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I no u can unnerstnad mispelt stuf, and grammer is over rated, but it makes you sound like a moron, and devalues what you've written.

It's not entirely up to the reader to decipher what the writer is trying to say. Obviously being a non-native English speaker gets you leeway, but generally the worst writing doesn't come from non-native speakers.

You want rules of law, try following some frickin' rules of grammar and spelling. There's nothing so important that it can't be stated clearly.

Wendy P.
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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I no u can unnerstnad mispelt stuf, and grammer is over rated, but it makes you sound like a moron, and devalues what you've written.

It's not entirely up to the reader to decipher what the writer is trying to say. Obviously being a non-native English speaker gets you leeway, but generally the worst writing doesn't come from non-native speakers.

You want rules of law, try following some frickin' rules of grammar and spelling. There's nothing so important that it can't be stated clearly.

Wendy P.



Generally I have found that those who think as you have posted here, do not give a rip about what they disagree with anyway, so they attack the posting of those they disagree with
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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the posting of those they disagree with with whom they disagree.



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Try, "them what's wrong."
I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet..

But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.

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No, actually it was a different post that incentivized me to make that post.

Wendy P.
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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No, actually it was a different post that incentivized me to make that post.

Wendy P.



Thanks Wendy

I know I have trouble sometimes but had a feeling it was not about me

But at least I try and get my meaning across. While others post like politions and have no intention of letting anyone know what they really think
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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> While others post like politions and have no intention of letting anyone know what they really think

Politons - the particles that mediate interactions between politicians. Sort of a cross between a graviton and a Higgs boson.



I fixed it once but I lost it during the paste process somehow
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Your use of language doesn't need to be perfect, but it does need to at least be decipherable. Sometimes that's not always the case with regards to some users here.



And I know I can be one of them at times
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

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Your use of language doesn't need to be perfect, but it does need to at least be decipherable. Sometimes that's not always the case with regards to some users here.



And I know I can be one of them at times



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Just in case you didnt see...the above post was created by a man who admits he has made mistakes.

How many mistaken posts have you created john. But more importantly...how many times have you come out and actually ADMITTED you were wrong. Take some notes.

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Your use of language doesn't need to be perfect, but it does need to at least be decipherable. Sometimes that's not always the case with regards to some users here.



And I know I can be one of them at times


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Just in case you didnt see...the above post was created by a man who admits he has made mistakes.

How many mistaken posts have you created john. But more importantly...how many times have you come out and actually ADMITTED you were wrong. Take some notes.


I did just yesterday, in this very forum. In good English too, so no-one who reads well could miss it.
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I no u can unnerstnad mispelt stuf, and grammer is over rated, but it makes you sound like a moron, and devalues what you've written.

It's not entirely up to the reader to decipher what the writer is trying to say. Obviously being a non-native English speaker gets you leeway, but generally the worst writing doesn't come from non-native speakers.

You want rules of law, try following some frickin' rules of grammar and spelling. There's nothing so important that it can't be stated clearly.

Wendy P.



O.K. I agree.
Now what do we do with the poster whose pose is perfect in grammer and spelling yet their communications makes them sound like a moron anyway?

I'd much rather read a post with a few grammatical errors, where the content is reasonable and honest, than a perfect pitched sentence of a moron. Provided of course content can be understood. And just because the reader can't understand the message does not make the author a moron either.

Best advice: if you don't understand the message, simple ask a question to clairfy.

In staying consistant with DZ's writers style guide, perhaps a clairfying question below might work:

WTF are you saying you stupid moron?:)
Better advice: don't communicate with morons.

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Wendy – I so agree with you. Ever read reviews online? Product reviews, etc? My wife noticed something: how many bad reviews are written by people with awful spelling and grammar. We have pretty much decided to judge the quality of a product based upon the reviews. And we judge the veracity of the reviews based upon the apparent idiocy of the reviewer.

I think it’s generally a given: if a person writes, “this struller ways to much to push in a hilly nayborhood and the cup holder don’t hold a Big Gulp. It also took my b/f 3 times to assembel it right cuz the directions were printed in 5 different langedges – their should be only English directions…” then I can probably consider the product to be exactly what I’m looking for.


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Wendy – I so agree with you. Ever read reviews online? Product reviews, etc? My wife noticed something: how many bad reviews are written by people with awful spelling and grammar. We have pretty much decided to judge the quality of a product based upon the reviews. And we judge the veracity of the reviews based upon the apparent idiocy of the reviewer.

I think it’s generally a given: if a person writes, “this struller ways to much to push in a hilly nayborhood and the cup holder don’t hold a Big Gulp. It also took my b/f 3 times to assembel it right cuz the directions were printed in 5 different langedges – their should be only English directions…” then I can probably consider the product to be exactly what I’m looking for.



You could have a perfectly written review where the reviewer never ever touched the product, tested it etc. What value might the review have if that were the case? As opposed to a sloopy typed review by a person who might not necessairly (sp?) have an excellent command drafting reviews, yet tested the item heavily in comparying similar items under the same circumstances. I'm not advocating lack of copyediting prior to publishing. I do agree that lack of attention to grammer and spelling does have a quelling effect for those who are not particularily interested in the content that may be overlooked by those really seeking the information, especially during a buying decision.

But who in the hell writes like this any more. Younger generations seeing paragraphs, well written or not, don't get read.

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