Punctuation

[NiteWulf]

The problem, though, is that Punctuation is Dying.

Save, the "English'!!!1!

 

[ElFenix]

anyone who tries to impose rules and structure onto the english language is a nazi.

 

[iamaelephant]

Sorry buddy, structure and rules are important for language.

In regards to the article, for someone who claims to be scared of semi colons he sure does use them alot. Although I have to agree, it is sad to see the English language going down the toilet online.

 

[hypn0tik]

Well put

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Well put

Beautiful illustration.

And the not-as-funny, the panda eats shoots and leaves joke.

 

[SOSTrooper]

Your thread summary lacked a period.

 

[rocadelpunk]

Originally posted by: iamaelephant

Originally posted by: ElFenix
anyone who tries to impose prisons and death camps onto the Jews is a nazi.

Fixed for you.

Sorry buddy, structure and rules are important for language.

In regards to the article, for someone who claims to be scared of semi colons he sure does use them alot. Although I have to agree, it is sad to see the English language going down the toilet online.

a lot

and that is not the only mistake : P

 

[eits]

agreed. punctuation is key. spelling and capitalization are no where near as important as grammar and punctuation.

 

[SonnyDaze]

WHy is anyone worried bout teh Enghlish languafge when all we do is spend mosgt of our time here on internet forums writning one, two, maybe three or for sentenence pasages or euphorisms, or colloquials and one-liners about the way other people use the English language. I dont reeely see what the problem is's.

 

[NiteWulf]

Originally posted by: SOSTrooper
Your thread summary lacks a period.

I have fixed the summary and your post.

 

[Leeroy]

I helped my uncle jack off a horse

vs.

I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
WHy is anyone worried bout teh Enghlish languafge when all we do is spend mosgt of our time here on internet forums writning one, two, maybe three or for sentenence pasages or euphorisms, or colloquials and one-liners about the way other people use the English language. I dont reeely see what the problem is's.

*prays* please be sarcastic.... please, God...

And why the hell does everyone spell "a lot" as "alot" nowadays? I can't comprehend it.

 

[d3n]

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
WHy is anyone worried bout teh Enghlish languafge when all we do is spend mosgt of our time here on internet forums writning one, two, maybe three or for sentenence pasages or euphorisms, or colloquials and one-liners about the way other people use the English language. I dont reeely see what the problem is's.

*prays* please be sarcastic.... please, God...

And why the hell does everyone spell "a lot" as "alot" nowadays? I can't comprehend it.

You're talking to me. My bad.

 

[iamaelephant]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk

Originally posted by: iamaelephant

Originally posted by: ElFenix
anyone who tries to impose prisons and death camps onto the Jews is a nazi.

Fixed for you.

Sorry buddy, structure and rules are important for language.

In regards to the article, for someone who claims to be scared of semi colons he sure does use them alot. Although I have to agree, it is sad to see the English language going down the toilet online.

a lot

and that is not the only mistake : P

I never claimed to be an expert, and I certainly don't expect perfection. Just a bit of effort.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: eits
agreed. punctuation is key. spelling and capitalization are no where near as important as grammar and punctuation.

Depends. A lot of people "mis-spell" words like 'than' or 'of', resulting in them having a different meaning (then/than, of/off), which can be quite unhelpful. So while in some ways spelling words correctly isn't essential, with some words (usually quite simple ones as moentioned) it's pretty important.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: Leeroy
I helped my uncle jack off a horse

vs.

I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse.

yup

 

[drinkmorejava]

uhhh what

"The worst part of it all is that nobody seems to notice this gradual decline; or care."

A phrase after a semicolon must be a complete sentence, and "or care" is not a sentence.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
uhhh what

"The worst part of it all is that nobody seems to notice this gradual decline; or care."

A phrase after a semicolon must be a complete sentence, and "or care" is not a sentence.

So? He's proving his own point.

 

[hiredgoons]

That's not an isolated incident. I'm not surprised that he's afraid of semicolons; he has no idea how to use them.

 

[compuwiz1]

We had a manager named Jack.

On Jack's day off, the board read: Jack off all day.
I erased it, since it was a dry erase board, and and wrote Jack's day off.

 

[Shawn]

I always try to use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation, even when I'm posting here. I still make mistakes, but at least my posts are more legible than most of the posts on this forum. Plus, when I see people with tons of errors in their posts, I have a hard time taking them seriously.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
WHy is anyone worried bout teh Enghlish languafge when all we do is spend mosgt of our time here on internet forums writning one, two, maybe three or for sentenence pasages or euphorisms, or colloquials and one-liners about the way other people use the English language. I dont reeely see what the problem is's.

*prays* please be sarcastic.... please, God...

And why the hell does everyone spell "a lot" as "alot" nowadays? I can't comprehend it.

I keeed, I keeed!! :laugh: I noticed in your post Aflac, you used the word nowadays ....I do the same, but I pronounce it as nowdays (with no "a").

 

[Whisper]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: eits
agreed. punctuation is key. spelling and capitalization are no where near as important as grammar and punctuation.

Depends. A lot of people "mis-spell" words like 'than' or 'of', resulting in them having a different meaning (then/than, of/off), which can be quite unhelpful. So while in some ways spelling words correctly isn't essential, with some words (usually quite simple ones as moentioned) it's pretty important.

That wouldn't be a misspelling so much as it would be an incorrect usage, seeing as how both options are actual words. It's just that not everyone knows--or cares about--the difference. Although it can be slightly irritating to see, for example, "I should of..." in something along the lines of a professional memo or college-level essay.

As far as semi-colons go, I love em for the most part. But I remember one of my English professors telling me one time that everyone has one truly good semi-colon in them; after that, it's all just downhill.

 

[EGGO]

Originally posted by: Leeroy
I helped my uncle jack off a horse

vs.

I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse.

You beat me to it.

I'd like to think that I do proper grammar. I still have trouble remembering whether I should put the period (.) inside a quoted word; I'm not talking about a spoken sentence.

 

[SOSTrooper]

Originally posted by: NiteWulf

Originally posted by: SOSTrooper
Your thread summary lacks a period.

I have fixed the summary and your post.

Thanks, but I didn't say grammar is important.