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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Neubob on November 18, 2007, 12:14:18 AM
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I've noticed that the newest batch of teenagers doesn't just lack basic spelling skills, but has completely turned its collective back on punctuation too. I won't even start on grammar, because that ship has evidently sailed and sunk years ago.
I blame this problem mostly on modern communication trends, namely the current obsession with text and instant messaging--two things I use on a daily basis myself but never had available as a child.
My wish is that AH somehow fixes this. Make the squeakers less ignorant... please? Teach them to use letters to make proper words, and words to create readable, recognizable human speech. If necessary, make them sound it out.
And do teach them that those funny dots found at the ends sentences are only their to help. Teach them that commas are not to be feared! Teach them that they will NOT get more women, or automatically be handed a career in hip hop just because they sound like they learned English in prison, or worse, on AIM.
For the love of god, please please please....
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Don't group as all together. It never seemed to be a problem for me and I'm only 16. Then again I blame cellphones, no means of typing should be done with just thumbs. :rofl
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I think an IQ test should be mandatory....
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Or mandatory...;)
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Originally posted by EndofSilence
Or mandatory...;)
hrm... What? :p
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I found this interesting.
When you dial a telephone, do you use your index finger, or your thumb?
If you are 35-40yrs old or older, you probably use your index finger.
If you are 30-35yrs old or younger, you probably use your thumb.
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I've never seen anybody use their index finger to dial on a cellphone, nor have I see anybody do it on a cordless. It's impractical because it uses both hands.
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I can still remember actually "dialling" the telephone number.:eek:
Having said that I use my thumb these days.:aok
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yes i'm 14 and i have horrible spelling and puncation.:O I'm in highschool and get c- in english. Grammar just doesnt seem like the funnest thing to learn, I'm all for science and math
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Raider, think of it this way.
In order for anyone else, to truly understand what it is you think, believe, etc.
You must be able to communicate with them intelligently. That is to use the same STANDARD of communication. Same with 2 computers communicating.
Without a minimum basic standard for comprehension, there is no communication.
Without basic spelling, punctuation, sentence structure no one is going to understand what you have to say.
You could be Einstein, and no one would care or listen to what you have to say.
If you want to be heard, and understood you need to follow the rules.
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Raider
Math is the language of sciences, and language is paramount to any success in any work you would do in the sciences, for the reasons Ghost points out. Math is the last place you want to make syntaxical or spelling errors. The more languages you learn, the easier science and math get. Just take English Grammar as a good cheap little practice to ace before you start with the real thing.
Saying something is boring is one of the worst things you could say about yourself.
Bob
Their's nothing to worry about! :p
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Originally posted by raider73
I'm in highschool and get c- in english.
This made me laugh. Or, "I LOL'ed" for all you youngins' out there.
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Me, Oogly50, MstWntd and Latrobe get automatic exemption from this group.
Regards,
Subway
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Originally posted by Neubob
And do teach them that those funny dots found at the ends sentences are only their to help.
Sorry, but couldn't resist after the long tirade on grammar. :D
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Originally posted by Saxman
Sorry, but couldn't resist after the long tirade on grammar. :D
Yeah, pretty shameful... But I will explain the anatomy of the mistake.
The original sentence was: 'and please do teach them that those funny dots at the ends of sentences are their friends, and not to be feared.'
Then I edited the sentence to read as it does now, but being as drunk as I was, let it slip past.
Still no excuse. I will administer self-lashings as prescribed by the official Grammar Nazi's handbook.
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Lol..
As young as I am, I've come to acknowledge that even though grammar and spelling are two very basic and important facets of expression, not being good at either, in most cases, only means people around you may get a little chuckle because of you; but that you can still go ahead and lead a very productive life with many achievements.
Whether that's owning and operating your own business, being a manager of a large company or even head of a corporation.
Again, with the people around you knowing that you are only human, taking both your weakness's and strengths into consideration.
Do, at least, achieve the basics in grammar. Leave the rest to spell-check and your wife ;)
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That's very poetic, tattered.
However, I don't know how much reality there is in your optimism. There may well be some CEOs out there who don't know enough not to use a double negative in their formal writings, but I bet they are in the minority... As are managers and business owners who cannot string together a proper paragraph. Business plans that are written in poor english won't get the attention of venture capitalists, and for good reason. Managers that can't put together a decently-written quarterly report will get replaced--unless of course their bosses are equally ignorant.
Proper language is very basic, as you said. Failure to master such a basic thing speaks volumes about a person's overall aptitude and work ethic. In a world where competition is as intense as it is, why bother going with the guy who is competent but can't speak or write well, when you can get a guy who is both capable and coherent? It's much like personal hygiene, actually--not necessarily essential to the business at hand, but without it, you generally wouldn't get in the door... If that little chuckle you mentioned occurred during the interview, I doubt it would be much of a laughing matter for the person seeking the position.
For a native English speaker, I just don't see an excuse--especially when so many foreign-born Americans have mastery of our language.
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Originally posted by moot
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Math is the language of sciences, and language is paramount to any success in any work you would do in the sciences, for the reasons Ghost points out.
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Amen!
One thing I've seen demonstrated many times during the 20+ years I've spent in IT is that folks who cannot express themselves well in a "natural" language (e.g., English) generally do not do very well at expressing themselves in a computer language.
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Not just for the sake of a counterpoint, but because it's actualy a common trait... I'm employed right now by a construction tycoon who got there by being autodidact and armed with nothing but ambition and self-reliance. No fancy diplomas, just a beater car with a cement spinner on the back and years of effort. Now he can afford to tour the world every few weeks, he's gone everywhere but the poles and knows some places e.g. cambodia like the back of his hand.
And he still makes spelling mistakes.. Like HiTech.
Bino, I've also noticed that people who easily learn new languages, or at least speak a few different ones, will learn new disciplines muc more efficiently, especialy those like chemistry and programing that rely on nomenclature a lot. It might seem like common sense, but from what I've seen it's a definite corelation.
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Originally posted by SuBWaYCH
Me, Oogly50, MstWntd and Latrobe get automatic exemption from this group.
Regards,
Subway
ya u cant lump m3 in w/ them :D
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Originally posted by moot
Not just for the sake of a counterpoint, but because it's actualy a common trait... I'm employed right now by a construction tycoon who got there by being autodidact and armed with nothing but ambition and self-reliance. No fancy diplomas, just a beater car with a cement spinner on the back and years of effort. Now he can afford to tour the world every few weeks, he's gone everywhere but the poles and knows some places e.g. cambodia like the back of his hand.
And he still makes spelling mistakes.. Like HiTech.
Bino, I've also noticed that people who easily learn new languages, or at least speak a few different ones, will learn new disciplines muc more efficiently, especialy those like chemistry and programing that rely on nomenclature a lot. It might seem like common sense, but from what I've seen it's a definite corelation.
Moot, while a certain resentment for the conventions of proper grammar may be exhibited by some self-made mavericks of the business world, I don't think that it is, nor should it be, a rule for the masses. If I were hiring an employee for a job with any more responsibility than those of a janitor, I would NOT make my decision based on mastery of the English language (unless I was hiring a lawyer). However, given a choice between two otherwise equally qualified candidates, I would choose the one who can write properly. Nothing fancy, just nothing atrocious.
Most Americans do not speak a second language. They should at the very least master their own--both in written as well as in spoken form. I learned English as a second language. I do not see why those born here cannot do the same. There is no way it can hurt... At the same time, there is no way that the inability to communicate properly can help.
Even in the world of Hip Hop, where little if any premium is placed on good grammar you will note that the richest, most successful figures (Sean Combs, Jay Z, Russell Simmons, LA Reid) KNOW how to communicate according to the laws of the language. Being 'down' and 'hip' and 'keeping it real' is something they all do, but when business comes to business, they are still the most coherent of the bunch.
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Yup, A' reckon we agree on the finer points here bob! :D
I wasn't apologizing for the masses' illiterate tendencies so much as pointing out the only pertinent counter-example I could think of...
There's a diametrical opposition between birdbrain intellectual couch potatoes and people who had to skip from sophisticated superfluities to brass tacks... The difference is always very obvious. The latter's lucid and the former is not.
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I understand, moot.
As somebody with a bit of the entrepreneurial mindset, I was always quick to shun the establishment in favor of the creative spirit. Nevertheless, society is society, and if there's something that must be done, I figure it might as well be done well and with pride, or at least with competence.
Your writing, by the way, is a pleasure to read. Somewhat of a rarity on these boards.
