Stop writing like 'tards!

[vtec]

This is one for all you noobs who don't know whether to use "loose" or "lose".
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

[kiwifruit]

England is well hard, why bother

[Headbanger]

Fuck English, Piss weak country anyhow, I speaketh Headbanger.

Don't like it, Don't read it.

[tri boy]

Manatee's taste real good in a broth, or curry.

[StoneY]

Oh, I see said the blind man to his deaf wife.

Good effort man but you're trying to herd cats again ;)

I do like your post though, reminds me not to be so farkin lazy....lol

[kwaka_crasher]

This is one for all you noobs who don't know whether to use "loose" or "lose".
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

I concur.

[Naki Rat]

This is one for all you noobs who don't know whether to use "loose" or "lose".
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

Some good memory prompts there though a bit confuzilling. And what about wether? :confused:

[pc220]

Ah shit I am guilty. Who woulda thunked "alot" is not a word.

[The Everlasting]

Fuck English, Piss weak country anyhow, I speaketh Headbanger.

Don't like it, Don't read it.



Fuckin oath!! \oo/ :2thumbsup

[Naki Rat]

Fuck English, Piss weak country anyhow, I speaketh Headbanger.

Don't like it, Don't read it.


Fuckin oath!! \oo/ :2thumbsup

Ah, what language are you communicating in on KB then ? :weird:

[MSTRS]

Loose lips lose ships?

[<G>]

"o" is for awesome...website bro

[pc220]

Loose lips lose ships?

I thought loose lips give a crap BJ.

[FROSTY]

The word that gets me is people on insisting on using the word breaks refering to the stopping equipment on their bikes.
FFS breaks is -in the process of breaking/being broken
Brakes are the things fitted to slow/stop a vehicle.

Mind you i suppose theres english and then theres KBese
Gargre,brakes,etc

[scumdog]

The word that gets me is people on insisting on using the word breaks refering to the stopping equipment on their bikes.
FFS breaks is -in the process of breaking/being broken
Brakes are the things fitted to slow/stop a vehicle.

Mind you i suppose theres english and then theres KBese
Gargre,brakes,etc

Don't forget the two 'to(o)'s' - (not to be confused with ballet garments)

i.e.:
I'm taking it too people
vs
I'm taking it to people


But then a lot will look at the above examples and :scratch: uttering 'huh? - there's no difference".

[Usarka]

ass cookie

[phill-k]

i.e.:
I'm taking it too people
vs
I'm taking it to people


But then a lot will look at the above examples and :scratch: uttering 'huh? - there's no difference".

Well they be thick then i can c an xtra 0:buggerd:

[mynameis]

This is one for all you noobs who don't know whether to use "loose" or "lose".
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

Yes I knew all of that.


The word that gets me is people on insisting on using the word breaks refering to the stopping equipment on their bikes.
FFS breaks is -in the process of breaking/being broken
Brakes are the things fitted to slow/stop a vehicle.

Mind you i suppose theres english and then theres KBese
Gargre,brakes,etc

The thing that gets me:

there's - theres
English - english
I - i
Garage - gargre



:D:D:D:D:D:D

[The Everlasting]

Yes I knew all of that.



The thing that gets me:

there's - theres
English - english
I - i
Garage - gargre



:D:D:D:D:D:D


Haha yeah,why is it that the people that pick on others spelling always make mistakes themselves? :lol:

[mynameis]

Haha yeah,why is it that the people that pick on others spelling always make mistakes themselves? :lol:

I don't know and I don't care, as long as I know what they are trying to say.

L 0oh L

[scumdog]

Yes I knew all of that.



The thing that gets me:

there's - theres
English - english
I - i
Garage - gargre



:D:D:D:D:D:D

Gargre is a proper KB word donchaknow?

[Grahameeboy]

Loose lips lose ships?

That's no way to talk about the missus...or is that misses

[mynameis]

Gargre is a proper KB word donchaknow?

n0 pLiz tEl mE boUt iT.


That's no way to talk about the missus...or is that misses

It's Miss Use.

[Usarka]

How do piss flaps affect the handling of a boat? :wacko:

[Grahameeboy]

n0 pLiz tEl mE boUt iT.



It's Miss Use.

Who is she?...............

[MSTRS]

I thought loose lips give a crap BJ.To know a thing like that, then you must be mixing with the wrong people...


