Spelling/grammar pet peeves!
Salt addict
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,201
From: Niagara Falls Ont.
Originally posted by igator210
My biggest grammer complaint:
"I could care less"
The correct phrase is:
"I couldn't care less"
(too tired right now to explain the logic. Think about it and it'll makes sense.)
My biggest grammer complaint:
"I could care less"
The correct phrase is:
"I couldn't care less"
(too tired right now to explain the logic. Think about it and it'll makes sense.)
My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son of a bitch.
Registered User
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 191
From: Birmingham, AL
Originally posted by Protegé Menacé
i know that you have been here for a while but you don't EVER post
thats why i was welcoming you BACK from your protege slumber.
i know that you have been here for a while but you don't EVER post
thats why i was welcoming you BACK from your protege slumber.
formerly chastan
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 2,350
From: California, USA
Originally posted by Felix Wankel
I made that picture God dammit!
I made that picture God dammit!
I was in a hurry so I did a search for "protege menace drunk dorm" and lo and behold! I didn't even really look who posted(sorry).
Registered User
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 1,122
From: Dallas, Texas
My biggest personal grammer pet peeve...
Given how much time he spends talking about weapons of mass destruction, I wish that our commander-in-chief would learn to say "NEW-clee-uhr" rather than "new-KYUH-luhr".
Given how much time he spends talking about weapons of mass destruction, I wish that our commander-in-chief would learn to say "NEW-clee-uhr" rather than "new-KYUH-luhr".
Hu Flung Pu
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 341
From: San Salvador, El Salvador
Originally posted by Protegé Menacé
I've realized that typing takes a LOT of time when youa re on AIM and tlkaing to lots of people.
I don't see it necessary to spellcheck my posts on a protege forum when the topic is not serious. It really isnt worth my time to check it when I have many other things more important to do.
I'm not too worried how people on an internet chat forum view me. now if i were typing a resume i would spellcheck. but come on guys, this is the internet, no need to try and look like you are the smartest person in the world
I've realized that typing takes a LOT of time when youa re on AIM and tlkaing to lots of people.
I don't see it necessary to spellcheck my posts on a protege forum when the topic is not serious. It really isnt worth my time to check it when I have many other things more important to do.
I'm not too worried how people on an internet chat forum view me. now if i were typing a resume i would spellcheck. but come on guys, this is the internet, no need to try and look like you are the smartest person in the world
I´m not saying that you should copy the stuff to MS Word and do a spell check on it... I´m just saying that it takes just a few seconds to glance at what you wrote in order to catch 90% of the mistakes you could have made (even if you know how to spell the words, your finger could have hit the wrong key by mistake, or something like that).
And I seriously doubt you don´t have the time to check what you wrote... if you have time to be reading the posts (despite having other things more important to do), you do have a few seconds to read your own words... out of courtesy to others in order to keep people from wasting their time trying to make sense of what is written.
All I´m saying is, that if you want to be heard, at least make a little effort to make sense and say things correctly. Out of simple courtesy to those who will use up their time to read your words.
Last edited by LOS-323; Jan 27, 2003 at 12:16 PM.
Master of All Things :{D
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 4,118
From: southeast texas, near houston
Originally posted by carguycw
My biggest personal grammer pet peeve...
Given how much time he spends talking about weapons of mass destruction, I wish that our commander-in-chief would learn to say "NEW-clee-uhr" rather than "new-KYUH-luhr".
My biggest personal grammer pet peeve...
Given how much time he spends talking about weapons of mass destruction, I wish that our commander-in-chief would learn to say "NEW-clee-uhr" rather than "new-KYUH-luhr".