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Wow, comin from you, that's appreciated :)
I think my english has suffered from these last years abroad, but thanks all the same. My escape from this froggy colony is real ****in nigh, now! :t
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Originally posted by raider73
yes i'm 14 and i have horrible spelling and puncation.:O I'm in highschool and get c- in english. Grammar just doesnt seem like the funnest thing to learn, I'm all for science and math
If English is your first language you need to rethink your priorities. Myself, I never use periods when I instant message and hardly ever capitalize. That being said, I always do both when e mailing/writing on the BBS or other more formal places in which I have time to do such things (yes, periods and capitalization take too long:rolleyes: ).
Strangely, my mom writes letters to me, handwritten letters, using text messaging shorthand. It's like a whole other language.
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Originally posted by raider73
yes i'm 14 and i have horrible spelling and puncation.:O I'm in highschool and get c- in english. Grammar just doesnt seem like the funnest thing to learn, I'm all for science and math
Actually, I think that you're what's commonly termed as 'functionally illiterate'. Sure, you can get by, but you're about as proficient at written english as a registered nurse would be at brainsurgery--somewhat but still not significantly better than somebody who is completely without skill.
I'm not saying that you need to be Shakespeare or anything like that, but unless you learn that sometimes you need to master skills you don't like, you'll end up pumping gas.
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i posted something like that and i have the worst time spelling anything and it has nothing to do with txting because my dad wont put it in our plan and i can get it if i pay 5 more bucks a month
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"Me fail English? That's UNpossible!"
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Ralph_Wiggum.jpg/200px-Ralph_Wiggum.jpg)
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To the point, I was taking honors English credits in college and there were a number of post-secondary students in the class as well. I was horrified at the quality, or lack there of, of the work that these students presented. Presumably to be in the PSEO program you are achieving above high school level to enter; if they were the cream of the crop, so to speak, then I am worried.
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thats how i type i say wut instead of what and lol. Also do alot of short words like when i say peace meaning bye for all you old guys u type it Pce and such i say nothin not nothing. And i get yelled at in class for using Gona instead of going to. but i get better grade in spanish lol B+:aok
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Skuzzy, He needs a PNG AND a spelling lesson...
Teen Squelch Hack now on sale for 1.98!
Regards,
Subway
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Originally posted by raider73
thats how i type i say wut instead of what and lol. Also do alot of short words like when i say peace meaning bye for all you old guys u type it Pce and such i say nothin not nothing. And i get yelled at in class for using Gona instead of going to. but i get better grade in spanish lol B+:aok
That's how I type; I say 'wut' instead of 'what' and lol. Also do a lot of short words like when I say peace, meaning 'bye for all you old guy's, you type it 'pce' and such I say 'nothin', not 'nothing'. I get yelled at in class for using 'gonna' instead of 'going to'. But I get better grades in Spanish lol B+ :aok
That took me all of 3 minutes, it would have probably taken me less time but I had to decode what you actually said. It isn't really that hard to type properly.
I don't really mind the lack of apostrophies (sp?) and minor grammatical/spelling errors, but when people don't even try, it gets annoying.
Spanish? Pfft. Im acing German.
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There is a simple reason to use proper grammar and spelling. Since we all play Aces High I'll use it as an example. How many times to you see a thread that is plagued with misspellings, improper grammar and the works get taken seriously? Chances are they never are because if you can't display your idea in an organized, clean fashion, it's going to find its way to the drain pretty fast.
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^hooray!^
He nailed it right there!
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11000101110101001110010101111 10101010010111!
Damn, I can't spell or punctuate in that language either.
Morse code, anyone?
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I'm just not as smart as most people in english. The reason is because I don't try as hard as I should. I'm better with numbers then with grammar. The reason could be that i started to drink A little when I was 12. I only drink on New Years, and 4th of July. But I don't like to ask teachers for help becuase then it feels like people will laugh. That could be my problem that i don't look for help or ask. I'm not really sure what it is with grammar and me. When i try i'll actually do much better. I don't try often but when I do I get a good grade on the subject, i just don't have restrictions and punishments. Also no parental vision at home so I do what I please. I'm slowly getting more responsible but I'm 14 so it may take a couple years. I only try in the classes that i want to do good in, which should be all my classes but only classes I try in are Team Sports(gym), Math, Science, and Spanish.
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Originally posted by raider73
I'm just not as smart as most people in english. The reason is because I don't try as hard as I should. I'm better with numbers then with grammar. The reason could be that i started to drink A little when I was 12. I only drink on New Years, and 4th of July. But I don't like to ask teachers for help becuase then it feels like people will laugh. That could be my problem that i don't look for help or ask. I'm not really sure what it is with grammar and me. When i try i'll actually do much better. I don't try often but when I do I get a good grade on the subject, i just don't have restrictions and punishments. Also no parental vision at home so I do what I please. I'm slowly getting more responsible but I'm 14 so it may take a couple years. I only try in the classes that i want to do good in, which should be all my classes but only classes I try in are Team Sports(gym), Math, Science, and Spanish.
If your passing english at all, you should be able to form a coherent sentence. Which you dont, most of the time.
I honestly dont try in any of my classes, but I still ace all of them (well, not this quarter, didnt do enough homework. I usually do just enough homework to get by, then ace tests... but I only got like 85's on my tests... so... yeah...) but thats just me. Learning has come naturally and easy for me, mainly because I always enjoy broadening my knowledge on various subjects (which has brought me to war/history, which is by far most interesting, and ultimately to Aces High). So there you go. If your passing 8th grade or highschool english, you have no excuse to not be able to form coherent sentences.
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Originally posted by AirFlyer
Don't group as all together. It never seemed to be a problem for me and I'm only 16. Then again I blame cellphones, no means of typing should be done with just thumbs. :rofl
You're in the group.
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Originally posted by raider73
I'm just not as smart as most people in english. The reason is because I don't try as hard as I should. I'm better with numbers then with grammar. The reason could be that i started to drink A little when I was 12. I only drink on New Years, and 4th of July. But I don't like to ask teachers for help becuase then it feels like people will laugh. That could be my problem that i don't look for help or ask. I'm not really sure what it is with grammar and me. When i try i'll actually do much better. I don't try often but when I do I get a good grade on the subject, i just don't have restrictions and punishments. Also no parental vision at home so I do what I please. I'm slowly getting more responsible but I'm 14 so it may take a couple years. I only try in the classes that i want to do good in, which should be all my classes but only classes I try in are Team Sports(gym), Math, Science, and Spanish.
You're lazy. Stop making excuses for yourself and learn the language you speak.
Work on paragraphs then move on to punctuation.
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Originally posted by raider73
thats how i type i say wut instead of what and lol. Also do alot of short words like when i say peace meaning bye for all you old guys u type it Pce and such i say nothin not nothing. And i get yelled at in class for using Gona instead of going to. but i get better grade in spanish lol B+:aok
Typing like a complete tard on the internet is like showering once a month and dressing like a hobo in real life. People will not look beyond it and why should they? If you don't care enough about yourself and what you have to say to present it in a fairly decent manner, we won't care about you or what you have to say.
we are not asking for perfect English. Just be coherent, and firefox has a built in spell checker...use it.
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I'm 12 and just have good spelling habits!
Regards,
Subway
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Originally posted by raider73
The reason could be that i started to drink A little when I was 12. I only drink on New Years, and 4th of July.
But I don't like to ask teachers for help becuase then it feels like people will laugh.
Hmmm. I see you've got the mandatory "I blame the booze" answer down pat already, great opening.
The only DUMB question is the one that goes unasked, I'd rather ask a dumb question than make a REALLY dumb mistake any day!
There is no point playing the lazy card either.
I was so damn lazy in class I passed with top marks in pretty much everything, I was too damn lazy to fail. Bugger doing it again.
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I have a hard time sitting here while a teenager acts flippant about his education, especially when it revolves around his lack of desire to communicate on an intelligent level. Writing is so easy when compared to the rest of the topics you will cover in your education. Poor grammar is inexcusable, but add to that the excuses and the weak justifications and all it does is demonstrate just how foolish you are. Don't you dare try and pass your poor English skills off on anything but your own academic laziness. You seem like a smart kid who is just acting stupid.
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While I do agree that spelling and punctuation can be important and I believe they have taken a real down turn in todays world, I don't think that they are the do all and end all...
