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anthrosub -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (6/30/2005 3:49:52 PM)

I think people can tell mistakes from laziness. A typo is no big deal and we all make them. But some people do things like write "n e way" instead of "anyway" (was it really that much trouble to type one extra character?). For myself, I take how a person writes on message boards as their identity. We can't hear the inflection or emphasis and we can't watch any body language or facial expressions. This has a major influence on what's communicated and for each of us it's all we have to go on.

My question would be, "Why don't people care more about what they type if they're really sincere about what they're saying?"

anthrosub



Lordandmaster -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (6/30/2005 4:06:08 PM)

I do this when people are insulting others and make a dumass mistake in the process. It is a source of nonpareil amusement.

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ORIGINAL: SirKenin

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What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others?


Ask lordandmaster...




anthrosub -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (6/30/2005 4:24:16 PM)

I know what you mean but I have my squirt gun at the ready to put out the flames just in case! [:)]

anthrosub



Raphael -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (6/30/2005 5:01:41 PM)

You know, I remember very clearly the first post by the OP I saw.

Someone had asked why people write so poorly, and she chimed in to explain her own pet little theory about it - in English every bit as broken as what was being complained about.

I almost posted myself to comment on the irony, but finally decided it just wasn't worth my time. Some things are just so absurd that commenting can only make one take on a bit of absurdity oneself.

To her, I'd have to say, that anyone posting corrections to her is probably trying to be kind and helpful, and she should appreciate their effort instead of trivialising the word 'nazi' and getting in a self-righteous huff about the issue.




SirKenin -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 6:37:29 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

I do this when people are insulting others and make a dumass mistake in the process. It is a source of nonpareil amusement.

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ORIGINAL: SirKenin

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What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others?


Ask lordandmaster...




Dumbass mistake?!?! Let Me get this straight.

They are insulting Me. I insult back.

I point out that they lack class in their insults, or "couthe".

you pipe up thinking you are so smart and tell Me that couthe is not a word and insult Me like a genuine brain surgeon.

I point out to you that you are wrong, that it is in fact a word.

you insist that you are right.

I prove it to you in the dictionary and via a weblink that you are wrong.

you insist that it was not the spelling you were pointing out, or the fact that the word did not exist, but you tried to save face by sticking your foot in your mouth once more, stating that I made a grammatical error, acting once more like a pompous ass.

I point out to you in the dictionary that it is in fact a noun and that no mistake was made.

you finally shut up about it.

Who is being the dumbass? Who are you amusing? Maybe it is more amusing to Me to see you make an absolute fool out of yourself, be obstinate and obtuse about it and never apologizing for such a blatant error.

So, like the title says. What DO you get out of making an ass out of yourself? Is it for your amusement or O/ours?



RiotGirl -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 9:27:22 AM)

Its probably just a fetish. You should be more tolerant and understanding! Who IS anyone to say another's kink isnt okay?

So we have those addicted to typo's and those addicted to correcting. Hmmmmmmmm me thinks the two should come together, how about alittle bit of role playing Teacher/student here? hm? All joking aside, its a fetish, please try and be more understand it'll look good on your resume and permanent record.

"its my fetish and i'll whine if i want too..."

"you would too if it happened too you"



SirKenin -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 9:52:08 AM)

lol. "It turns me on when I make an ass of myself". haha. I suppose you could be right, riotgirl. I never thought of it that way, but far be it from Me to deny a person their kink (the same way as I will not let those busy bodies bully Me into changing My caps protocol).

[sm=lol.gif]

Edit: My handcuffs... They are gone!!! [:(] Oh well, at least I do not have pink ping pong paddles. [8D]



Lordandmaster -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 10:08:42 AM)

Kenin, we've been over and over this, and "couthe" is still not a word.

And you were insulting people who were not insulting you.

And I'm still amused.



SirKenin -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 10:25:19 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

Kenin, we've been over and over this, and "couthe" is still not a word.

And you were insulting people who were not insulting you.

And I'm still amused.


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Couthe (couth) means ‘known’. We rarely see this word in modern English but we do use another word that is directly related to it. What is that word and what does it mean?


http://home.vicnet.net.au/~umbidas/middle_english_of_chaucer.htm

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n.
Refinement; sophistication: “The man has no couth” (Los Angeles Times).


http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=couth

See what I mean people? How to make an ass of yourself in one or two easy steps.

