Subject-Verb-Predicate - it's that simple.

[Purple Star]

:confused: Why are there so many people on here who can't write a coherent sentence? Do you have any idea how much of a challenge it is to try to decipher what the hell you people are trying to say when you so casually blow off rules of grammar? You're either sadly illiterate or just linguistically lazy and toss the burden of rearranging your mangled sentences into something that is vaguely understandable onto the reader. It's like trying to see through a dense fog. I know it's not a result of smoking pot because I love my cannabis as much as the next guy, but I can still think and write and read and communicate coherently. It's just damn sad to read these posts and realize that I've known third-graders who have a much better command of the English language than many of the people on here. You're giving pot smokers a bad rap. People point to stuff like this and say "See! It really does kill brain cells!" Methinks it more likely that it's the sorry state of public education that's killing off brain cells.

I know I'll probably piss off a lot of people with this post, and that's fine. If you feel it necessary to reply, please do. All I ask is that your responses be intelligible, even if you just want to tell me to fuck off.

[ermitonto]

Eventually you get used to it. As a linguistics major in college, I really have no excuse for bad spelling and grammar, and I always double-check my posts before I send them. But most people don't, and it's pointless to try to get everybody to type correctly. If I'm having a really hard time deciphering a post, I will skip right over it (or make fun of them if it's really horrendous (http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=12291)).

[robert42]

good old kraloth he was probly tryin to spell his name 'kristopher' when he came up with his username.

[Frequency]

It's a fucking "online message board" you piece of shit. If you don't like they way people use their language, whether in framgnets or not, leave it to yourself because I frankly don't give a shit if you dislike the way people, not necessarily under-educated than yourself, type out what's on their mind.

[Takingsunday21]

Usually if the post is as bad as you seem to be describing, I will kind of poke fun at it and post a little remark about it. Although it seems like you're really exagerating on how bad they are. Maybe you should search google for the English Majors forum, if grammar is in fact that important to you. We're not being graded on our posts, and most all of the time you get what the person is saying. Even if they have a wall of text which includes not ONE period at all, at the end you've made out what their point was.

[robert42]

3 words

WHO CARES?

:rolleyes:

[Frequency]

the smiley face = a word. :]

[chris420]

its always fun to have a laugh from incoherent sentences and incoherent people, shit man i even bought napoleon dynamite because of it .

[somebody someone]

i can usually always understand what everyone is talkin abt... p.s, cannabis effects people in different ways, where as it may not effect you in a negative way, when my mates are blazed, they are the laziest mother fuckers ive ever met


and also, that link you supplied, that thread is legendary

[DonnieDarko]

I would suggest that you make a contribution before criticizing or insulting anyone on this message board.

[somebody someone]

exactly he signed up to tell us he went to fuckin oxford (or harvard) dependin on ur nationality

[Purple Star]

After reading this post again and the responses to it, I really don't see the point of it in the first place. What the fuck. Let's just say I was having an anal day that day and start over, okay? Somebody said maybe I should post first and criticise (criticize?) later, or something like that, and I think they're right.

And by the way, no I didn't go to Harvard or Yale - far from it.

Sorry I came off as such a shit.

Later. :o

[prplchknz]

grammar's for pussies

[DonnieDarko]

After reading this post again and the responses to it, I really don't see the point of it in the first place. What the fuck. Let's just say I was having an anal day that day and start over, okay? Somebody said maybe I should post first and criticise (criticize?) later, or something like that, and I think they're right.

And by the way, no I didn't go to Harvard or Yale - far from it.

Sorry I came off as such a shit.

Later. :o

Cool.

[ladyM]

Its not the CONTENT of the post, its the grammatical context. And it is absolutely the truth, I am a pot head that can spell!

[Reefer Rogue]

* :]

[Az.]

Its not the CONTENT of the post, its the grammatical context. And it is absolutely the truth, I am a pot head that can spell!

Do you actually believe that? or are you being sarcastic??
its just i would of said it was the other way round....who cares if their spelling is a little off...surly its the point they are making that counts?Unless it people using things like "ne1" instead of anyone.....that kinda pisses me off....but i guess it has the same effect....
:)

[Roadking]

The elements of style by William Strunk Jr. would be a good reference book for us all.
Stephen King tells us in his book "On Writing" that this little handbook by Strunk and white has since been revised and is a valuable asset to anyone who takes writing seriously.

Did I say that right?

[Az.]

The elements of style by William Strunk Jr. would be a good reference book for us all.
Stephen King tells us in his book "On Writing" that this little handbook by Strunk and white has since been revised and is a valuable asset to anyone who takes writing seriously.

Did I say that right?

yeah sounds good to me

[Roadking]

Thanks, yo... (http://sut1.sut.ac.th/strunk/strunk.html)

[beachguy in thongs]

Ok, since this thread no longer has a point, I'm gonna ask if this site increased it's font size in the past 8 hours?

[ladyM]

Do you actually believe that? or are you being sarcastic??
its just i would of said it was the other way round....who cares if their spelling is a little off...surly its the point they are making that counts?Unless it people using things like "ne1" instead of anyone.....that kinda pisses me off....but i guess it has the same effect....
:)


No, I wasnt being a smartass, my CONTEXT was bass ackward. lol :stoned:

[STDzRus]

Weird.

[prplchknz]

I've never been a good spelling so i can't blame my poor spelling skills on pot.

[mellow mood]

:confused: Why are there so many people on here who can't write a coherent sentence? Do you have any idea how much of a challenge it is to try to decipher what the hell you people are trying to say when you so casually blow off rules of grammar? You're either sadly illiterate or just linguistically lazy and toss the burden of rearranging your mangled sentences into something that is vaguely understandable onto the reader. It's like trying to see through a dense fog. I know it's not a result of smoking pot because I love my cannabis as much as the next guy, but I can still think and write and read and communicate coherently. It's just damn sad to read these posts and realize that I've known third-graders who have a much better command of the English language than many of the people on here. You're giving pot smokers a bad rap. People point to stuff like this and say "See! It really does kill brain cells!" Methinks it more likely that it's the sorry state of public education that's killing off brain cells.

I know I'll probably piss off a lot of people with this post, and that's fine. If you feel it necessary to reply, please do. All I ask is that your responses be intelligible, even if you just want to tell me to fuck off.

see its not coz u use shorter words to explain what u have to say (like you=u, I=i, it is=its, because=coz).

as long as u understand wut the guy means

i mean who cares if there are spelling errors. im not here to lkearn english, im here to have fun and share things. i really dont care as long as u dont write like jakenthegentles..

[maskedpantsman]

how the hell else are you supposed to type when your both high and drunk at the same time?