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Babaganoosh · 06-02-2002, 12:38 AM

There is another post floating around here about people who speak broken English. That's what got me thinking about people who speak English as their native language. Sometimes, those who speak another language write English better than those who speak it natively. For example the whole your/you're thing. That drives me insane. I love to see someone type "your an idiot". If that doesn't strike you as funny, stop reading now. Anyway, have a look at the Erotica Cash banner here at GFY. It says something like blah blah blah "....then your looking for us!". Jesus Christ. How can anyone take them seriously with a banner like that?!?!? I can go on all day with examples of stupid shit I see every day (like, that damned Russian took there money). I understand that shit happening in posts here at GFY, but I see a TON of sites out there with very stupid spelling mistakes. It really makes you look unprofessional.

Anyway, how did people get through school like that? I could not have made it past 3rd grade unless I demonstrated the ability to use words correctly. There is no way someone could graduate high school with such shitty writing skills. If I were to use the word "your" incorrectly in an essay in high school, I would have been the proud recipient of an F. It seems that most people my own age (27ish) possess strong writing skills, but the younger generations just don't seem to understand homonyms.

Don't get me wrong, I am not ripping on anyone. I'd just like to point out that if you're going to make fun of someone who doesn't speak English as well as you do, make sure you have mastered the language yourself. I haven't mastered it and I minored in English.

Once you master it, your welcome to make fun of there English skillz, but not untill.

Brown Bear · 06-02-2002, 12:42 AM

You're an idiot.

bhutocracy · 06-02-2002, 12:45 AM

my pet peeve is " I could give a fuck", or "I could give a rat's ass" which is the opposite of what they're trying to say and I see it about 20 times more often than the correct "I couldn't give a fuck"...

Babaganoosh · 06-02-2002, 12:46 AM

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Originally posted by Brown Bear
You're an idiot.

Glad I could teach you something.

mike503 · 06-02-2002, 12:46 AM

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Babaganoosh · 06-02-2002, 12:48 AM

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Originally posted by bhutocracy
my pet peeve is " I could give a fuck", or "I could give a rat's ass" which is the opposite of what they're trying to say and I see it about 20 times more often than the correct "I couldn't give a fuck"...

Good call, that bugs the shit out of me. Almost as much as people who say "son of a bitches".

yys · 06-02-2002, 12:48 AM

It's a message board not an essay test so people are more likely to just press submit instead of going over their grammar in each post.

titmowse · 06-02-2002, 12:51 AM

i used to get in fights with my english teachers. anal-retentive, nit-picking cows. my downfall is and always will be sentence structure.

just the same, people that spell the word "lose" as "loose" chap my ass.

yys · 06-02-2002, 12:53 AM

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Originally posted by titmowse

chap my ass.

kenny · 06-02-2002, 12:54 AM

does it really matter? we all mean what we know

Babaganoosh · 06-02-2002, 12:54 AM

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Originally posted by yys
It's a message board not an essay test so people are more likely to just press submit instead of going over their grammar in each post.

That might explain why some of them are so sloppy in everything they type. I don't consciously think about the difference between "your" and "you're" as I type. It's common knowledge. I have been typing for almost 20 years. It comes naturally. I honestly think if someone makes a dumb mistake like that here, they will do it someplace where it counts too...like their website or maybe an email to a potential client. That's where a little annoyance becomes a huge problem.

Babaganoosh · 06-02-2002, 12:55 AM

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Originally posted by titmowse
just the same, people that spell the word "lose" as "loose" chap my ass.

SHIT! I forgot that one.

titmowse · 06-02-2002, 12:58 AM

heehee.

yys, we texans have wonderful ways of expressing ourselves.

yys · 06-02-2002, 01:01 AM

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Originally posted by Armed & Hammered

That might explain why some of them are so sloppy in everything they type. I don't consciously think about the difference between "your" and "you're" as I type. It's common knowledge. I have been typing for almost 20 years. It comes naturally. I honestly think if someone makes a dumb mistake like that here, they will do it someplace where it counts too...like their website or maybe an email to a potential client. That's where a little annoyance becomes a huge problem.

I can honestly say that I can not remember ever being corrected by a teacher or a prof for that when I went to school/University; I never use you're, well almost never.

