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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 1147 Views
I'm not always sure that I'm correct, but.... - 05/10/2011 07:04:13 PM 842 Views
I didn't see any errors - 05/10/2011 07:24:27 PM 826 Views
Re: I didn't see any errors - 06/10/2011 03:14:07 PM 704 Views
You mean ... - 06/10/2011 03:58:32 PM 792 Views
Must ... have ... grammar. - 05/10/2011 07:53:34 PM 1019 Views
For you and Tom as well, the same question about question eight. - 05/10/2011 08:33:39 PM 1303 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 791 Views
That makes sense as far as it goes. - 05/10/2011 09:02:42 PM 827 Views
But do you actually regard them that way? - 05/10/2011 09:08:36 PM 809 Views
Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:25:18 PM 771 Views
Re: Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:29:33 PM 654 Views
OK then. - 05/10/2011 09:59:50 PM 814 Views
You bring up a point that I was researching the other day - 05/10/2011 08:53:40 PM 861 Views
You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 05/10/2011 09:00:25 PM 822 Views
You're right of course! - 05/10/2011 09:13:44 PM 887 Views
I frequently am. - 05/10/2011 09:16:38 PM 896 Views
So I've noticed. - 05/10/2011 09:19:38 PM 806 Views
I like telling people, too. - 05/10/2011 09:34:50 PM 802 Views
You can use charmap. - 05/10/2011 10:21:32 PM 853 Views
Re: You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 06/10/2011 01:15:02 PM 751 Views
Mmm, dashing. - 05/10/2011 09:02:53 PM 804 Views
Emdashing is an entirely different form of punctuation. - 05/10/2011 09:07:36 PM 876 Views
Achtung! Grammatik! :insert Nazi-saluting smiley as the Wehrmacht marches by: - 05/10/2011 08:10:45 PM 919 Views
I love this bit. - 05/10/2011 08:26:52 PM 904 Views
Bring back the BSG! - 05/10/2011 08:55:32 PM 840 Views
Re: your 2nd irritating error for question 2 - 06/10/2011 04:12:49 PM 775 Views
Good poll, especially for this site. - 05/10/2011 08:11:10 PM 928 Views
Re: serial comma. - 05/10/2011 08:31:58 PM 805 Views
Maybe I was being a little anal there. - 05/10/2011 08:35:33 PM 779 Views
Same here - 05/10/2011 08:43:34 PM 683 Views
I think it's conventional to use a comma before "etc". - 05/10/2011 08:55:11 PM 759 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:33:06 PM 819 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:49:43 PM 878 Views
People should talk in a way that can be understood, else they are not communicating. - 05/10/2011 09:17:37 PM 868 Views
Re: "everyone's". ~winky~ *NM* - 05/10/2011 09:22:18 PM 399 Views
Is it time for my lecture on superfluous apostrophes again? - 05/10/2011 09:43:47 PM 777 Views
You mean your lecture on "superfluous" apostrophes. - 05/10/2011 09:53:31 PM 720 Views
As have I. Multiple times. *NM* - 05/10/2011 09:55:08 PM 382 Views
I am not stubborn, just true to my convictions. - 05/10/2011 09:56:39 PM 972 Views
Unsurprisingly, I don't really agree with you at all on this point. :p - 05/10/2011 10:29:59 PM 864 Views
I do not really think I am "right" on this one so much as "not wrong." - 06/10/2011 12:01:36 AM 783 Views
But contradictions are inherent in the entire English language! - 06/10/2011 01:25:39 AM 769 Views
Sure, but not deliberate ones created by grammarians who know better. - 06/10/2011 05:40:58 AM 782 Views
I'm going to listen to the others. - 06/10/2011 06:17:18 AM 791 Views
Like I say, I appreciate exceptions when justified (and again, only claiming to be "not wrong." ) - 06/10/2011 07:26:18 AM 682 Views
But you are wrong - 06/10/2011 02:17:40 PM 816 Views
that is OK he is very good at being wrong *NM* - 06/10/2011 03:43:23 PM 412 Views
I disagree. - 07/10/2011 12:15:14 AM 760 Views
How utterly unsurprising - 07/10/2011 02:21:38 PM 739 Views
"We want to be nothing if not persistent." - 07/10/2011 02:39:19 PM 787 Views
Doesn't matter. - 07/10/2011 03:12:14 PM 796 Views
What. - 06/10/2011 06:17:41 PM 864 Views
You called? - 05/10/2011 08:53:54 PM 855 Views
Grammar schmammar! - 05/10/2011 09:01:47 PM 888 Views
Wongy tip #77 - 05/10/2011 11:15:12 PM 753 Views
#1) I do not use NetSpeak while playing games, texting or using social media. - 05/10/2011 11:34:12 PM 758 Views
What about NateSpeak? *NM* - 06/10/2011 04:01:08 PM 368 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 389 Views
A timeless classic. - 07/10/2011 01:53:36 AM 727 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 06/10/2011 01:17:28 AM 782 Views
Yes. - 06/10/2011 06:53:46 AM 717 Views
I forgot about "of" for "have." - 06/10/2011 07:31:11 AM 757 Views
I try - 06/10/2011 09:18:29 AM 810 Views
I freebase split infinitives on a regular basis. - 06/10/2011 01:53:36 PM 687 Views
The split infinitive is not grammatically incorrect. - 06/10/2011 02:04:34 PM 777 Views
I wish more people knew this. - 06/10/2011 07:38:46 PM 712 Views
Junky Grammar. - 06/10/2011 04:24:01 PM 709 Views

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