[rant]This has been bugging me for years. Wherever I go internet-wise, I constantly see English so horribly mangled it makes my eyes bleed. You know what I mean; things like writing "your" instead of "you're" for "you are", "to" instead of "too" for "as well", and my personal favourite, "then" instead of "than". Quite how anyone can be that grammatically misinformed eludes me.
Now, when playing online, it's necessary to write quickly so that you don't get shot, and this leads to spelling errors. However, it's excusable. But when you're typing your response to whatever it may be on a site such as Youtube or here, you have all the time in the world. As I'm writing this I've already made a dozen mistakes; however, I went back and corrected them. No doubt I missed a few, but one or two in all this isn't really that bad, is it?
Another thing that pisses me off is the overuse of the word "like". This has been remarked upon in another thread before now, but now I'm even seeing it in written form!
When people say "like" every third word, it's because they don't have a huge grasp of vocabulary and thier brain requires extra time to think of the next word, so they stall.
When you're typing online that isn't an issue. It's not as if it's instant messaging, is it? You can spend as long as you like typing, because no-one's expecting an instant response.[/rant]
To help you people out, here's a few pointers:
"You're" - abbreviated version of "you are". As in: "You're reading this"
"Your" - used to signify possession. "This is your response"
"Then" - used to compare time. "I'd rather do A, then B"
"Than" - object comparison. "A is better than B"
"An" - used when the next word begins with a vowel. "An employee" "An ungrateful swine" "An idiot"
DISCLAIMER: This is not aimed at those of you who speak English as a second language. When I'm able to speak your language fluntly, then I'll bitch and moan, but until then I shall not judge. For those of you who do speak English as a first language, ie. Brits, Aussies, Yanks, Kiwis, Canadians etc. please get it right next time.
your being butthurt
why does it matter that much?
it's online.
not like we're writing a book or anything.
[QUOTE=QwertySecond;16119635][rant]This has been bugging me for years. Wherever I go internet-wise, I constantly see English so horribly mangled it makes my eyes bleed. You know what I mean; things like writing "your" instead of "you're" for "you are", "to" instead of "too" for "as well", and my personal favorite, "then" instead of "than". Quite how anyone can be that grammatically misinformed eludes me.
Now, when playing online, it's necessary to write quickly so that you don't get shot, and this leads to spelling errors. However, it's excusable. But when you're typing your response to whatever it may be on a site such as Youtube or here, you have all the time in the world. As I'm writing this I've already made a dozen mistakes; however, I went back and corrected them. No doubt I missed a few, but one or two in all this isn't really that bad, is it?
Another thing that pisses me off is the overuse of the word "like". This has been remarked upon in another thread before now, but now I'm even seeing it in written form!
When people say "like" every third word, it's because they don't have a huge grasp of vocabulary and [b]their[/b] brain requires extra time to think of the next word, so they stall.
When you're typing online that isn't an issue. It's not as if it's instant messaging, is it? You can spend as long as you like typing, because no-one's expecting an instant response.[/rant]
To help you people out, here's a few pointers:
"You're" - abbreviated version of "you are". As in: "You're reading this"
"Your" - used to signify possession. "This is your response"
"Then" - used to compare time. "I'd rather do A, then B"
"Than" - object comparison. "A is better than B"
"An" - used when the next word begins with a vowel. "An employee" "An ungrateful swine" "An idiot"
DISCLAIMER: This is not aimed at those of you who speak English as a second language. When I'm able to speak your language fluently, then I'll bitch and moan, but until then I shall not judge. For those of you who do speak English as a first language, ie. Brits, Aussies, Yanks, Kiwis, Canadians etc. please get it right next time.[/QUOTE]
Fixed, Again
[QUOTE=Jessesmith11;16119651][B]your being butthurt[/B]
why does it matter that much?
it's online.
not like we're writing a book or anything.[/QUOTE]
:smugdog:
To be honest I've seen more horrible spelling and grammar from people who have English as a first language than I've seen from second-language users. But yeah, it's pretty horrible.
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[QUOTE=Jessesmith11;16119651]your being butthurt
why does it matter that much?
it's online.
not like we're writing a book or anything.[/QUOTE]
Class A++ reply keep it coming
i has one boner rigt nao. I love typing like an idiot.
