I think if somebody is writing something professional or important, they would take care to use correct grammar (assuming they had actually been taught it in school and thus know correct grammar).
But when someone is smashing out a post/comment:
people often wants to stay in all lowercase, and tends to use your or even ur to mean your your or youre. they also dont pay much attention to speling errors. teh important thing is getting the message out in the least time.
Burglar, that was obviously just a typo from Ruby.Showing results for people. Search instead for peope
Come in Ruby!
I so agree. It only takes a couple of seconds more to write it properly and proof read before you fire it off and we all benefit, including the writer imo.No no, whatever you do... do not write in all lower case especially without puncuation, at least full stops... cos that often drives me nuts trying to figure out what is meant when there could be a couple of interpretations.
Burglar, that was obviously just a typo from Ruby.
Burglar, that was obviously just a typo from Ruby.
I so agree. It only takes a couple of seconds more to write it properly and proof read before you fire it off and we all benefit, including the writer imo.
If I might be forgiven for diverting the thread a bit, another thing I find irritating is the overuse of cliched phrases.
Today a radio journalist, when reporting on the senator seriously ill from gunshot attack in the US, said "people are trying to make sense of this".
We hear this all the time. It's a completely stupid thing to say in this context.
There is no sense in some nut case shooting a senator. The journalist should be able to fiind something more appropriate and evocative to say.
Another one is that people "will find closure", e.g. when a body is found.
What the hell is 'closure'?
If you have a grief and loss situation like someone you care for being murdered, I don't imagine there could ever be a complete closing off of the grief.
I hate cliches, especially on the part of journalists whose business is supposed to be the descriptive use of words.
And there are other overused words, actually misused in many instances:
eg. 'surreal' 'amazing' 'fantastic'
and then the ever present 'absolutely'
Usually the situation described is actually none of the above.
Others might have additional gripes along the same lines.
I hate spelling and grammar nazis and think there annoying, petty and should get a life.
Not directed towards anyone in particular.
Cynical, think of it this way. If music is performed by a 4th grader, it's stilted, off-key and takes effort to just sit and listen to it. When performed by an accomplished musician, it's pleasant and easy to take in.
Do you like music? Well most people enjoy language when it's smooth, flowing and needs no special interpretation. It's not a matter of using big words or trying to sound intelligent.
Perhaps you like writing code. Some people can write in 10 lines what others will take 30 lines to write. Whenever i send some of my work to Marcin (Amibroker) for checking, I'm sure he wonders why on earth i wrote it in such an awkward and long-winded manner. Same thing. Sometimes I read stuff he or Tomasz has written and think 'wow, that's elegant'.
Speaking of "elegant", that was a very elegant comeback. Very nicely put.
Indeed, very nicely put as i must admit that i do appreciate listening to people speak well...however forum nazis are forum nazis, and that's that.
Describe Nazi, in this context.
Link below said:In essence, in a chatroom context, a person who insists on rectifying the spelling errors of anyone by rephrasing the said line accordingly. To remain faithful to their cause, they must invariably make no spelling mistakes whatsoever of their own
Along the lines of
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spelling nazi
Lots of google results.
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=...i&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g-v1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
Nazi is a reasonably common online term used to describe someone obsessing or expressing horror etc at the spelling/grammar of others, however not just restricted to spelling/grammar of course...have you hear of the soup nazi?
Indeed it was. Beautiful response.Speaking of "elegant", that was a very elegant comeback. Very nicely put.
I don't think you're being quite reasonable here. I've seen very few interjections where posters have - in the course of any thread - corrected spelling or grammar of others.Nazi is a reasonably common online term used to describe someone obsessing or expressing horror etc at the spelling/grammar of others
... As for my typos......... well, I make them often, unfortunately, and although I proof read I don't always pick them up!! I can only apologise.
Don't we have a 3493498347 page thread on this already?
... 'wow, that's elegant'.
Googled.> elegant code definition
http://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/228701510
"However, I also realized that some of the other criteria I have for elegance were satisfied. This prompted me to summarize herewhat
Herewhat?
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