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Posted:Wed Jul 8, 2009 10:04 PM CST
Proper English
What has happened to the art of being able to spell correctly, including using proper punctuation and capitalization? 
Having been a secretary for 30 years and owning my own home-based business doing medical transcription, I do quite a bit of "correcting" the wording of the physician's grammar, it is essential that I know how to spell and construct sentences correctly. 
I understand the concept of instant messaging, (which I am not talking about, I do not abbreviate even there), except for an occasional "LOL or brb". I am not even talking about the occasional misspelled word, I'm speaking about the emails, postings and blogs, where a person actually has time to think about what they want to say. It really sets my teeth on edge to see such awful spelling and wording.
So many of the blogs I have tried to read make me believe the person is completely ignorant or lazy. There are many ways to say just about anything, especially when it comes to sexual content, without being just plain rude, crude and disgusting. What attracts my attention even more than what a man looks like, is what his writing "says" about him. If he actually takes the times to put some thought and ideas into his emails and blogs, I will always want to continue discussions with him, including probably wanting to meet. But when I receive emails that make me have to play "twist" games with the wording, to understand what he's saying, I stop and email back, "thanks, but no thanks".
I have received several emails from men who stated on their profiles that they have "some education" or high degree, yet their writing is just horrendous.
I am not, by any means, a perfectionist; my home is not "eat off the floor" clean, but I do take pride in where I live, whether or not I have company over. This is something that my parents taught me was the right thing to do, along with taking pride in how you dress (guys, wearing your pants around your knees is not classy, just looks stupid), and instilling in me a love for words, using words to convey so many emotions, thoughts and ideas. Again, I don't expect Pulitzer prize type of writing, just basic priciples would be wonderful.
The same goes for when people have differences of opinion..... when people are unable to use words to adequately defend their position, they resort to showing their ignorance by name calling, belittling and insulting comments. Talk about the decline of a civilization.
sweet_saucy2008
Northwest, Tennessee USA
Wed Jul 8, 2009 10:31 PM CST
I may be the first to agree with you on the use of the English language. I seem to notice it with men more so where they will write a few words about themselves and the diction is all wrong not to mention the spelling. That leaves me to try and figure out what it is they want to say. Whether it is laziness or use of the internet shortcuts that has become so popular, it gets under my skin.
I agree that some of the blogs are hard to fathom so I just skip over them. I have never been comfortable with the shortcuts in spelling and poor use of grammar. I did well in English where writing was very important in college. It was after that proper grammar and spelling became important to me. I do find myself judging men according to their spelling and grammar skills. We all make mistakes, but then that is all you read. I am not saying I am so high above them, but I would like to be able to communicate with them on an intellectual level or have to spell even the simpliest words for them.
goatee1120
Virgilina, Virginia USA
Thu Jul 9, 2009 12:38 AM CST
lol hey that's simple issue's
don't harp on the small stuff
CHILLICHOW
johannesburg, Alberton South Africa
Thu Jul 9, 2009 2:07 AM CST
Dear Pyepye
I cannot agree with you more on this issue!
I noticed you said that you were a medical typist.
I have been in the field for 9 years, both histopath and radiology.
Could you perhaps give me a few agencies there in the US
that may be able to assist me. I would like to eventually leave
SA.
Kind Regards
Claudia
Charles55
figueras, Cataluna Spain
Thu Jul 9, 2009 6:22 AM CST
dunno watchu mene?!
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Thu Jul 9, 2009 9:04 AM CST
wow how original lets write about grammar scammers the weather how bout theirs no good men left cuz they can't write it's been beaten into the ground big time really old hat when u wrote your blog were u worried somebody might find a mistake while u were writing it
how enjoyable and anal civilization hasn't declined it's gone to hell grammar punctuation hell and theirs no turning back were doomed
sweet_saucy2008
Northwest, Tennessee USA
Thu Jul 9, 2009 10:20 AM CST
Not to name names, but the last couple of male notations have given credence to the problem of grammar and spelling. I suppose next grunting will the the language of the day.
