Spelling & Grammar...basic respect

IanCurtis

Please look at this post from a frequent visitor:

http://wwww.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=56539987&postcount=1

I am not being anal or a sh!t-stirrer, but this is too much surely? Little or no effort has been put into making that legible.

What's the general opinion on this kind of post? I'm sure we all make mistakes, but this shows no respect for the reader or am I overreacting?

SESIME = SIAMESE?

PS: Just realised time of posting - perhaps it is more forgivable than I first thought, sorry. Still curious as to what people think though.

Keano

Drunk.

6th

Ah FFS! Are you serious? Overreacting is a serious understatement. Log off now and think about what you've done.

IanCurtis

6th wrote: »

Ah FFS! Are you serious? Overreacting is a serious understatement. Log off now and think about what you've done.

Ah 6th, don't be like that...it bothers me!

Karl Hungus

God damnit, who dare thay make such besic speling mistakes!? Aneone ho make mstake liek dat shud be SHOT!!! :mad:

6th

IanCurtis wrote: »

Ah 6th, don't be like that...it bothers me!

I wouldnt be fcukin' surprised if it did based on what caused you to start t his retarded thread.

Steve

At least it wasn't txt spk.

IanCurtis

Ok it doesn't matter to anyone else, point taken.

Close the thread now please

6th

IanCurtis wrote: »

Ok it doesn't matter to anyone else, point taken.

Close the thread now please

Close the thread? I'd say you've got about other 47 posts t o go of cat pix and people slaggin' you! No one will even know who made the post that offended you so much but by christ they know IanCurtis has little to whine about.

IanCurtis

6th wrote: »

I wouldnt be fcukin' surprised if it did based on what caused you to start t his retarded thread.

Now that's what I call Feedback 2008!

ntlbell

IanCurtis wrote: »

Still curious as to what people think though.

That you have you've very little to worry about.

IanCurtis

6th wrote: »

I'd say you've got about other 47 posts t o go of cat pix and people slaggin' you!

Yes

Annnnyway......

Karl Hungus

IanCurtis

ntlbell wrote: »

That you have you've very little to worry about.

I wouldn't go as far to say I was worried about it, just think it maybe a little bit too incoherent?

6th

Oh you want feedback? Okay.

The guy made a spelling mistake ... thats forgiveable.
You made a conscious effort to start this thread ... do I even need to continue?

Tar.Aldarion

No, it's best if you never continue.


OP, check out spell checks.

ntlbell

IanCurtis wrote: »

I wouldn't go as far to say I was worried about it, just think it maybe a little bit too incoherent?

I would be more worried about his taste in music.

IanCurtis

Karl Hungus wrote: »

I'll take this to the web forum so

Keano

Dudess

I noticed that mis-spelling of "Siamese" too - maybe the poster in question is dyslexic, in which case it would be out of order to make fun of/criticise their command of grammar, punctuation and spelling. And I'm very quite pedantic when it comes to same, but it saddens me to hear about the difficulties and the ignorance faced by those with dyslexia.

Keano

Time of post: 1.42 - alcohol mixed with internet = not good for spelling.

KnifeWRENCH

Ugh, another spelling Nazi :mad:

As long as you can understand what the poster is trying to say it doesn't matter a damn if every word is spelt correctly. This is an internet forum, not an English exam.



EDIT: Good Lord, that's an ugly cat!

Tar.Aldarion

justsomebloke

Dudess wrote: »

I noticed that mis-spelling of "Siamese" too

Or maybe he just can't spell properly but is that really that important.

OP seriously cop the **** on if this is this is the sort of thing that is going to annoy you life then you really should get yourself prepared to be annoyed by life

IanCurtis

Dudess wrote: »

I noticed that mis-spelling of "Siamese" too - maybe the poster in question is dyslexic, in which case it would be out of order to make fun of/criticise their command of grammar, punctuation and spelling. And I'm very quite pedantic when it comes to same, but it saddens me to hear about the difficulties and the ignorance faced by those with dyslexia.

Dudess, I had considered that too and that may very well be true as it is so far off the original spelling.

At any rate, it doesn't help us reading it though, and while it is not an "english exam", a poster, if they want to make any point at all, should make themselves as coherent and articulate as possible, as in any walk of life?

I've raised it in the web development forum for those who are interested - hopefully there'll be a more informed response there.

IanCurtis

jsb wrote: »

cop the **** on if this is this is the sort of thing that is going to annoy you life then you really should get yourself prepared to be annoyed by life

Another offensive ridiculous reply again, "annoyed by life" indeed.

I've taken it to a different forum, you stay here please.

justsomebloke

IanCurtis wrote: »

Another offensive ridiculous reply again, "annoyed by life" indeed.

I've taken it to a different forum, you stay here please.

don't worry I will stay here waiting for yet another stupid reply from yourself

Steve

Dudess wrote: »

I noticed that mis-spelling of "Siamese" too -

KnifeWRENCH

IanCurtis wrote:

I've raised it in the web development forum for those who are interested - hopefully there'll be a more informed response there.

You thought you'd get an informed response in Feedback?

