Six year olds put in more effort.
meh it's not effort, i damaged the tendon that controls my left index finger in my suicide attempt.
It works fine for most thinsg but for typing I still make mistakes while i get used to the reduced movement.
Ban the grammar and spelling nazi's!
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meh it's not effort, i damaged the tendon that controls my left index finger in my suicide attempt.
It works fine for most thinsg but for typing I still make mistakes while i get used to the reduced movement.
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Probably the same type of retard who thinks "At all times." is a complete sentence.
*runs*
I'm becoming more and more astounded by the amount of people who can't formulate a basic sentence or use simple grammar on this forum. For example, there are a lot of people that use no (or very few) capital letters whatsoever.
I mean honestly, how much effort is it to use a capital letter at the start of a sentence? I would have thought you would just do it without thinking.
Isn't this something that is drilled into you at school for goodness sake? Did you fill in exams like that?!
Did some people not go to school at all? Surely if you have an 'office' job you can't write emails and letters like that? You'd be sacked in no time.
I am not expecting people to write in perfect English, most people don't (myself included), however, why not try putting in a little bit of effort? Use your shift keys!
I mean honestly, how much effort is it to use a capital letter at the start of a sentence? I would have thought you would just do it without thinking.
Isn't this something that is drilled into you at school for goodness sake? Did you fill in exams like that?!
Did some people not go to school at all? Surely if you have an 'office' job you can't write emails and letters like that? You'd be sacked in no time.
I am not expecting people to write in perfect English, most people don't (myself included), however, why not try putting in a little bit of effort? Use your shift keys!
At least he's not putting spaces before question marks.
Point taken. Somehow and I dont know why but it seems to me that there aught to be a space. Thank you for pointing this out.
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It's a stylistic device and that's generally judged acceptable. Personally I find it distracting and after reading The Road won't be rushing to read any more of his books but some people seem convinced it is a great novel.
It seems like an appropriate thread for corrections so I'll point out that "aught" above should actually be "ought", the words mean completely different things. Aught is a rather old phrase meaning anything e.g. "He doesn't seem to know aught.".
I totally agree. While people who possess a truly comprehensive grasp of grammar are a rarity here, full stops, capital letters and question marks are not rocket surgery.
The Road is a great novel, it may not be to everyone's taste but it is a powerful and emotional novel.
I am of two minds about it, on one hand I couldn't put it down and the other I really wanted to put it down. It was one of the most depressing stories I have ever read, I would say it was the literary equivalent of Threads, another ultimately soul destroying tale of our inhumanity.
I hadn't even noticed the lack of quotations to be honest, and had to grab my copy to check.
People who have a comprehensive grasp of grammar are a rarity everywhere, given the myriad of rules, conventions and exceptions to the rule it is nigh on impossible to have a comprehensive knowledge of English Grammar.
I just muddle through the best I can.
What annoys me is a few people think everyone can and should spell correctly and use correct grammar. This just isn't the case. It's just like any other subject. Maths, art, whatever some people can do it, some can't. I know I'm terrible and that's the way it is, guess what I didn't decide to do a job that requires perfect English.
As for people using spell checkers, that doesn't always work, either the spelling is so far off, it's unable to translate. Or the word is a correct spelling but just the wrong word.
Often find reading posts back later, I can spot far more mistakes, than reading back straight away.
As for people using spell checkers, that doesn't always work, either the spelling is so far off, it's unable to translate. Or the word is a correct spelling but just the wrong word.
Often find reading posts back later, I can spot far more mistakes, than reading back straight away.
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It's not about getting it right all the time. It's about making some bleedin' effort. And most users on this forum make zero effort these days, it seems.
I honestly feel a little sorry for people who don't have a thorough grasp of the language and grammar because once you know the rules (or most of them) it's fun bending them for comic effect. I guess I'm lucky in that my folks pushed it on me from a young age and my school was fairly hot on it as well. I make mistakes all the time but they're usually not through lack of trying.
I honestly feel a little sorry for people who don't have a thorough grasp of the language and grammar because once you know the rules (or most of them) it's fun bending them for comic effect. I guess I'm lucky in that my folks pushed it on me from a young age and my school was fairly hot on it as well. I make mistakes all the time but they're usually not through lack of trying.
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I do understand your point, but it's not true. If you're not able to spell correctly and use proper grammar then it's because you've chosen not to learn how to or because you have a genuine learning problem. Which is absolutely fine. But, frankly, people type day-in, day-out online, on forums, for one, and have plenty of opportunities to learn, if even just through some kind of osmosis, by reading so many posts.
Unless one is dyslexic, in which case, fair enough
It's pretty obvious when someone is just lazy and when someone is making an effort but genuinely doesn't know how to spell certain things or formulate certain sentences. The effort is all that matters, in my eyes.
it's also an arrogant assumption that everyone on this forum has English as a first language
As far as I know I'm not dyslexic.
Throughout primary school I missed breaks/lunches to have extra tuition and sometimes after school. Same as secondary school, but that was mainly after school. Yet I've always found maths and science easy, so I can't see how it's a learning disability and never been diagnosed with such. I'm just rubbish at languages.
If someone is rubbish at art is it because they haven't tried hard enough? Or they have a learning disability? Of course not, it's because their brain isn't wired in that way.
Throughout primary school I missed breaks/lunches to have extra tuition and sometimes after school. Same as secondary school, but that was mainly after school. Yet I've always found maths and science easy, so I can't see how it's a learning disability and never been diagnosed with such. I'm just rubbish at languages.
If someone is rubbish at art is it because they haven't tried hard enough? Or they have a learning disability? Of course not, it's because their brain isn't wired in that way.
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I have received hundreds of job applications from people over the years.
The standard of spelling and grammar is appalling from those leaving University now.
It isn't about ability - it is a case of people not giving a hoot. A good friend of mine is a retired principal from a good sixth form college. We have had numerous arguments on this topic. My view is that we need to teach children the basics (3 Rs etc) and build on them. His view, and the view of the Department of Education is that it is more important to get them to think.
The standard of spelling and grammar is appalling from those leaving University now.
It isn't about ability - it is a case of people not giving a hoot. A good friend of mine is a retired principal from a good sixth form college. We have had numerous arguments on this topic. My view is that we need to teach children the basics (3 Rs etc) and build on them. His view, and the view of the Department of Education is that it is more important to get them to think.