conventions. Try asking someone at an AF base where the "head" is, and they'll tell you they don't call it that, they call it a cranial. By the time you figure out what's going on, you'll have wet yourself.
Also, if you just disciplined yourself to not make those mistakes even in casual writing, then you wouldn't have to spend so much time proofreading, and we wouldn't think less of you for the occasional misspelled word.
From another thread, it's SEQUEL!
Haha...just smoke it up and when they try to fine you, take it to small claims court and tell the judge you weren't informed that you could incur fines for smoking.
You are right.
I'm going to start saying "Fuck" a lot more ...
To me .... it's kinda like "Aloha" ... it's versatile, universal, and shows self-confidence & maturity.
*EDIT* .... ALOHA, Bruddahs !!!