IanCurtis wrote: »

I've taken it to a different forum, you stay here please.

Yes jsb, go sit in the bold corner!

AlmightyCushion

Maybe smashing pumpkins have a new album out dedicated to those seeds on the top of burger buns.

Dudess

And how they're so good you'd actually have dreams about them...

justsomebloke

square_igloo wrote: »

Yes jsb, go sit in the bold corner!

KnifeWRENCH

AlmightyCushion wrote:

Maybe smashing pumpkins have a new album out dedicated to those seeds on the top of burger buns.

Dudess wrote:

And how they're so good you'd actually have dreams about them...

Woah, that would be the coolest concept album EVER. :D:D

Dudess

Ah I have to say poor spelling/grammar/punctuation as a result of sheer laziness does annoy me.

justsomebloke

Dudess wrote: »

Ah I have to say poor spelling/grammar/punctuation as a result of sheer laziness does annoy me.

but maybe it is not just laziness

Dudess

Oh I agree.

justsomebloke

Dudess wrote: »

Oh I agree.

then why are you trying to point out that it is. Cause no offence but those that are dyslexic will have no problem feeling sorry for you knowing that they are smarter then you even if their spelling and grammar displeased what you are pedantic about :rolleyes:

randylonghorn

Ok, so attempting to take this seriously for one second ...

... what exactly are you trying to feed back to the admins of this site?

That some of its users are less than proficient in their spelling and syntax at 01.42 on a Saturday night / Sunday morning when most likely under the affluence of incohol?

What do you expect the admins to do about it?


(Oh, and if awhir annoys you, keep an eye out for Winters. That guy can REALLY massacre the Chinese language in the wee hours!!)

IanCurtis

I've already taken my question elsewhere so we can leave the abuse and cat pictures here in Feedback please?

Check out thread in Web Development forum for those interested in discussing further.

2 stroke

Ian. I'm surprised the mistakes in your posts haven't been picked up by anyone yet.

pirelli

Woden

winters is rather the ****.

Still though its its quite interesting to see where the arbitrary line is drawn.

OMG txt spk is bad we don't like that type (pun intended) around here.

Request for better spelling and grammar though clearly that is just ridiculous.

You can't shorten words but by all means do whatever else you feel like to them.

Not that I care either way personally but funny none the less!

pirelli

IanCurtis wrote: »

I've already taken my question elsewhere so we can leave the abuse and cat pictures here in Feedback please?

Check out thread in Web Development forum for those interested in discussing further.

challengemaster

IIRC, Awhir suffers from dyslexia..

Nice one, guys.

/edit: snap.

Dudess

jsb wrote: »

then why are you trying to point out that it is.

Below is my first post on this thread so your sentence above is redundant. Maybe read threads more thoroughly.

Dudess wrote: »

I noticed that mis-spelling of "Siamese" too - maybe the poster in question is dyslexic, in which case it would be out of order to make fun of/criticise their command of grammar, punctuation and spelling. And I'm very quite pedantic when it comes to same, but it saddens me to hear about the difficulties and the ignorance faced by those with dyslexia.

When I said I get annoyed by laziness in the area of grammar, punctuation and spelling, I meant in general...

Cause no offence but those that are dyslexic will have no problem feeling sorry for you knowing that they are smarter then you even if their spelling and grammar displeased what you are pedantic about :rolleyes:

Grrr... how I hate the rolleyes symbol, it makes people come across as really obnoxious and ignorant - "no offence".
Oh, and maybe tone down on the personal abuse:

those that are dyslexic will have no problem feeling sorry for you knowing that they are smarter then you

Thanks.

watna

I laughed at someone's spelling once at school. The girl in question turned out to be severely dyslexic. I've never made that mistake again. I still feel awful about it 10 years later.

Ron DMC

Wait a minute, dyslexia's real? Wow, I thought it was just an excuse people used when they were too lazy to spell.

/sarcasm.

Sherifu

IanCurtis wrote: »

What's the general opinion on this kind of post?

challengemaster wrote: »

Awhir suffers from dyslexia.

biko

Let us sex this thread up a bit

WhiteWashMan

FlutterinBantam

IanCurtis wrote: »

Ok it doesn't matter to anyone else, point taken.

Close the thread now please

Au contraire ,Ian, it does matter to me.

The standard of spelling and grammar on Boards is nothing short of abysmal.
When we complain, we get the usual smart arses going on about pedants,and parsing and analysing our posts for typos and such,claiming that "Well you understood it didn't you".

Ian ,I will always draw attention to basic spelling and grammar laziness, not typos, but pure downright frikken ignorance and laziness.

I need men like you not to be discouraged by lolcats,smart arsed jerks,whankers who's grammatical and spelling standards are akin to a child in 3rd class.
Don't be discouraged Ian, keep up the good fight against the spotty nerdy jerks who think it is "cool" to ride roughshod over the rules and regulations of of grammar and spelling,punctuation and syntax.
Ignore the slings and arrows which will undoubtedly be aimed in your direction and stand tall in defense of all that is good and proper in writing.

You have an ally in the Flutt.