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Marileangorifurnimaluim · 10-17-2002, 09:50 PM

Gandalf, indubitably. Nev, it's the laziness, exactly.

Ith, I can understand if one comes late to a conversation and one hasn't heard what was said before, about foreign speakers, about utter carelessness vs. the occasional errors we all make... then some repetition may be needed. But here we have the entire conversation. In writing. It's all here. It's good manners when you post in a conversation to read what the others have said before you. It's similar to listening to other people and participating. We've already discussed foreign speakers and occasional misspellings.

But here's a handy synopsis, for those too lazy to read:

Thread names alone are listed in the 'Hall of Shame' (that was on the first page by-the-way) because they are not the scattered inevitable misspellings, but appear in bold. Every time you look at your own thread, every time you post in it, you have an opportunity to see and correct the error. Most people post often in their own threads. Sheer laziness to not correct it.
This thread does not pertain to people for whom English is a second language. Foreign speakers tend to be more careful with their writing than most English-speaking natives. Their spelling is often more accurate. They are also fairly easy to spot.
There has been a valid point raised about the difference between the Linguist's point of view on language, and the English major's point of view. This discussion was swiftly overlooked. Of course Tolkien would attract a majority of the latter.
There have been a number of people who have apologized for their spelling. I remain confused by this. Why apologize to us? Just doubleback and fix it. Then you can tell us: I'm sorry, you must have misread my thread.
There are number of people who have defended their poor spelling and grammar. Or have defended the right not to be criticized for it. Does this make their spelling correct? If it does not matter, why is there a standard? Why are there dictionaries? Why is it that an essay gets a big red circle around a misspelling, and resumes with such errors get tossed in the trash without further ado? The standard is real, it's out there, and people are critiquing your spelling whether you hear about it or not. Why use a message board to ingrain a bad habit? My writing, and spelling, has improved since I've started posting. And there has been plenty of room for improvement. A number of the fine writers here have brought me up to their standard.

But if it makes you feel better, I started a thread on 'Nominations: Best Thread Names!' at the same time I started this one. Just to balance things out. That has 20 responses. This has 58. Hmmm.

Now, if you will excuse me, I have to delete 'I guess' and replace it with 'I suppose.' I only have 958 posts to review.

-Maril

[ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ]

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10-17-2002, 09:50 PM	#59
Marileangorifurnimaluim Eerie Forest Spectre Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction Posts: 798	Gandalf, indubitably. Nev, it's the laziness, exactly. Ith, I can understand if one comes late to a conversation and one hasn't heard what was said before, about foreign speakers, about utter carelessness vs. the occasional errors we all make... then some repetition may be needed. But here we have the entire conversation. In writing. It's all here. It's good manners when you post in a conversation to read what the others have said before you. It's similar to listening to other people and participating. We've already discussed foreign speakers and occasional misspellings. But here's a handy synopsis, for those too lazy to read: Thread names alone are listed in the 'Hall of Shame' (that was on the first page by-the-way) because they are not the scattered inevitable misspellings, but appear in bold. Every time you look at your own thread, every time you post in it, you have an opportunity to see and correct the error. Most people post often in their own threads. Sheer laziness to not correct it. This thread does not pertain to people for whom English is a second language. Foreign speakers tend to be more careful with their writing than most English-speaking natives. Their spelling is often more accurate. They are also fairly easy to spot. There has been a valid point raised about the difference between the Linguist's point of view on language, and the English major's point of view. This discussion was swiftly overlooked. Of course Tolkien would attract a majority of the latter. There have been a number of people who have apologized for their spelling. I remain confused by this. Why apologize to us? Just doubleback and fix it. Then you can tell us: I'm sorry, you must have misread my thread. There are number of people who have defended their poor spelling and grammar. Or have defended the right not to be criticized for it. Does this make their spelling correct? If it does not matter, why is there a standard? Why are there dictionaries? Why is it that an essay gets a big red circle around a misspelling, and resumes with such errors get tossed in the trash without further ado? The standard is real, it's out there, and people are critiquing your spelling whether you hear about it or not. Why use a message board to ingrain a bad habit? My writing, and spelling, has improved since I've started posting. And there has been plenty of room for improvement. A number of the fine writers here have brought me up to their standard. But if it makes you feel better, I started a thread on 'Nominations: Best Thread Names!' at the same time I started this one. Just to balance things out. That has 20 responses. This has 58. Hmmm. Now, if you will excuse me, I have to delete 'I guess' and replace it with 'I suppose.' I only have 958 posts to review. -Maril [ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ] [ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ] __________________ Deserves death! I daresay he does... And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them?