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#1 2011-02-08 18:34:32

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My Opinion On Grammar On Scratch: Discussion

Title says all.

I personally think a lot of the time, we make to much of a big deal about it when people have a few mistakes in spelling or grammar (like I once remember mispelling "meet" as "meat [I'm a vegetarian and I'm not freakin' scared of him]).

I don't either.

But what bugs me is when the grammar is just completely atrocious. That's when it's not a "different people know better grammar issue". Like when it's a teenager writing without any capitals, commas, or periods.

Like this:

lol dude i played this video game it sucks so bad dude bro man dude bro man.

That's when it's just too far.

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#2 2011-02-08 18:43:13

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Drat, I was looking through all of that to find an unintentional grammatical error.  tongue

I try to be kind of lenient, but I never am.  The most minor errors get on my nerves, when I know I should just let it fly.

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#3 2011-02-08 18:45:04

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sanddude wrote:

lol dude i played this video game it sucks so bad dude bro man dude bro man.

I don't know why, but that sounds like 08jackt. O.e


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#4 2011-02-08 18:46:26

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no dude bro man

i only care if i cant read it or whatever bro

so yeah bro dude man bro yo dude


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#5 2011-02-08 18:51:14

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People can write however they want
You shouldn't try to dictate what's right in terms of how people should speak on the internet. Chances are they don't care


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#6 2011-02-08 19:01:26

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Re: My Opinion On Grammar On Scratch: Discussion

Kileymeister wrote:

Drat, I was looking through all of that to find an unintentional grammatical error.  tongue

I try to be kind of lenient, but I never am.  The most minor errors get on my nerves, when I know I should just let it fly.

So do I. But I make small mistakes when I type fast, so, I really don't care about tiny little things like apostrophes in certain places.


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#7 2011-02-08 19:06:15

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dude grammar rules arent cool

you gotta write without any emotion and use words like cool dude man bro

also you gotta double space every sentence since ya know you cant use periods bro man dude

(That's enough... honestly, how does anyone stay serious writing like this?)


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#8 2011-02-08 19:09:21

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Re: My Opinion On Grammar On Scratch: Discussion

hmnwilson wrote:

dude grammar rules arent cool

you gotta write without any emotion and use words like cool dude man bro

also you gotta double space every sentence since ya know you cant use periods bro man dude

(That's enough... honestly, how does anyone stay serious writing like this?)

I dunno man

I really don't know

You should ask

Wait you just did

I confuse myself

(Ok this is annoying ME now...  tongue  )


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#9 2011-02-08 19:10:25

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Kileymeister wrote:

Drat, I was looking through all of that to find an unintentional grammatical error.  tongue
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dito bro i wus viry annoiied wen i dindt find 1 tho


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#10 2011-02-08 19:23:23

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Re: My Opinion On Grammar On Scratch: Discussion

i really don't care how people type as long as i can read it

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#11 2011-02-08 19:31:43

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I could talk in this manner,
or i could talk like this it dont really matter as long as its semi-comprehensible


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#12 2011-02-08 19:42:44

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well bro i think you're just a teensy little bit too uptight


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#13 2011-02-08 20:10:41

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First of all bro you only add bro or dude once or twice in sentence and isnt there already like a bunch of old topics about this

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#14 2011-02-08 20:14:59

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Well, if I really wanted to, I could type in a uptight way to convey that I really care about what people think of me and that I want to give the best impression possible.

but i dont care so i type however the honk i want :o)


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#15 2011-02-08 20:37:00

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I type usually in awesome grammar.  lol

But when in a hurry i might type like this oblivious to my mistakes.


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#16 2011-02-08 20:41:08

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I loooooooooooove grammar.  smile  It gives a better impression and it makes your messages easier to read.


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#17 2011-02-08 21:03:25

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Chrischb wrote:

I loooooooooooove grammar.  smile  It gives a better impression and it makes your messages easier to read.

Not for the people that can't spell...

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#18 2011-02-08 21:04:55

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The-Whiz wrote:

Chrischb wrote:

I loooooooooooove grammar.  smile  It gives a better impression and it makes your messages easier to read.

Not for the people that can't spell...

Of course, if they can't spell it helps them even less iv u spelll leiek tis.

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#19 2011-02-08 21:05:48

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Re: My Opinion On Grammar On Scratch: Discussion

Kileymeister wrote:

The-Whiz wrote:

Chrischb wrote:

I loooooooooooove grammar.  smile  It gives a better impression and it makes your messages easier to read.

Not for the people that can't spell...

Of course, if they can't spell it helps them even less iv u spelll leiek tis.

Unless they think those words are actually spelled like that.

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#20 2011-02-08 21:06:39

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I agree with Chrischb. Grammar exists for a reason. When you ignore it, your sentences become difficult to understand and a pain to read in general. That's why I'll often skip over posts with no sign of capitalization, punctuation, proper spelling, etc. It also makes the poster look unintelligent. Call me uptight, but I just don't feel it's worth my time.


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#21 2011-02-08 21:11:27

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Grammar is much easier to understand, and makes you look more mature.

For example :

10 year-old with good grammar wrote:

I think grammar is good.  smile

13 year old with bad grammar wrote:

i thionk gmmar is bda   leik ;olololololololo   omg   liol adn tis koolio like bro man dude

Which looks more mature?  smile

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#22 2011-02-08 21:46:22

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Chatter wrote:

Grammar is much easier to understand, and makes you look more mature.

For example :

10 year-old with good grammar wrote:

I think grammar is good.  smile

13 year old with bad grammar wrote:

i thionk gmmar is bda   leik ;olololololololo   omg   liol adn tis koolio like bro man dude

Which looks more mature?  smile

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#23 2011-02-08 22:02:29

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Do You Know What Else Is Annoying? When People Start Every Word With A Capital Letter. (Yes, I did that on purpose)

I don't know why it annoys me so much, but it just seems like people don't want to worry about capitalizing the right words, so they do it to every one. In a way, it's just as bad as improper spelling. Not every word is a proper noun people!

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#24 2011-02-08 22:09:16

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Do you know what else is annoying?This is!When people forget to put spaces after each punctuation mark!Do people write like this?No!

It's so annoying, I decided to quit a collab (well, I never was in it, but I helped) because of it.

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#25 2011-02-08 22:16:12

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kayybee wrote:

Do you know what else is annoying?This is!When people forget to put spaces after each punctuation mark!Do people write like this?No!

It's so annoying, I decided to quit a collab (well, I never was in it, but I helped) because of it.

Yeah.It really annoys me when people do this too!I mean,is it supposed to be implied that a punctuation mark is a spacer?NO!

It also kind of annoys me when people have otherwise perfect grammar and spelling, but they don't capitalize their "i"s. It's almost as if they don't like themselves, because "I" refers to the user. Look at this (not a real comment):

a Lazy Person wrote:

Great project! i really like the part when you make the guy do that thing. It looks like you really put a lot of work into it.

doesn't that just seem out of place?


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