Don't forget the two 'to(o)'s' -
But then a lot will look at the above examples and :scratch: uttering 'huh? - there's no difference".

It goes further than that...

I'm talking to two, too.

They're there with their brakes, having a break.

Too many don't understand contractions...except those that presage a baby's imminent arrival.

[MSTRS]

The thing about any written language is that there are rules involved. The rules took a long time to be developed, and only came about to better assist the reader in understanding the writer. Fail to follow the rules (conventions like punctuation, speeling [teehee] etc) and the writer can expect to be ridiculed for being stupid, or else what they say is not understood.
It is best for words to be spelled right - but more important is they be the correct word for the message being imparted. Otherwise...what was the message again?

[pc220]

How do piss flaps affect the handling of a boat? :wacko:

If they hang down too low into the water they can act as a rudder. Thus steering the ship off course and into rocks.

[EJK]

False - MV Augusta

True - MV Agusta

[scumdog]

False - MV Augusta

True - MV Agusta


Like Aprila and Aprilia.....?

[Okey Dokey]

The thing about any written language is that there are rules involved. The rules took a long time to be developed, and only came about to better assist the reader in understanding the writer. Fail to follow the rules (conventions like punctuation, speeling [teehee] etc) and the writer can expect to be ridiculed for being stupid, or else what they say is not understood.
It is best for words to be spelled right - but more important is they be the correct word for the message being imparted. Otherwise...what was the message again?

This is worth repeating, for any readers who think "spelling & grammar don't matter" It is a matter of clarity.

[EJK]

Like Aprila and Aprilia.....?

YES!

Also Ducati and Ducatti. Ducati is not like Bugatti!

[Ixion]

The one calleth the other homo and retard , and he calleth hym again, ricer, clown and Harley-rider.

Some there be to styff in their old Mumpsimus, other be to busy and curious in their newe Sumpsimus.

[Headbanger]

The thing about any written language is that there are rules involved. The rules took a long time to be developed, and only came about to better assist the reader in understanding the writer. Fail to follow the rules (conventions like punctuation, speeling [teehee] etc) and the writer can expect to be ridiculed for being stupid, or else what they say is not understood.
It is best for words to be spelled right - but more important is they be the correct word for the message being imparted. Otherwise...what was the message again?

The language is fluid, even if the rules state otherwise, and the internet has bought change on an unprecedented scale.

Too bad if your left behind clutching your rule book, The simple fact is most of them can be thrown away and it would be an improvement.

[Headbanger]

Ah, what language are you communicating in on KB then ? :weird:

I write in Headbanger.

Its very similar to English, Just the meaningless shit is ignored.If you ever read anything of mine you can't understand with minimal brain effort then please by all means ask for clarification.

[Ronin]

Don't forget the two 'to(o)'s' - (not to be confused with ballet garments)

i.e.:
I'm taking it too people
vs
I'm taking it to people


But then a lot will look at the above examples and :scratch: uttering 'huh? - there's no difference".

So, "I'm taking it to the international media" is correct then?

[Dave Lobster]

Too bad if your left behind clutching your rule book, The simple fact is most of them can be thrown away and it would be an improvement.

How can my left behind clutch a rule book??

[Hitcher]

Haha yeah,why is it that the people that pick on others spelling always make mistakes themselves?
It's called irony. And it's a bitch at times.

Gargre is a proper KB word donchaknow?
Indeed. As too are crusier, scroter, and sprotsbike, to name a few.


The language is fluid, even if the rules state otherwise, and the internet has bought change on an unprecedented scale.

Indeed it is, not necessarily, and no it hasn't. If anything the Internet has drawn more attention to the need for precise and accurate language.

[Headbanger]

The thing the spelling hobbyists can't get their head around is that most of what we do is just a big fat bullshitting session, a conversation, and the "rules" are meaningless in this context.

Sure if your writing a manual or a book for profit then your obliged to do your best, and someone is employed to go over it and ensure its all correct.


How does this apply to message boards?...well the self-appointed editors look like eggrolls to everybody else.

Those that insist on communicating so poorly no one can comprehend it just get ignored.

All the "mistakes/errors/breaking of rules" are ignored as its pretty damn easy to make sense of it. People write like they speak. Fucked it I need an ' in your to know whats going on.

All in all, an excellent system. Works fine for billions of people.

[Headbanger]

That's not to say I think the anal spelling type persons should cease their campaign, Its all part of the experience.