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Thu Jul 9, 2009 12:06 PM CST
museveni86
doha Qatar
Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:41 AM CST
Hey guys ,i agree with you goatee,this is a simple issue,but dont
forget that it was tabled by a woman and being commented upon mosly
by women,what do you expect from them apart from that?people like
swwet saucy,who has already broken the rules of neologisms,are also
claiming to be perfect,i wish i can meet such people face to face
and hear what they claim to know best,me as a student of bomba words
jessejess47
ogdensburg, New York USA
Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:56 PM CST
I don't think would want to seak out a lady that is so worried about weather I dotted my "i's" or not. If thats all someone does I would think you would be pretty happy .
pyepye56
Canton, Michigan USA
Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:31 PM CST
Ok, obviously the "guys" just proved the last line of my blog...."when people are unable to use words to adequately defend their positions, they restort to showing their ignorance by name calling, belittling and insulting comments".
Elsewhere - well, calling you stupid would be an insult to stupid people. I've read a few of your other blogs and all I can say is, you really need to keep quiet.
Jessejess47 - what is "SEAK"? Don't you mean "SEEK"? How about you knowing the difference between "WEATHER - sun, rain, hail, storms, etc., and WHETHER"? This is what my point was all about, the fact that you can't take the time to even care how ignorant you sound.
The fact that Museveni86 and goatee1120 think that this issue is 'SIMPLE', proves not only that they don't care about what is important to someone else, it also proves why they are still single.
To everyone, if you have NOTHING constructive to add to ANY of the blogs except nastiness and name calling, you have violated the terms of this site and I will report you and ask that you be removed.
pyepye56
Canton, Michigan USA
Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:40 PM CST
To Chillichow - Hi there. Most of the "companies" I know about are online. You may want to check out the following:
TranscriptionMatters.com
Contract-transcription.com
Net Transcripts - this is a completely law enforcement transcription website. From the blogs, there hasn't been one negative comment from anyone. I'm hoping to start typing for them in the next few weeks. They do require a $55.00 payment from people before going to work for them, but after you pass their testing and complete so many hours of typing, you can apply for the $55 fee to be refunded.
I don't have much background for histopath or radiology. I have done some radiology, but not a lot. Most of my work deals with letters to other physicians, general H&Ps.
Please stay in touch and let me know how you are doing. My best wishes and kindest regards from Michigan, USA.
Carrie
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Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:39 AM CST
hey carrie are you going to report yourself for calling me stupid calling you boring is a insult to boring people who made you blog controller telling me to shut up i just commented honestly on your boring blog truth hurts huh what a suprise you never commented to sweet and sour about her comment to people commenting thats against the rules are you going to report her of course not you hate men to it's obvious very hypocritical people like you make me sick
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Sat Jul 11, 2009 5:30 PM CST
pyepye56 You're quite correct in what you say, however, you don't seem to allow for the differences in educational standards.
I do remember when I was in my late teens, watching a Rugby match on TV with my father. We were both engrossed in the match to the extent that for the most part we ignored each others comments on the Referee. I resented a decision he made so much so that I inadvertenly let fly with the 'F' word. At the half time, as my father went to the kitchen he handed me a Thesarus and simply said "Read that, you'll find a whole lot of new words in there to replace the one you just used!!" He was right, though I think he may have regretted it.
Perhaps part of the problem with the English language today is that people don't have the time to read, and therefore their language and spelling skills become weaker. Newspapers are not on my list of recommended reading, as it appears that to be a Journalist, it seems that one must not be able to spell.
pyepye56
Canton, Michigan USA
Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:38 PM CST
Mr. T - again, I need to restate my position: The standard that I hold myself to, I don't expect others to follow (and I don't include people who have learned English as a second language); my point was about the people (for whom English is their first language), that seem to have forgotten the basics of spelling, punctuation, etc., as you can see from those who have posted here. The ones who can't tell the difference between "their and there", "seak and seek", "weather and whether", just for some examples. Mostly it is about just being lazy.
What gets me upset are the guys who, for whatever reason, feel the need to resort to name calling, telling me or the others who posted that they feel the same way that this is not an important issue and we should just get over ourselves.
There is no reason to devolve into name calling, being mean and nasty, just because you don't agree with me. The simplest and easiest thing to do is just bypass those blogs. As the old adage states, (better to keep quiet and let people think you are wise instead of opening your mouth and proving that you are not). Again, I'm speaking in the overall general sense of 'you', not to anyone in particular.
The standard I hold myself to, is not what I expect from anyone else......but, to be so ignorant about the basics (as you can see from the other postings), makes my skin crawl. For any of the guys who feel that I or others are being to hypercritical about this issue and feel the need to put us down (especially towards the women), make light of what we feel is important to us, because of their own inadequacies, just makes me feel sorry for them. They also remind me how happy I am to be single with my cats for companionship.