Fletch XXX · 06-02-2002, 01:06 AM

You should hear me talk ;)

yys · 06-02-2002, 01:07 AM

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Originally posted by Fletch XXX
You should hear me talk ;)

After a White Owl and a 40?

volante · 06-02-2002, 01:40 AM

As we're on the subject:

It's "aluminium", not "aluminum"...

Jak · 06-02-2002, 02:05 AM

What I find funniest is when people use a common expression but mangle it to hell, showing that they really have no idea what the expression means.

Two recent examples I've come across, in one particular forum I visit:

"I'll just have to take that with a grain assault."

and

"Granite I don't know much about it, but..."

The "grain assault" one had me just about falling out of my chair, and then another member of the forum posted a picture of a tractor with a cannon mounted on top with the caption "The infamous GRAIN ASSAULT!" and that about did it for me, lol.

Jak

Tipsy · 06-02-2002, 04:05 AM

We all make mistakes and many have English as a second language (I'm not explaining the sig a second time) so I tend to live and let live unless they're idiot fucking virus writers trying to infect PC's in much of the English speaking world. Shit English on a board is one thing - getting it many times a day in my mail box is going too far.

But then maybe that's just the pot shouting at the kettle that he needs to wash. ;)

chodadog · 06-02-2002, 04:24 AM

Dyslexics untie! Bwahahaha!

boldy · 06-02-2002, 04:30 AM

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Originally posted by Armed & Hammered (like, that damned Russian took there money)

Sugarpuss · 06-02-2002, 04:51 AM

I was an English tutor

06-02-2002, 12:38 AM	#1
Babaganoosh ♥♥♥ Likes Hugs ♥♥♥ Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: /home Posts: 15,841	Bad spellurs...UNTIE! There is another post floating around here about people who speak broken English. That's what got me thinking about people who speak English as their native language. Sometimes, those who speak another language write English better than those who speak it natively. For example the whole your/you're thing. That drives me insane. I love to see someone type "your an idiot". If that doesn't strike you as funny, stop reading now. Anyway, have a look at the Erotica Cash banner here at GFY. It says something like blah blah blah "....then your looking for us!". Jesus Christ. How can anyone take them seriously with a banner like that?!?!? I can go on all day with examples of stupid shit I see every day (like, that damned Russian took there money). I understand that shit happening in posts here at GFY, but I see a TON of sites out there with very stupid spelling mistakes. It really makes you look unprofessional. Anyway, how did people get through school like that? I could not have made it past 3rd grade unless I demonstrated the ability to use words correctly. There is no way someone could graduate high school with such shitty writing skills. If I were to use the word "your" incorrectly in an essay in high school, I would have been the proud recipient of an F. It seems that most people my own age (27ish) possess strong writing skills, but the younger generations just don't seem to understand homonyms. Don't get me wrong, I am not ripping on anyone. I'd just like to point out that if you're going to make fun of someone who doesn't speak English as well as you do, make sure you have mastered the language yourself. I haven't mastered it and I minored in English. Once you master it, your welcome to make fun of there English skillz, but not untill.

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bhutocracy Not making A Comeback Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 10,218	my pet peeve is " I could give a fuck", or "I could give a rat's ass" which is the opposite of what they're trying to say and I see it about 20 times more often than the correct "I couldn't give a fuck"...

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yys Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,922	It's a message board not an essay test so people are more likely to just press submit instead of going over their grammar in each post.

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Jak So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: ripenedpeach.com Posts: 1,143	What I find funniest is when people use a common expression but mangle it to hell, showing that they really have no idea what the expression means. Two recent examples I've come across, in one particular forum I visit: "I'll just have to take that with a grain assault." and "Granite I don't know much about it, but..." The "grain assault" one had me just about falling out of my chair, and then another member of the forum posted a picture of a tractor with a cannon mounted on top with the caption "The infamous GRAIN ASSAULT!" and that about did it for me, lol. Jak

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Tipsy Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: See sig Posts: 6,989	We all make mistakes and many have English as a second language (I'm not explaining the sig a second time) so I tend to live and let live unless they're idiot fucking virus writers trying to infect PC's in much of the English speaking world. Shit English on a board is one thing - getting it many times a day in my mail box is going too far. But then maybe that's just the pot shouting at the kettle that he needs to wash. ;) __________________ Ignorance is never bliss.

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