I've started this thread because I find it increasingly hard to resist pointing out that certain people, (no names please, this isn't a bitchy thread) have the same grasp of the written language as the average ten-year-old. I'm hoping that I'm not the only one out there who finds it a chore trying to decipher some of the semi-literate shite that gets posted on here. There must still be a few of us on SH who appreciate and understand the need for correct spelling and good grammar. This is a thread for those of a like mind to come and vent, after seeing something so badly written that it made your brain hurt!
I will say at this point; if you are just coming in here to say "lol how sad grammer n speling is for loosers your a wanker", this this thread is here so that I don't shit up your badly witten threads pointing out how stupid you sound. I could compliain in there about your wanton cruelty to our beautiful language. However, I don't, so kindly do myself and anyone else who wants to post in here the same courtesy. I will also reiterate, DO NOT post any names or links to other threads in here. Posting a quote (leave the username out) is fine, if you see something particularly annoying or funny, but I don't want anyone bitching about specific users in here. That's not what the thread is for.
So, here's some stuff I find incrediby annoying when reading the SH forums:
Entire posts written in 'text speak', often with no punctuation; how arrogant of people to assume that the rest of us can be arsed translating their illiterate Retardlish.
Adults who still don't know how and when to use 'to', 'too', 'two', 'your', 'you're', 'then', 'than', 'their' and 'they're'. I'm not particularly intelligent, but I managed to get my head around that by the age of about seven.
And finally, and I know I've sort-of covered this, but sod it; whole posts with not a single punctuation mark in sight. Punctuation is important because (in simple terms) it makes what you've written readable. If you can't be bothered to at least try to use it, then I can't be bothered to read your stupid post!
Anyway, that's my rant over. Anyone else care to say what pisses them off about the way people write on SH? Be sure to check your spelling carefully!
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Spelling and grammar; what the Hell happened to it?
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Sex God
Most people are not on this site for their spelling ability!! 
Orgasminator
While I appreciate well written prose I get my fill of it elsewhere.
This is a forum, a place for the exchange of opinions and ideas.
I prefer get a broad range of people posting whatever their level of education or ability to formulate a grammatically correct response, than pages of perfectly written text from a narrower section of users.
I would encourage you to be more tolerant of other peoples language skills, while reminding you there are many genuine reasons why people may not meet your standards in grammar and punctuation.
As for 'shitting up badly written posts to make people look stupid', I would suggest only one person is going to look like a cock if you do that. :huh:
If a sexy woman PMs to give me a blojob Im not going to say "sorry I only like blow jobs" :rascal:
This is a forum, a place for the exchange of opinions and ideas.
I prefer get a broad range of people posting whatever their level of education or ability to formulate a grammatically correct response, than pages of perfectly written text from a narrower section of users.
I would encourage you to be more tolerant of other peoples language skills, while reminding you there are many genuine reasons why people may not meet your standards in grammar and punctuation.
As for 'shitting up badly written posts to make people look stupid', I would suggest only one person is going to look like a cock if you do that. :huh:
If a sexy woman PMs to give me a blojob Im not going to say "sorry I only like blow jobs" :rascal:
I think you've missed the point, Fraser. This thread is here so that I don't feel the need to point those things out in other people's threads, which would be rude. I've had conversations with other folk in the chatrooms on this exact same subject, so I figured I'd open a thread about it. It's fine if you disagree, but if so, just ignore it and move on!
Oh, and you're missing the odd apostrophe here and there, bud'. And "I prefer get a broad range" and "your standards in grammar" are both grammatically incorrect! ;)
Edit: Sarah, could I have a go of your time machine? I'd love to check if its worth going out on N-Y-E 2012! :P
Oh, and you're missing the odd apostrophe here and there, bud'. And "I prefer get a broad range" and "your standards in grammar" are both grammatically incorrect! ;)
Edit: Sarah, could I have a go of your time machine? I'd love to check if its worth going out on N-Y-E 2012! :P
Orgasminator
Quote by keepyourcool
Oh, and you're missing the odd apostrophe here and there, bud'. And "I prefer get a broad range" and "your standards in grammar" are both grammatically incorrect! ;)
And yet I feel I will be understood perfectly - therefore my post was 100% successful in achieving its aim :grin:
Quote by keepyourcool
So, here's some stuff I find incrediby annoying when reading the SH forums:
Quote by keepyourcool
I don't shit up your badly witten threads pointing out how stupid you sound. I could compliain in there about your wanton cruelty to our beautiful language.