Take my dad as an example. He holds 3 degrees, 1 in weather that being his job in the Air Force. One in Geology and was in that field for over 20 years and has graduated at the top of his class a couple years ago in nursing and now has a job with the state. Now to some of you I'll bet a degree in nursing dosn't sound like much but have seen the work he had to do in those classes most of it I couldn't possibly understand and to come in top of his class at 57 years old I think was a great show of his intelligence.
How ever he has to be one of the worst users of spelling, punctuation and grammar that I know, me coming in a close second :). He's constantly asking my mom how to spell things and we keep correcting his constant use of the word them, as in "Them things" :)
If employers base to much of their decision to hire someone on the fact that they arn't great at spelling, punctuation or grammar I think they could be missing out on some of the most intellegent and well quallified people for the position being offered.
Another point I have is when I read a book or what have you I totally ignor all the punctuation in the thing. I don't need a . at the end of a scentance to tell me that is the end of what someone is saying or an ! to tell me someone in the story is excited or yelling or the ? to tell me they are asking a question. To tell the truth I don't even see them when I read. It's kinda like listening to someone speak, when people talk they don't say period, exclamation point and question mark after everything they say. For me it's just common scence to know these things when I read. Though I do belive that others seem to rely on these to tell them things that I understand without them. I think it's just a difference in the way people think.
Well these are my thoughts on the matter and mind you I'm in no way saying that these things shouldn't be tought... You may now poke fun at my spelling, punctuation and grammar. :)
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yes TxMom i do act stupid on purpose. I do it because it makes people laugh not at me. i'm a class clown and i just am lazy
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Originally posted by Neubob
I've noticed that the newest batch of teenagers doesn't just lack basic spelling skills, but has completely turned its collective back on punctuation too. I won't even start on grammar, because that ship has evidently sailed and sunk years ago.
I blame this problem mostly on modern communication trends, namely the current obsession with text and instant messaging--two things I use on a daily basis myself but never had available as a child.
My wish is that AH somehow fixes this. Make the squeakers less ignorant... please? Teach them to use letters to make proper words, and words to create readable, recognizable human speech. If necessary, make them sound it out.
And do teach them that those funny dots found at the ends sentences are only their to help. Teach them that commas are not to be feared! Teach them that they will NOT get more women, or automatically be handed a career in hip hop just because they sound like they learned English in prison, or worse, on AIM.
For the love of god, please please please....
As evidenced by your own hand, grammar is very difficult to master. (See highlighted text in your quote, it should say "there")
I look at it this way. I bet these folks don’t really write like that, they are just lazy. My wish would be to figure out a way to get kids to understand working for something is a success of its own and any cheap way to success isn’t a success.
If I can’t read what they say, I just ignore it..
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Yeah, I think I provided an acknowledgment of that mistake earlier on in this thread. It was the result of a poorly proofread edit, and not intentional.
Language should be second nature--like walking. People who can't walk right are considered handicapped. The only difference here is that a person can always fix their problem through practice.
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Originally posted by Masherbrum
You're in the group.
I never said I was perfect, but atleast I try. :aok
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Originally posted by Neubob
I've noticed that the newest batch of teenagers doesn't just lack basic spelling skills, but has completely turned its collective back on punctuation too. I won't even start on grammar, because that ship has evidently sailed and sunk years ago.
I blame this problem mostly on modern communication trends, namely the current obsession with text and instant messaging--two things I use on a daily basis myself but never had available as a child.
My wish is that AH somehow fixes this. Make the squeakers less ignorant... please? Teach them to use letters to make proper words, and words to create readable, recognizable human speech. If necessary, make them sound it out.
And do teach them that those funny dots found at the ends sentences are only their to help. Teach them that commas are not to be feared! Teach them that they will NOT get more women, or automatically be handed a career in hip hop just because they sound like they learned English in prison, or worse, on AIM.
For the love of god, please please please....
Yea, i hear i you, but i wouldn't say teenagers as a group. A lot of people that cant spell anything are adults, and the biggest portion are the 5-10 year old squeakers. I don't, well at least i don't think, I spell anything wrong. Sometimes people just abbreviate words so they will fit in the small radio box AH gives us.
Oh yea, the comma thing in that paragraph would fall under that grammar ship that sunk. I don't ever see people use commas in their sentences on AH. A lot of the time not on the forum either. Mainly, because they are complicated to use and there are so many that can go all over the place. I'm willing to bet that I have misplaced some of my commas.
And remember Cmustard's famous quote, " Spelinge dos not mattar, its wats inside."
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Originally posted by raider73
yes TxMom i do act stupid on purpose. I do it because it makes people laugh not at me. i'm a class clown and i just am lazy
It is one thing to 'act' stupid and have people laugh with you. I, for one, am not only a fan of such behavior but have perfected the art.
That said when I converse with Subway, Oogly, and Latrobe, I do not consider them my mental inferior and actually give credence to their point of view. Not only because they spell correctly and make attempts to punctuate their posts but because of the way they comport themselves in a mixed environment. In fact the first time I had a pm conversation with Latrobe I had no idea he was so young. I could have been talking to people I associate with in the business world every day. That says a lot about not only these young men but about their parents as well at least in my eyes.
Bottom line is if you want to be taken seriously by anybody other than the people in your age range / demographic it is imperative that you attempt to express yourself in a manner that shows you have not only intelligence but the social skills to express yourself in an acceptable form.
It is one thing to abbreviate words for the sake of convenience when text messaging someone on a cell phone (which I abhor but will not discuss further here) and on a written communique with a full functioning keyboard especially if English is your first language.
Lastly describing yourself as 'class clown' and 'lazy' does not bode well for your future young man. I hope you have some manual labor skills when you graduate or you may be setting yourself up for some hard times in the future.
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Today's class clown will become tomorrow's village idiot
I been around my share of class clowns. To me, they look and act just like mentally retarded individuals that forgot to take their daily medication.
And if they claim they dont want to do *insert task here* because they are lazy, then I hate to see what their parents are like. He has a bright future ahead of him of mooching off welfare because he is too lazy to go out and get a job
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Here's a real world example for the 12-25 yrd old folks here:
In my last job I had to interview people to fill in a couple of entry-level positions. No experience was necessary, only minimal computer skills needed (aka you know how to open a program in windows and you had to be familiar with Outlook and MS Word) and a high school diploma.
I received 30 something applications for the positions. All applicants were between 18 and 25.
I'm not the type to interview people to ask them questions that I can be lied to about.. i'm a practical person. My interviews gave the applicant a hypothetical scenario and asked them to get on the computer/phone and show me or guide me through the steps he/she would take to try and deal with the issue.
As I worked for a travel agency, the scenario I used for that batch was a simple problem of a client being overseas and the hotel he had booked through our company could not find his reservation and the hotel claimed that our company had never made a reservation for this client. After giving the scenario to the applicant I told them that our system received e-mail confirmations from the hotel itself on a daily basis and that he could find a copy of that email on the outlook program and that usually what we did was send a copy of that email to the hotel manager to get this resolved.
note: spell check was disabled on the system.
And that is when I could really see the applicant's true skills at work.
Out of the 30 something applicants, 4 couldn't use Outlook (but claimed they could in their resume), about 12 of them simply attached a copy of the hotel's confirmation email, typed in the subject 'here's the confirmation email' and clicked 'send' (out of those 12 only a few bothered to put anything in the body of the email).
Those 16 people I immediately dropped from my list.
The remaining 14 people put in a decent subject 'title' on the email, attached the file and wrote a short letter to the hotel manager. Which is exactly what I was looking for.
However, we only had 3 positions open. Out of those 14 I gave the jobs to the 3 that had the best spelling and grammar (some of those had horrible spelling and some sentences made no sense).
Instant messaging / text messaging spelling and grammar does not work in a business environment. You may think that you can 'switch' to professional way of writing when you need it but it is not true. Once instant messaging -type spelling becomes a habit it will become the way you write and express yourself.
I cannot tell you how many emails from travel agencies and clients around the world I would receive on a daily basis that had 'lol' and :) signs all over the place .. and this was on legally binding BUSINESS agreements over email.
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i'm dyslexic (is that right) and i had c and B is english over here in blighty. I had to work maybe 5 times harder than any of my freinds who had A+ . But i see that as a good thing. I hate lack of gramer and lack of punctuation.
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HEY who said i was to lazy to get a job. I just happen to be a carpenter and Landscaper work with my dad and then in summer landscape thank you very much.:aok :furious
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Originally posted by Neubob
I've noticed that the newest batch of teenagers doesn't just lack basic spelling skills, but has completely turned its collective back on punctuation too. I won't even start on grammar, because that ship has evidently sailed and sunk years ago.
