Forum grammar

by Nor Cal Tue Jun 11 2013, 22:20

I consider myself to be decent at grammar. Having said that, after every single post I write I can always count on finding countless errors. It pisses me off every time!!! Never fails! I must sound like a 10 year old kid in my posts! I'm sure after I post this I'll find some more errors! Is it just me or do forums bring out the worst in grammar? at wits end

by Guest Tue Jun 11 2013, 22:22

I don't really bother with it any more! I always spot something just as I hit the 'send' button! Laughing

by Nor Cal Tue Jun 11 2013, 22:29

HAHA! Exactly!

by Guest Tue Jun 11 2013, 22:36

I'm a bit of a grammar/spelling pedant myself, so sympathise. I think we are so keen to respond etc that our fingers work faster than our brains - that's my excuse anyway. Big Grin

by Guest Tue Jun 11 2013, 22:48

Lynda wrote:I'm a bit of a grammar/spelling pedant myself, so sympathise. I think we are so keen to respond etc that our fingers work faster than our brains - that's my excuse anyway.

I agree Lynda, I just get carried away sometimes Big Grin

if its really bad ill edit it but otherwise I just leave it Laughing

by Guest Tue Jun 11 2013, 22:53

Yeah yeah! That's why I make so many mistakes. Dam forums messing with my educated brain liar

by Nor Cal Tue Jun 11 2013, 22:57

Yeah yeah! That's why I make so many mistakes. Dam forums messing with my educated brain

That and Bacon crawling all over my keyboard while i'm typing!

by Guest Tue Jun 11 2013, 22:57

If it's not a literary forum, bring on the bad grammar. Tongues

I used to admin a literary forum and yikes... It was like walking on egg shells! Laughing

Spent so much time with proof-reading, it just took the fun out of it. So I quit and let it die. > Smile

Nah, it's still going. But it was actually a huge relief not to have to check grammar and spelling. Smile

Part of the light-hearted nature of this forum is that it just doesn't matter, I think. Pretty sure the staffies don't care how good our grammar is! Big Grin

by Guest Tue Jun 11 2013, 22:59

Eleanor wrote:If it's not a literary forum, bring on the bad grammar. I used to admin a literary forum and yikes... It was like walking on egg shells! Spent so much time with proof-reading, it just took the fun out of it. So I quit and let it die. >

Nah, it's still going. But it was actually a huge relief not to have to check grammar and spelling. Part of the light-hearted nature of this forum is that it just doesn't matter, I think. Pretty sure the staffies don't care how good our grammar is!

by Nor Cal Tue Jun 11 2013, 23:00

Well put Eleanor!!! Long live bad grammar!

by **Sazzle** Tue Jun 11 2013, 23:09

Me too, always see it after even if I've read it back!!

by Barry S Tue Jun 11 2013, 23:37

I had the day off when we did spelling and grammer at school.

by **Sazzle** Tue Jun 11 2013, 23:43

I think I must have too! Laughing

I did a training course at work and we did a spelling test of the 20 most worst spelt words, I got 5 right, soooo embarrassing!! They were hard tho Laughing

by Guest Tue Jun 11 2013, 23:47

You got it Eleanor - as you say, our Staffies don't give a toss about grammar or spelling! It's the content that matters.

by **janey** Wed Jun 12 2013, 09:32

This is rather refreshing to read Laughing

I am forever missing out words!

by Guest Wed Jun 12 2013, 09:37

I make shocking mistakes too, both spelling and grammar Blushing

by **Kathy** Wed Jun 12 2013, 10:34

I just through this thread and found surprisingly few spelling errors Big Grin

by **pag** Wed Jun 12 2013, 10:54

Just think in a few years time we will have an entirely new language.. Laughing

by Guest Wed Jun 12 2013, 11:09

When all's said & done, if there are a few spelling mistakes or punctuation marks left out, who cares? Does it really make a difference to the end result, which is help, chat & a bit of fun!

by Guest Wed Jun 12 2013, 11:13

haha there no choice but to have bad spelling in my posts as im dyslexic so tuff lol

by Guest Wed Jun 12 2013, 11:56

janey wrote:

This is rather refreshing to read I am forever missing out words!

Looks like you're not the only one, Janey Laughing

Kathy wrote:I just through this thread and found surprisingly few spelling errors

by **janey** Wed Jun 12 2013, 17:14

Chris SW wrote:
janey wrote:

This is rather refreshing to read I am forever missing out words!

Looks like you're not the only one, Janey

Kathy wrote:I just through this thread and found surprisingly few spelling errors

On purpose or not though! Laughing

by Guest Wed Jun 12 2013, 17:27

haha my spelling is awful! and grammer not much better, i always look back and find so many mistakes!

by Guest Wed Jun 12 2013, 18:49

Give yourselves a pat on the back for spotting. I look at all the posts from everyone including myself and don't spot any mistakes Laughing

by **Kell** Thu Jun 13 2013, 14:20

It is an international forum .. that we can all communicate with each other is a wonderful thing, even if our spelling and grammar aren't Smile

by lordmickey Sat Aug 24 2013, 19:46

ima gramma nazi miself 4 lyf, wynds me wight up 2 init blud..

by Guest Sat Aug 24 2013, 19:47

lordmickey wrote:ima gramma nazi miself 4 lyf, wynds me wight up 2 init blud..

