People who insult grammar on a message board

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  • TransplantedNewf
    TransplantedNewf Posts: 805
    I point out bad grammar...except from one girl i know. She thinks she knows EVERYTHING. She has a masters in english but she fucks up words/grammar all the time. Last week she told me that "scotch is a REQUIRED taste". Hrmm, is it? :D I want her, in all her infinite knowledge to look like an idiot so i'll never correct her. :p;)
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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Krisdababe wrote:
    I point out bad grammar...except from one girl i know. She thinks she knows EVERYTHING. She has a masters in english but she fucks up words/grammar all the time. Last week she told me that "scotch is a REQUIRED taste". Hrmm, is it? :D I want her, in all her infinite knowledge to look like an idiot so i'll never correct her. :p;)
    Maybe she's a big fan of scotch and feels that everyone should drink it mandatorily :)
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Maybe she's a big fan of scotch and feels that everyone should drink it mandatorily :)

    everyone should. :D
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  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    ZiggyStar wrote:
    Personally, I find it disgusting that the majority of people can't speak or write their own language....

    It's just like that old Huey Lewis song, "It's hip to be stupid."
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  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
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    i dinnae even care, so i dinnae.

    what am i reading here? irvine welsh? :D
  • TransplantedNewf
    TransplantedNewf Posts: 805
    eyedclaar wrote:
    It's just like that old Huey Lewis song, "It's hip to be stupid."

    Do you mean hip to be square?
    ...not that i'm a huey lewis fan... ;)
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    eyedclaar wrote:
    It's just like that old Huey Lewis song, "It's hip to be stupid."
    *square

    :p

    i don't get hung up on grammar and all that so much really. stupid content is another story though :D
  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Krisdababe wrote:
    Do you mean hip to be square?
    ...not that i'm a huey lewis fan... ;)


    No, I meant "hip to be stupid" although I do know the real name of the song...
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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    eyedclaar wrote:
    It's just like that old Huey Lewis song, "It's hip to be stupid."

    Listen, no one is advocating that people should post like they have been sniffing glue and/or paint. However, it is a rock band's message board, not a "Post your thesis about your hatred for corporations and your love for non-profits and grocery co-ops!" forum.

    Generally, we're talking about rock and roll and the lifestyles of folks who like it.

    Therefore, pointing out sporadic incorrect expressions of its/it's/its' there/their, verb tense, and the placement of quotation marks, etc, is ridiculous.
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  • dunkman
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    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    what am i reading here? irvine welsh? :D

    nae bother big yin... this thread is glaikit ;)
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  • chromiam
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    fucking white people gotta ruin everything.... ;)
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  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    dunkman wrote:
    nae bother big yin... this thread is glaikit ;)

    ya cracks us up, dunky! :D
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    fanch75 wrote:
    Listen, no one is advocating that people should post like they have been sniffing glue and/or paint.
    why not? look sometimes i can't help it....i love how dizzy it makes me :( *tear*
  • TransplantedNewf
    TransplantedNewf Posts: 805
    fanch75 wrote:

    Generally, we're talking about rock and roll and the lifestyles of folks who like it.

    Therefore, pointing out sporadic incorrect expressions of its/it's/its' there/their, verb tense, and the placement of quotation marks, etc, is ridiculous.

    To me, knowing the difference between they're/there/their is as simple as 5x3. It's something we all learned in grade school and we use those words on a daily basis so i don't get how people forget the proper usage.
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    "To is a preposition.
    Come is a verb"

  • Kushikushun
    Kushikushun Posts: 1,263
    I hate it when English speaking people put others down about their grammar. ESPECIALLY on msg boards :rolleyes:.
    I know the basics of 6 languages and can speak 4 of them, of which three fluently. So who cares about some spelling mistakes, it is communication that matters!!
    And on a msg board like this it is great to be able to meet people with all kinds of nationalities and backgrounds.
    I actually believe that the level of English on this board may scare some people off.
    I definitely wish I was able to express myself better in English on this board (even though I believe my English is already quite well).

    I always ask people who do not appreciate me speaking their language to try and speak some Dutch...that shuts them up!

    I dont mind writing in English, but please have some respect for people whose mothertongue isnt english!

    -rant finished-

    :)

    edit: damn a typo...!
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  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    fanch75 wrote:
    Listen, no one is advocating that people should post like they have been sniffing glue and/or paint. However, it is a rock band's message board, not a "Post your thesis about your hatred for corporations and your love for non-profits and grocery co-ops!" forum.

    Generally, we're talking about rock and roll and the lifestyles of folks who like it.

    Therefore, pointing out sporadic incorrect expressions of its/it's/its' there/their, verb tense, and the placement of quotation marks, etc, is ridiculous.
    Aw...that was almost as funny as the Chinese restaurant story. :)
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  • Kushikushun
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    Krisdababe wrote:
    To me, knowing the difference between they're/there/their is as simple as 5x3. It's something we all learned in grade school and we use those words on a daily basis so i don't get how people forget the proper usage.

    See my above post...not all are English speaking by nature. Many on this board aren't.
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  • TransplantedNewf
    TransplantedNewf Posts: 805
    Kushikushun wrote:
    See my above post...not all are English speaking by nature. Many on this board aren't.

    I totally understand your point. My beef is with the people whose first language is english.
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    "To is a preposition.
    Come is a verb"

  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    Krisdababe wrote:
    To me, knowing the difference between they're/there/their is as simple as 5x3. It's something we all learned in grade school and we use those words on a daily basis so i don't get how people forget the proper usage.

    It is simple. But again, some folks type out quick posts in between phone calls, etc, at work. And whoops, maybe a typo gets out. Message boards are more of a conversation anyway, with a lot of fragments instead of full sentences.

    People are taking this shit way too seriously.

    So, who here attends writers workshops?
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Krisdababe wrote:
    I totally understand your point. My beef is with the people whose first language is english.
    Your beef? :eek: Is this thread about to get violent? :o

    *backs away slowly*

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