I blame this problem mostly on modern communication trends, namely the current obsession with text and instant messaging--two things I use on a daily basis myself but never had available as a child.
My wish is that AH somehow fixes this. Make the squeakers less ignorant... please? Teach them to use letters to make proper words, and words to create readable, recognizable human speech. If necessary, make them sound it out.
And do teach them that those funny dots found at the ends sentences are only their to help. Teach them that commas are not to be feared! Teach them that they will NOT get more women, or automatically be handed a career in hip hop just because they sound like they learned English in prison, or worse, on AIM.
For the love of god, please please please....
Cumon dude mizspeling is kewl:lol seriously the understanding of english spelling by most of our younglings is appaling!
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well you don't have to spell everything rite read this reply if you can as YES I CAN
Body: I Cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!if you can raed tihs rpsoet it. OLNY RSEPOT IF YOU CAN RAED TIHS.
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Hooked on Phonics :aok
:rolleyes:
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lol its the human mind if you can't read that then must not have human mind its easy:aok
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It's easy to read that but first you must know how to spell those words and understand how the English language works.
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That passage uses proper punctuation--something you don't know how to do. That helps a great deal with its coherence.
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you understand this? UP YOURS? idc about my puncuation i dont talk to adults on AIM or myspace and when i write papers i use Mircrosoft so it fixes it for me:aok
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I fail to see the point of usuing grammer on chat programs or AH due to the fact I dont have a lot of time to type something that someone can read just as fast minus a few letters, granted I have bad grammer and I dial with two hands, But forums/e-mails/written letters ect. yes grammer and punctuation is needed so it's not a huge big a** sentance.
EDIT - holy crap didn't notice this was 3 pages long.... my god we must be a bored crowd.
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Thank you someone agrees u guys need to get ovr it and learn to read 21st century typin its easier to type wit less keys thn to sit ther and type for an hour
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It doesn't take an hour to type what I just typed. I timed myself, it took 8 seconds.
Regards,
Subway
EDIT- Howabout you learn how to read english.
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Originally posted by raider73
HEY who said i was to lazy to get a job. I just happen to be a carpenter and Landscaper work with my dad and then in summer landscape thank you very much.:aok :furious
then you know, homeworks easier, and is the path for better paying, easier jobs.
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i like outdoor work im not going to work in a office all day i'll pass why ruin my life becoming work acholic and i like to build houses and do yard work
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well maybe I wasn't clear, ACES HIGH OR ONLINE CHAT dosen't matter. Forums (I believe this is a forum) and any other Page format where you type more then 5-10 words DOES count. Think that took me 15 seconds including a gulp of pop and a drag from my smoke.
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"DING!" Fries ready!
:lol
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Just because people arent good with grammar doesn't mean they be working the fries in BK. i still got C in english i mean i want to be working on stuff outside not inside a building im safer on a roof then in a office building with these terriost:aok
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Zoozoo quite =P
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Originally posted by raider73
Zoozoo quite =P
Perfect example of what I mean. Quite is a completely different word from quiet. So your post makes no sense.
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Originally posted by raider73
i like outdoor work im not going to work in a office all day i'll pass why ruin my life becoming work acholic and i like to build houses and do yard work
i'm the same way...though since its getting cold out, a nice warm indoor job is looking real nice.
sure, but why be lazy and do poorly at school when with a minimal improvement in effort you can do a heckuva lot better, and keep other options open?
its like framing a wall with all the studs close enough, when you can have it perfect with a few minutes of work.
and, spelling is a lot like framing walls in that its actually faster and easier, and makes you look better, if you get in the habit of doing it right.
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I found a picture of raider73 on the web and thought I would share...
(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/thumb/7/77/222px-Squeaky_Voiced_Teen.png/220px-222px-Squeaky_Voiced_Teen.png)
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Originally posted by zoozoo
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o109/AHmeatwad/duckie.jpg)
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Originally posted by raider73
Just because people arent good with grammar doesn't mean they be working the fries in BK. i still got C in english i mean i want to be working on stuff outside not inside a building im safer on a roof then in a office building with these terriost:aok
I think that people are upset because this country needs intelligent leaders and innovators, not teenagers raised on steroid-saturated beef who have 3 active neurons and whose big aspirations in life are to work on a roof.
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I find it sad people don't have the pride or self respect to put forth a better image of themselves.
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o but clerick your wrong. This is me right here
(http://i14.tinypic.com/8eay6bk.jpg)
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(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/thumb/7/77/222px-Squeaky_Voiced_Teen.png/220px-222px-Squeaky_Voiced_Teen.png)
Strong similarities with raider, notice the left cheek?
:noid
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Other than the jersey, I fail to see the difference...
:D
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i see difference that the kids a geek im a jock i work out alot he sits on computer prob he skinny mofo and im definetly cooler hey im 14 Teens get pimples
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Originally posted by raider73
i see difference that the kids a geek im a jock i work out alot he sits on computer prob he skinny mofo and im definetly cooler hey im 14 Teens get pimples
he's cooler, he's on tv.
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Originally posted by raider73
i see difference that the kids a geek im a jock i work out alot he sits on computer prob he skinny mofo and im definetly cooler hey im 14 Teens get pimples
(http://www.clarionledger.com/misc/blogs/kyleveazey/uploaded_images/Nelson_Muntz-795440.jpg)
There you go.
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Originally posted by raider73
i see difference that the kids a geek im a jock i work out alot he sits on computer prob he skinny mofo and im definetly cooler hey im 14 Teens get pimples
Since every response to your posts will be the same, let me just get it out of the way....
MORON!
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Yeah, I'd have to concur with Clerick.
You're a jock now, and you work out all the time and grunt and make all sorts of manly sounds while you bang helmets and shower with your buddies. Now flash forward 10 years...
Your athletic abilities weren't enough to get you into college, to say nothing of the Pros, and since you spent no time investing in your brain, and have a ripening drinking habit, you body is gradually turning into a bag of water and fat.
You have no skills, no ambition, no drive to do anything but put back a case of beer every weekend. You're invisible to the girls, who are now old enough to know that they want a guy with a future, as well as invisible to most employers. Your options include work at a diner, or on the lawn of man who owns a nice house and property--stuff you'll never have for yourself.
Then one day you run into that man with the lawn and somehow, through the thick jungle of cobwebs that your mind has turned into, you realize exactly who and what he is.
"I played football in highschool." You say with pride, pointing out the old jersey that you're still wearing.
"I was too skinny to play football." The man replied with a nod. "Spent most of my time messing around with computers."
If this scenario doesn't worry you at all, it's all the more inevitable that it or something close to it becomes reality.
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Woah! 20 years from now....
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/79/The_Simpsons-Jeff_Albertson.png/357px-The_Simpsons-Jeff_Albertson.png)
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Nope i work on school work and go to work well work in summer because only 14 next year imn getting job with landscaping company and yeah i got skills to play in College ball
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Originally posted by raider73
...yeah i got skills to play in College ball
We'll see about that. Though, i hear the community college's will take almost anyone these days.
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Dont worry i actualy Have GPA of 3.5
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Originally posted by raider73
Dont worry i actualLy Have GPA of 3.5
You will do yourself a big favor by not thinking that is good. Many 4.0 students get into college and realize just how much higher the bar has been raised. Many 2.0 students do better than the 4.0's.
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Originally posted by raider73
Dont worry i actualy Have GPA of 3.5
Why the hell would anyone worry? Its not thier lives you're gonna ruin.
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hey its first quarter of my freshman yr i have 3 quarters and 3 yrs left
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Originally posted by raider73
hey its first quarter of my freshman yr i have 3 quarters and 3 yrs left
Good! Then you have time to get your act together and your priorities straight. Don't be a cocky failure with nothing but memories of better times. Don't be Al Bundy!
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yeah hey im just a kid but i'm slowly maturing lol only thing i have trouble with is studying and doing HW
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(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q37/acfireguy26/startrekqm11-1.jpg)
:confused:
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1st quarter?
Isn't it almost december?
Either your fractions are off, or public school has completely revamped the way they divide the year.
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Its just his school Neubob.
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No its 2nd quarter NOW but i'm talking about last quarter grades because got report card last week
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I've been lead to belive you've called me a geek in this thread raider. Here is how I prove you wrong:
Evan (me):
(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc191/KnightCH/MyPicture-1.jpg)
My current Girl-Friend (Tara):
(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc191/KnightCH/beach008_2.jpg)
Thats no BS right there.
I have a life.
