Spelling nazis

[mstriumph]

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Edit: ............... You did explain why you don't normally capitalise the personal pronoun. I see your point though I'm not persuaded by it.

that's the sheer beauty of it ... i'm not trying to persuade, i'm trying to SHARE

...............However a quick search through your recent posts suggests you seldom capitalise the first letter of sentences. That's what comes across as laziness.

I'm flattered that you should have bothered!

........ but it actually stems from my seeing thought as a flow rather than sound-bites [each of which would be complete in itself]; after all, initial capitalisation is just as easy to do as to not do, no?

Nevertheless, i CAN understand your irritation .... i find myself flinching when i see apostrophe-abuse.

i will try to do better

[Badjelly]

ohhhh THAT's a bit harsh fucking lazy doesn't enter into it?

"Fucking lazy" is my first impression when I see uncapitalised text. It may indeed be unjust, as first impressions often are.

i'm aiming for a degree of personalisation to my writings - hopefully drawing the reader into my train of thought rather than just presenting him [or her] with the finished and finite product ......

Fair enough. I will read your writings with that in mind.

I'll just reiterate that, for breaking the rules to have an effect, you have to follow some of the rules some of the time.

I'm flattered that you should have bothered!

I didn't spend that much time on it, really!

[Oscar]

Edit: Oscar beat me to it!

...and now, a word from our sponsors:

When I'm being a Spelling Nazi, Grammar Fascist or just a plain old Grumpy Cahnt, I rely on the Common Errors in English website.

No pedant (or pædant to be perfectly pedantic about it), should go on the Interweb without it...


http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html#errors

[vifferman]

No pedant (or pædant to be perfectly pedantic about it), should go on the Interweb without it...

Uhh... that's Interdweeb, Dude.
Just being a pedantrist, is all....

[Badjelly]

Common Errors in English

Thanks. That's the second most useful post I've ever seen on KB! After the one that told me to spray Inox Lanox on my bike to keep the rust at bay.

(Sad, eh? )

I went to that page and my attention fell on "backslash/slash". It reminded me of the time I heard someone tie herself in verbal knots trying to distinguish between the backslashes that slope forwards and the backslashes that slope backwards. LOL.

(God, that's even sadder! )

[mstriumph]

...... you have to follow some of the rules some of the time.

ahhhh - that's what my grandMOTHER always used to tell me!!

[selectivity can be FUN sometimes ...?!]

...... I didn't spend that much time on it, really!

oh
*retires, hurt*

[alanzs]

Written communication is a way to communicate. If you can't spell or write properly, then it's harder to be understood. Pretty fucking simple really...

[mister.koz]

Thats quite allot of common mistakes .

Ever read the book of pi? Easily one of the most boring books ever printed.
http://www.lulu.com/content/311159

Let's not forget this one though:
http://www.engrish.com/

[Oscar]

Uhh... that's Interdweeb, Dude.
Just being a pedantrist, is all....

It really depends on what bit of it yer on.
In order to appear less dweeby, I hang out at the less geeky end of the show, near the popular kids (so people might think I'm "in with the in crowd").

[mstriumph]

Written communication is a way to communicate. If you can't spell or write properly, then it's harder to be understood. Pretty fucking simple really...

--- you only got here at the END of the thread, didn't you ..... it's been FAR too much fun for simple pronouncements - really

[Oscar]

Thanks. That's the second most useful post I've ever seen on KB! After the one that told me to spray Inox Lanox on my bike to keep the rust at bay.

(Sad, eh? )

I went to that page and my attention fell on "backslash/slash". It reminded me of the time I heard someone tie herself in verbal knots trying to distinguish between the backslashes that slope forwards and the backslashes that slope backwards. LOL.

(God, that's even sadder! )

[hijack mode] Tell me about Inox Lanox...

[Badjelly]

--- you only got here at the END of the thread, didn't you

You mean, this is the end? We could keep this going for pages more.

Those bloody Harley riders, they never wave.

I saw this idiot on a scooter wearing a T shirt. I don't know where you can buy a T shirt that'll fit your scooter, but I saw it, I swear!

[Badjelly]

[hijack mode] Tell me about Inox Lanox...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...71#post1735371

A spray like WD40 or CRC 5-56, but leaves a more persistent film. Lanolin-based, or so they say.

[mister.koz]

You mean, this is the end? We could keep this going for pages more.

Those bloody Harley riders, they never wave.

I saw this idiot on a scooter wearing a T shirt. I don't know where you can buy a T shirt that'll fit your scooter, but I saw it, I swear!

I was told they don't wave because harley's are so unstable that they need both hands on the bars.

saw a guy on a chopper on sunday, stubbies, jandals, shades, t-shirt and one of those scull-cap helmets. now thats what i call safety.

[naphazoline]

I just found i got a negative rep because i criticized someone for correcting my spelling, it wasn't the criticized who repped me by the way.

I'll admit my message might have been snappy but i see pointless posts in threads all the time and allot of them are to do with spelling.

Its quite annoying when you are waiting for some help/advice from knowledgeable people who are in abundance here and you click the "new post to thread ..." link in your email and get a pointless comment.

Do people really are so much about spelling? Are people really that bored?

I don't know how people find the time!

goes to show the MENTALity of some people.
seems to me like some have nothing better to do then be a