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How about an argument over what a "palindrome is!" Let's try the word "racecar!" Perhaps we can sit here and argue over the semantics of the word "grammar." Or better yet we can get into a philosophical discussion on what the denotation and connotation of the words "proper grammar' actually imply. lol. Lets get ejumacated up in dis room.
I vote that we just talk about transporting expedite freight and tell the English teacher wannabe to stuff it
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AMonger
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How about we discuss expediting, and do so in a manner that suggests we are literate and weren't raised in the woods by bears?I vote that we just talk about transporting expedite freight and tell the English teacher wannabe to stuff it
Yeah, but..... I WAS raised in the woods by bears!
Everyone's literacy level and communications skills are on display for all to see. Poking fun at typos and Autocorrect extravaganzas? Sure. But there's rarely any reason to malign someone for their level of writing skills (or, IMNSHO, usually their laziness). Those who want their stuff to be read and be taken seriously will make the effort to make what they write coherent and comprehensible. Those who want to marginalize themselves by their writings, so be it.
By the same token, there's nothing wrong with giving advice to someone who posts what appears to be little more than a regurgitated mass of unconnected words, so they might be taken more seriously in the future. Depends on how that advice is dispensed. We are, after all, Expediters, not mere truckers or a part of the huddled masses. We hold ourselves to a higher standard. Or we should.
By the same token, there's nothing wrong with giving advice to someone who posts what appears to be little more than a regurgitated mass of unconnected words, so they might be taken more seriously in the future. Depends on how that advice is dispensed. We are, after all, Expediters, not mere truckers or a part of the huddled masses. We hold ourselves to a higher standard. Or we should.
I find it intresting how a thread kinda takes on a life of it own.
B.T.W. I had a girlfriend when I was18, she was an inspiring teacher and she corrected spelling and grammer in my love letter. She must have been politicaly correct and concerned about my self esteme because she didnt use a red pen. L.O.L.
Bob Wolf
B.T.W. I had a girlfriend when I was18, she was an inspiring teacher and she corrected spelling and grammer in my love letter. She must have been politicaly correct and concerned about my self esteme because she didnt use a red pen. L.O.L.
Bob Wolf
Tennesseahawk
Veteran Expediter
You know what's rude to me? Talking with your mouth full, chewing with your mouth open, one big paragraph (especially with no punctuation), and people who don't even TRY to use correct grammar.
Tennesseahawk
Veteran Expediter
I vote that we just talk about transporting expedite freight and tell the English teacher wannabe to stuff it
Smilies now qualify as a substitute for a period? :Face in hands and deep, dramatic sigh:
Well, a smilie is round, and appears at the end of a sentence, so....
We're all arguing grammar in a thread which has a misspelling in the thread title. Hmmm...
Actually, most of the stuff I see here is tolerable. Over on another forum I visit (MyOpera Debates and Discussions, a lot like our Soapbox only not as civil) we have a Scotsman who murders the Queen's English something fierce. Misspellings, disjointed thoughts and incoherent babbling make up much of his posting, and being able to decipher his ramblings can be a major challenge. By comparison, our worst grammar-manglers here come off looking like Rhodes Scholars. So,--- it could be worse.
Actually, most of the stuff I see here is tolerable. Over on another forum I visit (MyOpera Debates and Discussions, a lot like our Soapbox only not as civil) we have a Scotsman who murders the Queen's English something fierce. Misspellings, disjointed thoughts and incoherent babbling make up much of his posting, and being able to decipher his ramblings can be a major challenge. By comparison, our worst grammar-manglers here come off looking like Rhodes Scholars. So,--- it could be worse.
golfournut
Veteran Expediter
Quick question Amonger. Are you always an azzhole or just when you're on here?
Feel free to correct spelling, grammer or between the lines thought. Answer the question if your capable!
Feel free to correct spelling, grammer or between the lines thought. Answer the question if your capable!
I suspect that, since you are what you type, the answer is likely to be "always."
But, does anyone besides me see the irony in the posting of that question in public instead of a PM?
It's kinda like someone admonishing another for spelling and grammar, while misspelling something in the admonishment. <snort>
AMonger
Veteran Expediter
· A comma would be appropriate after the word question;
· You misspelled grammar, after it's been corrected several times;
· It's "if you're capable."
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