Grammar

personally i try to use correct spelling and grammar...i think its funny when people abbreviate words and use slang a TON but it doesnt bother me..people should do/type whatever/however they want within thematic reason

I think that a lot of this butchering of the English language is done by middle-class kids that want to be "ghetto", due to their identification with rappers and hip hop stars. This has been going on for a long time, and is not original, creative, or attractive. It starts out with people pretending to be ignorant, but eventually they can actually become stupid. This is evident in our society, and it's getting worse.

You can write in any manner you choose... just remember that it gives people an impression of you similar to the neatness of your dress and the cleanliness of your home.

If you have sloppy grammar, excessive typos, poorly-constructed arguments, or that horrible number thing -l1k3 th15- people will judge the CONTENT of your posts as well and may assume that you are just generally sloppy in other aspects of your life.

Good writing skills are something in which you should take a lot of pride. If you know HOW to write, why pretend you don't?

I don't think grammar relates to one's intelligence, persay, but it is nice to see people typing in a recognizable way. I mean, look at Hemmingway. He couldn't even spell. Personally, I can't stand his novels, but a lot of people seem to like them.

I hAtE wEn PpL dO dIs and use completely retarded abbreviations for a simple three-letter word. Or try to act gangsta by spelling like a gangsta would talk. It's kind of funny, imagining a gangsta sitting down at a computer, and getting on a cannabis forum... Spelling all neatly and phonetically...

Shit, I have dyslexia (which also extends to my typing and writing skills) and I can still write in completely legible sentences... So you idiotic kids don't have an excuse... :stoned:

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Originally Posted by Purple Banana

I hAtE wEn PpL dO dIs and use completely retarded abbreviations for a simple three-letter word. Or try to act gangsta by spelling like a gangsta would talk. It's kind of funny, imagining a gangsta sitting down at a computer, and getting on a cannabis forum... Spelling all neatly and phonetically...

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I can't stand that either. Writing in big letters, then small, I mean, that must take more effort to actually type out than to spell right. Using words like "dis" "dat" "aight" and so on, is annoying too. When people write how they talk.

Or people who use the word fuck when they have an online temper tantrum.

All I know, is if you want to come off as an intelligent being, use those skills you learn in school. Like I mentioned before, if you're a 30yr old and you have to write to the government, insurance agencies, or for a career path, using slang words and misspelled words makes you appear like a dum dum. You get into the habit of not using grammar and spelling words wrong, then you'll keep using that habit, or writing a formal letter will be a frustrating task.

All I know is that once you learn how to write and spell, it comes a sixth sense.

I do it for fun...

Whoops you edited your post, my bad ;)

to each his own i see many people use it and many many people not use proper grammer, in my eyes its a forum so i dont realy care

umm... i do my best.. but my best isnt the greatest... so you may notice, that i spell alot of words all fucked up... and that i dont use the proper puncuation in parts of my typing,,, but i try to make it under-standable

i hate grammar. although i can't stand not knowing how to spell a word correctly. i have a dictionary next to my computer that i use daily.


booooooooooooo grammar