Regards,
Subway
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Don't worry Raider, it's only the junior and senior year that colleges actually care about...:lol . Seriously though, do you know what happens to kids in my school district who screwed around and thought they had "3 years"? They go to a very special school in their senior year or second semester of their senior year because they didn't have the brains to think that 3 years goes by in a flash. Think back to elementary, it seems like it was just yesterday that I was in 5th grade running around on the playground. Now I'm in my senior year, I need 2 credits to graduate (done at semester) and I'll ship off to boot camp in 61 days.
I didn't have a plan until the 3rd quarter of my junior year so don't let that get you down, just understand that school should be your priority before football, girls, and especially drinking. Actually, kill the drinking completely right now and don't even think about starting to puff on anything with a lit tip.
Then again it's your life, do with it what you will.
EDIT: Subway, put those fingers down or go to the 'hood and see what they make of your hand gestures. Same applies to you as Raider.
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o man lil man loving a lil girl is she 8? h/o let me get picture of my current GF
(http://i2.tinypic.com/7xbs75c.jpg)
(http://i1.tinypic.com/7wqmwi9.jpg)
And this is me
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What an arse :rofl :rofl
Bait hooked, now reel it in Guys!!
Regards,
Subway
BTW, she is 12, same age as me.
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thats what i call a mature and old enough girl im 14 shes 16
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Both of you need to go spend a little more time with your family and a little less on the computer. What are you doing with a 'girlfriend' at 12?
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Oh boy, spent an entire day with my family, I need a break. Besides, there sleepin anyway....
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its 21st century kids already in my school lost their virginity at 13 not me im a virgin staying that way til im old enough but yeah Good luck with her subway she a squeeker? lol
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Aye, then let's quit with the who's peepee is bigger discussion. Or rather who has the older girlfriend.
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And nirvana only person that is family that dont hate me is my dad because i got kicked out for defending myself mom used to beat me and i get blamed for calling police on her drunk self so thnk u i'll go spend time with my father that barley cares about me
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Originally posted by nirvana
Aye, then let's quit with the who's peepee is bigger discussion. Or rather who has the older girlfriend.
I was pointing out to Raider that I have a life, that is all.
Regards,
Subway
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:( The future is doomed..
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Coming from someone the same age as raider! :p :O
Regards,
Subway
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u cnt be 14 u look like a midget and so doesnt ur GF:O :t
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Originally posted by raider73
u cnt be 14 u look like a midget and so doesnt ur GF:O :t
doesn't?
Wow,
Subway
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Originally posted by raider73
u cnt be 14 u look like a midget and so doesnt ur GF:O :t
Wow. Thats almost siggable.
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Originally posted by Motherland
Wow. Thats almost siggable.
^^^^
Word.
Regards,
Subway
364th Post!
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Originally posted by SuBWaYCH
Coming from someone the same age as raider! :p :O
Regards,
Subway
Actually I am 15, but what the hell, close enough. :p
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Raider,
Your G/F looks like a cheap tramp. Men with receding hairlines will be trying to pick her up in their Porsches a decade from now. They'll succeed too. On a regular basis. God forbid she ever meets a guy with a Ferrari.
The closest you're gonna get to a ferrari is maybe waxing one down at the local hand-wash.
As for everything else--you'll be life's ***** before you know it. Your generation has it's work cut out for it, and guys like you aren't helping. Leave the cheap potatos for later. If you have a job, and a life, they'll come around soon enough. Otherwise, buddy, count these years as the best of your life. They'll be over before you know it.
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Originally posted by Neubob
Your G/F looks like a cheap tramp. Men with receding hairlines will be trying to pick her up in their Porsches a decade from now. They'll succeed too. On a regular basis. God forbid she ever meets a guy with a Ferrari.
Thats exactly what I was going to say... though I didnt really want to.
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Originally posted by raider73
(http://i1.tinypic.com/7wqmwi9.jpg)
Where can I get a jersey with my IQ on it??
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Originally posted by clerick
Where can I get a jersey with my IQ on it??
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl.
Thats friggin hillarious, almost in a bad way to.
LMAO,
Subway
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Originally posted by clerick
Where can I get a jersey with my IQ on it??
LMAO!
:rofl :rofl :rofl
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Originally posted by clerick
Where can I get a jersey with my IQ on it??
:rofl :rofl
Dang, Man that was mean but funny!
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Just to continue the theme...
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z39/clerick44/your_image.png)
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Originally posted by clerick
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z39/clerick44/your_image.png)
Caption: Raider73's REAL jersey.
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yeah Subway thats actually my X girlfriend I dumped her last week because she was a cheater so who ever guessed she looked like a tramp was right. Heres a picture of the most recent girl i started to date.
(http://i17.tinypic.com/828vtci.jpg)
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BUt
subway not going to start anything more with you. I know my grammar isn't the best. But i deal with it, and its not completly bad. You can read it can't you?
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I really hate to see what happens here when Skuzzy decides to visit this thread.
Actually, I need to run to the store and pick up some popcorn
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well i'm going to movies i'll bring you back my extra =P and yeah i havent seen skuzzy in awhile but its not as bad as other threads
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Originally posted by Neubob
I learned English as a second language. I do not see why those born here cannot do the same. There is no way it can hurt... At the same time, there is no way that the inability to communicate properly can help.
Speaking only one language for a lifetime often leads to laziness. I have observed that many people who learn English as a second language at a later age will often speak and write in a manner that is generally more correct than those who learnt it as a child and have grown to become complacent with it.
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Originally posted by raider73
well i'm going to movies i'll bring you back my extra =P and yeah i havent seen skuzzy in awhile but its not as bad as other threads
You will bring back your extra pee?
No tanks.
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POPCORN
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Okay.. the future is more then doomed.. :confused:
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whos this wierdo saying future is doomed? must be a F#&g3t
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Originally posted by raider73
whos this wierdo saying future is doomed? must be a F#&g3t
Someone with an IQ over 100, Unlike you.
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*cough* BS *cough*
J/k man
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Originally posted by mentalguy
*cough* BS *cough*
J/k man
:lol
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Originally posted by Wes14
:lol
I think he had 1 too many hits to the head in football.
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theres something called a helmet it protects the head and Wes get laid
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Originally posted by raider73
theres something called a helmet it protects the head and Wes get laid
It obviously didn't help you.
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Actually did only injury's i got were 2 concussions broke my ankle once umm sprained right ankle um broke alot of fingers and cracked a rib concussion is not that bad jus gave me horrible eye sight :O
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Originally posted by raider73
Actually did only injury's i got were 2 concussions broke my ankle once umm sprained right ankle um broke alot of fingers and cracked a rib concussion is not that bad jus gave me horrible eye sight :O
You're clueless aren't you?
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:rofl
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see you prob. wouldn't know what its like to be a football player. Its not like back when my parents where young we aren't bullies like in the movies. School comes first then sports most of us are on honor roll i'm just not doing my best.
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Originally posted by raider73
i'm just not doing my best.
That is obvious.
Don't you think you owe it to yourself to do your best? If your parents are as bad as you say, then get revenge.
The best form of revenge is SUCCESS. Pull your socks up and get cracking, work hard and later in life you will be able to extend your successful wealthy middle finger in their direction rather than just chuckling your empties at them.
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thats what im doing i just have trouble i have very short attention span and i know is probaly never going to happen but if i try i would want to go to Boston College. I'm started to try harder i just not used to all this Homework piling up on me. Comes at me so fast and i forget to do it.
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Originally posted by raider73
thats what im doing i just have trouble i have very short attention span and i know is probaly never going to happen but if i try i would want to go to Boston College. I'm started to try harder i just not used to all this Homework piling up on me. Comes at me so fast and i forget to do it.
Use an Agenda/planer/something to write down your homework. It helps.
BTW: how long are your school's classes?
EDIT: And welcome to High School, and you think your freshman years are hard homework wise. Wait till you get in your upper class years!/College :eek:
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Classes are 1 hour long and i do that i just forget alot of stuff at school i get distracted very easily and i know that but i'm just not used to Highschool 100%
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Originally posted by Wes14
Use an Agenda/planer/something to write down your homework. It helps.
BTW: how long are your school's classes?
EDIT: And welcome to High School, and you think your freshman years are hard homework wise. Wait till you get in your upper class years!/College :eek:
About the truest post on this thread. Senior year sucks.
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Highschool is hard? Are you kidding me?
It's hard if you're braindead, or if you're chronically truant. If you come to school regularly and do a reasonable job of doing your work, it's just a 4 year vacation with reading breaks.