[MSTRS]

The language is fluid, even if the rules state otherwise, and the internet has brought change on an unprecedented scale.

Too bad if you're left behind clutching your rule book. The simple fact is most of them can be thrown away and it would be an improvement.

No, it wouldn't. Barring the few corrections you see above, I note that you still follow the 'rules'...

[MSTRS]

yoUSeaifweethrowawaiorl therulzon SPElin-gandgrammerpunctationectseterraWQho woodnowOT wazbein-gsedbi the wighterrita

[Headbanger]

No, it wouldn't. Barring the few corrections you see above, I note that you still follow the 'rules'...

Only what suits, Communication is the key, Not the rules.

[mynameis]

Who is she?...............

A woman not a LadyBoy.


The thing about any written language is that there are rules involved. The rules took a long time to be developed, and only came about to better assist the reader in understanding the writer. Fail to follow the rules (conventions like punctuation, speeling [teehee] etc) and the writer can expect to be ridiculed for being stupid, or else what they say is not understood.
It is best for words to be spelled right - but more important is they be the correct word for the message being imparted. Otherwise...what was the message again?


This is worth repeating, for any readers who think "spelling & grammar don't matter" It is a matter of clarity.


The language is fluid, even if the rules state otherwise, and the internet has bought change on an unprecedented scale.

Too bad if your left behind clutching your rule book, The simple fact is most of them can be thrown away and it would be an improvement.

+1 with Headbanger

These guys should form a group and set out to correct all the spelling/grammer/pun chu a tion errors in all the posts on KB. That would keep the lifeless busy :lol:

[MotoKuzzi]

Don't forget the two 'to(o)'s'....
.

It's a "generational" thing.:confused:

[James Deuce]

This is one for all you noobs who don't know whether to use "loose" or "lose".
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

Thou art truly a stirrer of the foul broth that emanates from the nether orifice of mankind.

[James Deuce]

A woman not a LadyBoy.







+1 with Headbanger

These guys should form a group and set out to correct all the spelling/grammer/pun chu a tion errors in all the posts on KB. That would keep the lifeless busy :lol:
Total bullshit and you know it.

Read Headbanger's posts and you'll see he's far more comfortable with the written conventions of English than he'd admit, plus more fluent and literate than he'd like to be perceived. Using the Internet to excuse laziness and disrespect is a personal hobby horse. If you can't be bothered communicating with your target audience legibly then you're just taking the piss.

[CookMySock]

Haha, theres some funny shit linked-to on that site.

http://www.thingsbearslove.com/

Steve

[Headbanger]

Read Headbanger's posts and you'll see he's far more comfortable with the written conventions of English than he'd admit, plus more fluent and literate than he'd like to be perceived.

Ruthless assassination of character, and completely uncalled for.

[Ronin]

Ruthless assassination of character, and completely uncalled for.

Smarter than the average Bear (rider) though.

[Ixion]

It's a "generational" thing.:confused:



Some there be to styff in their old Mumpsimus, other be to busy and curious in their newe Sumpsimus



It appears not.

[MSTRS]

Only what suits, Communication is the key, Not the rules.

And there you have it...without a modicum of rule-following, communication will not be achieved (as intended, anyway). The reader must be able to understand the writer's intent, otherwise what, pray tell, is the point of setting pen to paper/fingers to keyboard?

[huff3r]

People write like they speak. Fucked it I need an ' in your to know whats going on.



Do people write like they speak? Because i would totally crack up if i heard someone say "I bet you'll loose the race tomorrow".

Sure, my punctuation can be lazy at times but i try to keep my spelling and grammar as best i can so people can understand me.

Cept for when im writing like i speak and being deliberately obtuse :bleh:
:girlfight:

[Headbanger]

And there you have it...without a modicum of rule-following, communication will not be achieved (as intended, anyway). The reader must be able to understand the writer's intent, otherwise what, pray tell, is the point of setting pen to paper/fingers to keyboard?

So, if communication has been achieved at a suitable level for all involved parties what is the point or justification of some third party appointing themselves uninvited as grammar police type person?

Wait, I don't really care, there are more interesting threads running at the moment.

But hey, cool while it lasted aye.:banana:

[PrincessBandit]

Some good memory prompts there though a bit confuzilling. And what about wether? :confused:

Isn't a wether a young sheep, kind of like a hogget? I'm off to google to check right now!

