Having monthly English lessons on the forums?

[SexyGreyFox]

Perhaps you should give monthly 'when to request threads be closed' lessons

Quite simple, anybody asking for a thread to be closed (except the OP) should have a suspension for being a big girl.

 

[asim18]

Rather a lot of personal insults in this thread, careful people...

Exactly.

I don't understand why some are taking this thread so personally. I haven't named any names.

For example, if I had made a thread in Photography about "Common mistakes while taking portraits" there would be absolutely no issue. People who are **** at taking portraits would benefit, anonymously if wanted.

 

[Rroff]

Exactly.

I don't understand why some are taking this thread so personally. I haven't named any names.

For example, if I had made a thread in Photography about "Common mistakes while taking portraits" there would be absolutely no issue. People who are **** at taking portraits would benefit, anonymously if wanted.

Most people who take pictures and are that interested enough about them that they are posting in a photography forum are interested in taking better pictures and learning how to. If you offered critique on someones casual drunken night out snaps you'd probably get a similiar response.

People use English because they have to not because they are interested in it itself.

 

[moogle]

Quite simple, anybody asking for a thread to be closed (except the OP) should have a suspension for being a big girl.

Well there you go, you've managed to pack it in this educational filled thread, all the more reason not to close it

I don't know the difference between its vs it's and a lot vs a lot.

it's = it is joined with the apostrophe to represent the missing 'i'

a lot isn't a word, correct way is a lot


However those ones are fairly mild in terms of annoyance.

 

[asim18]

Most people who take pictures and are that interested enough about them that they are posting in a photography forum are interested in taking better pictures and learning how to. If you offered critique on someones casual drunken night out snaps you'd probably get a similiar response.

People use English because they have to not because they are interested in it itself.

But I'm not critiquing anyone's English skills. Never did.

 

[Rroff]

Well my point wasn't quite as well made as I was intending but my point is most people don't post here to improve or share their English skills, whereas in Photography they post specifically to share/improve their Photography skills (or just show off).

 

[Pate]

Who really cares? Seriously? I bet half the people on here that chat casually could smarten their skills up considerably if needs be.

I don't care about my presentation on this forum, it's just that, a random (albeit slightly addictive) forum.

 

[asim18]

Well my point wasn't quite as well made as I was intending but my point is most people don't post here to improve or share their English skills, whereas in Photography they post specifically to share/improve their Photography skills (or just show off).

That's a fair and correct point.

But that doesn't justify taking it personally, and then showing hostility towards me. Example:

What a charming fellow you are.

If I may be so bold as to offer an opinion? Focus on getting your mind and body out of the gutter before lecturing others on their grammar....

 

[UncleRuckus]

I think this thread could be pretty interesting.

May I suggest including mnemonics for tricky words?

 

[Rroff]

That's a fair and correct point.

But that doesn't justify taking it personally, and then showing hostility towards me. Example:

Yeah theres no reason to be hostile about it... and nothing wrong with raising the standard and clarity of the English used on a forum but for most people it would probably have to be some kind of passive system where it was absorbed over time plus a will to increase their level of written English. I always try to improve mine when I pickup on something I'm doing wrong but I'm not gonna spend time trying to learn about it now or take too kindly to (most) people pointing it out.

 

[UncleRuckus]

I'll add a mnemonic.

I worked out one to remember how many s' in the words desert and dessert.

Dead simple, "there are two sugars in dessert".

 

[LateX'Dog]

A lot of users have utterly appalling English skills on these forums. Most, if not all of these people aren't in school anymore, so they will probably live the rest of their lives not knowing the correct form. Would it not be a good idea to have monthly English grammar/punctuation lessons? If anybody is caught getting that month's lesson wrong then they are given an hour long ban or something?

I've already devised the first lesson as an example:

Lesson 1 - of, have.

It's extremely common for people to get mixed up with these. When speaking fast people usually say "should've" but when they write this down they seem to use "should have" because it sounds like the pronunciation of should've.

Bob should have paid attention at school.

Bob should of paid attention at school.

 

[yhack]

Wow you utterly patronising *** let's have a quiz..... My 2 degrees and enviable jobs should kick your ass, ENGLISH GRAMMER DOES NOT REFLECT INTELLIGENCE ......... It's for people that want to look smart but cannot do little else,I don't give a flying **** if my GRAMMER is slightly off..... As long as my brain works....and my knowledge is ok, how about I teach you something useful ?

Woah, watch out everyone, this guy thinks doing two degrees in the past determines exactly how intelligent he is now.

 

[moogle]

Woah, watch out everyone, this guy thinks doing two degrees in the past determines how exactly intelligent he is now.

Certainly didn't help him spell grammar right

 

[BDEE]

Certainly didn't help him spell grammar right

*Correctly

 

[moogle]

*Correctly

Thank you kind sir. See I've just learned something new

 

[needforspeed]

Hi, can this sentence be improved?

'The name roadrunner comes from the bird's habit of racing down roads in front of moving vehicles and then darting to safety in the bush.'

 

[JCBeastie]

I'm in two minds about the use of 'proper' English on the internet; although I do find it offensive to see terrible grammar and the wrong words used because they sound like the one intended, I feel that as long as I can understand the point then they have achieved the entire purpose of language.

What I will not stand for though, is when the grammar and/or spelling is so bad you actually don't know what is being said.

Also I want to beat people who say 'loose' when they mean 'lose'. :|

 

[Stewy]

How / why is this thread still around? :/

 

[DJMK4]

WHAT IS THIS TALK ALL ABOUT, SUM ONE SAYs that we aint talking propa English? Is dis true?