And if it wasn't for the free access to drugs, alcohol, and the lax approach to attendance, college would just be an extension of that vacation.
You want hard? Go to Medical School or, to a lesser degree, Law School.
If you can't handle 9th grade, be it due to ADD, lack of discipline, or plain and simple stupidity, you're in bad shape.
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Originally posted by Neubob
Highschool is hard? Are you kidding me?
It is when you are at a career center.
http://www.vantagecareercenter.com/default.asp
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So what's the plan for when you graduate from this career center?
Do you go to college with real work experience or is the idea to go straight into a job?
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Originally posted by Neubob
So what's the plan for when you graduate from this career center?
Do you go to college with real work experience or is the idea to go straight into a job?
Military, machining (what I'm taking in career tech) is going to be my fallback if the marines dont work out for me.
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Well, that's probably more serious than most college curricula--since you're actually being prepared for something. Either way, I somehow doubt that the situation Raider is complaining about has much in common with yours.
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Originally posted by Neubob
Either way, I somehow doubt that the situation Raider is complaining about has much in common with yours.
i agree with that.
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Ser-en-i-ty :)
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Originally posted by Meatwad
Ser-en-i-ty :)
the cracker that got his arse kicked by the pineapples? :confused:
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Well i was thinking about becoming an astronomer or Arcatech i'm not sure yet. And im getting a job soon to save up for college
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Bah Mental, senior year is supposed to rock. Take easy classes, get a couple periods off etc. I was serious about Junior year. Unless you seriously fudged up the first 3 years, senior year should be a walk in the park.
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i mean look how cool this is :
(http://i1.tinypic.com/7xce2rt.jpg)
This is the Medusa Nebula
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Originally posted by raider73
Well i was thinking about becoming an astronomer or Arcatech i'm not sure yet. And im getting a job soon to save up for college
Aratech?
I always wanted to be a Brane Surjin.
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i'm not sure how to spell it lol because not good with spelling there we go its Architect
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Originally posted by Neubob
Aratech?
I always wanted to be a Brane Surjin.
I waz gowing tew b a rokit siuntist!
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Everyone should take note:
Have a look at Raiders' posts throughout this thread.
Notice that toward the end he's using punctuation, capitals and his spelling has improved.
Raider, it's good to see you making an effort!:aok
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Originally posted by SD67
Everyone should take note:
Have a look at Raiders' posts throughout this thread.
Notice that toward the end he's using punctuation, capitals and his spelling has improved.
Raider, it's good to see you making an effort!:aok
See this forum has its own odd way of helping others, I knew it! :D
(or he got firefox) :noid
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No i didn't get firefox. My computer is slow enough as it is. Also i am trying, and this forum has helped alot.:aok
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Originally posted by raider73
No i didn't get firefox. My computer is slow enough as it is. Also i am trying, and this forum has helped alot.:aok
Firefox will not slow down your machine, per se...
Get in the habit of shutting down unneeded processes to conserve RAM.
Read through this thread. (http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71591)
My regards,
Widewing
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Raider, I'm glad we've motivated you to improve.:aok
If you just find ONE thing every day to make an extra effort to improve you will go far. So many people never make the effort to improve their lives and that of those around them.
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wasn't just you guys that did. My football team talked to me one night, and to each other about how we got to stick together and do well in school. I don't plan to stay back in highschool so i'm going to try my hardest in every class and try to work on doing my Homework after school before i do anything. Also i'm going to do 1 sport a season so i stay out of trouble last year in 8th grade i just did footbal and got in lots of trouble out of school afte the season, and my grades went down after the season.
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(http://www.crazydogtshirts.com/catalog/squirrel%20add.jpg)
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Originally posted by WMLute
(http://www.crazydogtshirts.com/catalog/squirrel%20add.jpg)
Too much sentence structure and punctuation.:)
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Originally posted by nirvana
Bah Mental, senior year is supposed to rock. Take easy classes, get a couple periods off etc. I was serious about Junior year. Unless you seriously fudged up the first 3 years, senior year should be a walk in the park.
Were you at a career center? I dont get free periods.
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YOU KNOW YOU'RE GETTING 'MARVELOUSLY MATURE' WHEN.............
1. You and your teeth don't sleep together.
2. Your try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you aren't wearing any.
3. At the breakfast table you hear snap, crackle, pop and you're not eating cereal.
4. Your back goes out but you stay home.
5. When you wake up looking like your driver's license picture.
6. It takes two tries to get up from the couch.
7. When your idea of a night out is sitting on the patio.
8. When happy hour is a nap.
9. When you're on vacation and your energy runs out before your money does..
10. When you say something to your kids that your mother said to you and you always hated it.
11. When all you want for your birthday is to not be reminded of your age.
12. When you step off a curb and look down one more time to make sure the street is still there.
13. Your idea of weight lifting is standing up.
14. It takes longer to rest than it did to get tired.
15. Your memory is shorter and your complaining lasts longer.
16. Your address book has mostly names that start with Dr.
17. You sit in a rocking chair and can't get it going.
18. The pharmacist has become your new best friend.
19. Getting "lucky" means you found your car in the parking lot.
20. The twinkle in your eye is merely a reflection from the sun on your bifocals.
21. It takes twice as long - to look half as good.
22. Everything hurts, and what doesn't hurt - doesn't work.
23. You look for your glasses for half an hour and they were on your head the whole time.
24. You sink your teeth into a steak - and they stay there.
25. You give up all your bad habits and still don't feel good.
26. You have more patience, but it is actually that you just don't care anymore.
27. You finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart.
28. You wonder how you could be over the hill when you don't even remember being on top of it
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I have been reading this thread and laughing a lot. Maybe i can add something, and not detract from what has already been said.
When i was in school, way back in the 90's english and litterature were about the easiest classes form me to pass. I have always had a more creative than analytical mind, and math; man i just could not understand
algebra two. Now i am actualy trying to write this right but the internet has courrupted me.
Spelling is very easy for me, hitting the right keys on the keyboard with only six fingers is very very frustrating.
So yes i have adopted chat speak, because it does not make my wrist and hands hurt.
Well anyway back to school, i was one of those very inteligent but not trying kids. i was very depresed throughout high school so bad that it got to the point i wanted to die.
I now realized that i settled for F#%&ing my future.
My junior year was the worst, i was trying to work two jobs, and go to school. That's no excuse though; because i was also trying to get laid, smoked up on some good weed, drunk and anything else teenagers do.
So anyway they worked it so that i was not held back. iI just went into easy classes like senior math and home ec. I had two classes that I had to pass, even with a full schedule. So I stupidly went home everyday after second period and managed to kill what little gpa i had.
i "graduated" in 1999, got a girl pregnant (who eventualy lost the child) and just this year went back into school. I still don't know what i want to do but at least I'm doing something. I'm 27 now and still live with my mom, all I do is work, school and play on the computer; I've not spoken with a female in six months, I just do not have the time to waste.
I know that you younger people know everything already, i did.
I'm just trying to give you an example of my own expereinces.
But i will tell you this, even after all that i am a much more happy person than i was in high school.
I am still antisocial but slightlt more "well adjusted".
It took me all these years to deal with my personal problems, and even though im in good shape now i still wish i hadn't been such a f##K up in high shcool and my early 20's.
Sorry for the long preaching post, if i do it again you have permision to stone me.
p.s. that took about 15 minutes to write and ten to fix.
I am very capable of writing readable english (not perfect)
i just perfer not to put myself to the trouble and pain of doing it all the time.
And if anyone thinks this typing is too bad please do not ask me to write anything by hand which i can not do.
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very funny raider reminds me i need to get my teeth out of the bleach cup.....:D
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Yeah thought i would post a little joke. But well grammar is hardest for me math is easy and science is simple for me. I think i just like to do things in school that i think are fun English class is the least of all the fun things. But hey its high school i shouldn't be having fun at all. I'll try but i don't think I'm going to start to like English class much more then I do now.
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yes some people love math and hate english.
i loved shakespeare and poetry more than anything else, biology was cool because i got to cut things open and find out how they work.
Auto shop and carpentry were fun untill i had a problem with a band saw in 10th grade.
