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Must ... have ... grammar. Nate Send a noteboard - 05/10/2011 07:53:34 PM
1. Does anybody (besides me) use proper grammar when texting, posting on Facebook, etc.?


I always use full sentences, proper spelling, and proper grammar in every format (except when purposefully breaking the rules). Takes me forever to write a text sometimes.

2. Do you correct somebody who uses incorrect grammar while talking? If not, do you at least do it in your head?


No, I don't usually notice it when someone is talking. Verbal language is not my strong suit.

3. Do you wince whenever you read a particularly awful Facebook post?


I take note, but I don't wince. I've likely become desensitized.

4. Have you noticed a trend on Facebook where people don't even bother using periods to separate sentences anymore?


From a few people, but not many. My friends list may be more literate than most.

5. Have you noticed misspelled words that have nothing to do with 140 character length? (Today I saw somebody spell "do" as "dew";)


I don't use or read Twitter, so I never think about 140-character limits.

6. (Off topic) Are people whiny bitches on Facebook or what?


Everyone everywhere, not just Facebook.

7. Has anybody ever called you a Grammar Nazi?


Not to my face.

8. Has Twitter and texting eroded proper grammar for today's youths?


I think they were eroded long before. The internet and cell phones have only contributed to the sense that it's normal.

9. Have you succumbed to the 140 character shortcuts? How often do you text or tweet this way?


I laugh in the face of character limits. They are more challenge than rule.

10. Were there any grammatical mistakes in this survey?


Two that I noticed, technically. In #8, it should be Have at the start of the question. In #9, there should be a dash between "140" and "character". Otherwise you could be talking about 140 shortcuts for characters.

You used "anybody" and equivalents instead of "anyone". "Anybody" is still perfectly correct, so it's not by any means an error, but "anyone" is preferred. However, that's not the sort of thing most people, myself included, ever think about.
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Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 06:46:31 PM 1204 Views
I'm not always sure that I'm correct, but.... - 05/10/2011 07:04:13 PM 906 Views
I didn't see any errors - 05/10/2011 07:24:27 PM 891 Views
Re: I didn't see any errors - 06/10/2011 03:14:07 PM 764 Views
You mean ... - 06/10/2011 03:58:32 PM 860 Views
Must ... have ... grammar. - 05/10/2011 07:53:34 PM 1080 Views
For you and Tom as well, the same question about question eight. - 05/10/2011 08:33:39 PM 1378 Views
Tom can probably give you actual terms and correct rules, but here's my take on it. - 05/10/2011 08:43:47 PM 854 Views
That makes sense as far as it goes. - 05/10/2011 09:02:42 PM 928 Views
But do you actually regard them that way? - 05/10/2011 09:08:36 PM 873 Views
Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:25:18 PM 843 Views
Re: Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:29:33 PM 716 Views
OK then. - 05/10/2011 09:59:50 PM 878 Views
You bring up a point that I was researching the other day - 05/10/2011 08:53:40 PM 920 Views
You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 05/10/2011 09:00:25 PM 887 Views
You're right of course! - 05/10/2011 09:13:44 PM 953 Views
I frequently am. - 05/10/2011 09:16:38 PM 957 Views
So I've noticed. - 05/10/2011 09:19:38 PM 887 Views
I like telling people, too. - 05/10/2011 09:34:50 PM 877 Views
You can use charmap. - 05/10/2011 10:21:32 PM 910 Views
Re: You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 06/10/2011 01:15:02 PM 812 Views
Mmm, dashing. - 05/10/2011 09:02:53 PM 868 Views
Emdashing is an entirely different form of punctuation. - 05/10/2011 09:07:36 PM 954 Views
Achtung! Grammatik! :insert Nazi-saluting smiley as the Wehrmacht marches by: - 05/10/2011 08:10:45 PM 985 Views
I love this bit. - 05/10/2011 08:26:52 PM 962 Views
Bring back the BSG! - 05/10/2011 08:55:32 PM 914 Views
Re: your 2nd irritating error for question 2 - 06/10/2011 04:12:49 PM 838 Views
Good poll, especially for this site. - 05/10/2011 08:11:10 PM 988 Views
Re: serial comma. - 05/10/2011 08:31:58 PM 871 Views
Maybe I was being a little anal there. - 05/10/2011 08:35:33 PM 847 Views
Same here - 05/10/2011 08:43:34 PM 737 Views
I think it's conventional to use a comma before "etc". - 05/10/2011 08:55:11 PM 821 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:33:06 PM 879 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:49:43 PM 940 Views
People should talk in a way that can be understood, else they are not communicating. - 05/10/2011 09:17:37 PM 932 Views
Re: "everyone's". ~winky~ *NM* - 05/10/2011 09:22:18 PM 428 Views
Is it time for my lecture on superfluous apostrophes again? - 05/10/2011 09:43:47 PM 837 Views
You mean your lecture on "superfluous" apostrophes. - 05/10/2011 09:53:31 PM 788 Views
As have I. Multiple times. *NM* - 05/10/2011 09:55:08 PM 412 Views
I am not stubborn, just true to my convictions. - 05/10/2011 09:56:39 PM 1038 Views
Unsurprisingly, I don't really agree with you at all on this point. :p - 05/10/2011 10:29:59 PM 926 Views
I do not really think I am "right" on this one so much as "not wrong." - 06/10/2011 12:01:36 AM 857 Views
But contradictions are inherent in the entire English language! - 06/10/2011 01:25:39 AM 839 Views
Sure, but not deliberate ones created by grammarians who know better. - 06/10/2011 05:40:58 AM 835 Views
I'm going to listen to the others. - 06/10/2011 06:17:18 AM 860 Views
Like I say, I appreciate exceptions when justified (and again, only claiming to be "not wrong." ) - 06/10/2011 07:26:18 AM 746 Views
But you are wrong - 06/10/2011 02:17:40 PM 903 Views
that is OK he is very good at being wrong *NM* - 06/10/2011 03:43:23 PM 441 Views
I disagree. - 07/10/2011 12:15:14 AM 826 Views
How utterly unsurprising - 07/10/2011 02:21:38 PM 821 Views
"We want to be nothing if not persistent." - 07/10/2011 02:39:19 PM 853 Views
Doesn't matter. - 07/10/2011 03:12:14 PM 850 Views
What. - 06/10/2011 06:17:41 PM 932 Views
You called? - 05/10/2011 08:53:54 PM 922 Views
Grammar schmammar! - 05/10/2011 09:01:47 PM 953 Views
Wongy tip #77 - 05/10/2011 11:15:12 PM 813 Views
#1) I do not use NetSpeak while playing games, texting or using social media. - 05/10/2011 11:34:12 PM 810 Views
What about NateSpeak? *NM* - 06/10/2011 04:01:08 PM 400 Views
I did use that once to tell the story of you and CNRedDragon going to see Ice Princess. *NM* - 07/10/2011 01:46:50 AM 432 Views
A timeless classic. - 07/10/2011 01:53:36 AM 789 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 06/10/2011 01:17:28 AM 840 Views
Yes. - 06/10/2011 06:53:46 AM 777 Views
I forgot about "of" for "have." - 06/10/2011 07:31:11 AM 821 Views
I try - 06/10/2011 09:18:29 AM 887 Views
I freebase split infinitives on a regular basis. - 06/10/2011 01:53:36 PM 739 Views
The split infinitive is not grammatically incorrect. - 06/10/2011 02:04:34 PM 837 Views
I wish more people knew this. - 06/10/2011 07:38:46 PM 770 Views
Junky Grammar. - 06/10/2011 04:24:01 PM 789 Views

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