grammer*

by lordmickey Sat Aug 24 2013, 19:48

i do actually quite despise it myself. Even facebook winds me up, its not when people shorten words- i suppose its acceptable. Its when people add letters in that arent there in the first place!

by Guest Sat Aug 24 2013, 19:49

lyke what? Big Grin

by Guest Sat Aug 24 2013, 19:49

Eleanor wrote:
lordmickey wrote:ima gramma nazi miself 4 lyf, wynds me wight up 2 init blud..
grammer*

cough ..cough .. its grammar

And your mum is going to be so dissapointed

by lordmickey Sat Aug 24 2013, 19:51

Dave wrote:
Eleanor wrote:
lordmickey wrote:ima gramma nazi miself 4 lyf, wynds me wight up 2 init blud..
grammer*

cough ..cough .. its grammar

And your mum is going to be so dissapointed

hahahah i thought it was with an "a"....just didnt want to open myself up if i was wrong ha

by Guest Sat Aug 24 2013, 19:52

It went over both your heads, didn't it? Laughing

by lordmickey Sat Aug 24 2013, 19:53

as soon as i sent the above, i thought to myself...wait...thats the point isnt it?! duh!

Thats why I shouldnt be sat here at this time in a busy call centre! the british public confuse me!

by Guest Sat Aug 24 2013, 19:55

When I welcome people to the forum I like to say 'hi from me and the girls' if I'm feeling pedantic or having a grammar guilt day I put 'Hi from the girls and me'

by Guest Sat Aug 24 2013, 19:58

lordmickey wrote:as soon as i sent the above, i thought to myself...wait...thats the point isnt it?! duh!

Thats why I shouldnt be sat here at this time in a busy call centre! the british public confuse me!

The British are the blame for everything wrong in the world!

Chiara wrote:When I welcome people to the forum I like to say 'hi from me and the girls' if I'm feeling pedantic or having a grammar guilt day I put 'Hi from the girls and me'

I know what you mean. Tongues

When I first joined here, I'd only just quit the literary forum (now there's the home of Gramar Nazis), so it was still quite fresh in my mind! Now, not so much Big Grin

If I'd missed a full stop at that forum, a lynch mob would have appeared! Laughing

by **Nathan** Sun Aug 25 2013, 16:33

I'm really bad when I’m posting using the phone, I either totally miss words out or have not noticed predictive text has added a totally irrelevant word.
I have ended up with some quite bazaar posts in the past which I have had to go back and edit
At least we can be thankfull for no text speak on the forums, that would drive me insane

by Guest Sun Aug 25 2013, 16:35

Nathan wrote:I'm really bad when I’m posting using the phone, I either totally miss words out or have not noticed predictive text has added a totally irrelevant word.
I have ended up with some quite bazaar posts in the past which I have had to go back and edit
At least we can be thankfull for no text speak on the forums, that would drive me insane

4 sur m8 , I cd nevva undstnd all thet crp

by **Nathan** Sun Aug 25 2013, 17:09

Dave wrote:
Nathan wrote:I'm really bad when I’m posting using the phone, I either totally miss words out or have not noticed predictive text has added a totally irrelevant word.
I have ended up with some quite bazaar posts in the past which I have had to go back and edit
At least we can be thankfull for no text speak on the forums, that would drive me insane
4 sur m8 , I cd nevva undstnd all thet crp

by Guest Sun Aug 25 2013, 17:32

Dave wrote:
4 sur m8 , I cd nevva undstnd all thet crp

I can't even bloody read that! Laughing

by Guest Sun Aug 25 2013, 18:39

Caryll wrote:
Dave wrote:
4 sur m8 , I cd nevva undstnd all thet crp
I can't even bloody read that!

Here, maybe this will help!

Translation: Eleanor is amazing! Big Grin

by Guest Sun Aug 25 2013, 18:42

My Mum who is a retired teacher, grammar/apostrophe Nazi sends the most apalling texts she seems to have forgotten her vowels when she texts Laughing

by **Andy** Sun Aug 25 2013, 18:52

The boss man got owt to say in this thread ? whistling

by Guest Sun Aug 25 2013, 18:53

Don't be mean Andy! shame on you

by **Andy** Sun Aug 25 2013, 18:57

Eleanor wrote:Don't be mean Andy!

Ahhh Stevo's a geezer, he can take it Big Grin

by Guest Sun Aug 25 2013, 19:02

by **Keith** Fri Aug 30 2013, 23:22

Nor Cal wrote:I consider myself to be decent at grammar. Having said that, after every single post I write I can always count on finding countless errors. It pisses me off every time!!! Never fails! I must sound like a 10 year old kid in my posts! I'm sure after I post this I'll find some more errors! Is it just me or do forums bring out the worst in grammar?

10-year-old is hyphenated. rolling on the floor

by Guest Fri Aug 30 2013, 23:24

Technically, it should be 'ten-year-old.' Tongues

Numerical figures for maths; written figures for English. Laughing

by **Keith** Fri Aug 30 2013, 23:27

Actually..... one-through-nine is written, 10 and above is quoted numerically in virtually all British newspapers and print publications....

I dont want to s

by Guest Fri Aug 30 2013, 23:34

Yes, but it's still technically grammatically incorrect, if you follow the prescriptivist approach to language! Big Grin

Personally, I prefer descriptivism. Tongues

by **Keith** Fri Aug 30 2013, 23:37

BRB - Googling that. Laughing

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