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OK this is My Schedule
Block class
A Team Sports (gym)
B Environmental Science
C Algebra 1
D English
E World History
F Spanish
my grades are all C's except in Team Sports because I'm very athletic. I love science and math because i love working with numbers and learning about are world and other worlds as well as the organism's in them. English seems boring to me because i dislike reading what she chooses. I'm into war books and action and she makes us read Poems books and Greek mythology
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tell me if u guys like this video its to promote my team this is the Pop warner team
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Rp6f9h7lQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Rp6f9h7lQ)
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poems and greek mythology lol (drool)
my classes were like this in ninth grade
gym/health sex ed... 75ish average for both sememsters
biology 80 ish
Algebra 1 70's but hey i passed it
Engilish 90's
World history 90's
Spanish 70 i failed spanish the first semester and brought the average up in the second.
i really hated spanish i could speak the words but i couldnt construct the sentences on the tests teh way the teacher wanted, plus she was like 25 or 26 and fine as hell so i couldnt stop looking at her ass. very distracting when your 15
not exaclty surre i havent looked at my transcripts in a while.
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Thats same with my math Teacher Ms.M. 24 years old blond teacher. Yeah I'm not good with Spanish ether.
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Originally posted by raider73
my grades are all C's except in Team Sports because I'm very athletic. I love science and math because i love working with numbers and learning about are world and other worlds as well as the organism's in them. English seems boring to me because i dislike reading what she chooses. I'm into war books and action and she makes us read Poems books and Greek mythology
What happened to the 3.5 gpa?
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Originally posted by Neubob
What happened to the 3.5 gpa?
ohh no was someone a fibbin.
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Nope these are grades for 2nd quarter had GPA 3.5 last quarter and it went down . Hey i'm a freshman and getting used to highschool
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Originally posted by raider73
Nope these are grades for 2nd quarter had GPA 3.5 last quarter and it went down . Hey i'm a freshman and getting used to highschool
Uhm... Shouldn't it be the OTHER way around if your getting used to high school? :confused:
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Back when I was in high school I just barely passed my foreign language class. We had to take it and there was only three choices
Spanish
French
German
I should of took german, but I took spanish instead.
Spanish sucks.
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Originally posted by raider73
yes i'm 14 and i have horrible spelling and puncation.:O I'm in highschool and get c- in english. Grammar just doesnt seem like the funnest thing to learn, I'm all for science and math
Anyone who really wants to learn grammar should pick up this old classic:
English Grammar and Composition
by John E Warriner & Sheila Y Laws
You can get it 2nd hand on Amazon for peanuts - nice short & easy book that has stood the test of time.
Shamroc
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All squeekers, all the time!
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Sentence structure is not that hard to get a handle on. Here's an exercise you can use to help you get a start on understanding the concept. Once you have a handle on the basics you can then move on to the more advanced stuff.
First write out what you want to say, then read it out loud like you are saying it to someone.
Take note of where you pause, that's a comma. Where do you stop before you begin another part? That's a full stop. Depending on the placement, a breath can be a comma or a full stop. You will quickly figure out how to differentiate here for effect.
Wherever you want to bring up a related but seperate entity, that's a new paragrah. Add capitals as needed and you're set.
Like I said this is just BASIC structuring guidelines, but it's a start and people will find it much easier to follow what you are saying, instant literary credibility, and they will begin to take notice.:aok
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Thank You! I'll try that
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Originally posted by raider73
yes TxMom i do act stupid on purpose. I do it because it makes people laugh not at me. i'm a class clown and i just am lazy
I never thought you behaved in a stupid manner. Just sound like a regular ole kid having fun. :)
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Yes i try :) And jus been informed by teacher i have 52.7 average in English. Its not because I'm not doing good, its because i do not do the Homework. I just plain hate Homework but now I'm starting to do it.:aok
TxMom
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Man, this thread took off fast!
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Get used to doing things you do not like such as homework and English. I am in college and it is quite obvious to me that I will being doing things that I do not like to do for a long time. I have two classes a day but about four to five hours of work.for them each night.
English is extremely important if you want to go anywhere in life. There is a reason that there is now an essay section on the SATs now. Here in college I am an Aquaculture and Fisheries major, basically I'm going to be working with fish my whole life, and I still need to be able to write and communicate. There are lots of Lab reports to write, and I even have a book report due for my math class. I have been complimented by two of my professors on my writing ability this year and I think that my ability to write comes from hard work in high school. I sure as heck was not born with it, I was born with a learning disability that made writing, as well as other things, more difficult for me than for most other students.
You will learn how unimportant sports and girls really are in the long run. I played three sports at the varsity level in high school, now I play none. Nor have I spoken to any girl from high school since graduation.
The bottom line is that what you do in high school can be crucial to how your life goes after graduation. Work hard and get the best grades you can and you will have the oppurtunity to do whatever you want for the rest of your life. If you choose to slack off then get used to saying "would you like to try a value meal today?".
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Seabass I thought you got banned after spamming all the forums when you was bored
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Well I want to be an astronomer, but i don't think i can become one. I'm good with science and math but to get into college you need to pass English for four years but i think if I try i can bump it up.
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Originally posted by Meatwad
Seabass I thought you got banned after spamming all the forums when you was bored
I begged for skuzzy to let me back and he did. Although i cannot post attachments anymore.
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Ohhhhhhhh
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Originally posted by raider73
Yes i try :) And jus been informed by teacher i have 52.7 average in English. Its not because I'm not doing good, its because i do not do the Homework. I just plain hate Homework but now I'm starting to do it.:aok TxMom
<-- has no homework at all :D
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Reason why people often eat poor quality food.
11 letters i---e-i---e anyone know?
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You sure all those letters you already got are correct? Will never get the correct answer if even one is wrong.
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i know the last three are right and about 90% on the first one
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Originally posted by Redlegs
Reason why people often eat poor quality food.
11 letters i---e-i---e anyone know?
I used a crossword solver and this is what it got:
Ingredience
Inobedience
I don't think either works, well maybe the second works.
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i still have a below avarerage spelling and i have been going to a school for learning difrences for about 7 years yes i have learning difrences i hate my mike it makes my voice sound higher thn it is and if you have a problem with me talking i will let my sister loose and you will want my voice back i can shut up but she cant:rofl
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Originally posted by splitatom
i still have a below avarerage spelling and i have been going to a school for learning difrences for about 7 years yes i have learning difrences i hate my mike it makes my voice sound higher thn it is and if you have a problem with me talking i will let my sister loose and you will want my voice back i can shut up but she cant:rofl
What woman can?
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Originally posted by C(Sea)Bass
What woman can?
his sister, reread his post.
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Originally posted by splitatom
i still have a below avarerage spelling and i have been going to a school for learning difrences for about 7 years yes i have learning difrences i hate my mike it makes my voice sound higher thn it is and if you have a problem with me talking i will let my sister loose and you will want my voice back i can shut up but she cant:rofl
OH SURE!!! It's always the mic's fault! Blame the mic....errr I mean Karaya. :D
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Originally posted by mentalguy
his sister, reread his post.
His post says she cannot shut up...
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Originally posted by C(Sea)Bass
His post says she cannot shut up...
Oh, I see.
Sorry, I have a hard time understanding Squeak.
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Yes it can be hard at times.
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Well that must mean hes a squeaker. Just like Av8torJr and others. I think snowey is the worst with the voice anyone else have different Opinion on who is more of a squeaker on the microphone ?
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snowey and zoozoo I have to squelch the moment they come in range
Im sorry but having a play by play in a squeeky voice for some reason just pisses the hell out of me
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I heard zoo-zoo unleash a squeek once at some poor kid who was breaking dar on an NOE mission that sounded like the baby creature in the "Aliens" movies.
The poor noob baled out his airplane and last time I saw him he was heading towards the map edge to throw himself off. I havnt seen in him in the game since.
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Originally posted by Rich46yo
I heard zoo-zoo unleash a squeek once at some poor kid who was breaking dar on an NOE mission that sounded like the baby creature in the "Aliens" movies.
Next request:
Hormone injections for squeakers.
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Or No Voice Ban if reported for squeeker
Right click on name and it says
Report Squeaker Being loud on microfone
Zoozoo is my age whats up with that i don't get why his mic makes him sound 8.
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It's not his mic, it's his testicles.
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O I see yeah i talk to him on AIM and Myspace. He's pretty cool even though he squeaker.
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Mics seem to pick up on the higher pitches and make them even higher. Does the same with female pilots, though not to the extent as it does the young boys. Just wait a few years, the balls will drop eventually.
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I'm 14 Call signs Raider73 and i sound 16 could of gotten into a 18+ squad as well if i didn't tell them the truth and tell them i was 14. So I'm no squeaker.
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It was convienence
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If you took offense to the last sentence Raider, none was intended. It was aimed at the previously mentioned squeakers.
