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| Thread ID: 72399 | 2006-09-11 13:06:00 | QOL - Quality Of Language | Erayd (23) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 484015 | 2006-09-12 05:07:00 | Just another vote in favour of correct spelling and grammar. However we need to wipe this broad brush with a measure of humility. For some posters here, English is a second language and they can be forgiven the odd mistake. Come to think of it, they often show better writing skills than average. Some members are young and leet is natural for them. A gentle remonstration and reminder to post clearly is the best lesson. Abusing people for being incomprehensible might be fun but isn't constructive IMHO. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 484016 | 2006-09-12 05:12:00 | YO WASSAP YALL! LMAOLOLOLOLOL! YO PC'z ARE DA SHIZ NE! YO DIG :lol: |
Cornot (10386) | ||
| 484017 | 2006-09-12 06:07:00 | YO WASSAP YALL! LMAOLOLOLOLOL! YO PC'z ARE DA SHIZ NE! YO DIG :lol: Pardon? |
Oldferix (5581) | ||
| 484018 | 2006-09-12 06:24:00 | YO WASSAP YALL! LMAOLOLOLOLOL! YO PC'z ARE DA SHIZ NE! YO DIG :lol:Translation: Hey, whats up (how you doing) LMAO (chat acronym for laughing my a$$ off) LOL (laughing out loud) You guys/girls are good (great/awesome) You are the best Personally, I dislike the above example as well as leet speak. However (while I am able to spell welll myself and have a generally good vocab (although somedays I do tend to be a bit lazy)).. if the person concerned is trying to express their issue or what-have-you the best way they know how, then I'm not about to sit back and ***** about it. This is a help forum, not everyone in it uses english as their first language. So.. either get over it and help, or **** (look it up.. google: chat acronyms ****) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 484019 | 2006-09-12 06:30:00 | Welcome to the cell phone generation..... its not going to get any better from here on out.... |
netchicken (4843) | ||
| 484020 | 2006-09-12 06:33:00 | Their = possesive There = place They're = they are They're parking their car over there. What a gloriously simple explanation. I just wish I had thought of it. And yes I do agree that standards appear to have slipped. You even find people starting sentences with conjunctions! But hang on - shouldn't possesive be spelt possessive? However I am going add my voice to the request for better spelling, better English, and please as little txt spk as possible. After all we didn't use those short cuts in the days of typewriters when everything took longer anyway - so why now? It's probably the overall reduction in standards we are going through. Music (remember the days when singers could sing, bands produced music and we could even tell what the words were) Graphics - even PCWorld has been guilty of some dreadful design work - black background with tiny off white text or something similar. A final note - I use a spell checker that I think came off a PCWorld disc WordWeb. It can be used here for instance - in fact I have just used it. Terrific. |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
| 484021 | 2006-09-12 06:40:00 | YO WASSAP YALL! LMAOLOLOLOLOL! YO PC'z ARE DA SHIZ NE! YO DIG Hey, whats up (how you doing) LMAO (chat acronym for laughing my a$$ off) LOL (laughing out loud) You guys/girls are good (great/awesome) You are the best So thats what it meant, :lol: |
Cornot (10386) | ||
| 484022 | 2006-09-12 07:06:00 | I agree with most of the above comments regarding spelling. I have no problem with the odd genuine mistake, nor do I mind those who don't speak English natively, yet do the best they can. Generally the people who bug me are those too lazy to use correct spelling and grammar, or those who think they score a few extra points by being unintelligible. I would be glad to see the 'no txt speak etc' clause return to the forum rules - any chances of that? |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 484023 | 2006-09-12 07:20:00 | Ah, it isn't that bad yet. You should try reading the TradeMe message boards, some of the bad spelling is so bad, it is funny. People are, in general, just plain lazy. I really can't stand those posts that are one rather long sentence. It is far easier to read bullet points of (hopefully, relevant) information. |
gibler (49) | ||
| 484024 | 2006-09-12 08:32:00 | I have no problem with the odd genuine mistake, nor do I mind those who don't speak English natively, Likewise. Its easy to see those who just don't care from those who are new to English or those who have made a typo... And lets pick on trendy phrases and bad pronunciation too. Especially from newspeople. Like: "I find that very concerning" and other similar &^%$# |
pctek (84) | ||
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