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| No!!! |
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~NOBODY~
The One And Only
Joined: 15 Sep 2003
Posts: 1824
Location: Vivec, Jobasha's Rare Books |
Why do most of the users here make more grammatical mistakes in a post than there're words in it?
Last edited by ~NOBODY~ on Thu Oct 16, 2003 2:18 pm; edited 1 time in total |
Wed Oct 15, 2003 12:29 pm |
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Pikkon
A Hadou Master And A Skilled Thief
Joined: 29 Jun 2003
Posts: 2325
Location: Where the sea is salt and the pool is not... |
Because, FINELLY Its not an English Test! 
And, I dont care as long as ppl understand me, I know English very well, I know when im doing Grammar Mistakes but most of the time i Dont care so i dont change it! 
Good enough?  |
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 12:36 pm |
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~NOBODY~
The One And Only
Joined: 15 Sep 2003
Posts: 1824
Location: Vivec, Jobasha's Rare Books |
1-No, it's not an English test, but why don't you correct them? 
2-No, not good enough  
3-BTW: I posted this thread because I read your story in the Gothic Secret guild forum |
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 12:41 pm |
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stanthony
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Joined: 28 Oct 2002
Posts: 556
Location: Tallinn, Estonia |
Because English, as far as I am concerned is not the first language for many is not most of RPGDot users. Including me. And you?  Generally I try to check what I write before pushing Submit button. But this is only about misprints. My grammar is half as good as it should be, and people generally like less than half of it half as well as it deserves
I don't mind people writing as well as they can - I'm here to talk to them, not enjoy Shakespear-like language.
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 12:58 pm |
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Myrthos
Spoiler of All Fun
Joined: 07 Jul 2001
Posts: 1926
Location: Holland |
quote:
Originally posted by ~NOBODY~
Why do most of the users do more grammar mistakes in a post than there's words in it?
Most of the users? I doubt that.
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 1:42 pm |
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Pikkon
A Hadou Master And A Skilled Thief
Joined: 29 Jun 2003
Posts: 2325
Location: Where the sea is salt and the pool is not... |
quote:
Originally posted by Myrthos
Most of the users? I doubt that
Ture, true...
Nobody, Why do you care about it so much?
(It had to be my story huh? ) |
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 2:45 pm |
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iplaygames2
Master of The Realms
Joined: 06 Sep 2001
Posts: 745
Location: Chicago, IL, USA |
quote:
Originally posted by ~NOBODY~
Why do most of the users do more grammar mistakes in a post than there's words in it?
Well, to be technical, this quote should be "Why do most users COMMIT more mistakes... "
But then, who's really counting the errors?
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 3:01 pm |
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~NOBODY~
The One And Only
Joined: 15 Sep 2003
Posts: 1824
Location: Vivec, Jobasha's Rare Books |
quote:
Originally posted by iplaygames2
Why do most of the users do more grammar mistakes in a post than there's words in it?
Well, to be technical, this quote should be "Why do most users COMMIT more mistakes... "
But then, who's really counting the errors?
Ok. But nothing is wrong with "do". Yes, Commit is better, but do isn't wrong.
@Stanthony:
I don't talk about misspelling, I mean Grammar. I really get MAD when I read "that river flow in to the see"  |
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 3:36 pm |
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vaticide
Put food in here
Joined: 21 Feb 2002
Posts: 1122
Location: One step behind a toddler bent on destruction. |
quote:
Originally posted by ~NOBODY~
quote:
Originally posted by iplaygames2
Why do most of the users do more grammar mistakes in a post than there's words in it?
Well, to be technical, this quote should be "Why do most users COMMIT more mistakes... "
But then, who's really counting the errors?
Ok. But nothing is wrong with "do". Yes, Commit is better, but do isn't wrong.
@Stanthony:
I don't talk about misspelling, I mean Grammar. I really get MAD when I read "that river flow in to the see"
Oh I know, what about when they mix up singular and plural, like saying "there's words" rather "than there are words!"
-vaticide
P.S. 'make' is better than commit or do in this case.
Last edited by vaticide on Wed Oct 15, 2003 3:47 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 3:47 pm |
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Lintra
Elf Friend
Joined: 23 Apr 2002
Posts: 9448
Location: Bermuda, the triangle place with SANDY BEACHES |
quote:
Originally posted by ~NOBODY~
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Ok. But nothing is wrong with "do". Yes, Commit is better, but do isn't wrong.
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Well, actually do is not really appropriate. Commit, make, type are all good alternatives, but it is a bit of stretch to use 'do' it that way ... The use of the word do to mean 'create' is more colloquial (sp?) than is normally acceptable in written English.
It is all right, however, since the intent was clear.
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 3:47 pm |
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~NOBODY~
The One And Only
Joined: 15 Sep 2003
Posts: 1824
Location: Vivec, Jobasha's Rare Books |
quote:
Originally posted by Lintra
(sp?)
What does this mean? |
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 3:58 pm |
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vaticide
Put food in here
Joined: 21 Feb 2002
Posts: 1122
Location: One step behind a toddler bent on destruction. |
quote:
Originally posted by ~NOBODY~
quote:
Originally posted by Lintra
(sp?)
What does this mean?
It means spelling questionable, i.e. he is not sure if he spelled colloquial right. (He did spell it right.)
-vaticide |
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 4:11 pm |
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Lintra
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Joined: 23 Apr 2002
Posts: 9448
Location: Bermuda, the triangle place with SANDY BEACHES |
quote:
Originally posted by ~NOBODY~
quote:
Originally posted by Lintra
(sp?)
What does this mean?
It is short hand for "I might have mis-spelled this word". While I might have a decent vocabulary, I can not spell very well at all ... that is why I try to keep my words short *grin*
Edited to remove a redundant word ... also to comment on the simul-post. Thanks vaticide!
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 4:11 pm |
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~NOBODY~
The One And Only
Joined: 15 Sep 2003
Posts: 1824
Location: Vivec, Jobasha's Rare Books |
Thanx.  |
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Wed Oct 15, 2003 4:19 pm |
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Pikkon
A Hadou Master And A Skilled Thief
Joined: 29 Jun 2003
Posts: 2325
Location: Where the sea is salt and the pool is not... |
HUHU!!!
I wish Id be here when you posted that!
iplaygames2 You Relly Gave Him a Fair "Thrashing"! (sp?)
(For anyone that didnt played Gothic, It means: You relly showed him what for!)
Well, May the path of Correct English Enlightent you... |
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