[QUOTE=WPlayer;16119663]:smugdog:[/QUOTE]
this man knows what i'm saying
:smug:
your, you're
If you're not intelligent enough to know which one he means, maybe you're the one with the issue?
I read
your gay
the same as
you're gay
cause I know he meant YOU ARE, not YOUR in the ownership sense.
You people are so literal
Whao, I post crazy dumb shit when i'm half awake.
[QUOTE=Jessesmith11;16119651]your being butthurt[/QUOTE]
This, right here.
[QUOTE=Jessesmith11;16119651]why does it matter that much?
it's online.
not like we're writing a book or anything.[/QUOTE]
It matters because it's bloody atrocious. Often, when I try to read something I have to go over it several times to work out what's being said
your and idiot get of this website
theyre are to many people like you
Thread of the millennium. I can't stand people that butcher the English language because it "looks cool".
[QUOTE=evster7;16119719]your and idiot get of this website
theyre are to many people like you[/QUOTE]
Like this guy
u n ur mother, i keel themm
[QUOTE=INv3Rt;16119657]Fixed[/QUOTE]
Whoops on fluently. Favourite, however, is the British English spelling. We keep all the superfluous "u"s.
A yank is a nickname for an American. Kiwi is for New Zealanders.
Its the internet
[QUOTE=Jessesmith11;16119651]your being butthurt
why does it matter that much?
it's online.
not like we're writing a book or anything.[/QUOTE]
Great first reply, would read again.
いいだろうが
Grammar is important, but to bitch about it won't get you any friends.
[QUOTE=QwertySecond;16119697]This, right here.[/quote]
haha, oh wow.
[quote]It matters because it's bloody atrocious. Often, when I try to read something I have to go over it several times to work out what's being said[/QUOTE]
oh okay
that's when it gets out of hand (and your being trolled)
but i can tell when someone uses your for you're.
"your stupid."
still translates to "you're stupid."
[QUOTE=PacificV2;16119665]Class A++ reply keep it coming[/QUOTE]
i try
People who butcher the English language annoy the hell out of me, even more so when they have a go at me for not understanding what they've typed because of the way they've typed it >_>
Ever since FP removed smartness, my english got much worse :sigh:
Hey, it doesn't really matter.
It's more what they say than how they write it. Spelling helps get the point across better, I have to admit. People who fuck up the grammar seem less convincing than people who do.
your an arrogent asshole y shud we care if u liek how we talk
[QUOTE=Jessesmith11;16119815]haha, oh wow.
oh okay
that's when it gets out of hand (and your being trolled)
but i can tell when someone uses your for you're.
"your stupid."
still translates to "you're stupid."
i try[/QUOTE]
I can read 'your stupid' as 'you're stupid' but it's still annoying and unneccessary. You only have to make about half a second more effort.
OP, Facepunch got over the grammar crisis ages ago, we don't care anymore.
[QUOTE=Lambadvanced;16119814]Grammar is important, but to bitch about it won't get you any friends.[/QUOTE]
I bitch about grammar all the time and I have a ton of friends.
In fact people know how bitchy I am about grammar, so they come to me to proofread their essays.
Let me tell you, a lot of them are painful to read.
:smug:
I love when the people bitching about conventions make horribly formatted posts riddled with errors themselves.
Edit: and are so self-entitled to think that it is [i]their[/i] language.
Well it is, that's the whole point.
Add "alot" there
[QUOTE=Athena;16120028]I love when the people bitching about conventions make horribly formatted posts riddled with errors themselves.
Edit: and are so self-entitled to think that it is [i]their[/i] language.[/QUOTE]
I personally love it when people correct someone and their correction is misspelled. Like so:
[quote=Person 1]That method is so ineficient![/quote]
[quote=Person 2][quote=Person 1]That method is so [b]inefficent[/b][/quote] Fixed. :eng101:[/quote]
[quote=Me][quote=Person 2]
Fixed. :eng101:[/quote] Almost. It's actually [b]inefficient[/b]. :science:[/quote]
[QUOTE=Gmod4ever;16120204]I personally love it when people correct someone and their correction is misspelled. Like so:[/QUOTE]
Damn you're cool
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