Will The World End Due To Bad Grammar?

[dsraa]

Please just let me be the first to point out that you spelled grammar incorrectly in the poll title ("grammer") but got the post-title correct. :lol:

But DCGM would argue, as he did in the other topic, that a typo is acceptable incomparison to a grammatical error.

Peter, you really are an arrogant worm.

I have a problem with native speakers making the same grammatical errors over and over. You, Peter, constantly say "should of" and "would of". We've pointed it out to you several times, but you make no point in correcting it. It's an elementary mistake, and at age 19 (or however old you are), you shouldn't be making it.

People in my area of the country say "should of" instead of "should have" when speaking in person. Furthermore, I do not believe I have made that mistake for quite some times and the meaning is the same and it is still easily understandable. That is a stupid grammatical error to fault me on. It makes no difference as long as the conveyed meaning is still the same.



I see your point but I disagree. The fact that you say what you say when you say it, will create a dimensional time rift of which the entry point of what you said versus what you 'should have' said will go into a never ending loop of mistake and mis-fortunes.


DSR

BTW The bird is the word!

 

[gaterooze]

Written language is what makes humanity unique. Any degradation of that precious skill is a blight on our species.

You may say that we are evolving, that language is being truncated to suit our more hectic Western lifestyles--I say bollocks. It's laziness, and the creep has begun. The virus spreads, from TXTs to e-mails, to written documents and now professional media and advertising that perpetuates the cycle. Some subcultures proudly flout their ignorance like a baboon beating its chest and farting God Save the Queen off-tune. That is not a new phenomenon (mods and hippies coined their own lexicons), but for the first time the world is so interconnected that cutesy memes and intentional idiocy can root in an entire generation--those young enough not to know any better, and who will never learn the true value of language, of precise communication that launched ships and built towers, that forged nations and defined a superstitious universe.

kthxbye

 

[pubzombie]

I spend all my bloody time marking essays at university level. and if i am not at university i am in schools or colleges. to make maters worse I am dyslexic, but can't believe some of the things I read. grammer has got worse and exams have got easier, and text speak is changing the english language. I am an historian, for my sins, and history is very strict regarding sentence structure and grammer; correct semi-colon use is imperative; as is correctly refferencing and paraphrasing your sources. the meaning of a sentence can be significantly altered by its punctuation and cadence. the shining light in all this is that the written word is becoming a lot more popular again. Edwardians used to write letters and journals a great deal - there was no tv for entertainment or telephone for comunication. Texts, emails and forums are bringing the written word back into the mainstream. however i see kids everyday that can't write let alone debate convincingly.

true line from a university undergrad essay

" America excited Japan into an extreme climax that resulted in a peral harbour."

this was written over the xmass vacation - i just hope booze is to blame

 

[mali]

Written language is what makes humanity unique. Any degradation of that precious skill is a blight on our species.

You may say that we are evolving, that language is being truncated to suit our more hectic Western lifestyles--I say bollocks. It's laziness, and the creep has begun. The virus spreads, from TXTs to e-mails, to written documents and now professional media and advertising that perpetuates the cycle. Some subcultures proudly flout their ignorance like a baboon beating its chest and farting God Save the Queen off-tune. That is not a new phenomenon (mods and hippies coined their own lexicons), but for the first time the world is so interconnected that cutesy memes and intentional idiocy can root in an entire generation--those young enough not to know any better, and who will never learn the true value of language, of precise communication that launched ships and built towers, that forged nations and defined a superstitious universe.

kthxbye

:lol: That reminds me of "Idiocracy". Has anyone seen that movie? It's really worth it

 

[PoisonedV]

:lol: That reminds me of "Idiocracy". Has anyone seen that movie? It's really worth it

yup. i watched it while playing freerice.com

 

[mali]

Multitasking at its best

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

Please just let me be the first to point out that you spelled grammar incorrectly in the poll title ("grammer") but got the post-title correct. :lol:

But DCGM would argue, as he did in the other topic, that a typo is acceptable incomparison to a grammatical error.

Peter, you really are an arrogant worm.

I have a problem with native speakers making the same grammatical errors over and over. You, Peter, constantly say "should of" and "would of". We've pointed it out to you several times, but you make no point in correcting it. It's an elementary mistake, and at age 19 (or however old you are), you shouldn't be making it.

