Originally Posted by bioforger (Post 10934177)

Idiosyncrasy was again spelt wrong above too :wall:

It's also spelt with an S at the end, not a C Chip! :wall: :D

Originally Posted by jef (Post 10934139)

i appreciate my input may not be even read lol, and this is ne of those threads where - id often comment "if youve nothing constructive" then just dont read the thread or comment on it.
a few points - firstly as many will know im not great with spelling or grammar, mostly because its not high on my list of priorities when using written language to communicate - added to my relatively poor typing skills. However im confident each post i make is understandable to any reader - and not beyond anyones ability to understand- even full of spelling or grammar errors.
things i think are important are ease of reading for the person - to me, paragraphs. use them fairly often to break up the reading - but not even necessarily when a subject is changed although often useful at these times. but small regular paragraphs are far more likely to entice me into reading maybe a lengthy post.

secondly - i beleive in the evolution of language, its constantly happengin and will continue to do so, there is nothing that can stop it. im willing to accept it, maybe not encourage or use certain forms - but i wouldnt protest against it, as its interesting to see - to a point "awrite bruv, happnin m8" is not what i mean by this.

thirdly i appreciate its important to some people. they seek enjoyment from making the effort they put in, and the knowledge they have. they wold like to see more of it and think it is important - entitled to there opinion, but not to push it on everyone.

lastly - the grammar, spelling police are just not needed, as a sole purpose for replying in a thread its plain stupid - although running jokes and comical comments in jest are encouraged as part of banter, belittling, putting down, aggressive or just plain not nice
;( comments that are serious are not needed.
its often clearly used as a chance to portray ones intelligence being grater than anothers, or a marker of someones social class, and used to make some feel superior - thats the saddest thing of all.

very lastly im glad there are forums ect for thngs like this, its not a bad thing to discuss language, punctation, grammar ect - it can help teach those that are interested, and is a decent topic for discussion

and yes im fully aware this post is totally riddled with all sorts of errors, those that feel the need can tear it to grammatical peices if they feel the need. i make no apologies for it, i just dont have the time or feel its necessary to go back through the whole post, just for an internet forum- no disrespect :)

Originally Posted by bioforger (Post 10933897)

Telboy, what are your thoughts on people who use apostrophes correctly and in the right place, but always substitute them for a comma?

i.e Bio's scooby versus Bio,s scooby :D

Originally Posted by jef (Post 10934300)

fi fan, your almost spot on in regard to me. here we go....

it all started at school, when learning in class be it maths, english or any subject, i had friends i was "competing against" it was a healthy friendly rivalry - but quite important, so we both scribbled words down, anticiapted words so we could get the edge over the other - as a consequence my handwriting is nothing short of appauling - i write in capital letters now - and it truly amazes me how beautiful some peoples hand writing can be!

some is so artistic and a try thing to be in amazment of - but that would horrify me in my task - ive always tried to do things as very physically fast as possible. this explains my lack orf punctuation or correct spelling/grammar. And also probably why its not that important to me. the truth is my education on such matters is likely less than it should be - but again as i take the veiw i do on language - id dont feel any sense of activley trying to learn - although beleive it or not from just posting on here i have learned a thing or two about spelling, grammar, punctuation!
so thanks to the moany cnuts lol - obviously far from perfect but ive noticed a tiny improvement in probably spelling mostly.
and seen as speed and getting my point down quickly is my personal top aim - i almost never spell check, never mind grammar check ect.

now its a different ballgame come me writing a document or something official or important - i still speed write my thoughts, but then i will take the time to go back, proof read, grammar and spell check, until i feel its perfect. I do this with any presentations i may have to prepair, on nutrition, excersise, phased horizontal evacuation ect ect.

dont know if you picked me up wrong, the likes of "awrite bruv, happnin m8" is not the kind of language evolution i would promote, infact id activley go against that if some one claimed it was evolution. Its more other examples i can accept and kindof admire at times - none of which i can think of just now lol.

as for using grammar correction, ect as a weapon against someone you consider a tool - fair game imo :)

im just lucky im that clever i never need to use that tool as im quite the intelect ;)

Originally Posted by jef (Post 10934300)

fi fan, your almost spot on

Originally Posted by TelBoy (Post 10934276)

Jef i didn't see that post, completely passed me by, apologies. It's a reasonable and balanced viewpoint. Speaking personally, i try, i really do try, to limit my pull-ups, i'm not stupid and realise the negative effect they usually have. If i had a quid for every time i saw Subarus typed as Subaru's on here i'd have tens of thousands of pounds in my pocket, and that's a level of English i'd expect a 10 year old to have.

Everyone gets things wrong, some grammar rules are open to debate and interpretation, that's the beauty of a language. But when i see genuinely basic errors, it just pushes all the wrong buttons. Anyone can take 10 minutes out of their life to learn the difference between there and their, if they weren't interested at school. It makes a huuuge difference to the overall validity of any input, in my opinion.

Sometimes i wish i could be as indifferent to basic spelling errors as the majority of people, unfortunately that's just not how i'm built. I do however try to comment only when it's in the spirit of the thread rather than berating somebody for the sake of it.

Originally Posted by Oldun (Post 10934422)

Some great posts here.

I made this thread to show you that there are some very serious grammar police out there, along with examples of poor signwriting in the public domain.
I hope that I don't come across as a grammar policeman on the forum, I do have a dislike for text speak on forums, to me it's just rude of the writer to assume that everyone understands what has been written. I find that posts with text speak distract me from the subject because I am trying to interpret what has been presented in front of me.
I also have a sense of humour and would love to join in some of the banter, but feel that I am still a bit of an outsider and might get taken too seriously.

I also can't type fast to save my life, 2 digits, sometimes three, so by the time I've written a reply the thread will have moved on :lol1:

Originally Posted by Chip (Post 10934462)

Gr8 p0st f1 ;)

Originally Posted by Chip (Post 10934462)

Gr8 p0st f1 ;)

Originally Posted by CharlySkunkWeed (Post 10934487)

check this one out .

https://www.scoobynet.com/lighting-a...m-problem.html

Originally Posted by TelBoy (Post 10934329)

And this, Jef, epitomises my point. In a nutshell. Your and you're. Two words that mean completely different things, but unfortunately just happen to sound and look similar.

You are, you're. You are almost spot on, you're almost spot on. If you could get to grips with that i swear to you your posts would be elevated exponentially. It really would be 10 minutes very, very well spent. I mean it.