Are you always punctual with your typing online?

CorkMan

Do you always make sure you have capital letters for the start of sentences, commas to break up sentences and full stops to end, etc?

It's a habit that I do it, but most people are alright, but then there are people who are atrocious.

OutlawPete

Your two anal

Links234

always

Scarinae

Sometimes if I'm writing a one-sentence post I don't bother with a full stop

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I'm usually on time with replies yeah.

questionmark?

i cant say dat i Would ,now, but most the time like i be trying me best boss sure ya know? the score with booards ya

Biggins

Yes. It's a personal thing.
Spelling and grammar are reflective sometimes of those that post I feel.

As for text speak! GRRRRR!!!!!

OutlawPete

Biggins wrote: »

Spelling and grammar are reflective sometimes of those that post I feel.

How dare you

Cheap Thrills!

My punctuation is occasionally tardy

starlit

Not always but sometimes. I have been a little bit more wary of it recently.

GLaDOS

I don't on IM, but otherwise I am.

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I've gone through the OPs post very carefully a few times now, and can't find any errors to point and laugh at. Damn !

stovelid

I always make the effort but I don't really mind what others do as long as I can understand them and they're not wilfully taking the piss, like text-speak for example.

I do think it's a little remiss of people that can do so not to make the effort, but if somebody just has poor spelling or writing skills, I'm not bothered at all and judge their posts on their worth - unless I'm trying to a Muphry's Law job on them or something.

Biggins

OutlawPete wrote: »

How dare you

Wot!
No exclamation mark or question mark? Booo... Hissss...

starbelgrade

I don't mind how people write as long as they don't write sh*t loads of sentences without any paragraphs. My head hurts trying to read dense texts.

conno3001

I tend to avoid as many mistakes as I can, not because I care but only because a poster may decide to go off topic and post something about me missing one or two commas...

Far too many grammar nazi's around here for my liking.

starlit

Text speak is the only thing that would bother me or if punctuation was placed wrongly in a sentence thats all. Once the words are spoken in proper english and understandable then ya I'm not too bothered about punctuation after that once it makes sense that's all that matters!

Slunk

I try my best to be accurate all the time but if mistakes happen or Im in a rush typing something Im not going back to change it. Bugs me when someone I know is beside me and they keep interupting saying I typed something wrong. So long as you get the jist of what Im saying it doesnt matter that much.

starbelgrade

conno3001 wrote: »

I tend to avoid as many mistakes as I can, not because I care but only because a poster may decide to go off topic and post something about me missing one or two commas...

Fair to many grammar nazi's around here for my liking.

'A' for effort, 'C' for excecution.

conno3001

starbelgrade wrote: »

'A' for effort, 'C' for excecution.

In fairness I caught before you managed to post :rolleyes:

MrStuffins

I have rather good spelling and i have rather good grammar, but my typing accuracy is very bad and by the time i notice, i have already clicked the submit button.

Some of my posts here put me across as some sort of gimp!

Biggins

MrStuffins wrote: »

...Some of my posts here put me across as some sort of gimp!

We still love you!

:pac:

littlefriend

Punctual?

robbie_998

your base r belonging to us now :pac:

Abi

stovelid wrote: »

I always make the effort but I don't really mind what others do as long as I can understand them and they're not wilfully taking the piss, like text-speak for example.

I do think it's a little remiss of people that can do so not to make the effort, but if somebody just has poor spelling or writing skills, I'm not bothered at all and judge their posts their posts on their worth, unless I'm try to a Muphry's law job on them or something.

Exactly my thoughts. Text speak is one of my pet hates, followed by posters who are already aware of the fact that another poster has dsylexia and has a dig at them regardless. Of course, new users wouldn't be aware of it, but there some that are dicks about it.

With previous jobs and the type of letters I'd have to send out, you can't afford to look unprofessional. It's a habit I don't think I've broken out of. I have to admit, if I post something and notice something I've missed, I'll do a ninja edit on it.


/Awaits post correction :pac:

Elliejo

I try my best to use proper punctuation and grammar, but the odd mistake may slip through. I can't use textspeak even on texts!

*in* texts!

Robby91

For the most part, I'd like to think so. I tend to leave out the full stop on the last sentence in a paragraph though, for some peculiar reason :P

El Weirdo

conno3001 wrote: »

I tend to avoid as many mistakes as I can, not because I care but only because a poster may decide to go off topic and post something about me missing one or two commas...

Far to many grammar nazi's around here for my liking.

conno3001 wrote: »

In fairness I caught before you managed to post :rolleyes:

Did you?

loobylou

elviscostello wrote: »

I've gone through the OPs post very carefully a few times now, and can't find any errors to point and laugh at. Damn !

Must look harder.

starbelgrade

conno3001 wrote: »

In fairness I caught before you managed to post :rolleyes:

You still didn't spot the other mistake.

MarkR

I just bang my head off the keyboard until I pass out. Oddly, it always turns out to be a full, complete, and relevant sentence.

*puts on Pedantic Pat hat*

punc·tu·al/ˈpəNGkCHo͞oəl/Adjective
1. Happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time; on time.
2. Denoting or relating to an action that takes place at a particular point in time.

punc·tu·a·tion (pngkch-shn)
n.
1.
a. The use of standard marks and signs in writing and printing to separate words into sentences, clauses, and phrases in order to clarify meaning.
b. The marks so used.
2. The act or an instance of punctuating.

Had to be done.

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loobylou wrote: »

Must look harder.

etc. ?! :eek:

conno3001

starbelgrade wrote: »

You still didn't spot the other mistake.