And yes, they were insulting Me heavily... About My car, suit, goatee just to name three of several.



Lordandmaster -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 10:27:01 AM)

Look it up in the Oxford English Dictionary, which is the only dictionary that matters, and you'll find that it's not a word. (It's listed there as an obsolete form of the word "could," and that's obviously not what you meant.)

Edited to add: What are you trying to prove with this? You ADMITTED in the other thread that it was a spelling error. And you've admitted in this thread that you were insulting people. I really don't see what your point is.



MadameDahlia -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 10:30:49 AM)

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=couthe

Nope.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=couth

Yup.

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=couthe&x=21&y=10

Nope.

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=couth

Yup.

Can we drop the couthe/couth argument now or shall I reference other dictionaries? For the record Microsoft Word only recognizes one of those two. Three guesses as to which one it is...



Lordandmaster -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 10:53:07 AM)

You know, it's R.D. Laing, not R.D. Lang.

quote:

Insanity -- a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.
--R. D. Lang



FelinePersuasion -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 10:58:56 AM)

No Raph they were not trying to be kind. They were being malicious and petty, and admited to trying to run me off the list and continued to harrase one post days ago for 3 weeks till the list moderator told them to stop or be banned. And one even sugested if they gave me a pc virus I would leave and learn my lession.


Don't presume to try to say they were probably being kind, Attacking someone full blown and over and repeatedly on an OPEN LIST is not kind. If they had wanted to be kind they would of taken it private and then droped it instead of staking a dead subject for 3 weeks turning it into insults name calling and general bitching between "opposing parties", resulting in a moderator telling them to hush about it.



MadameDahlia -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 11:44:28 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

You know, it's R.D. Laing, not R.D. Lang.

quote:

Insanity -- a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.
--R. D. Lang



Thanks. I'll update that. Since I swiped the quote from another website I hadn't realized. I'm not familiar with his works.



RiotGirl -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 12:18:58 PM)

i was going to get to this

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Kenin, we've been over and over this, and "couthe" is still not a word.


But Ken beat me to it= (



Lordandmaster -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 1:37:04 PM)

What were you going to say about it?

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ORIGINAL: RiotGirl

i was going to get to this

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Kenin, we've been over and over this, and "couthe" is still not a word.


But Ken beat me to it= (




Ssilver -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 2:04:57 PM)

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ORIGINAL: SirKenin

And yes, they were insulting Me heavily... About My car, suit, goatee just to name three of several.


Hate to burst your persecution complex bubble, but that was all me. Do you want me to start in on your socks and shoes too?



Lordandmaster -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 2:07:51 PM)

Such a good Christian.

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ORIGINAL: SirKenin

They are insulting Me. I insult back.




AAkasha -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 2:09:54 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Lordandmaster

Such a good Christian.

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ORIGINAL: SirKenin

They are insulting Me. I insult back.




Now that people are piping up about 2257 on the other thread, I don't see kenin over there saying they are being "chicken little" and whatnot -- and these people aren't a member of any "clique" that he claims supports me. Odd that he quieted down on the topic completely. He should be over there educating those people.

Akasha



Mercnbeth -> RE: What is it the forum post/ grammar nazi's out there get out of correcting others? (7/1/2005 2:32:14 PM)

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I point out that they lack class in their insults, or "couthe".


Sir Kenin,
Far be it for me to instigate - (I RARELY DO!), but can you explain how if your intent was to use the old English word "couthe" in the above sentence under the definition "known" how it applied?

It would read then, "I point out that they lack class in their insults, or 'known'. Or is the sentence out of context? From your source; "Couthe is related to uncouth, meaning having bad manners, being rough in behavior. The negative form originally meant unknown in the sense of unfamiliar, to describe someone’s bad behavior in polite company." But standing alone the old definition would be implied wouldn't it?

Point of information: I am the WORLD's WORST speller. I hide behind the crutches of computer generated spell checking. As a consequence my spelling has gotten progressively worse. But as I said to my kids growing up, much to the chagrin of their mother, "If god intended us to spell he wouldn't have invented spell checking!" Now the problem is context and grammar. Quick self edits result in the brain reading the word as intended NOT as it appears. Subsequently I KNOW I've missed the correct use of their/there, site/cite/sight, and many more. It just proves my ignorance isn't limited to the content of my posts.



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