Thread: To Spell or not to Spell :-)

Originally Posted by Outback 1

i can feel a headache coming on!

Time to get back on the fags, eh, Stevo

GQ

Time to get back on the fags, eh, Stevo

GQ

LOL, Classic...........maybe

Regards

Stevo

Originally Posted by stevo68

Well, well, post is still going strongly, even a couple of indirect goes at myself , BRING IT ON, I say . Ok to clarify and answer a few questions, not forgetting as I have stated previously that it is simply my opinion. Over time I have read threads here and other forums, where the spelling and grammar is terrible, very difficult to read and understand. In other words, sometimes having to go back and re read to get an understanding of the thread. In this day and age, most people should have a reasonable grasp of the English language. Again, most, we can all find variances i.e Billy Bob is a newcomer etc etc.

Again, I am not talking about the odd error etc, I make them myself, I am not necessarily talking about txt speak either, just poor grammar and spelling in general, as per the example. It surprises me to be honest the level that it is, whether deliberate or not. If one writes, you are writing for an audience, whether it be one or more. Personally I would like to think that when I communicate something in writing, that in the whole it is generally understood, that is because I make an effort to do so.

Now to you Traveler, since you have come at me head on...................this example was from another 4WD forum site. Can I back up my statement? No need to, that is my formed opinion. In this day and age if you are not able to read and write that is a choice, as there are many options to learn to do so. As with many things in life, it is all about choice. If you are able to spell and use grammar and choose not to and instead let loose with a load of unreadable drivel, that is laziness. And as for your last smartaz comment, I have a Bachelor of Commerce, commenced as a mature age student at 30, whilst going through a divorce and having my children 2000kms away, who were at the time 8mths and just over 2yrs old. I could give you my whole resume, more than happy to PM it to you, but I run my own successful finance brokerage business hence why I get to drive a D3........anything else??

Whether you agree or disagree with the context of this thread, think it is trivial or annoying, like anything that is all opinion and one is entitled to it. I'm not professing to say I am better than someone else because I can spell and use grammar, not at all, guilty as charged on occasions, but with 70%+ at last count feeling along the same way, surely that says something?

Regards

Stevo

Stevo, you hit the nail on the head, Quote: "that is because I make an effort to do so." Most unreadable or hard to read posts are because of the lack of "effort" applied, if you genuinely can't spell that's OK, but if some effort was taken to produce a legible Post or reply to a Post it would not be such a PITA to read or interpret, I'm not a perfect speller but I try, Regards Frank.

Then there is always the problem of pressing the wrong key on the computer.
I'm really bad at it and dome yimes it nakes a wtod hatd to tead

Plus the whole point of putting something in writing is to communicate, so therefore shouldn't you make it as pleasant as possible for the receiver?

Originally Posted by stevo68

Ah, you see, anytime you have a thread that is robust and full of great discussion, there always has to be that one **** who can bring it all down. Well congrats mate, you are that one **** .

Regards

Stevo

You are the pot calling the kettle black.
Am i not allowed to be objective?
Does this not fit the criteria either?

As we approach 100 posts on a topic that a couple of people want to describe as trivial or boring, I feel inspired to speculate about how many posts we would get on an important subject.

Something else I have noticed about this thread and I wonder how often this happens with controversial issues. In the last couple of pages we seem to have an interesting mixture. There are several posts by people who have obviously read the whole thread carefully, thought about the issue and managed to write something relevant, thoughtful and original.
Then there are those who just want to score points or engage in a slanging match.
It's almost as if we are getting the two extremes in terms of the type of response. The good responses are getting better and the bad ones are getting worse.

I know this is not really a comment on the issue raised by the original post, but it needs to be here to put it into context.

The opinions expressed in this post are entirely those of the author, based purely on personal observations. They should not be taken to represent the views of management or anyone else.

The good responses are getting better and the bad ones are getting worse.

"hear hear!"