LafayetteLady
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Joined: 5/2/2007 From: Northern New Jersey Status: offline
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When people instant message, spelling, punctuation and grammar should not hold much relavance. It is a quick conversational exchange and for those who don't type, trying to type in perfect english would just take too much time. On these boards, one can quickly tell when something is nothing more than a typographical error. When it comes to email or profiles, however, there really is no excuse for either being full of spelling, grammar or punctuation errors. They are not "instantaneous" thoughts, but something we presume the writer took some time to create. That is the time when checking it should be a priority. As for the youth of this world taking their speaking and writing clues from music and such....bull. Students are no longer being taught the proper mechanics of writing anymore because we don't want to stifle their "creativity," which is nonsense. Some of the greatest writers of our history were able to be both creative and use proper sentence structure and spelling. Sending out a resume full of those errors is not going to be excused for any reason, the person won't get the job. As for those with learning disabilities such as dyslexia...I couldn't help but notice that those who admitted to such were able to write clear concise, properly written responses, so obviously it can be done. I applaud all of you who have taken the time and energy to put forth the effort to overcome your disability. I know how difficult it can be. As for nephandi, many years ago, I was a member of this site under a different name and had to skip over your posts because they were so difficult to understand. Your writing ability has improved greatly and you should be proud of yourself for this. I guess my point is that it is makes a difference WHERE the problems are. To me in emails and profiles, it does say that a person couldn't take the time to correct errors. In instant messages, it is conversational in a sense and would take too long to fix. I have always thought that for the most part, on the boards, most people are trying to quickly convey their thoughts and that is why things go awry sometimes in the posts. I really have gotten to the point where I don't pay that much attention on the boards, unless the post is so bad that I can't understand it. Then again, I have a tendency to do that with "slashy speak" as well.
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