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#1 2011-12-31 16:16:10
Grammar - People appreciate it!
This is a reminder to you New Scratchers that some people would like it if you used good grammar.
Some people are like this if you don't use good grammar:
badgrammarguy wrote:
i haz an ideear 4 ur progectx!
Person wrote:
badgrammarguy wrote:
I have an idea for your projects!
Fix'd
(that was an example)
Also, it annoys people a LOT if you use txtspeek, extra exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!!!, or l33tsp33k. It makes you sound like a 'three-year-old after too much juice and won't calm down'.
I have seen many rants about the above, so I'd like to make a thread to show you why you should use good grammar.
EDIT: Like my buddy pointed out, it's okay to do line breaks between sentences.
Like this.
But don't go overboard.
THIS
IS
GOING
OVERBOARD
WITH
THE
LINE
BREAKS.
Thanks for reading, and Scratch on! 
P.S - I'm not actually a moderator.
Last edited by Medic (2011-12-31 20:30:37)
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#3 2011-12-31 17:53:08
- ShotgunSam
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Re: Grammar - People appreciate it!
it anoys me even more if ppl are like "fix'd" and dont add to the convo
grammer isnt mandetory. this isnt a website for grammer
sincewhen is "fix'd" even good grammer? its fixed u hippocrits
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#4 2011-12-31 17:55:23
- Blackdog100
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Re: Grammar - People appreciate it!
Agreed. It's easier to read proper grammar and spelling, and makes you appear more mature.
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#6 2011-12-31 18:50:55
- MoreGamesNow
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- Registered: 2009-10-12
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Re: Grammar - People appreciate it!
ShotgunSam wrote:
it anoys me even more if ppl are like "fix'd" and dont add to the convo
grammer isnt mandetory. this isnt a website for grammer
sincewhen is "fix'd" even good grammer? its fixed u hippocrits
You are absolutely right that it doesn't add to the conversation, but it is easier to read properly written sentences. When the grammar impedes on the ease of reading, it is a problem. It also makes you seem immature (as noted above) and makes it seem like you don't care if those you're conversing with understand you.
And "fix'd" might actually be "good grammar" since the apostrophe is in place of a vowel (I'm not sure). It would certainly be ironic if it wasn't!
"Cogito ergo sum" -- I think, therefore I am
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#7 2011-12-31 19:09:38
- Hellshame_Fireheart
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Re: Grammar - People appreciate it!
I'll be sure to use grammar and correct spelling if possible!
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#8 2012-01-01 14:07:24
- schusteralex2
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Re: Grammar - People appreciate it!
Thank you so very much, hopefully this increases legibility on scratch.
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#11 2012-01-02 06:45:05
- PlutoIsHades
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Re: Grammar - People appreciate it!
Thanks so much! I know I'm not the only one who's been annoyed at this.
Minecraft, Redwall, and Cyberchase fan, and PROUD.
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#12 2012-01-02 12:52:48
Re: Grammar - People appreciate it!
A lot of people also get annoyed with stuff like:
"hi, i am qwertygirl101.
im imnotbob's friend IRL 
" and say it's "hard to read".
-.-
Last edited by imnotbob (2012-01-02 12:53:07)
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#13 2012-01-02 14:38:55
- HiddenPerson
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- Registered: 2011-12-26
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Re: Grammar - People appreciate it!
ALSO DON'T RIGHT IN CAPS UNLESS YOU NEED TO BECAUSE IT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BEING YELLED AT! Just showing an example.
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#14 2012-01-02 14:46:29
- HiddenPerson
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Re: Grammar - People appreciate it!
HiddenPerson wrote:
ALSO DON'T WRITE IN CAPS UNLESS YOU NEED TO BECAUSE IT MAKES PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE YELLING AT THEM! Just showing an example.
Fixed myself.
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#15 2012-01-02 16:35:20
- Kileymeister_test
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- Registered: 2010-01-31
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Re: Grammar - People appreciate it!
Very true, I sometimes don't even bother responding to people with horrible grammar, and it just makes it so much easier to identify what someone's problem is in the All About Scratch section.
Kileymeister's test account. I upload engines and demos and stuff for public use.
Currently Working on: Grapple Arms!
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#16 2012-01-04 17:08:45
- pikachu1337
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Re: Grammar - People appreciate it!
@sam
It's a little joke on the forums to use little abbreviations like that sometimes.
derp'd, for instance.
@daroach
I WAS DOING IT FIRST
HOW CAN YOU NOT HAVE NOTICED THAT
IWASHEREBEFOREYOUOEISHFJGLTKDFJ;LIKHJ
...Okay, that was overboard
Back on topic.
I think the scratchers of the community needed this, thanks medic.
...One last thing;
ShotgunSam wrote:
It annoys me even more if people are like "fix'd" and don't add to the conversation.
Grammar is mandatory. This is a website for grammar.
Since when is "fix'd" even good grammar? It's fixed you hypocrites
Fix'd
Last edited by pikachu1337 (2012-01-04 17:16:15)
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