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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 1205 Views
I'm not always sure that I'm correct, but.... - 05/10/2011 07:04:13 PM 908 Views
I didn't see any errors - 05/10/2011 07:24:27 PM 893 Views
Re: I didn't see any errors - 06/10/2011 03:14:07 PM 766 Views
You mean ... - 06/10/2011 03:58:32 PM 862 Views
Must ... have ... grammar. - 05/10/2011 07:53:34 PM 1082 Views
For you and Tom as well, the same question about question eight. - 05/10/2011 08:33:39 PM 1380 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 856 Views
That makes sense as far as it goes. - 05/10/2011 09:02:42 PM 930 Views
But do you actually regard them that way? - 05/10/2011 09:08:36 PM 875 Views
Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:25:18 PM 845 Views
Re: Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:29:33 PM 718 Views
OK then. - 05/10/2011 09:59:50 PM 880 Views
You bring up a point that I was researching the other day - 05/10/2011 08:53:40 PM 922 Views
You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 05/10/2011 09:00:25 PM 888 Views
You're right of course! - 05/10/2011 09:13:44 PM 955 Views
I frequently am. - 05/10/2011 09:16:38 PM 959 Views
So I've noticed. - 05/10/2011 09:19:38 PM 889 Views
I like telling people, too. - 05/10/2011 09:34:50 PM 879 Views
You can use charmap. - 05/10/2011 10:21:32 PM 912 Views
Re: You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 06/10/2011 01:15:02 PM 815 Views
Mmm, dashing. - 05/10/2011 09:02:53 PM 870 Views
Emdashing is an entirely different form of punctuation. - 05/10/2011 09:07:36 PM 957 Views
Achtung! Grammatik! :insert Nazi-saluting smiley as the Wehrmacht marches by: - 05/10/2011 08:10:45 PM 986 Views
I love this bit. - 05/10/2011 08:26:52 PM 965 Views
Bring back the BSG! - 05/10/2011 08:55:32 PM 917 Views
Re: your 2nd irritating error for question 2 - 06/10/2011 04:12:49 PM 840 Views
Good poll, especially for this site. - 05/10/2011 08:11:10 PM 990 Views
Re: serial comma. - 05/10/2011 08:31:58 PM 874 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 740 Views
I think it's conventional to use a comma before "etc". - 05/10/2011 08:55:11 PM 823 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:33:06 PM 881 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:49:43 PM 941 Views
People should talk in a way that can be understood, else they are not communicating. - 05/10/2011 09:17:37 PM 934 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 838 Views
You mean your lecture on "superfluous" apostrophes. - 05/10/2011 09:53:31 PM 790 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 928 Views
I do not really think I am "right" on this one so much as "not wrong." - 06/10/2011 12:01:36 AM 858 Views
But contradictions are inherent in the entire English language! - 06/10/2011 01:25:39 AM 841 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 861 Views
Like I say, I appreciate exceptions when justified (and again, only claiming to be "not wrong." ) - 06/10/2011 07:26:18 AM 749 Views
But you are wrong - 06/10/2011 02:17:40 PM 905 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 828 Views
How utterly unsurprising - 07/10/2011 02:21:38 PM 823 Views
"We want to be nothing if not persistent." - 07/10/2011 02:39:19 PM 855 Views
Doesn't matter. - 07/10/2011 03:12:14 PM 852 Views
What. - 06/10/2011 06:17:41 PM 934 Views
You called? - 05/10/2011 08:53:54 PM 922 Views
Grammar schmammar! - 05/10/2011 09:01:47 PM 955 Views
Wongy tip #77 - 05/10/2011 11:15:12 PM 814 Views
#1) I do not use NetSpeak while playing games, texting or using social media. - 05/10/2011 11:34:12 PM 811 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 791 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 06/10/2011 01:17:28 AM 842 Views
Yes. - 06/10/2011 06:53:46 AM 779 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 889 Views
I freebase split infinitives on a regular basis. - 06/10/2011 01:53:36 PM 741 Views
The split infinitive is not grammatically incorrect. - 06/10/2011 02:04:34 PM 839 Views
I wish more people knew this. - 06/10/2011 07:38:46 PM 772 Views
Junky Grammar. - 06/10/2011 04:24:01 PM 791 Views

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