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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 1143 Views
I'm not always sure that I'm correct, but.... - 05/10/2011 07:04:13 PM 838 Views
I didn't see any errors - 05/10/2011 07:24:27 PM 823 Views
Re: I didn't see any errors - 06/10/2011 03:14:07 PM 701 Views
You mean ... - 06/10/2011 03:58:32 PM 789 Views
Must ... have ... grammar. - 05/10/2011 07:53:34 PM 1016 Views
For you and Tom as well, the same question about question eight. - 05/10/2011 08:33:39 PM 1301 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 789 Views
That makes sense as far as it goes. - 05/10/2011 09:02:42 PM 825 Views
But do you actually regard them that way? - 05/10/2011 09:08:36 PM 808 Views
Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:25:18 PM 769 Views
Re: Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:29:33 PM 651 Views
OK then. - 05/10/2011 09:59:50 PM 811 Views
You bring up a point that I was researching the other day - 05/10/2011 08:53:40 PM 860 Views
You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 05/10/2011 09:00:25 PM 820 Views
You're right of course! - 05/10/2011 09:13:44 PM 885 Views
I frequently am. - 05/10/2011 09:16:38 PM 894 Views
So I've noticed. - 05/10/2011 09:19:38 PM 805 Views
I like telling people, too. - 05/10/2011 09:34:50 PM 800 Views
You can use charmap. - 05/10/2011 10:21:32 PM 850 Views
Re: You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 06/10/2011 01:15:02 PM 749 Views
Mmm, dashing. - 05/10/2011 09:02:53 PM 801 Views
Emdashing is an entirely different form of punctuation. - 05/10/2011 09:07:36 PM 872 Views
Achtung! Grammatik! :insert Nazi-saluting smiley as the Wehrmacht marches by: - 05/10/2011 08:10:45 PM 916 Views
I love this bit. - 05/10/2011 08:26:52 PM 901 Views
Bring back the BSG! - 05/10/2011 08:55:32 PM 838 Views
Re: your 2nd irritating error for question 2 - 06/10/2011 04:12:49 PM 774 Views
Good poll, especially for this site. - 05/10/2011 08:11:10 PM 926 Views
Re: serial comma. - 05/10/2011 08:31:58 PM 802 Views
Maybe I was being a little anal there. - 05/10/2011 08:35:33 PM 776 Views
Same here - 05/10/2011 08:43:34 PM 680 Views
I think it's conventional to use a comma before "etc". - 05/10/2011 08:55:11 PM 756 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:33:06 PM 817 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:49:43 PM 876 Views
People should talk in a way that can be understood, else they are not communicating. - 05/10/2011 09:17:37 PM 865 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 775 Views
You mean your lecture on "superfluous" apostrophes. - 05/10/2011 09:53:31 PM 718 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 968 Views
Unsurprisingly, I don't really agree with you at all on this point. :p - 05/10/2011 10:29:59 PM 861 Views
I do not really think I am "right" on this one so much as "not wrong." - 06/10/2011 12:01:36 AM 780 Views
But contradictions are inherent in the entire English language! - 06/10/2011 01:25:39 AM 767 Views
Sure, but not deliberate ones created by grammarians who know better. - 06/10/2011 05:40:58 AM 780 Views
I'm going to listen to the others. - 06/10/2011 06:17:18 AM 788 Views
Like I say, I appreciate exceptions when justified (and again, only claiming to be "not wrong." ) - 06/10/2011 07:26:18 AM 679 Views
But you are wrong - 06/10/2011 02:17:40 PM 815 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 758 Views
How utterly unsurprising - 07/10/2011 02:21:38 PM 736 Views
"We want to be nothing if not persistent." - 07/10/2011 02:39:19 PM 786 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 852 Views
Grammar schmammar! - 05/10/2011 09:01:47 PM 885 Views
Wongy tip #77 - 05/10/2011 11:15:12 PM 750 Views
#1) I do not use NetSpeak while playing games, texting or using social media. - 05/10/2011 11:34:12 PM 754 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 726 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 06/10/2011 01:17:28 AM 778 Views
Yes. - 06/10/2011 06:53:46 AM 716 Views
I forgot about "of" for "have." - 06/10/2011 07:31:11 AM 754 Views
I try - 06/10/2011 09:18:29 AM 809 Views
I freebase split infinitives on a regular basis. - 06/10/2011 01:53:36 PM 685 Views
The split infinitive is not grammatically incorrect. - 06/10/2011 02:04:34 PM 773 Views
I wish more people knew this. - 06/10/2011 07:38:46 PM 710 Views
Junky Grammar. - 06/10/2011 04:24:01 PM 707 Views

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