Doggie Daddy
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You really can't believe that people purposely use bad grammar and misspell words just to be rude,can you?
JMO,I think they do do it just to pizz you off.DD.
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You really can't believe that people purposely use bad grammar and misspell words just to be rude,can you?
JMO,I think they do do it just to pizz you off.DD.
Only the Col does it on purpose 
but I was referring to the ones who misspell things like 'Pilot' when they could just look out the window to get the correct spelling.....We ALL make the occasional typo, but some are just too lazy or self centered to make the slightest effort, and THAT'S rude. IMO.
but I was referring to the ones who misspell things like 'Pilot' when they could just look out the window to get the correct spelling.....We ALL make the occasional typo, but some are just too lazy or self centered to make the slightest effort, and THAT'S rude. IMO.
Doggie Daddy
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And I suppose that life situations that might have affected the amount of schooling that they were able to get wouldn't have anything to do with it.DD.
What does "schooling" have to do with it? Like I said, one can look out the window to get the correct spelling of Pilot, and there are spellcheckers nowadays, for those who bother to use them.
My own 'life circumstances' caused me to be a high school dropout, and wait 20 years before getting a GED - is that obvious, in my writing? You are making assumptions, DD, and some of them are erroneous....
My own 'life circumstances' caused me to be a high school dropout, and wait 20 years before getting a GED - is that obvious, in my writing? You are making assumptions, DD, and some of them are erroneous....
Doggie Daddy
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First off Cheri,I never assume anything.And secondly I think schooling has quite a bit to do with it.(where did you learn how to spell?).
I cant believe that you would expect certain members to look out their windows at truck stops and gather the words they would need to reply to a post here on EO,how ridiculous would that be?
I just think if someones style of posting bothers you that badly then you need to either get over it or move onto a different post it's as simple as that. DD.
I cant believe that you would expect certain members to look out their windows at truck stops and gather the words they would need to reply to a post here on EO,how ridiculous would that be?
I just think if someones style of posting bothers you that badly then you need to either get over it or move onto a different post it's as simple as that. DD.
They may not do it just to be rude, but that's the result, nonetheless. Rude behavior doesn't necessarily have to be done on purpose, it only has to be done without regard for others.
Ever pass someone on the Interstate only to have them utterly destroy your night vision by flooding your rear view mirrors with high beam lights to let you know you've missed 'em and it's OK to come back over? Same thing. Very few people do that just to be rude. Some do it out of laziness. Most do so out of ignorance. And it's rude and inconsiderate, regardless.
Proper grammar and perfect spelling isn't likely to happen on an informal forum such as this. It's not necessary, as long as your post is comprehensible. Paragraphs, semi-properly constructed sentences, things like periods at the end of a sentence would be nice, maybe a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence, even an improperly placed breath comma would be nice in some cases.
If your post in unreadable and incomprehensible, not only is subjecting readers to it and expecting a coherent reply rude and inconsiderate, it's self-defeating. If no one can understand you, no one is gonna take you seriously.
I cant not believe this was a post.
Now for some music and a few laughs.
As the best thing about this thread is (SNOW BALL the Dancing Bird.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ&feature=related
have a nice day everybody.
No Chains allowed
Now for some music and a few laughs.
As the best thing about this thread is (SNOW BALL the Dancing Bird.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ&feature=related
have a nice day everybody.
No Chains allowed
And I thought we were just dumb truck drivers???? And now I gots to be smart and proof read my statements and check my grammar...all I wanted was to post a remark, have fun and pass on some experienced advice....and you consider this rude??
Cheri..alittle heavy handed just abit????
Cheri..alittle heavy handed just abit????
RLENT
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What Turtle and Cheri said.
I don't think that anyone here expects perfect spelling, punctuation, or grammar - I will often mis-spell something on purpose in posts just for the effect that it might create or show my attitude or view on a matter ....add some "color" I guess.
I do not think that it is an unreasonable expectation to have a post be at least semi-comprehensible - I really want to understand what someone is saying - it's my guess that others do as well - otherwise they likely wouldn't be here.
Again, as Cheri points out, I dropped out of highschool twice (completed thru a GED), and college once. While I love education and study, the system that is formal "schooling" by and large just wasn't for me (since in my estimation it was more about social control than education.)
Hopefully none of that is reflected in how I express myself. One doesn't need to go to school to become educated - there is such a thing as study, which is largely an INDIVIDUAL activity.
I don't think that anyone here expects perfect spelling, punctuation, or grammar - I will often mis-spell something on purpose in posts just for the effect that it might create or show my attitude or view on a matter ....add some "color" I guess.
I do not think that it is an unreasonable expectation to have a post be at least semi-comprehensible - I really want to understand what someone is saying - it's my guess that others do as well - otherwise they likely wouldn't be here.
Again, as Cheri points out, I dropped out of highschool twice (completed thru a GED), and college once. While I love education and study, the system that is formal "schooling" by and large just wasn't for me (since in my estimation it was more about social control than education.)
Hopefully none of that is reflected in how I express myself. One doesn't need to go to school to become educated - there is such a thing as study, which is largely an INDIVIDUAL activity.
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I don't think so - have I ever criticized your spelling or grammar? Nope, I've only mentioned the issue when a post was practically unintelligible, and those are few and far between. As Turtle explained, not making the slightest effort is disrespectful to us all.
JMO I don't know if I'd go with disrespectful but no effort at all I'd go for lazy???
Good example.
Me thinks sometimes ones brain can get ahead of ones fingers!!! *lol*
JMO I don't know if I'd go with disrespectful but no effort at all I'd go for lazy???
Being purposely disrespectful, or merely lazy, the result is the same - disrespect towards others.
If that's what you think you are, then that's all you'll ever be. I, however, have a vastly different opinion of you. I don't recall ever reading (or rather trying to read) a post from you that was unreadable.
Don't have to, but it might be prudent to do so. Here's why:
Posting the remark and fun is one thing, don't need to worry about spelling or grammar for that. But, if you want to actually pass on that experienced advice, it only makes sense to pass it along in a manner that others can read and understand. If the advice is incomprehensible, unreadable, the experience, nor the advice, matters.
To an extent, yes. But, mainly, I consider an unintelligible post a waste of time, both for the reader and the poster.
Turtle..Agreed,,,,now you heard the boss....The End!
I dunno, or, care about them plagertooters, but, if it's worth reading, it's worth reading. If not it isn't. A real issue you may want to ponder is..... if you can read the forum, thank a teacher, beings you are reading it in English, thank a GI Trooper-new or old.
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