People in my area of the country say "should of" instead of "should have" when speaking in person. Furthermore, I do not believe I have made that mistake for quite some times and the meaning is the same and it is still easily understandable. That is a stupid grammatical error to fault me on. It makes no difference as long as the conveyed meaning is still the same.

That's hilarious! People in your "part of the country" use special forms of the English language? Not really. People rarely say "should have" in person. They say "should've", which is a contraction of the correct form.

You make this mistake on almost a daily basis. Everyone who knows you can attest to that :rolleyes:

I see your point but I disagree. The fact that you say what you say when you say it, will create a dimensional time rift of which the entry point of what you said versus what you 'should have' said will go into a never ending loop of mistake and mis-fortunes.

Cuz what you say is what you say
Say what you say how you say it whenever you sayin it
Just remember how you said it when you was sprayin it
So who you playin with huh huh huh huh?

 

[PoisonedV]

guys shut up the only people who care about this shit are lonely divorced english teachers and obessive losers on forums, smoke a j

 

[craigix]

"wuu2" is something I felt like punching someone through the phone for. I was scratching my head for a few minutes and I had to finally cave in and ask wtf it meant. I mean "What's up?" is short enough surely?

What does it mean? I thought 'love you too'(ie wuv u 2) when I first read it, but is it 'what's up?'?.

 

[Username]

I dont no wat u meen


Spoke think I grammar about? Negativity spelling.

 

[(naw)mcx]

I dont no wat u meen

Spoke think I grammar about? Negativity spelling.

Google Translate. Helping people speak shit for over 2 years!

I despise TXT speak. I hate the shortening of words, for example.

Hv u sen teh new movy i herd it waz rly gd.

(inb4 some one picks up on a grammar error)

 

[sam fisher]

You make this mistake on almost a daily basis. Everyone who knows you can attest to that :rolleyes:

Yes, but an argument doesn't require evidence :rolleyes: .

Oh, you really are a very angry person. Your posts are just so aggressive.

 

[Nova]

"wuu2" is something I felt like punching someone through the phone for. I was scratching my head for a few minutes and I had to finally cave in and ask wtf it meant. I mean "What's up?" is short enough surely?

What does it mean? I thought 'love you too'(ie wuv u 2) when I first read it, but is it 'what's up?'?.


What you up to?


Oh, and Peter? Your grammar sucks.

 

[(naw)mcx]

"wuu2" is something I felt like punching someone through the phone for. I was scratching my head for a few minutes and I had to finally cave in and ask wtf it meant. I mean "What's up?" is short enough surely?

What does it mean? I thought 'love you too'(ie wuv u 2) when I first read it, but is it 'what's up?'?.


What you up to?


Oh, and Peter? Your grammar sucks.

Fucking ironic, it's YOU'RE

lol

 

[Exophase]

People in my area of the country say "should of" instead of "should have" when speaking in person.

Wow, you're not very bright at all.

This topic is obnoxious.

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

People in my area of the country say "should of" instead of "should have" when speaking in person.

Wow, you're not very bright at all.

Win.

 

[PokeParadox]

"wuu2" is something I felt like punching someone through the phone for. I was scratching my head for a few minutes and I had to finally cave in and ask wtf it meant. I mean "What's up?" is short enough surely?

What does it mean? I thought 'love you too'(ie wuv u 2) when I first read it, but is it 'what's up?'?.

This is exactly why it annoyed me... took way too much time trying to figure it out.
"What (are) you up to?"

People in my area of the country say "should of" instead of "should have" when speaking in person.

Wow, you're not very bright at all.

This topic is obnoxious.

Actually in dialect people do say should of and would of fairly near here... What annoys me though is when dialect is written... it should only be verbal.

 

[daclassicgamingmaster]

should've, would've

There is no way of differentiating between 'of' and ' 've' when it is spoken.

 

[PokeParadox]

should've, would've

There is no way of differentiating between 'of' and ' 've' when it is spoken.

They actually say "of" as in Ov.

Trust me on this I've heard people say it and it's not the same as them saying should've.
It sounds like "Should ov" and not like "shouldev"

 

[Ravnos]

should've, would've

There is no way of differentiating between 'of' and ' 've' when it is spoken.

They actually say "of" as in Ov.

Trust me on this I've heard people say it and it's not the same as them saying should've.
It sounds like "Should ov" and not like "shouldev"

Speak English to me, PokeParadox. I thought this country spawned the fucking language, and so far nobody seems to speak it.

(Movie quote, before someone flips out.)