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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 1002 Views
I'm not always sure that I'm correct, but.... - 05/10/2011 07:04:13 PM 694 Views
I didn't see any errors - 05/10/2011 07:24:27 PM 674 Views
Re: I didn't see any errors - 06/10/2011 03:14:07 PM 551 Views
You mean ... - 06/10/2011 03:58:32 PM 602 Views
Must ... have ... grammar. - 05/10/2011 07:53:34 PM 861 Views
For you and Tom as well, the same question about question eight. - 05/10/2011 08:33:39 PM 1077 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 633 Views
That makes sense as far as it goes. - 05/10/2011 09:02:42 PM 664 Views
But do you actually regard them that way? - 05/10/2011 09:08:36 PM 654 Views
Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:25:18 PM 612 Views
Re: Yeah, pretty much. - 05/10/2011 09:29:33 PM 489 Views
OK then. - 05/10/2011 09:59:50 PM 651 Views
You bring up a point that I was researching the other day - 05/10/2011 08:53:40 PM 711 Views
You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 05/10/2011 09:00:25 PM 652 Views
You're right of course! - 05/10/2011 09:13:44 PM 724 Views
I frequently am. - 05/10/2011 09:16:38 PM 729 Views
So I've noticed. - 05/10/2011 09:19:38 PM 647 Views
I like telling people, too. - 05/10/2011 09:34:50 PM 635 Views
You can use charmap. - 05/10/2011 10:21:32 PM 682 Views
Re: You guys mean a hyphen, not a dash. - 06/10/2011 01:15:02 PM 602 Views
Mmm, dashing. - 05/10/2011 09:02:53 PM 640 Views
Emdashing is an entirely different form of punctuation. - 05/10/2011 09:07:36 PM 691 Views
Achtung! Grammatik! :insert Nazi-saluting smiley as the Wehrmacht marches by: - 05/10/2011 08:10:45 PM 753 Views
I love this bit. - 05/10/2011 08:26:52 PM 758 Views
Bring back the BSG! - 05/10/2011 08:55:32 PM 673 Views
Re: your 2nd irritating error for question 2 - 06/10/2011 04:12:49 PM 622 Views
Good poll, especially for this site. - 05/10/2011 08:11:10 PM 742 Views
Re: serial comma. - 05/10/2011 08:31:58 PM 640 Views
Maybe I was being a little anal there. - 05/10/2011 08:35:33 PM 601 Views
Same here - 05/10/2011 08:43:34 PM 537 Views
I think it's conventional to use a comma before "etc". - 05/10/2011 08:55:11 PM 615 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:33:06 PM 652 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 05/10/2011 08:49:43 PM 705 Views
People should talk in a way that can be understood, else they are not communicating. - 05/10/2011 09:17:37 PM 693 Views
Re: "everyone's". ~winky~ *NM* - 05/10/2011 09:22:18 PM 329 Views
Is it time for my lecture on superfluous apostrophes again? - 05/10/2011 09:43:47 PM 608 Views
You mean your lecture on "superfluous" apostrophes. - 05/10/2011 09:53:31 PM 561 Views
As have I. Multiple times. *NM* - 05/10/2011 09:55:08 PM 295 Views
I am not stubborn, just true to my convictions. - 05/10/2011 09:56:39 PM 815 Views
Unsurprisingly, I don't really agree with you at all on this point. :p - 05/10/2011 10:29:59 PM 675 Views
I do not really think I am "right" on this one so much as "not wrong." - 06/10/2011 12:01:36 AM 588 Views
But contradictions are inherent in the entire English language! - 06/10/2011 01:25:39 AM 608 Views
Sure, but not deliberate ones created by grammarians who know better. - 06/10/2011 05:40:58 AM 609 Views
I'm going to listen to the others. - 06/10/2011 06:17:18 AM 633 Views
Like I say, I appreciate exceptions when justified (and again, only claiming to be "not wrong." ) - 06/10/2011 07:26:18 AM 529 Views
But you are wrong - 06/10/2011 02:17:40 PM 661 Views
that is OK he is very good at being wrong *NM* - 06/10/2011 03:43:23 PM 353 Views
I disagree. - 07/10/2011 12:15:14 AM 608 Views
How utterly unsurprising - 07/10/2011 02:21:38 PM 555 Views
"We want to be nothing if not persistent." - 07/10/2011 02:39:19 PM 601 Views
Doesn't matter. - 07/10/2011 03:12:14 PM 649 Views
What. - 06/10/2011 06:17:41 PM 701 Views
You called? - 05/10/2011 08:53:54 PM 660 Views
Grammar schmammar! - 05/10/2011 09:01:47 PM 738 Views
Wongy tip #77 - 05/10/2011 11:15:12 PM 600 Views
#1) I do not use NetSpeak while playing games, texting or using social media. - 05/10/2011 11:34:12 PM 606 Views
What about NateSpeak? *NM* - 06/10/2011 04:01:08 PM 307 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 307 Views
A timeless classic. - 07/10/2011 01:53:36 AM 576 Views
Re: Grammar junkies - 06/10/2011 01:17:28 AM 629 Views
Yes. - 06/10/2011 06:53:46 AM 562 Views
I forgot about "of" for "have." - 06/10/2011 07:31:11 AM 600 Views
I try - 06/10/2011 09:18:29 AM 655 Views
I freebase split infinitives on a regular basis. - 06/10/2011 01:53:36 PM 533 Views
The split infinitive is not grammatically incorrect. - 06/10/2011 02:04:34 PM 558 Views
I wish more people knew this. - 06/10/2011 07:38:46 PM 550 Views
Junky Grammar. - 06/10/2011 04:24:01 PM 544 Views

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