And as in your world there is no distinction between a typo and any other fault:
You can't spell 'incredibly' or 'complain' or 'written'
If you are going to be a self appointed language policeman use the spell check!
:giggle:
Sex God
Quote by keepyourcool
Edit: Sarah, could I have a go of your time machine? I'd love to check if its worth going out on N-Y-E 2012! :P
:lol: My time machine works well ty
Quote by Big_Fraser
Oh, and you're missing the odd apostrophe here and there, bud'. And "I prefer get a broad range" and "your standards in grammar" are both grammatically incorrect! ;)
And yet I feel I will be understood perfectly - therefore my post was 100% successful in achieving its aim :grin:
Quote by keepyourcool
So, here's some stuff I find incrediby annoying when reading the SH forums:
And as in your world there is no distinction between a typo and any other fault:
You can't spell 'incredibly'
:giggle:
Welp! Hoisted by my own petard! I triple-checked that bloody post as well!
For me to read someone's post/email/whisper howsoever spelt is fine, It's the poor grammar that grates.
Having used incorrect grammar could mean that the essence of your post is lost and the recipient fails to understand your intention.
For example;
"I helped my uncle, jack off a horse"
Or
"I helped my uncle Jack, off a horse"
Both entirely correct....but meanings somewhat opposed and most certainly one would get you in bother!
But enough....this is a sex site....my inbox is over there....fill it with blojobs...!!!
Having used incorrect grammar could mean that the essence of your post is lost and the recipient fails to understand your intention.
For example;
"I helped my uncle, jack off a horse"
Or
"I helped my uncle Jack, off a horse"
Both entirely correct....but meanings somewhat opposed and most certainly one would get you in bother!
But enough....this is a sex site....my inbox is over there....fill it with blojobs...!!!
Quote by Rogue_trader
For me to read someone's post/email/whisper howsoever spelt is fine, It's the poor grammar that grates.
Having used incorrect grammar could mean that the essence of your post is lost and the recipient fails to understand your intention.
For example;
"I helped my uncle, jack off a horse"
Or
"I helped my uncle Jack, off a horse"
Both entirely correct....but meanings somewhat opposed and most certainly one would get you in bother!
But enough....this is a sex site....my inbox is over there....fill it with blojobs...!!!
I see what you're getting at, Cubes. However, bad grammar can make posts so onerous to read that it just can't be ignored. Luckily, I can move on, to this very thread!
I literally can't believe I've had to explain this for the third time. Maybe I should've called the thread "Spelling, grammar, and reading comprehension; what the Hell happened to it?". ;)
I literally can't believe I've had to explain this for the third time. Maybe I should've called the thread "Spelling, grammar, and reading comprehension; what the Hell happened to it?". ;)
It is much better when the spelling or grammer is correct, it makes things easier to read, but not everyone is educated to the level required, the cure, therefore is to open your own swingers site and have people complete a literacy test before being permitted to join.
Sometimes mails, posts, chat is unintelligable, sometimes it is just too hard to understand that I give up on it, but I don't put people down for thier skills or lack of them, I consider myself uneducated, I failed my 11+, I have no educational qualifications whatsoever, no GCSE's, no CSE's or anything else that they call them in this day and age, I just do my best with what I know, I don't use spell check though occasionally I do use Wikipedia to check things.
It has to be, enjoy, suffer, move on, or as I said open your own swingers site, you cannot expect everyone to have the educational standard you like despite the fact that most people on here are "professionals" (joke).
