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A plea for netiquette
No, I have checked this a thousand times. I am sure it doesn't have a hyphen -- onebyone Bill Blogs is an alian! www.municycle.com.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------ onebyone's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10014 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42313 |
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A plea for netiquette
onebyone wrote: *No, I have checked this a thousand times. I am sure it doesn't have a hyphen * Ah, well, if that's the case, then I defer. -- JJuggle - Meet the new boss... Raphael Lasar Matawan, NJ We relieve the tension only to find out the master's name. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJuggle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/24 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42313 |
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A plea for netiquette
Both my wife, Mary, and my son, Ben, have an hereditary condition known as dysgraphia. Dysgraphia affects the translation of words onto paper and tends to make spelling difficult. For some reason, it also affects the ability to write neatly. But both Ben and Mary are highly intelligent. Ben's standardized test scores are off the charts (I know, there's been some discussion about that subject, too). But unfortunately, it's too easy for some to pass bad judgement on folks who display bad grammar, spelling or handwriting skills. I did come down on one of our brethern once upon a time for spelling and grammatical errors when he attempted to call me lazy for having a few extra pounds on my frame. http://tinyurl.com/csddx -- yoopers - Bruce & Mary Edwards `_______ /L ,[____], L---L –0LLLLLLL0- ()_) ()_)----)_) Munipsycho on the art of raising children: "My job is not to keep them from falling. It's to teach them to always get back up." Always give lots of credit and take very little. Seems to make everyone happier. Conversely, take as much responsibility for mistakes as one can assume! - Dr. Bobo unicycledude93: Steve Dekeokeok unicycledude93: Yoopers Byrnetown: haha, those are old guys ------------------------------------------------------------------------ yoopers's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/31 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42313 |
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yoopers wrote: *to pass bad judgement* Tsk, Bruce. Your use of the word "bad" is totally and completely redundant. The phrase "to pass judgement" implies censure making the word "bad" entirely unneeded and utterly unnecessary. -- JJuggle - Meet the new boss... Raphael Lasar Matawan, NJ I wish that I was born a thousand years ago I wish that I'd sail the darkened seas on a great big clipper ship Going from this land here to that in a sailor's suit and cap ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJuggle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/24 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42313 |
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A plea for netiquette
JJuggle wrote: *Tsk, Bruce. Your use of the word "bad" is totally and completely redundant. The phrase "to pass judgement" implies censure making the word "bad" entirely unneeded and utterly unnecessary. * You know, I actually went back in before I posted and added the word "bad" to the phrase. I was talking on the phone at the same time so perhaps I need to stick to within my limits - one task at one time. Where's my hari kari sword? -- yoopers - Bruce & Mary Edwards `_______ /L ,[____], L---L –0LLLLLLL0- ()_) ()_)----)_) Munipsycho on the art of raising children: "My job is not to keep them from falling. It's to teach them to always get back up." Always give lots of credit and take very little. Seems to make everyone happier. Conversely, take as much responsibility for mistakes as one can assume! - Dr. Bobo unicycledude93: Steve Dekeokeok unicycledude93: Yoopers Byrnetown: haha, those are old guys ------------------------------------------------------------------------ yoopers's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/31 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42313 |
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yoopers wrote: *You know, I actually went back in before I posted and added the word "bad" to the phrase. I was talking on the phone at the same time so perhaps I need to stick to within my limits - one task at one time. Where's my hari kari sword? * I'm sure if you head over to Wrigley Field they can find it. -- JJuggle - Meet the new boss... Raphael Lasar Matawan, NJ I wish that I was born a thousand years ago I wish that I'd sail the darkened seas on a great big clipper ship Going from this land here to that in a sailor's suit and cap ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJuggle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/24 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42313 |
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Sure, people shouldn't be insulting when correcting other people's spelling and grammar, but does that mean that it shouldn't be corrected at all? Is there something wrong with encouraging better spelling and grammar? I, for one, would like to know when i make little or no sense, because i posted for a purpose, and i want to be understood. It was brought up that, "just because people can't spell or use proper grammar or punctuation, it doesn't mean that they are stupid. In fact they may be amazing scientists, etc., but that never shows up in their posts". Yup, you're absolutely right, but, by the same token, if someone wrote that 2+2=5, wouldn't everyone (even the English-smart, science-stupid people) pipe up and say that he was wrong? Sure it's tedious to be correcting people all the time, and it's tedious to read posts that only point out other people's mistakes, but i think that it's worse to have to read over posts 2 or 3 times in order to understand WTF people are talking about. It takes about 10 minutes to learn the difference between: 'there', 'their', and 'they're'; and 'two', 'to', and 'too'. Why doesn't everyone go ahead and do it? The fact is that if you are wrong, then you are wrong, so there is no reason not to be corrected, but insulting has no place here or anywhere else. Horray for education! P.S. cyberpunk: It's 'riding', not 'ridding', unless by 'ridding' you mean that you are getting rid of something. Haha. -- hecklar - Street Rider (Level 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ hecklar's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6917 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42313 |
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A plea for netiquette
I say the more "netique" and less "netiquette" the better. -- harper - TANKED at GASWORKS -Greg Harper B L U E S H I F T "Never ride backwards up a rocky mountain road because the things that will trip you if you see them will also trip you if you don't. " - munipsycho ------------------------------------------------------------------------ harper's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/426 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42313 |
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yoopers wrote: * I did come down on one of our brethern once upon a time for spelling and grammatical errors when he attempted to call me lazy for having a few extra pounds on my frame. http://tinyurl.com/csddx * (struggling not to resurrect) -- vanman2004 - ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vanman2004's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9184 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42313 |
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How interesting it is that the more amusing and interesting threads on this forum tend not to be about unicycling and there probably should have been more punctuation in this sentence than there is to make it more readable but what do I know and at least I can spell TYRE and ALUMINIUM !!! I know I can be a bit pedantic at times about language, but this is a forum where people express their views in whatever terms they see fit. Presumably most people would communicate in similar vein face-to-face. It is, however, easier to offend in writing than in speach because the reader can't get the visual cues we send with our body language and facial gestures. I do not know what my point is really, just rambling because I liked this thread. -- munidobs - Level - probably not ! "We have a firm commitment to Nato; we are a part of Nato. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are part of Europe." George Dubya ------------------------------------------------------------------------ munidobs's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8790 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/42313 |
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