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Originally posted by raider73
yes i'm 14 and i have horrible spelling and puncation.:O I'm in highschool and get c- in english. Grammar just doesnt seem like the funnest thing to learn, I'm all for science and math
Only in America does someone get a C- in his or her native language.
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No I just don't really like to try in that class. I want to be an astronomer all you need to major in is Math and science. But I'm working on bringing my grade up.
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(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc191/KnightCH/MyPicture-1.jpg)
So thats that little punk talking bull about everyone.... Thets kick his arse tony XD:t
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1st period---- gym/Woodshop---average- 99/97-- Gym every other day
2nd period----Science-------------average--93
3rd period-----careers------------average---100
4th period------spanish-----------average---97
5th period------math--------------average----91
6th period------study hall--------average---- no average
7th period------lunch--------------average----no average
8th period------Social Studys----average----93
9th period------English------------average----98
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also, listen to my voice now, i went through puberty and now im 13 and 5"11
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And you've yet to DA me......
Regards,
Subway
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Originally posted by zoozoo
also, listen to my voice now, i went through puberty and now im 13 and 5"11
That all happened in a week???
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Originally posted by zoozoo
also, listen to my voice now, i went through puberty and now im 13 and 5"11
You forgot to add that you just got home from the gym and your ripped
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:rofl
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lol zoozoo i did its stillin SQUEAKY lmao sorry bro only 13
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Originally posted by Meatwad
You forgot to add that you just got home from the gym and your ripped
nah, those abs are natural.
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Spay and neuter your kids.
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Originally posted by raider73
Well that must mean hes a squeaker. Just like Av8torJr and others. I think snowey is the worst with the voice anyone else have different Opinion on who is more of a squeaker on the microphone ?
Well, let's put it this way. When you speak on Vox, my dogs starts howl, windows and glasses shatter, my eardrums start to bleed and a dolphin knocks on my door.
Feedback is far more pleasurable to listen to at full volume than it is to hear your voice on vox.
ack-ack
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...and a dolphin knocks on my door.
:rofl :rofl :rofl
Had me in tears with that one! :aok
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Honestly, I find that about 90% of the people in this game have no idea how to use the English Language properly.
Here are some examples:
one of my biggest pet peeves: where people use of instead of 've.
For example: Should of should actually be Should've.
Would of should be Would've.
I don't understand how people don't know this????!!!!??????
And all the typical mistakes in spelling. I'm sorry, but I find it difficult to
take anyone seriously who can't express themselves with proper spelling and punctuation. And, regardless of what people like to believe, Spelling and Punctuation directly correlate with intelligence and IQ, or at the least the capacity to learn.
I see these people exactly as I see the morons who feel the need to type IN CAPS all the time (followed by nasty little PMs about how one is a dweeb or a noob or a dork because they shot him down).
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Originally posted by RedGiant
Honestly, I find that about 90% of the people in this game have no idea how to use the English Language properly.
Here are some examples:
one of my biggest pet peeves: where people use of instead of 've.
For example: Should of should actually be Should've.
Would of should be Would've.
I don't understand how people don't know this????!!!!??????
Actually, would've is a contraction of would have, not would of.
For example:
I would have ignored this post but I couldn't resist the easy jab. [Correct]
I would've have igored this post but I couldn't resist the easy jab. [Correct]
I would of ignored this post but I couldn't resist the easy jab. [Incorrect]
"Would of" came about because it sounds similar to the spoken word "would've.
Now that we know you're firmly in the 90% crowd, you may go.
ack-ack
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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
Actually, would've is a contraction of would have, not would of.
For example:
I would have ignored this post but I couldn't resist the easy jab. [Correct]
I would've have igored this post but I couldn't resist the easy jab. [Correct]
I would of ignored this post but I couldn't resist the easy jab. [Incorrect]
"Would of" came about because it sounds similar to the spoken word "would've.
Now that we know you're firmly in the 90% crowd, you may go.
ack-ack
Pwn'd. This goes up there with Skuzzy's Pwn earlier this year.
Regards,
Subway
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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
Actually, would've is a contraction of would have, not would of.
For example:
I would have ignored this post but I couldn't resist the easy jab. [Correct]
I would've have igored this post but I couldn't resist the easy jab. [Correct]
I would of ignored this post but I couldn't resist the easy jab. [Incorrect]
"Would of" came about because it sounds similar to the spoken word "would've.
Now that we know you're firmly in the 90% crowd, you may go.
ack-ack
What i think he was saying is that instead of would've or "would have" people use "would of."
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Shouldn't this thread be closed by now?
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Originally posted by clerick
What i think he was saying is that instead of would've or "would have" people use "would of."
one of my biggest pet peeves: where people use of instead of 've.
For example: Should of should actually be Should've.
Would of should be Would've.
That's what I thought at first until it dawned on me how he was trying to explain how he's part of the 90% he's complaining about.
ack-ack
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Neubob is a curmudgeon.
gawd dang whippersnappers.
I'm approaching old fart status myself. Dispite their misgivings, the younger generation is smarter, more savy and worldly then my generation would have dreamed. On the flip side they require instant gratification and are filled with a sense of entitlement. They will grow up as everyone does, and they will carry the torch. Spelling is over rated.
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Originally posted by raider73
you understand this? UP YOURS? idc about my puncuation i dont talk to adults on AIM or myspace and when i write papers i use Mircrosoft so it fixes it for me:aok
Raider 73
"Would you like to Super Size that sir"... Get used to saying that because THATS WHERE you will probably end up With your present attitude. Kids with the "IDC" mindset can look forward to incredible opportunities in the fast-food or janitorial industries. It is obvious that you don't talk to adults... Thats why you write like an ignorant kid.
HINT: Microsoft Word can only check spelling and grammer... It won't improve bad ideas! Take a little advice from someone who has been "around the block"... Learn to communicate effectively because you never know when Microsoft Word will not be available to you. If you don't know how to write and spell, and you don't have the crutch of modern technology to lean on you will look like an uneducated fool, usually at the worst possible moment.
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Originally posted by raider73
lol zoozoo i did its stillin SQUEAKY lmao sorry bro only 13
Good to see you learned Korean...:rofl
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First of all, allow me to explain that I wasn't even born in this country, yet I have a better grasped on the English language as well its nuances much better than the average moron (yourself included) who must denigrate others in order to rocket himself to celebrity status on the forum AS WELL as in-game. You are a pathetic tool who twists what people say to benefit your own grossly inflated ego.
How you managed to coerce your quark sized single ganglion to incorrectly comprehend what I said is beyond my concern. It is a given that would've/could've and the rest are contractions. How you make yourself feel better about your limited intelligence by knowing such mundane things is your prerogative (spelled correctly in case you're trying to flame me for an incorrect spelling, fool).
I suggest you keep to more simple matters such as voicing your your grievances with "squeakers" and similar organisms. This is more your area. Discrediting people on the forum, especially when you most assuredly twist their words to benefit your ego: I can equate that to the bits of excrement that stick to the rim of a public toilet.
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Damn.... RedGiant... damn.
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Look up 'pedant' in the dictionary and apply it to your post, RedGiant. I know you were trying to prove a point but you did no better than AckAck.
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Originally posted by RedGiant
First of all, allow me to explain that I wasn't even born in this country, yet I have a better grasped on the English language as well its nuances much better than the average moron (yourself included) who must denigrate others in order to rocket himself to celebrity status on the forum AS WELL as in-game. You are a pathetic tool who twists what people say to benefit your own grossly inflated ego.
How you managed to coerce your quark sized single ganglion to incorrectly comprehend what I said is beyond my concern. It is a given that would've/could've and the rest are contractions. How you make yourself feel better about your limited intelligence by knowing such mundane things is your prerogative (spelled correctly in case you're trying to flame me for an incorrect spelling, fool).
I suggest you keep to more simple matters such as voicing your your grievances with "squeakers" and similar organisms. This is more your area. Discrediting people on the forum, especially when you most assuredly twist their words to benefit your ego: I can equate that to the bits of excrement that stick to the rim of a public toilet.
Honestly, I find that about 90% of the people in this game have no idea how to use the English Language properly.
Here are some examples:
one of my biggest pet peeves: where people use of instead of 've.
For example: Should of should actually be Should've.
Would of should be Would've.
I don't understand how people don't know this????!!!!??????
As you can clearly see by your own post, I didn't have to twist anything. Of course, unless you can show where "would've" is a contraction of "would of" instead of "would have". Maybe you should look into some ESL classes at your local community college.
ack-ack
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Damn, ack-ack.... Damn.
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Junk thread.