Bare in mind it is not just about spelling and grammer where people make mistakes, introducing yourself to someone for the first time by showing a picture of a cock or an open pussy could also be considered as big a mistake as a spelling error
Sometimes mails, posts, chat is unintelligable, sometimes it is just too hard to understand that I give up on it, but I don't put people down for thier skills or lack of them, I consider myself uneducated, I failed my 11+, I have no educational qualifications whatsoever, no GCSE's, no CSE's or anything else that they call them in this day and age, I just do my best with what I know, I don't use spell check though occasionally I do use Wikipedia to check things.
It has to be, enjoy, suffer, move on, or as I said open your own swingers site, you cannot expect everyone to have the educational standard you like despite the fact that most people on here are "professionals" (joke).
Bare in mind it is not just about spelling and grammer where people make mistakes, introducing yourself to someone for the first time by showing a picture of a cock or an open pussy could also be considered as big a mistake as a spelling error
Sexlightened
Quote by Ben_Minx
I have very strong opinions about spelling and grammar. As long as you can make yourself understood it matters not a jot.
:lol: I love you ben :lol: Quote by Big_Fraser
Oh, and you're missing the odd apostrophe here and there, bud'. And "I prefer get a broad range" and "your standards in grammar" are both grammatically incorrect! ;)
And yet I feel I will be understood perfectly - therefore my post was 100% successful in achieving its aim :grin:
Quote by keepyourcool
So, here's some stuff I find incrediby annoying when reading the SH forums:
Quote by keepyourcool
I don't shit up your badly witten threads pointing out how stupid you sound. I could compliain in there about your wanton cruelty to our beautiful language.
And as in your world there is no distinction between a typo and any other fault:
You can't spell 'incredibly' or 'complain' or 'written'
If you are going to be a self appointed language policeman use the spell check!
:giggle:
:thumbup::thumbup:
well pointed out
Quote by keepyourcool
I won't lie to you Mids, all-bold, all-italic text isn't exactly fun to read on a computer screen either. Perhaps even more so than posts with no punctuation. Ow! My poor eyes! :P
And that is where the problem lies, we are all different in our likes and dislikes, for me clicking on a profile to see who I am talking to and being confronted by your dick and your spunk is, as a straight male, quite sickening but each to thier own and that is the way it has to be, at least we have choice on what we read. My punctuation may not always be perfect but it is always present.
Sexlightened
I find your username quite fitting for you have to say it out five times before you type, ?
Quote by MidsCouple24
It is much better when the spelling or grammer is correct, it makes things easier to read, but not everyone is educated to the level required, the cure, therefore is to open your own swingers site and have people complete a literacy test before being permitted to join.
Sometimes mails, posts, chat is unintelligable, sometimes it is just too hard to understand that I give up on it, but I don't put people down for thier skills or lack of them, I consider myself uneducated, I failed my 11+, I have no educational qualifications whatsoever, no GCSE's, no CSE's or anything else that they call them in this day and age, I just do my best with what I know, I don't use spell check though occasionally I do use Wikipedia to check things.
It has to be, enjoy, suffer, move on, or as I said open your own swingers site, you cannot expect everyone to have the educational standard you like despite the fact that most people on here are "professionals" (joke).
Bare in mind it is not just about spelling and grammer where people make mistakes, introducing yourself to someone for the first time by showing a picture of a cock or an open pussy could also be considered as big a mistake as a spelling error
Is it not grammar?
Quote by nostringsluton
I find your username quite fitting for you have to say it out five times before you type, ?
I can see where you are coming from keepyourcool. I do think though you've set yourself up for a fall by writing so much and so vehemently, especially when your thrice spell-checked post contains such glaring errors. For what its worth, I do lament the way English is being vandalised, but on SH, an 'incredibly' hot minx who can't spell but who can suck like a Dyson is probably going to get a reply to any message she sends me
Sex God
Quote by Ben_Minx
I have very strong opinions about spelling and grammar. As long as you can make yourself understood it matters not a jot.
I was just about to add my take on it.....but it seems that "ditto" will suffice.
What the hell is the world coming to???