[Naki Rat]

Isn't a wether a young sheep, kind of like a hogget? I'm off to google to check right now!

Close. It's a castrated ram.

[PrincessBandit]

Close. It's a castrated ram.

Yeah, just looked - wether is a male sheep, castrated as a lamb; a hogget (or should that be "an hogget"???) is a yearling sheep not yet shorn.

Ah, the things we learn every day!!

[The Everlasting]

So, if communication has been achieved at a suitable level for all involved parties what is the point or justification of some third party appointing themselves uninvited as grammar police type person?

Wait, I don't really care, there are more interesting threads running at the moment.

But hey, cool while it lasted aye.:banana:


Exactly!! Couldn't have said it better myself.


Have some bling!

[AD345]

But hey, cool while it lasted aye.:banana:

That's "cool while it lasted, eh?"

:banana::banana:

[Fluffy Cat]

Isn't a wether a young sheep, kind of like a hogget? I'm off to google to check right now!

He he, shouldn't that bee "goggle too cheque left know" butt you now whet eye mean. :buggerd:

[220 Ohms]

Using staunchion instead of stanchion and flaring instead of fairing :argh:

[Fluffy Cat]

I think you mean fearing. A fave Trade Me one for all you pop pickers.

[smoky]

Aoccdrnig to rseearch it deosnt mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae
the rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef but the wrod as a wlohe

[Motoracer]

Here's one for you Kiwis. About 60 - 70 % of you get it wrong all the time.

I came from Nepal in 1996 at the age of 12 and even I could not believe that you guys made such a simple mistake so often.

So here it is:

I bought the car from the dealer.

I brought the car from home.

All too often you guys use "brought", when you mean to say "bought".

:done:

[huff3r]

Here's one for you Kiwis. About 60 - 70 % of you get it wrong all the time.

I came from Nepal in 1996 at the age of 12 and even I could not believe that you guys made such a simple mistake so often.

So here it is:

I bought the car from the dealer.

I brought the car from home.

All too often you guys use "brought", when you mean to say "bought".

:done:

At least we dont say buy'd :lol: :girlfight:

[cc rider]

Here's one for you Kiwis. About 60 - 70 % of you get it wrong all the time.

I came from Nepal in 1996 at the age of 12 and even I could not believe that you guys made such a simple mistake so often.

So here it is:

I bought the bike from the dealer.

I brought the bike from home.

All too often you guys use "brought", when you mean to say "bought".

:done:I mean, we are a bike forum :oi-grr:


At least we dont say buy'd :lol: :girlfight:That's right. We dun brung it home after wee'd byed it. :2thumbsup

It has taken me #* yrs (well lots & lots) for me to know when to write - breath or breathe. Up until a few months ago, I would use a dictionary every time. I still have certain (<<) words I can never work out. (yep, just looked it up)

Guess that makes me a bit of a nuff nuff. :o

[cc rider]

Total bullshit and you know it.

Read Headbanger's posts and you'll see he's far more comfortable with the written conventions of English than he'd admit, plus more fluent and literate than he'd like to be perceived. Using the Internet to excuse laziness and disrespect is a personal hobby horse. If you can't be bothered communicating with your target audience legibly then you're just taking the piss.What! mni, taking the piss? No!

Straight to my office young man.
I'll just have to take you over my knee again. :spanking: (please, resume the thread, this may take a while :whistle:)

...so, have you learnt your lesson? :lol:

[scumdog]

I think you mean fearing. A fave Trade Me one for all you pop pickers.

And the number of uncommon cars/bikes on TradeMe that are 'rear', - what are they? - all arse or something?:scratch:

The number of sellers on TradeMe who can't even spell the name of the vehicle/product that they own and are trying to sell astounds me -(shit, they only have to look at the big chrome badge on the side of the car to get the spelling!) :stupid:

[scumdog]

Here's one for you Kiwis. About 60 - 70 % of you get it wrong all the time.

I came from Nepal in 1996 at the age of 12 and even I could not believe that you guys made such a simple mistake so often.

So here it is:

I bought the car from the dealer.

I brought the car from home.

All too often you guys use "brought", when you mean to say "bought". (particularly common in the deep south of the South Island)

:done:

And then there's the combination word: 'broughrt' - covers all situations!:blink:

[MotoKuzzi]

That's "cool while it lasted, eh?"

