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Offline Ripsnort

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« on: September 20, 2004, 12:47:41 PM »


They're (their) all around! They watch your every move! They feel superior in pointing out your errors! Careful!
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Offline AKWeav

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« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2004, 03:32:31 PM »
Nah, you only sound dumb if you use their, instead of they're.  Or your, when you really mean you're.
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« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2004, 03:32:33 PM »
« Last Edit: September 20, 2004, 03:35:33 PM by SOB »
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« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2004, 03:37:00 PM »
Ah speels jast fin.  Jork.
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« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2004, 03:37:39 PM »
Right on.  SOB dont need no edjubacation.  He talks engrish just good.
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Offline slimm50

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« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2004, 03:38:12 PM »
Heheheh....ok, I'll quit my other job as a BBS "secretary". Can't remember who it was on here told me to "get over your life as a secretary".  LOL


Oh yeah, it was GreenCloud....too funny.
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« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2004, 03:39:42 PM »
since when is spelling and grammar an issue on a BBS? As long as someone gets their point across, their point is all that should matter. For example..I can't type properly...but I type so fast with my thums and fi9rst two fungers..I make alot of mistakes..most of the time I don't bother to coorect them unles it messed up my point
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« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2004, 03:44:27 PM »
is that the guy that has serious morning wood for ripSnort?
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« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2004, 03:44:45 PM »
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Originally posted by ASTAC
since when is spelling and grammar an issue on a BBS? As long as someone gets their point across, their point is all that should matter. For example..I can't type properly...but I type so fast with my thums and fi9rst two fungers..I make alot of mistakes..most of the time I don't bother to coorect them unles it messed up my point

I don't think it's  huge issue with most people on here, certainly not a big thing with me. But sometimes some of the things typed in here are too funny to let pass. And I'm not talkin bout the content necessarily.
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Offline Mini D

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« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2004, 03:52:10 PM »
Wow... do I need to change my avatar to "ripsnort loves me"?
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« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2004, 04:03:35 PM »
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Originally posted by ASTAC
since when is spelling and grammar an issue on a BBS? As long as someone gets their point across, their point is all that should matter. For example..I can't type properly...but I type so fast with my thums and fi9rst two fungers..I make alot of mistakes..most of the time I don't bother to coorect them unles it messed up my point


of course when your trying to make a "educated" post about something...it helps if you have reasonable spelling, so you actually sound like you know what the heck your talking about...ever try reading when you have to contextize every 14th word and imagine your own pauses so that it sounds right?

that being said, most people here have fairly good spelling, considering some of them probably type more words a year than the average author
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« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2004, 04:03:46 PM »
The sad thing is that most of the foreigners are better at english than the Yanks.  It's not just the spelling, it's the grammar and the punctuation.  It's amazing that there are so many adults who are at a 4th-6th grade level of english composition.
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« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2004, 04:34:25 PM »
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Originally posted by vorticon
[Of] course[,] when [you're] trying to make a[n] "educated" post about something[,] it helps if you [use] [correct] spelling, so [that] you actually sound like you know what the heck [you're] talking about[.] [Have you] ever [tried] reading when you have to [unintelligable] every 14th word[,] and imagine your own pauses so that it sounds right?

[That] being said, most people here have fairly good spelling, considering [that] some of them probably type more words a year than the average author[.]
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« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2004, 04:39:31 PM »
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The sad thing is that most of the foreigners are better at english than the Yanks.  It's not just the spelling, it's the grammar and the punctuation.  It's amazing that there are so many adults who are at a 4th-6th grade level of english composition.
And a lot of them have college degrees. I believe a possible source of this is the way childern are taught to read. banana could probably fill in the details between the old and new methods.
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« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2004, 04:40:53 PM »
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It's amazing that there are so many adults who are at a 4th-6th grade level of english composition.


WWF
Springer
Monster truck rallies
Budweiser
Video games and internet porn
Hip-hop, yo.

It isn't really amazing at all, IMO.
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