The English language....or any other, as a matter of fact (21)
Thalassa: Is it just me? When I read a thread posted by someone who purports to be in a city or town in the U.S. and that person cannot string 5 words together without a number of grammatical and spelling errors, does this not seem strange to you? I have been out of school and out of the U.S. for a number of years, but has our educational system fallen so low that our youth can't even communicate in English any longer? Are such posts the work of scammers...or are they the result of a lack of education and a lack of caring?
I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt expression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt expression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
Wat eva gaveee u thut eyedeer ?
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Englishman55: Wat eva gaveee u thut eyedeer ?
i coud b rong but i jst call it as i c it.
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Thalassa: Is it just me? When I read a thread posted by someone who purports to be in a city or town in the U.S. and that person cannot string 5 words together without a number of grammatical and spelling errors, does this not seem strange to you? I have been out of school and out of the U.S. for a number of years, but has our educational system fallen so low that our youth can't even communicate in English any longer? Are such posts the work of scammers...or are they the result of a lack of education and a lack of caring?
I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt Are such posts the work of scammers...or are they the result of a lack ofexpression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
Could be both actually I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt Are such posts the work of scammers...or are they the result of a lack ofexpression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
(btw...some of them take classes of English from me)....
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Dey do do dat dough don't dey dough. 
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bodleing: Dey do do dat dough don't dey dough.
Yeah innit !
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Thalassa: Is it just me? When I read a thread posted by someone who purports to be in a city or town in the U.S. and that person cannot string 5 words together without a number of grammatical and spelling errors, does this not seem strange to you? I have been out of school and out of the U.S. for a number of years, but has our educational system fallen so low that our youth can't even communicate in English any longer? Are such posts the work of scammers...or are they the result of a lack of education and a lack of caring?
I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt expression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt expression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
I completely agree with you. Words are not only for basic communication, they also express subtlety, nuance and feeling. One of the reasons that the English language has become a world language is its power to express shades of meaning. No two words express exactly the same idea. Many messages on here are inarticulate to put it politely - although to be honest there are some sites where it is even worse.
I think that the kindest response to the question you asked is that most errors are lack of care.
John
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Englishman55: Yeah innit !
Not quite the same when it's not spoken in a scouse accent though.
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Englishman55: Surely, you mean excrement my good man !!
or poo poo
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Thalassa: Is it just me? When I read a thread posted by someone who purports to be in a city or town in the U.S. and that person cannot string 5 words together without a number of grammatical and spelling errors, does this not seem strange to you? I have been out of school and out of the U.S. for a number of years, but has our educational system fallen so low that our youth can't even communicate in English any longer? Are such posts the work of scammers...or are they the result of a lack of education and a lack of caring?
I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt expression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
Sad but true...most of the planet can speak,read and write in english better than people here in the "good ole US of A"...the whole world is on the metric system and can speak in 2 or 3 different languages....my friends son just graduated high school on the "presidents honor role" and I asked him what was 10 percent of 2250, he had no idea...its the work of scammers,just not the ones your referring to.....geeze I hope i've spelled everything correctlyI am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt expression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
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cgedvr: Sad but true...most of the planet can speak,read and write in english better than people here in the "good ole US of A"...the whole world is on the metric system and can speak in 2 or 3 different languages....my friends son just graduated high school on the "presidents honor role" and I asked him what was 10 percent of 2250, he had no idea...its the work of scammers,just not the ones your referring to.....geeze I hope i've spelled everything correctly
Nope.... "spelt"...... but good effort A+
Top of the class !!
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Englishman55: Nope.... "spelt"...... but good effort A+
Top of the class !!
I try but more than that with all the BS I sling out there...I do careTop of the class !!
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I has long rezilized thats my 6 years of college and publishing two books is just not fine enough for some borish snobs who thinks theys betta thans us poor common folk just cause they can spell a word. soes if youall dont mind Ill deal with my ignorance in my own time and fer now Im just gona have fun chatten with my friends. ok
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J! I usually try my best concerning this topic. I think my worst flaw is run-on sentences. I've always had problems with that part. But I LOVE spelling. Sometimes I get carried away talking like a southern hick, but it's mostly in fun and not from laziness.
Hope you're doing well sis.
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Englishman55: Nope.... "spelt"...... but good effort A+
Top of the class !!
Top of the class !!
"Spelled" is correct (as is "spelt," but the former is more often used in the U.S.). I didn't see any misspellings, but I did see loads of punctuation errors!
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Ambrose2007: "Spelled" is correct (as is "spelt," but the former is more often used in the U.S.). I didn't see any misspellings, but I did see loads of punctuation errors!
Sorry... I was coming from the viewpoint of the correct English, not American English, but the differences have been discussed numerous times before in other threads.
I think it right to distinguish between American English and English, but as long as the message is getting across, I for one am not too bothered.
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Thalassa: Is it just me? When I read a thread posted by someone who purports to be in a city or town in the U.S. and that person cannot string 5 words together without a number of grammatical and spelling errors, does this not seem strange to you? I have been out of school and out of the U.S. for a number of years, but has our educational system fallen so low that our youth can't even communicate in English any longer? Are such posts the work of scammers...or are they the result of a lack of education and a lack of caring?
I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt expression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt expression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
I agree totally, I love the English language, it can be so expressive and colourful when used correctly.
I read the posts here and wince when I see errors made that are so basic and child like,I just make the assumption that English is not their first language.
I do not think poor grammar/spelling is a reflection on intelligence, but is a reflection on the writers character, a well phrased and coherent post shows someone gave thought and imagination, whereas poor grammar and spelling shows they could well be lazy and uncaring.
We all make mistakes, but when a person continuously posts with little regard to their spelling etc. It shows a greater picture of that persons personality. IMO
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Thalassa: Is it just me? When I read a thread posted by someone who purports to be in a city or town in the U.S. and that person cannot string 5 words together without a number of grammatical and spelling errors, does this not seem strange to you? I have been out of school and out of the U.S. for a number of years, but has our educational system fallen so low that our youth can't even communicate in English any longer? Are such posts the work of scammers...or are they the result of a lack of education and a lack of caring?
I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt expression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt expression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.
Not really....I think in THE INTERNATIONAL forums not everybody their forst language is English.
I think it's mind over matter....and if you don't mind...then it doesn't matter.
Not to me anyways.
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thewall2: Not really....I think in THE INTERNATIONAL forums not everybody their forst language is English.
I think it's mind over matter....and if you don't mind...then it doesn't matter.
Not to me anyways.
I think it's mind over matter....and if you don't mind...then it doesn't matter.
Not to me anyways.
first...I reallt felt the need to correct the typo in this thread.
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thewall2: first...I reallt felt the need to correct the typo in this thread.
really...
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I am a lover of carefully chosen words and of heartfelt expression and I am saddened to witness the decline of language.
Sigh.