Ok This is a general moan about the lack of punctuation, spelling and grammar in emails.
It seems to be symptomatic of the txt generation to shorten, abbreviate or substitute letters or words with numbers or to write a whole mail without capital letters, full stops paragraphs or even a cursory brush with a spellchecker.
Maybe I’m just old but if I’m sending an email to someone I intend to impress, which after all is what you want to do when contacting people on this site, I want it to convey at least a modicum of intelligence.
M.b. (Who is waiting for this post to be ripped apart!)
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Punctuation…. Is it important?
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I agree with you whole heartedly mancbloke. I only shorten texts using abbreviations etc in order to fit in as much as I can into the space given, saves on having to use extra credit to send 2 texts worth of normal english.
As for e-mails, most guys seem to use the approach of e-mailing as many people as possible, using as little tact, eloquence and interest as possible, having been brought up or given the impression by society and pornographers that a simple "Fancy a shag?" will guarantee them untold success.
Still, since most women aren't impressed with that, it helps those who can type, speak and communicate in an articulate way in getting somewhere on this site and others.
As for e-mails, most guys seem to use the approach of e-mailing as many people as possible, using as little tact, eloquence and interest as possible, having been brought up or given the impression by society and pornographers that a simple "Fancy a shag?" will guarantee them untold success.
Still, since most women aren't impressed with that, it helps those who can type, speak and communicate in an articulate way in getting somewhere on this site and others.
Quote by mancbloke
Ok This is a general moan about the lack of punctuation, spelling and grammar in emails.
It seems to be symptomatic of the txt generation to shorten, abbreviate or substitute letters or words with numbers or to write a whole mail without capitol letters, full stops paragraphs or even a cursory brush with a spellchecker.
Maybe I’m just old but if I’m sending an email to someone I intend to impress, which after all is what you want to do when contacting people on this site, I want it to convey at least a modicum of intelligence.
M.b. (Who is waiting for this post to be ripped apart!)
Yes it is important to me, but then I hold me to my standards and let them keep to their own. I'm not complaining.
Chris
Tolerance should be the watchword here, now fuck off and be tolerant ya cant!!!
Quote by marmalaid
Yes it is important to me, but then I hold me to my standards and let them keep to their own. I'm not complaining.
Tolerance should be the watchword here, now fuck off and be tolerant ya cant!!!
Hmm there is tolerance and tolerance. I'm only talking about emails really, not forum posts or chatting on yahell and the like or even emails between people you know. I'm talking about first contact mails. Bottom line is .. they anoy me!
Quote by Alexandra
We should also take into consideration that some of our best loved members are dyslexic.
No problem with dyslexia. I fully understand the problems associated with it.
Its not the odd slip I'm talking about it's the general lack of .....well everything!
Warming the Bed
Is punctuation important !
Yes ?
Yes ?
Sex God
Dear me, I daren't, I just.....daren't
I'm not even going to look at this thread again :shock:
I'm not even going to look at this thread again :shock:
Sex God
If people can't be bothered to punctuate their forum posts or if they pepper their posts with textspeak, I can't be bothered to read them - I just scroll straight past. And I can tell the difference between dyslexia and laziness.
Mike.
Mike.
whats puncuation then i never had the need to use it what for just a waste of time thinking about it when you can just type or write what you are saying i can still read what i am saying deep breath where was i oh yes puncuation who needs to use punctuation apart from frecklebird well she would she is a teacher and when i was at school i always got pulled up on my puncuation and that really got on my nerves because i talk very fast without taking a breath i feel dizzy must lie down
Sex God
Quote by Jon
thelesscharactersandpunctuationyouusethelessbandwidthanddownloaodtimesoinawaypunctuationisimportantyes:P
has your space bar gone on strike?
:laughabove: :rotflmao: :laughabove: :rotflmao: :laughabove: Warming the Bed
You got pulled up for your punctuation .... I bet you got much worse than that for your spelling !!!
If you'd been any good at either, I wonder if you'd have been pulled off instead of up.
We all dream of teachers who know how to handle little boys.
Kevvo
If you'd been any good at either, I wonder if you'd have been pulled off instead of up.
We all dream of teachers who know how to handle little boys.
Kevvo
Sex God
Quote by kevvo99
You got pulled up for your punctuation .... I bet you got much worse than that for your spelling !!!
If you'd been any good at either, I wonder if you'd have been pulled off instead of up.
We all dream of teachers who know how to handle little boys.
Kevvo
You talking to Dave? He only missed a 't' out of punctuation in the whole of that (very long) sentence! This teacher knows how to handle little boys - she gives the little buggers extra spellings to learn
:lol: And you other lot can just bugger off!!!!
Well, except Maia - jasmine tea will do nicely thank you
Shit I'm off before anyone spots me :shock:
Knew ya wouldn't resist....now come quietly.... :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: Quote by freckledbird
You got pulled up for your punctuation .... I bet you got much worse than that for your spelling !!!
If you'd been any good at either, I wonder if you'd have been pulled off instead of up.
We all dream of teachers who know how to handle little boys.
Kevvo
You talking to Dave? He only missed a 't' out of punctuation in the whole of that (very long) sentence! This teacher knows how to handle little boys - she gives the little buggers extra spellings to learn
:lol: And you other lot can just bugger off!!!!
Well, except Maia - jasmine tea will do nicely thank you
Shit I'm off before anyone spots me :shock:
Damn....i always miss out on the "t"......by the way,i was only trying to wind Frecklebird up,my punctuation at school was very good actually!!
Sex God
Quote by da69ve
,i was only trying to wind Frecklebird up,my punctuation at school was very good actually!!
Git !!!
Sex God
Quote by Sgt Bilko
Freckledbird - step away from the thread!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:
Too late Sarge, I stepped right into it - all over my bloody feet now
Sex God
ops: :oops: Sorry, shall I get on my hands and knees and just clean it all up anyway now?
Sex God
Bugga, I'll be all night sorting them out now :cry:
im sorry i can not spell but does that make me a bad person just because im not that good at spelling............. i don't think it makes that much of a difference its the personality that counts. i try my best just because most of you are brain boxes if you had a problem with spelling you wouldn't of posted this in the first place 
Quote by salt_n_pepper
im sorry i can not spell but does that make me a bad person just because im not that good at spelling............. i dont think it makes that much of a difference its the personalitly that counts. i try my best just cos most of you are brain boxes if you had a problem with spelling you would'nt of posted this in the first place
I don't think there is any problem with someone that can't spell. I just don't like the people that "Can't be arsed".
I usually preview all my posts before I submit them and if I have a doubt about the spelling I have to check it in an on-line dictionary.
Now I have written that I HAVE to triple check it now!!
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