Much has been said about just being able to communicate. The profiles on a sex site are just the thin end of the wedge. The abuse of the language is found everywhere these days. OK, most are here to sell themselves in a way. It doesn't give much of an impression if a couple or whoever reading it think that that is the level of communication to expect. It seems today that many people use the hideous so-called text-speak in normal use not just for texting. OK when we send a text we like to abbreviate words but seeing the frequent use of i for I, 2, 4, R and U makes me cringe. The whole world has gone lazy and can't be bothered to use even a reasonable standard of English. I'm sure that its not that it doesn't exist its just that people are lazy.
To add to this I absolutely hate seeing words like 'Crimbo'. This bastardization of the English further adds to the sorry state we are in and what of the next generations?
Well done for raising the thread.
Off my soapbox now.
Smooth1
Much has been said about just being able to communicate. The profiles on a sex site are just the thin end of the wedge. The abuse of the language is found everywhere these days. OK, most are here to sell themselves in a way. It doesn't give much of an impression if a couple or whoever reading it think that that is the level of communication to expect. It seems today that many people use the hideous so-called text-speak in normal use not just for texting. OK when we send a text we like to abbreviate words but seeing the frequent use of i for I, 2, 4, R and U makes me cringe. The whole world has gone lazy and can't be bothered to use even a reasonable standard of English. I'm sure that its not that it doesn't exist its just that people are lazy.
To add to this I absolutely hate seeing words like 'Crimbo'. This bastardization of the English further adds to the sorry state we are in and what of the next generations?
Well done for raising the thread.
Off my soapbox now.
Smooth1
Quote by MuckyMagnet
I find your username quite fitting for you have to say it out five times before you type, ?
I can see where you are coming from keepyourcool. I do think though you've set yourself up for a fall by writing so much and so vehemently, especially when your thrice spell-checked post contains such glaring errors. For what its worth, I do lament the way English is being vandalised, but on SH, an 'incredibly' hot minx who can't spell but who can suck like a Dyson is probably going to get a reply to any message she sends me
Actually, only one error so far, glaring or otherwise. :P
Smooth, I think it's equal parts laziness and not realising that other people may interpret what you've written differently depending on your grammar. The lack-of-education argument doesn't wash with me I'm afraid. I've read posts on other forums from people who were educated in third world countries, who show a far better grasp of English grammar than a lot of folks on here. Like you and I said, laziness and lack of consideration is to blame for the most part.
And MidsCouple, I hate to tell you this, but is just a plain fact that the italicised text on a TV or computer screen is hard on the eye. That's the reason why you don't generally see large tracts of bold, italic text on websites, for example. I'm not saying stop, you understand, it's a free country after all. But don't expect me to read it if you carry on with the italics!
Sex God
sorry but my grammar and punctuation is poor
but on the bright side check the hottie and her car in our profile
but on the bright side check the hottie and her car in our profile
Sex God
Quote by keepyourcool
sorry but my grammar and punctuation is poor
but on the bright side check the hottie and her car in our profile
She's certainly hot, yes sir. But can she write you a covering letter that would guarantee you an interview? :cool:
why would she need to do that i own one of the biggest companies of its type in the uk
Sex God
Quote by MuckyMagnet
but on SH, an 'incredibly' hot minx who can't spell but who can suck like a Dyson is probably going to get a reply to any message she sends me
And one who can suck like a Dyson and spell?
Just checking...
Sex God
Just chill dude.....if you like the other person...and the other person likes you..then obviously the grammar used has worked just fine..so just make love.....or shag, whatever your personal preference is.
Sex God
I just thought I'd post this:
:twisted:
And, whilst I enjoy a well-written response, I'm more interested in a person's conversational skills. I don't expect a written application from a potential shag, but I do like to be able to hold a decent conversation with them.
Punctuation is powerful
An English professor wrote the words: "A woman without her man is nothing" on the chalkboard and asked his students to punctuate it correctly.
All of the males in the class wrote: "A woman, without her man, is nothing."
All the females in the class wrote: "A woman: without her, man is nothing."
:twisted:
And, whilst I enjoy a well-written response, I'm more interested in a person's conversational skills. I don't expect a written application from a potential shag, but I do like to be able to hold a decent conversation with them.
