[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

I would agree...to a point. I also use 'dots' so as to avoid overruns. My point is about spelling more so than grammatical. In 'crafting' a post /reply, its just a good look that you at least attempted to read...reread a post before sending. No grading here....if there was, at least a middle schooler would have more time to remediate it before they join this platform some day!

*Don't grade me either SG...on my sarcasm!

I hate it when people use the little dots...

To paraphrase Deadpool (while breaking the 4th wall), it's "lazy writing"...

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

I love CA education reform! (Just kidding fud paq)

Could be my education, or my sense of humor. Or both. But could you actually (phonetically) make sense of it?

By the way, I am never offended by comments about me. I've heard it all. I'm married?

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

I hate it when people use the little dots...

To paraphrase Deadpool (while breaking the 4th wall), it's "lazy writing"...

How do you do it?

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

I love CA education reform! (Just kidding fud paq)

Hey! Does that mean I graduated from reform school?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

How do you do it?

It's a gift...

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

It's a gift...

🙄 My hero!

[LeRoySmith]

My typos are about 50% autocorrect, 50% drunkenness and 50% lack of education. It's all tied together with 100% dilligaff and a 10 year old boys sense of humor.

[Shipping up to Boston]

Originally Posted by LeRoySmith

My typos are about 50% autocorrect, 50% drunkenness and 50% lack of education. It's all tied together with 100% dilligaff and a 10 year old boys sense of humor.

Is that the new math Leroy!

[LeRoySmith]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

Is that the new math Leroy!

Something like that. I have 10 toes, 4 on one foot and 6 on the other.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by LeRoySmith

Something like that. I have 10 toes, 4 on one foot and 6 on the other.

Sounds reasonable (I've actually seen that in my practice...)

[Normal]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Most of the stuff posted here seems pretty well-written, if somewhat informal.

One of my peeves though is the use of homophones. When I see them I usually conclude one of two things: that the writer is a millennial and thus conditioned by social media to use them, or that he or she is a lazy person over 40.

Your just to worried about homophobes too care about the spelling seen. What could bee better than a grate idear behind grater content cuz thats all that madders.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

*Don't grade me either SG...on my sarcasm!

from my thought bubble: You're probably from New England, so why would i be offended with sarcasm having been living in NE all my life?

True story:
The utility company i worked at had its headquarters in Brooklyn, NY
The company was owned by an English company, and many english managers and directors would be assigned here. .
When one of them was asked "How do you like it here?"
The person replied, "Its nice, but a lot of swearing!"
The local employee retorted: "Well this is New York City!"

and yes, its not related to typing grammer directly, but its relevant in how different people have different expectations of communication styles.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Normal

Your just to worried about homophobes too care about the spelling seen. What could bee better than a grate idear behind grater content cuz thats all that madders.

Heh. Phonetically that's a B+. Any other criterion....

But, waxing pedantic for just a moment, WHAT you want to say when writing is heavily dependent on HOW you say it. Onomatopoeia, euphony/cacophony, etc., all play a part in good writing. Often, the word choices in and of themselves can impart a meaning to what is written that can be entirely independent of what the words say. One favorite example: A story is written about the impending retirement of a well known office-holder. Both stories are precisely the same, word for word, but with two notable exceptions. One story refers to the person in question as a "venerable statesman", while the other uses the phrase "aging politician". To me, "venerable statesman" brings to mind someone like Winston Churchill. "Aging politician?" Any one of probably twenty less-than-savory examples. The INFORMATION presented in both stories is precisely the same, but the FEELING one gets from reading it may be entirely different.

Yeah, I know. Not tremendously important here in TOTV.

[OhioBuckeye]

Originally Posted by Cuervo

Yes, spelling and grammar are important, but there are savants that might not be good at either.
What is more important to me is the poster gets their ideas across.

I agree so far, & I’m sure most people use correct spelling but spell check will spell it different but I’m sure most people understand what they’re saying. Don’t you agree?

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

I hate it when people use the little dots...

...

Good to know………….

Boomer