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People should talk in a way that can be understood, else they are not communicating. Joel Send a noteboard - 05/10/2011 09:17:37 PM
1. Does anybody (besides me) use proper grammar when texting, posting on Facebook, etc.?

I am sure there are other uptight grammar nerd who do the same and I am sure some of them post here.

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


Typically adults take offense to being corrected by people who think they know better, even if they do. Same goes for history and science and politics ect.

I know this because I have annoyed people by correcting them, not typically in grammar but I doubt people take being corrected on verb usage any better than they do on historical facts. If they actually cared they would have taken the time to learn, it isn't really that hard.

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


I worry more about the logic behind the thought than the grammar behind it.

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


The problem with all the uptight grammar Nazis in there failure to understand the difference between formal and informal communication. Just because it is being written doesn't mean it should be held to a higher standard than other forms of informal communication. Like words spelling and grammar have become part of the slang with people misuses them initially.

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


have you noticed the people use the word bad to mean something that is good? it is called slang.

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


I guess it depends on your friend list. I have a bigger problem with people who seem to wish the worked for Hallmark.

7. Has anybody ever called you a Grammar Nazi?


no

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


What make you believe they had it before?

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


I don't tweet and only text to my wife. Since I use swype my spelling in my text is probably better than my post:P As far as my grammar in text it is about the same as when I talk to her. Maybe a little worse since some grammar moistakes or simply typing mistakes and not ones I would make when speaking. Overall though I don't worry about if me or I comes first but I also don't use double negatives.

10. Were there any grammatical mistakes in this survey?


Didn't bother looking. Once you get beyond the basics most grammars rules are just so lit majors have something to feel superior about, god knows they need something. Strict grammar rules are a misguided attempt to stagnate and control something as complicated a regional as human language. Why should people talk in away that seems unnatural to them? BEcause some uptight college professors say they should? If I am not writing a paper for them to grade I really could careless what they think. For eltist tingle of sounding wel educated? I guess that works for those simple enough to be impressed by how you said something and not what you said. A well worded phrase is great but that has more to do with style than grammar. Why is a word like ain't which has been around for hundreds of years and is used daily by tens of millions people still not considered a word? Becaue the grammar kings decided it ain't.

And, no offense, but I have thrown up my hands trying to divine the meaning of more than one of your posts, though the fact it has not happened for a while suggests you have made an effort to eliminate that challenge; if so, rest assured it is greatly appreciated. That, however, is why grammar rules exist, not to give humanities students otherwise pointless lives some meaning, but to give EVERYONES words meaning. I promise I and most people use language a lot more than, say, meteorology, on any given day.