:banana::banana:

eh, aye, eh, aye, oh!! The great Kiwi "eh", as in "eh bro!" is under threat in modern journalism.

[Usarka]

Foo eh bro! Chur to the chur cuz.

[cc rider]

eh, aye, eh, aye, oh!! The great Kiwi "eh", as in "eh bro!" is under threat in modern journalism.Keh?! :blink:

[Goblin]

Here's one for you Kiwis. About 60 - 70 % of you get it wrong all the time.

I came from Nepal in 1996 at the age of 12 and even I could not believe that you guys made such a simple mistake so often.

So here it is:

I bought the car from the dealer.

I brought the car from home.

All too often you guys use "brought", when you mean to say "bought".

:done:Or as my dear old Grandmother used to drum into us..."Bring-Brought...Buy-Bought."

[UberRhys]

I bought the car from the dealer.

I brought the car from home.

All too often you guys use "brought", when you mean to say "bought".


At least we dont say buy'd :lol: :girlfight:


That's right. We dun brung it home after wee'd byed it. :2thumbsup

hey cleatus, 'yall shore gota purty mouth...
http://www.redneckjokes.us/stock/redneck_emoticon.gif

[Pussy]

Someone should of bought this subject up sooner.....

[McJim]

It only goes to show that there are a a lot of losers let loose on KB and they're not bright enough to use their grammar properly. The effect of this is that many grammarians are badly affected by these examples of illiteracy. It's strange to see. Almost weird in fact. A lot of weather has been happening recently so I can't escape this issue by going for a ride on my bike. :rofl:

[scumdog]

A lot of weather has been happening recently so I can't escape this issue by going for a ride on my bike. :rofl:

Too crook to do so here:no::cry:

[Edbear]

Too crook to do so here:no::cry:

Don't you just love the English language..? :Police:

[crazyhorse]

By hook or by crook

Ride fast or get booked :rofl:

[yungatart]

Interesting thread.
I consider myself to be fairly literate and a reasonably good speller. I can understand most of what is written on KB, but if I have to 'work' at it, I just don't bother.
The message does not get through, if the spelling/punctuation/grammar is too poor.
I don't believe it is a generational thing, nor do I necessarily believe that our education system is at fault, although there is a large number of teachers in our schools, who can't spell and refuse to learn!
My youngest son is pretty clued up on things England...but he will write and say 'bored of...'. I am bored with correcting him, next time he earns a slap...it might help him remember.

[kwaka_crasher]

I don't believe it is a generational thing, nor do I necessarily believe that our education system is at fault, although there is a large number of teachers in our schools, who can't spell and refuse to learn!

On the teachers.. someone posted once that a teacher said spelling wasn't important because they're "the spellcheck generation" but I don't see them using the spellcheck much.

EDIT: Found it...


Nope. Our kids have grown up in the "cut and paste" generation and where spelling isn't important because they all have "spellchecker".

A young teacher at school responded to being asked how to spell a word by saying "I don't know, I'm from the spellcheck generation."

[MSTRS]

Which is a copout, to allow them to continue being lazy.

[Brian d marge]

if he can do it So can I .....


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Stephen

if you need to be understood , the rules will help , if its not important at least make it easy to read , ,,,,,, and ,,,,,,,

and

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, help my aging eyes

[scissorhands]

As long as the gist of the thread is entertaining and/or interesting enough, a badly spelt and/or constructed post is still fine by me.

I have known many a school dropout who were very clever and/or bright people.

[FJRider]

Too crook to do so here:no::cry:

Aren't crooks an occupational hazzard ... ??? <_<

[FJRider]

On the teachers.. someone posted once that a teacher said spelling wasn't important because they're "the spellcheck generation" but I don't see them using the spellcheck much.

EDIT: Found it...

Ever watched a "new" (youth) shop assistant try to work out change during a power cut (and the till wont/cant tell them) ... :no:

[Okey Dokey]

Yes, something a lot of us take for granted, until you see the panic and confusion on their faces when they have to do it in their head without the till. Mind you, they seem really grateful when you help them work it out.

[terbang]

Anyways, back to the thread.

[steve_t]

Someone should of bought this subject up sooner.....

LOL that this one slipped through unnoticed :p "Should of" and "would of" is all over the stupid internet :spanking:

Also, heaps of people seem to write "definately" these days :argue: