LMP

Wrong.

Also, why have punctuation at the end of a sentence when you could use a smiley

See, that showed that I was making a confused face

Now I'm waving

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BluRmGrl

Is the slow death of proper punctuation due to it not being taught in schools any longer or due to large sections of the human population having the intelligence of a grapefruit?

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Vincent Vega

I think anytime they log onto an online forum all they've ever learned about proper punctuation, grammar and spelling just gets temporarily erased.

KhanadaRhodes

or you could use them in place of letters. it's fn!

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nielsgov

Yh i's ray cl

mysterious_jen

i think i log on and don't give a fuck .

and i will use as many exclamation points or dots "elipses" (for the smug people in the room) as i bloodywell like.
i have enough gramamar, spelling and punctuation nazis in the real world to contend with.

and smilies are your friend.

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Purplereign

I think I . . . Lve you!!!!


(as to the 'why is punctuation not so evident anymore' post above somewhere (< is lazy today ). . . I do think it has everything to do with the way the kids are taught - there seems to be more of a focus on 'broader learning' as opposed to getting the fine details right - sure it's boring for the kids (and quite possibly) the teacher but it's being let go to the detriment of todays children.

To be fair to teachers / the system of learning, parents also have a responsibility - but then there is the conundrum of perhaps the parents don't know themselves . . . and when you add in the speed and availability of everyday communication - mayhaps ( ) it is just the natural evolution of language?

Have to say I agree with the idea to that for many people, self included, the internet is their 'playplace' and if you're just trying to have some funm then pfft to the rules of the everyday world )

ps - quite like that analogy of people being as stupid as grapefruits - have stashed it away for future use, thanks

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BluRmGrl

You're quite welcome. Feel free to use that one at any time you deem appropriate.

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BAW

Pretty much the way I see it too.

RedRocksU2

yeah!
Fuck you if you don't like my spelling or grammar.









aaah, I feel better.

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Cl

I don't know, my approach is that I post the same way I type anyway that makes whatever I'm saying make sense to anyone who has to read it, therefore I try and spell things right, keep some grammatical structure, etc...

Liberties are taken, sure, but overall it should at least be legible and not there

just to

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there

you know

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zuropa_fit

This.

coolian2

oh how cute.







meanwhile,

LL

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Angela Harlem

I'm going to sound so awfully old now, but I have to say it anyway. I do believe it's a generation issue. Younger people today use the internet as one of the biggest communication tools. There is no internet editor though, so the language slips. When we were all younger, we read magazines, newspapers, books. All that information we previously got in print is now without an editor to ensure it is well written. Bad writing habits become like popular words or phrases, so 'ridiculous' is commonly thought to be 'rediculous' and 'definitely' is now 'definately' etc. Like 'lol' and others which are just popular, but lazy.

I am terrible with commas. I use them incorrectly. I think they're my biggest wrong.

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Galeongirl

I agree fully with you Anna, it's definitely a generation issue. I think I just escaped from the whole thing by not having a computer until highschool. It makes me feel old now, when I see kids being spoiled with computers and games and such and their spelling and grammar is atrocious. I am not THAT much older, but it's a world of differences.

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