All that said, I do routinely blow off grammatical rules in chat, mainly because it's real time and my typing speed maxes out at about 70 wpm.
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Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 06:46:31 PM 1102 Views
I'm not always sure that I'm correct, but.... - 05/10/2011 07:04:13 PM 797 Views
I didn't see any errors - 05/10/2011 07:24:27 PM 779 Views
Re: I didn't see any errors - 06/10/2011 03:14:07 PM 653 Views
You mean ... - 06/10/2011 03:58:32 PM 719 Views
Must ... have ... grammar. - 05/10/2011 07:53:34 PM 964 Views
For you and Tom as well, the same question about question eight. - 05/10/2011 08:33:39 PM 1236 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 734 Views
That makes sense as far as it goes. - 05/10/2011 09:02:42 PM 772 Views
But do you actually regard them that way? - 05/10/2011 09:08:36 PM 771 Views
Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:25:18 PM 727 Views
Re: Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:29:33 PM 598 Views
OK then. - 05/10/2011 09:59:50 PM 769 Views
You bring up a point that I was researching the other day - 05/10/2011 08:53:40 PM 818 Views
You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 05/10/2011 09:00:25 PM 751 Views
You're right of course! - 05/10/2011 09:13:44 PM 834 Views
I frequently am. - 05/10/2011 09:16:38 PM 838 Views
So I've noticed. - 05/10/2011 09:19:38 PM 742 Views
I like telling people, too. - 05/10/2011 09:34:50 PM 746 Views
You can use charmap. - 05/10/2011 10:21:32 PM 791 Views
Re: You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 06/10/2011 01:15:02 PM 710 Views
Mmm, dashing. - 05/10/2011 09:02:53 PM 751 Views
Emdashing is an entirely different form of punctuation. - 05/10/2011 09:07:36 PM 798 Views
Achtung! Grammatik! :insert Nazi-saluting smiley as the Wehrmacht marches by: - 05/10/2011 08:10:45 PM 867 Views
I love this bit. - 05/10/2011 08:26:52 PM 861 Views
Bring back the BSG! - 05/10/2011 08:55:32 PM 772 Views
Re: your 2nd irritating error for question 2 - 06/10/2011 04:12:49 PM 727 Views
Good poll, especially for this site. - 05/10/2011 08:11:10 PM 868 Views
Re: serial comma. - 05/10/2011 08:31:58 PM 743 Views
Maybe I was being a little anal there. - 05/10/2011 08:35:33 PM 711 Views
Same here - 05/10/2011 08:43:34 PM 645 Views
I think it's conventional to use a comma before "etc". - 05/10/2011 08:55:11 PM 721 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:33:06 PM 760 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:49:43 PM 814 Views
People should talk in a way that can be understood, else they are not communicating. - 05/10/2011 09:17:37 PM 810 Views
Re: "everyone's". ~winky~ *NM* - 05/10/2011 09:22:18 PM 376 Views
Is it time for my lecture on superfluous apostrophes again? - 05/10/2011 09:43:47 PM 714 Views
You mean your lecture on "superfluous" apostrophes. - 05/10/2011 09:53:31 PM 668 Views
As have I. Multiple times. *NM* - 05/10/2011 09:55:08 PM 364 Views
I am not stubborn, just true to my convictions. - 05/10/2011 09:56:39 PM 916 Views
Unsurprisingly, I don't really agree with you at all on this point. :p - 05/10/2011 10:29:59 PM 794 Views
I do not really think I am "right" on this one so much as "not wrong." - 06/10/2011 12:01:36 AM 709 Views
But contradictions are inherent in the entire English language! - 06/10/2011 01:25:39 AM 717 Views
Sure, but not deliberate ones created by grammarians who know better. - 06/10/2011 05:40:58 AM 723 Views
I'm going to listen to the others. - 06/10/2011 06:17:18 AM 739 Views
Like I say, I appreciate exceptions when justified (and again, only claiming to be "not wrong." ) - 06/10/2011 07:26:18 AM 636 Views
But you are wrong - 06/10/2011 02:17:40 PM 762 Views
that is OK he is very good at being wrong *NM* - 06/10/2011 03:43:23 PM 395 Views
I disagree. - 07/10/2011 12:15:14 AM 708 Views
How utterly unsurprising - 07/10/2011 02:21:38 PM 662 Views
"We want to be nothing if not persistent." - 07/10/2011 02:39:19 PM 727 Views
Doesn't matter. - 07/10/2011 03:12:14 PM 752 Views
What. - 06/10/2011 06:17:41 PM 807 Views
You called? - 05/10/2011 08:53:54 PM 768 Views
Grammar schmammar! - 05/10/2011 09:01:47 PM 841 Views
Wongy tip #77 - 05/10/2011 11:15:12 PM 705 Views
#1) I do not use NetSpeak while playing games, texting or using social media. - 05/10/2011 11:34:12 PM 719 Views
What about NateSpeak? *NM* - 06/10/2011 04:01:08 PM 349 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 352 Views
A timeless classic. - 07/10/2011 01:53:36 AM 685 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 06/10/2011 01:17:28 AM 733 Views
Yes. - 06/10/2011 06:53:46 AM 673 Views
I forgot about "of" for "have." - 06/10/2011 07:31:11 AM 709 Views
I try - 06/10/2011 09:18:29 AM 769 Views
I freebase split infinitives on a regular basis. - 06/10/2011 01:53:36 PM 644 Views
The split infinitive is not grammatically incorrect. - 06/10/2011 02:04:34 PM 693 Views
I wish more people knew this. - 06/10/2011 07:38:46 PM 666 Views
Junky Grammar. - 06/10/2011 04:24:01 PM 662 Views

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