when I was (much) younger I'd write letters to my Grandfather, who was then a university English professor (he's since passed away so writing him now would be pointless, so get off my back about not writing anymore). He'd return all of my letters with all of the spelling and grammatical errors circled in red. Needless to say I'm a little over-cognizant of such things now. In addition to pretty well all of the ones mentioned above, I have one particular one that bothers me; originally bastardized by Olympic games commentators and used frequently here on DP, involving the verbifying of a noun. Yes, I made up the word verbify.
One can WIN a ribbon. One can be AWARDED a ribbon. One can not simply RIBBON, unless somehow your person is emulating the movement of a ribbon which I suppose for some may be possible. Making matters worse occasionally people even add tenses to it: "HEY! CONGRATS! YOU RIBBONED!"
gar.
edit: how ironic that I had to correct the post for grammar :)
But, Pedro, a couple of years ago the verb (is it a verb?) "Googling" (to google, i've googled, whatever) didn't exist either. Right now it's in the dictionairies (at least, in Holland)
Who knows, after a couple of years, Ribboning is a word in the dictionairies too :P
(I used some difficult words here. might misspelled some. exqueese me)
Hi my name is sabphoto and I suck at spelling and grammer.
I am an American born (not from Chicago but lived there for 9 years), english speaking, white male (not man) and do try to make sure I type correctly, however I don't think quite a big deal here in forums.
I may look into that google spelling checker...do I just google it? (oops)
I'm not into judging people for poor grammar, but good grammar and spelling should be strived for simply because it is the most effective way to communicate. Many posts are misunderstood (or more commonly, partially understood) because of a lack of understanding of how to write or read properly. My pet peeve is the misuse of quotation marks. Use anything besides quotation marks. Use *stars* or &&ersands&& or |||pipes||| or >>>anything<<< or EVEN CAPITALIZE, but don't use quotation marks because their use has an entirely different meaning than emphasis. They in fact serve to question the validity of what you're saying. So when you say to someone, I think you are "fantastic," you are actually insulting that person. This is just one example of how steadfastly refusing to learn grammar and spelling can mean not being able to communicate. I'm not saying to devote your life to it, I'm just saying don't be so damn proud of it. This pride of ignorance has crept into other areas of the site as well, like in the judging of photos, where people are so proud of appealling to the Lowest Common Denominator. Phooey, I say. Double Phooey.
But, Pedro, a couple of years ago the verb (is it a verb?) "Googling" (to google, i've googled, whatever) didn't exist either. Right now it's in the dictionairies (at least, in Holland)
Who knows, after a couple of years, Ribboning is a word in the dictionairies too :P
(I used some difficult words here. might misspelled some. exqueese me)
just cuz everbuddy's doin' it don't make it right. ;)
THANK YOU! i've been wanting to whinge about this for ages, but haven't had the guts.
Now.. please don't take this personally but:
I *know* that 'whinge' is a real term that is used in Australia(especially, and elsewhere I guess), but every time I read it it makes me cringe, because I cannot seem to read it as anything but an improper spelling of 'whine'.
Drives me batty!!!!!
Anyway, that's my own darn fault. I got over the use of 'lense' too.. almost.
I'll get over this.
when I was (much) younger I'd write letters to my Grandfather, who was then a university English professor (he's since passed away so writing him now would be pointless, so get off my back about not writing anymore). He'd return all of my letters with all of the spelling and grammatical errors circled in red. Needless to say I'm a little over-cognizant of such things now. In addition to pretty well all of the ones mentioned above, I have one particular one that bothers me; originally bastardized by Olympic games commentators and used frequently here on DP, involving the verbifying of a noun. Yes, I made up the word verbify.
One can WIN a ribbon. One can be AWARDED a ribbon. One can not simply RIBBON, unless somehow your person is emulating the movement of a ribbon which I suppose for some may be possible. Making matters worse occasionally people even add tenses to it: "HEY! CONGRATS! YOU RIBBONED!"
gar.
edit: how ironic that I had to correct the post for grammar :)
Um,
In your effort to disparage the conversion of a noun to a verb, you took a noun and converted it to a verb with "verbify."
But don't take this as criticism. I applaud your verve.
(verve - taking the third, archaic definition meaning talent)
just cuz everbuddy's doin' it don't make it right. ;)
Actually, that is how a language evolves, and why you don't speak the same way as, say, George Washington did.
Personally, I don't mind faulty grammar on a forum as long as it doesn't interfere with meaning. In the world of employment on the other hand, it is a common practice to get rid of all applications with spelling mistakes right away, so as to have somewhere to start with when trying to find the right employee. Thus chronically misspelling things on a forum might become a bad habit which would influence real life situations.
Actually, that is how a language evolves, and why you don't speak the same way as, say, George Washington did.
Personally, I don't mind faulty grammar on a forum as long as it doesn't interfere with meaning. In the world of employment on the other hand, it is a common practice to get rid of all applications with spelling mistakes right away, so as to have somewhere to start with when trying to find the right employee. Thus chronically misspelling things on a forum might become a bad habit which would influence real life situations.
ur absolutely right, and in some cases that's skeery. Particularly when lots of ppl r learning 2 spell on the innanet.
So when you say to someone, I think you are "fantastic," you are actually insulting that person. This is just one example of how steadfastly refusing to learn grammar and spelling can mean not being able to communicate.
I would read that as being sarcastic and not complimentary. Who wouldn't? I guess I don't recall an instance where I thought they meant something different.
