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Scottish Dubliner Posted Fri 25 Apr, 2008 5:13 PM |
Nikki wrote: weirdmom wrote: SamuraiSandy wrote: it's spelling too. The blogging and texting is ruining language!
Oh ManZ. I don't know anEonye on this bored whoz spellz thingz wroNg.
I think the spelling thing has a lot to do with Spell Check as well. It's a great tool, especially in my line of work, but if you rely on it too much, you'll start forgetting how to spell certain words.
I always have trouble with the word "available" for some reason! :P I spell it "avalible" and spell check automatically corrects it for me.
another good point, I think spellcheck is a good tool, but I wish it would point out my mistakes rather than just correcting them as I type, How do you know you're doing something wrong if someone corrects you without telling you.
Dubz
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DAKOTA Posted Fri 25 Apr, 2008 5:21 PM |
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I think the spelling thing has a lot to do with Spell Check as well. It's a great tool, especially in my line of work, but if you rely on it too much, you'll start forgetting how to spell certain words
It still doesn't help the people who can't sort out their homophones. |
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Nikki Posted Fri 25 Apr, 2008 5:23 PM |
DAKOTA wrote: Quote:
I think the spelling thing has a lot to do with Spell Check as well. It's a great tool, especially in my line of work, but if you rely on it too much, you'll start forgetting how to spell certain words
It still doesn't help the people who can't sort out their homophones.
This is true. |
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DAKOTA Posted Fri 25 Apr, 2008 5:24 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: Nikki wrote: weirdmom wrote: SamuraiSandy wrote: it's spelling too. The blogging and texting is ruining language!
Oh ManZ. I don't know anEonye on this bored whoz spellz thingz wroNg.
I think the spelling thing has a lot to do with Spell Check as well. It's a great tool, especially in my line of work, but if you rely on it too much, you'll start forgetting how to spell certain words.
I always have trouble with the word "available" for some reason! :P I spell it "avalible" and spell check automatically corrects it for me.
another good point, I think spellcheck is a good tool, but I wish it would point out my mistakes rather than just correcting them as I type, How do you know you're doing something wrong if someone corrects you without telling you.
Dubz
I think you can turn auto-correct off. You can in Microsoft Word at least. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Fri 25 Apr, 2008 5:24 PM |
DAKOTA wrote:
It still doesn't help the people who can't sort out their homophones.
You get special headphones for gay people now, Wow.
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SamuraiSandy Posted Fri 25 Apr, 2008 5:26 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: DAKOTA wrote:
It still doesn't help the people who can't sort out their homophones.
You get special headphones for gay people now, Wow.
Dubz
That's a Haz joke! Aw, I miss him--where'd he go? |
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weirdmom Posted Fri 25 Apr, 2008 5:34 PM |
I agree that it's a bigger problem that will only get worse if it's creeping into kid's assignments vs. Ric's abysmal spelling habits on the board.
I just wanted to get a dig in. ; )
But it isn't just kids, like my example of a cover letter from an adult (who judging from his education and experience was 30+) and doesn't have the excuse of that's how he grew up.
Nikki, I have a mental block about available too. (Wow, I just spelled it right!)
I don't like when spellcheck autocorrects things for me because with some words (like available!) it would be good for me to see my error so perhaps it would get through my thick skull. |
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Turtleneck Posted Fri 25 Apr, 2008 9:10 PM |
The no-capital-letter thing that is going around these days drives me nuts. Shift! It's not that hard!
I was very against emoticons for a while. My thought was that one should be able to express oneself clearly enough that :o) would be unnecessary. I've changed my feelings a bit, realizing that a well-placed wink ;o) can sometimes be the difference between someone having a laugh and being offended.
The thought of someone using LOL on a resume or in an essay just makes me want to set my hair on fire. |
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ricv64 Posted Fri 25 Apr, 2008 11:07 PM |
weirdmom wrote: SamuraiSandy wrote: it's spelling too. The blogging and texting is ruining language!
Oh ManZ. I don't know anEonye on this bored whoz spellz thingz wroNg.
i thinzk megg doezs |
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ricv64 Posted Fri 25 Apr, 2008 11:10 PM |
weirdmom wrote: Ric's abysmal spelling habits on the board.
good thing i'm ricardo now |
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Nikki Posted Sat 26 Apr, 2008 1:08 AM |
ricv64 wrote: weirdmom wrote: Ric's abysmal spelling habits on the board.
good thing i'm ricardo now
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megg_inc Posted Sat 26 Apr, 2008 4:48 PM |
weirdmom wrote: SamuraiSandy wrote: it's spelling too. The blogging and texting is ruining language!
Oh ManZ. I don't know anEonye on this bored whoz spellz thingz wroNg.
I don't have the slightest idea who are you talking about, maZn. |
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Moray Posted Sat 26 Apr, 2008 7:27 PM |
Can I argue the case for the defence? The English language, blessed as it is, is a fluid beast. Rules are constantly being broken and rewritten. How the language is now isn't how the language will be in the next century. Who's to say 'LOL' isn't as poetic as shakespeare? Perhaps Shakespeare may have enjoyed 'teh LOLzers', I don't know.
I'm sure I've made hundreds of gramatical and spelling errors here anyway! |
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Turtleneck Posted Sat 26 Apr, 2008 9:07 PM |
Moray wrote: Who's to say 'LOL' isn't as poetic as shakespeare?
I'll say it. LOL isn't as poetic as Shakespeare. Capital "S" Shakespeare.
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Nikki Posted Sun 27 Apr, 2008 3:25 PM |
Moray wrote: Can I argue the case for the defence? The English language, blessed as it is, is a fluid beast. Rules are constantly being broken and rewritten. How the language is now isn't how the language will be in the next century. Who's to say 'LOL' isn't as poetic as shakespeare? Perhaps Shakespeare may have enjoyed 'teh LOLzers', I don't know.
I'm sure I've made hundreds of gramatical and spelling errors here anyway!
I understand your point, Moray. The English language is constantly evolving and new words are forming, but I still think that until a word is accepted by all and added to the dictionary, you shouldn't use it in formal writing. |
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