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Ian
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Do you think if you read foreign forums they are full of bastardisation and laziness or is this pandemic peculiar to the UK? Must I read a post a number of times before understanding the question?

Is it too hard to try and get it right? Come on. Everyone has been using the English language for a number of years but a great many people are really rather bad at it.

Literary standards
Timbaland
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Examples?
drunkenfool
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I read a couple of spanish forums from time to time, there are the odd few bad posters, but i have to say the general standard is much higher. I'm studying hispanic philology out here, so spelling and grammar are quite big points for me, too
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Ian, ew nd sum exampo's of wht you mean, Utherwize we dunnno wat 2 luk out 4?
Ian
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They're all over the place.
Timbaland
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What do you mean? Bad Language or typing like i did in the last reply?

I think you should just ban everybody, Do an intensive test and slowly allow the members back once they have completed the online test. it would include spelling, grammar, punctuation etc. And you need 98% to pass.

If you pass, You get back on to the board and you get a Corsasport keyring.

If you fail, We find your IP address, find your home, Follow you to your place of work and humiliate you infornt of your work mates by reading out all the answers you failed on. Then shit on your bonnet.


I dont need to take the test though cos it was my idea.



Your going to ban me now, Arent you?
Timbaland
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Slightly off topic....

When you turn 30, I turn 20 on the same day...Pretty cool huh?


How hard is it not to press that 'Ban' button just now?
mav
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Always been the same, it will not change.
Matt H
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Do you think if you read foreign forums they are full of bastardisation and laziness or is this pandemic peculiar to the UK? Must I read a post a number of times before understanding the question?

Is it too hard to try and get it right? Come on. Everyone has been using the English language for a number of years but a great many people are really rather bad at it.

Literary standards


Alright alright, calm down calm down




My main annoyance at the mo is threads titled "what is?" or "will?". No mention of what it's actually about.

If you want a specific answer then ask a specic question
Steve
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21st Feb 08 at 08:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
¿Cuál es el problema?
All Torque
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What, like people saying 'am' instead of 'I am' or 'a no' instead of 'I know'?

Does my F-in nut.
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am no yeah Pete
gianluigi
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there's a user on here who says "a" isntsead of "I"
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sense instead of sence
C2RL R
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brought bought
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
If you want a specific answer then ask a specic question

its an annoyance of mine too

so many times in HZ a thread wont (won't) actually include a question, i have in the past inquired (enquired) what is being asked despite a post 3 lines long!
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Pisses me off too. I made a sticky on my local site about this.

[Edited on 21-02-2008 by Ricky352]
willay
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welcome to the internet you bunch of gays
Ricky352
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I am not lazy I just cant spell




Sorry

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Jambo
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Willay for president
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
welcome to the internet you bunch of gays


Amen to that, this is the internet. Not an english exam.

I personally use slang etc on the net purely because at work all day i'm using correct spelling and grammar, so when I come on the net I like to chill out on the spelling/grammar/punctuation, it helps me as then there's less chance of me doing it on my work.
Ryk
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Laziness - IMO instead of in my opinion
Jambo
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I use my phone to post on here which doesnt have a qwerty keyboard so writing IMO saves me repetative strain injury and time!
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TBH is slightly overused aswell..

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