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mulligan 02-20-2013 08:10 AM

What Happened ??
 
to all the english majors we used to have here ?? The spelling, grammar, and syntax errors have reached epic proportions. For some reason (probably because I read a lot) these things pop out at me and ruin the credibility of posts.

2BNTV 02-20-2013 08:23 AM

Where has our english major, Boomer, gone to?

tainsley 02-20-2013 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by mulligan (Post 629476)
to all the english majors we used to have here ?? The spelling, grammar, and syntax errors have reached epic proportions. For some reason (probably because I read a lot) these things pop out at me, and ruin the credibility of posts.

Hmmmm...check capitalization and proper punctuation!

memason 02-20-2013 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 629489)
Where has our english major, Boomer, gone to?

I think she left with Tony...ha ha I surely miss those verbal acrobatics.

graciegirl 02-20-2013 08:26 AM

Boy Howdy.

Slow morning. Picking on each other?

Blanket apology to my high school English teacher; Mrs. Belcher. I remembered MOSt of what you taught me for a long time, but lately it's a little fuzzy.

skyguy79 02-20-2013 08:43 AM

engrish majors? Oui no knead no steenkeen' engrish magers,:rant-rave:

KayakerNC 02-20-2013 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by skyguy79 (Post 629514)
engrish majors? Oui no knead no steenkeen' engrish magers,:rant-rave:

:mademyday: I LOVE that movie!

ssmith 02-20-2013 09:21 AM

Boomer where are you?
 
...Agree I think she ran off with Tony!!!!

Suzi 02-20-2013 10:05 AM

For the most part, I think the thought goes from our brain to our fingertips and the computer keyboard. I rather like that....it appears to be an honest response to a post rather than a "formal composition" of words that may have lost the original intent of the thought. I hope we aren't being tested here or graded for composition.

Uptown Girl 02-20-2013 10:10 AM

I was an art major... and I visualize as I write. Sometimes my visions get in the way of my words. That's MY excuse!

Billyg 02-20-2013 10:20 AM

Nice to know that there are still folks who cringe at bad grammar.
At least I just cringe now......I used to correct them.
Hmmmm haven't seen those folks for awhile.
Once an English Major, always an English major I guess!

OldDave 02-20-2013 10:27 AM

Hey, last week I tried to get people to stop selling frigs and start selling fridges instead, and they closed the thread.:shocked:

Seriously, I find myself proofreading my posts two and three times. As I get older I sure make more typos, if that is really what they are. For me and lots of other people, I think having a really good secretary clean up your mistakes is a hard thing to live without. Rose, I miss you!

sailor47 02-20-2013 10:53 AM

WOW!! I don't post a lot but now i'm really,realy nirvis.

keithwand 02-20-2013 10:59 AM

Your rite their a lot of misspellings; and grammar errs and youse no whose you is.

jblum315 02-20-2013 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by mulligan (Post 629476)
to all the english majors we used to have here ?? The spelling, grammar, and syntax errors have reached epic proportions. For some reason (probably because I read a lot) these things pop out at me and ruin the credibility of posts.

I'm an English major. But I hesitate to correct people's spelling and grammar because feelings get hurt and everybody gets angry. I agree, there are more egregious errors than ever


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