Arrrgggghhhh!!!!
I fookin hate pedantic grammer guzzling buggers. Its not bloody 'A' level english papers were writing here.

Get a life!

Or life's!


OOps! should have posted this in reply to christopsy.
( girlinthehole, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 15:41, 16 replies)

Grammer
It's spelt Grammar ;)
( aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 15:42, closed)

Your rant implies that good grammar requires extra effort
But if you're properly brought up it doesn't, and should just come naturally.

Bloody peasants.
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 16:05, closed)

and...
we're not were
(cherry B, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 16:18, closed)

...
We're. *Cough*

EDIT: Gah! Just too slow...
( Uncle Phallus Strong like fly, fast like elephant, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 16:19, closed)

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You should have learnt about apostrophes well before A level.
(Christopsy, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 16:36, closed)

It's
Lives, actually.

This is the only way you'll learn dear.
(mark schmark, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 17:11, closed)

angrymanxman
right on the money there

good spelling and grammar is not something that one should have to think about.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 17:29, closed)

Big-girl's-blouse is quite correct
There's really no need for us to know or use the rules of our own language, something which numerous foreigners know better than we do. What does it matter if we come across as illiterate morons unable to master the simplest rules...

Oh, wait a minute...
(frankspencer, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 17:29, closed)

Well...
As a rule my grammar and spelling and punctuation are pretty good, and it doesn't take a lot of effort- but I have to admit, I do think about them as I write, and I do tend to go back and proof read.

While it can be highly annoying to have someone else correcting a minor error, especially if done in a condescending way, I confess that it does make reading more pleasant if that editor in the back of my head isn't picking out the errors in the posts I read. Hopefully people are picking up the spelling and grammar instruction rather than simply ignoring it as irritating pedantry, and their posts will improve as a result.

(Gotta say, though- in a setting as casual as this one, I generally don't get particularly fussed by the errors.)
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 13 Nov 2007, 17:52, closed)

If you are writing for others to read - and this board is dedicated to sharing your stories - then surely it is simply common courtesy to make sure that your spelling and grammar are up to scratch. We all make mistakes and typos, but if I notice one in one of my posts I'll go back and correct it, hopefully before one of the spelling and grammar nazis get a reply in first. Reading the post backwards is an excellent way to check for typos, btw.
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 19:20, closed)

Apostrophes
Lives = Plural of life, e.g. 'Their lives were ruined by your grammar'.

Life's = either belonging to the life, e.g. 'the professor's life's work' or a shorting of 'life is', e.g. 'My life's crap'.

Lifes' = belonging to multiple lives, e.g. 'The research team's lifes' work'.

Life is a crap word with which to explain apostrophes.
(Generator cannot be named for legal reasons, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 19:56, closed)

On the whole
I think that as long as the story is readable with no major errors it's tolerable.
Most of all, we should all aim to be above the standard set by posters such as ruud316.
(Evilweevil is covered in bees, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 21:11, closed)

Stop your bitchin'.
There's nothing wrong with correct grammar and spelling.

thers nuffin rong wiv corekt gramerr and spellin

Which is easier to read?

Lol
(chrisdood Why yes, I am the shizzle, Tue 13 Nov 2007, 23:13, closed)

Also: Capitalisation [i]is[/i] important.
I once had to help my Uncle Jack off a horse.

BTW: Pwned!
(Harleif Skankhammer II was killing time at, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 9:28, closed)

as long as its fairly legible
i agree with big girls blouse, we all don't speak with perfect annunciation so sometimes we don't type either.

(is it legible if we aren't taling about handwriting...confused)
(electrogirl no one thinks about the implications of a clown su, Wed 14 Nov 2007, 15:06, closed)

Harlief
Pwnd indeed, my good man. Pwnd indeed.

*doffs cap to you*
(Seance Trumpet has got no beef with a man enjoying a croissant, Thu 15 Nov 2007, 0:02, closed)