See! This is what I'm talking about... for all you know I did it on purpose.

Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

If I'm making fairly offhand replies then I may not bother with capitals and full stops. Otherwise I probably do.

bnt

For a couple of years, in the mid-90s, I wrote PC reviews for publication in magazines. (Remember the hype when the Intel Pentium hit 100MHz? I'm old ... ) The more you write, the more you learn by doing it, and the easier it is to write decently. I've written all kinds of things since then, so I just can't turn it off any more.

My advice: if you want to become a better writer, read. Read a lot. Read the Classics, like Dickens, or well-regarded modern writers such as Terry Pratchett.

locum-motion

elviscostello wrote: »

I've gone through the OPs post very carefully a few times now, and can't find any errors to point and laugh at. Damn !

You should've spent a little less time going through the post itself, and a little more time going through the thread title!

I don't understand why a person wouldn't attempt to type legibly. I mean, why does a person post at all? Because they have an opinion that they'd like to share with others. If you want those people to read your opinion, then you owe it to them to put your opinion in an easily legible and understandable form.

That said, I don't mind the occasional accidental typo lkie tehse onse. Everyone can hit a wrong key now and again. Also I don't mind when people use the usual well recognised abbreviations like 'IMHO' or 'IIRC'.

peanuthead

CorkMan wrote: »

Do you always make sure you have capital letters for the start of sentences, commas to break up sentences and full stops to end, etc?

It's a habit that I do it, but most people are alright, but then there are people who are atrocious.

I'm like this - even with texts. I don't really proof-read my messages, sometimes I do. But if I notice an error I HAVE to correct it.

Sometimes I'll just say to myself, it's fine, I'll just leave it, but I never EVER can. And sometimes I don't even move the mouse - I'll just delete everything until I get back to the error. Even if it's a line of text. I think its a bit OCDish or something.

sky88

i dont even be punctual in real life nevermind online

take everything

littlefriend wrote: »

Punctual?

One and a half pages of "oh yeah i mind my ps and qs... blah, blah" and not one poster (apart from your good self) picks up on the misuse of the word punctual.
I lolled.

starlit

I'm usually fairly punctual with my replies but not always as punctual in real life. Time management is the bain of my life sometimes!

Washington Irving

Yes, always. The same when I'm texting.

take everything

take everything wrote: »

One and a half pages of "oh yeah i mind my ps and qs... blah, blah" and not one poster (apart from your good self) picks up on the misuse of the word punctual.
I lolled.

Other than post #5?

Dudess

I'm fairly precise when I type (online or offline) - more out of habit than anything else (like Abigayle, much of that comes from jobs)... but I'm way more lax about punctuation when I text, and I use the odd textspeak abbreviation.

Very extreme textspeak, and long passages with absolutely zero full stops/commas/dashes to indicate pauses, are unpleasant to read, but other than that, I don't care what way something is written as long as I understand what the person is saying and it's not really difficult to follow.

It's really horrible all right when people put down those who are dyslexic here - and not everyone was able to get enough of an education to develop a strong grasp of punctuation/spelling.

MrStuffins

Dudess wrote: »

I'm fairly precise when I type (online or offline) - more out of habit than anything else (like Abigayle, much of that comes from jobs)... but I'm way more lax about punctuation when I text, and I use the odd textspeak abbreviation.

Very extreme textspeak, and long passages with absolutely zero full stops/commas/dashes to indicate pauses, are unpleasant to read, but other than that, I don't care what way something is written as long as I understand what the person is saying and it's not really difficult to follow.

With texts, it's understandable as you are saving money. But i always shorten the words so they are still readable to whoever i am sending to.

Would = Wud. Someone = Sum1 etc.

But if someone starts sending me text messages taking the piss with the txtspk, i just won't reply. Or they'll get a reply telling them how much i want to punch them! I hate the fact that txtspk is just for the sake of it now.

Dudess

I don't use textspeak with saving money in mind, moreso saving space if a text gets longwinded.

johnmcdnl

I dunno about punctuation but I do try and as for spellings I get every single one right because Google chrome puts a red line under a word if it's spelled wrong and I have some form of OCD that makes me want to break the laptop when I see the red line to indicate bad spelling.

but I'd still try my best so I won't be regarded as a 12 year old teenage girl taking about Justin Bieber or something along them lines

i'd batter ny1 hu tlks lk dis wen dey av a qwerty in frnt of dem.... like it's ridiculous and I really don't like people who text like that either seeing as there's such a thing as predictive text these days

Deus Ex Machina

In an informal context I don't care if I make mistakes, but I try not to. If I am writing something which I consider to be important I will make sure it's right.

My problem is that I completely leave words out, even when I've proof read the document. It's the weirdest thing, and I seem to have basically no control over it. I once left a word out of the title of a college paper, big bold letters on the cover with an obvious word missing and I didn't notice it until I got it back with the word written in red above. Any else do that?

Liam Byrne

elviscostello wrote: »

I've gone through the OPs post very carefully a few times now, and can't find any errors to point and laugh at. Damn !

Really ?

Did you check the thread title as well ?

What time did you post at ?

Scuid Mhór

CorkMan wrote: »

Do you always make sure you have capital letters for the start of sentences, commas to break up sentences and full stops to end, etc?

It's a habit that I do it, but most people are alright, but then there are people who are atrocious.

maybe i do, maybe i don't.

sheesh

Cheap Thrills! wrote: »

My punctuation is occasionally tardy

ooh i see what you did there. *golf clap

--LOS--

elviscostello wrote: »

I've gone through the OPs post very carefully a few times now, and can't find any errors to point and laugh at. Damn !

all right > alright