Bad grammar drive you crazy?

Ubiquitous said:
I agree completely BP. I think Mullet and I had discussions about this very subject. I can't say that I remember because I had drank a concoction of Absynthe and Ether just as I opened my PM box.

Piston, I use the ".........." to denote beats or pauses in sentences, to accentuate my points. That is hardly bad spelling/grammar, and a sign of a true storyteller.

It's all timing baby.........timing.

:D

BP for prime minister!
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true true Mr. Ubiclitoris, but i was refering to the guys that dont use it in that manner.................:D
 
bpmartyr said:
Anyone else notice how poorly spelling and grammar are utilized on the forums anymore?

To and too, there, their and they're, the use of an vs a and so on. Don't they still teach contractions and homonyms in school?

I am not saying that I am an English major or anything, I didn't even go to high school for Pete's sake.
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dunno wut joo mean
 
Ubiquitous said:
I can't say that I remember because I had drank a concoction of Absynthe and Ether just as I opened my PM box.
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it had to be the ether. no matter how much absinthe i've drank, I never hallucinated. passed out maybe tho :D one bottle I have is 178 proof... wheeeeooooo
 
EasyEJL said:
it had to be the ether. no matter how much absinthe i've drank, I never hallucinated. passed out maybe tho :D one bottle I have is 178 proof... wheeeeooooo
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Dude, I agree. I had some Absynthe straight out of the Czech Republic that knocked me drunk like Captain Kirk, but I never had that wormwood fuzzy-clarity that they speak of. I'm not a big fan of the black licorice taste either. Yuppies can have that, I'll take some Bushmills if I want to get bent. :D
 
I don't mind laziness on the internet such as not capitalising or using words like u or ur. But the fact that some are completely oblivious to the fact that they are using your instead of you're is really concerning. I think with the amount of board reading I do, I am scared that I will probably pick it up soon, just like picking up an accent :o
 
Ok....

We all speak different, and that is a good thing! Way of speech is also a way of expressing one's personality. There are sad cases, but I really don't think anyone in here has the right to talk down on anyone. It's a two way street really. I think the people that try to use words that should be in a thesis or something, are missing the point. Great, you can type good on a computer........This is a health and fitness forum, not an English class. Lighten up!
 
Yes Trip, but it perpetuates a trend that many people look down on.

Put it this way, hypothetically I am looking to hire someone. They submit an application or resume with tons of spelling/grammar mistakes. I would immediately assume they are not the brightest person I have to choose from.

I know it's wrong, because a great many people are very intelligent yet can't seem to spell. The fact of the matter is, a red light goes off when I read that.

Asianbabe pointed something that strikes true. The habit can be picked up. People who visit the site are habitually reading posts over and over, and in the end pick up the bad habit. It is a bad habit.

Last I checked this was Anabolic MINDS. This is about bettering yourself, not only physically. People do come here to learn from (hopefully) intelligent peers. :D
 
Ubiquitous said:
Yes Trip, but it perpetuates a trend that many people look down on.

Put it this way, hypothetically I am looking to hire someone. They submit an application or resume with tons of spelling/grammar mistakes. I would immediately assume they are not the brightest person I have to choose from.

I know it's wrong, because a great many people are very intelligent yet can't seem to spell. The fact of the matter is, a red light goes off when I read that.

Asianbabe pointed something that strikes true. The habit can be picked up. People who visit the site are habitually reading posts over and over, and in the end pick up the bad habit. It is a bad habit.

Last I checked this was Anabolic MINDS. This is about bettering yourself, not only physically. People do come here to learn from (hopefully) intelligent peers. :D
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I totally see your point Ubi, and hope people don't try to apply to jobs from Internet slang. The point I was trying to make is maybe some people that "might not be scholars" still will ask a question about a serious issue. Then someone attacks them because they didn't spell every word right.

Fitness, and health have no connection to proper speech.
 
I'm not concerned if people spell words correctly, I'm more concerned with the slang used. I read some post here and elsewhere and really scratch my head and wonder what was going through that said persons mind when he/she wrote it. The english language is out the window; "thug-bonics" seems to be a style that I will never graduate with.
 
matthew76 said:
I'm not concerned if people spell words correctly, I'm more concerned with the slang used. I read some post here and elsewhere and really scratch my head and wonder what was going through that said persons mind when he/she wrote it. The english language is out the window; "thug-bonics" seems to be a style that I will never graduate with.
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Stop being concerned...........
 
TripDog said:
I totally see your point Ubi, and hope people don't try to apply to jobs from Internet slang. The point I was trying to make is maybe some people that "might not be scholars" still will ask a question about a serious issue. Then someone attacks them because they didn't spell every word right.

Fitness, and health have no connection to proper speech.
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It is not just a matter of semantics, but of presentation of self. A certain degree of thought going into a post just so happens to coincide with a certain level of grammar. For example:

Post A.

i jus piked up this sus500 ph and i was wonderin whether or not i had to do post cycle therapy because a few bros said maybe but another person said maybe not on bb..so i thought id ask on here
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Post B.

I had picked up a bottle of the supplement Sus500 from a local retail shop, not knowing much about it. Now I have researched this product to a certain degree, and am somewhat concerned about my preparedness for 'Post Cycle Therapy'. A few friends of mine advised me to conduct further research at this particular site.

What do you all think about 'X' protocol
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Who deserves to be assisted more? In my opinion, the individual who respectfully presents himself as if he was having a real conversation. It takes no more time to use punctuation, proper grammar, and present your ideas in an intelligible manner as it does slather some garbage on the screen.

If one cannot take the time to use basic speech patterns, than their question/comment/concern must not be entirely imperative. I'm not asking for Uni-level dissertations here. Just do not abbreviate words which need not be abbreviated, etc.,
 
I misspelled something once, and then I developed voluptuous gyno and severe hypogonadism. Bad grammar causes more harm than you think. :lol:
 
TripDog said:
Ok....

We all speak different, and that is a good thing! Way of speech is also a way of expressing one's personality. There are sad cases, but I really don't think anyone in here has the right to talk down on anyone. It's a two way street really. I think the people that try to use words that should be in a thesis or something, are missing the point. Great, you can type good on a computer........This is a health and fitness forum, not an English class. Lighten up!
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Trip for President!

that's it right there...its as if some people want to show off, some just dont really give a sh!t. I really dont care at all even if you arent "proper" (i hate proper people) i think we can still tell if someone is just a total idiot, and that is not solely based on their grammar. Read between the lines.

What is anyone gonna do anyway when they see bad grammar? ignore the person? well thats you call. Im not gonna turn the other cheek just because someone either doesnt pick up english well or just doesnt care. And (yes i started a sentence with and) about the picking it up thing....well if you cant use your brain to figure out when proper english/grammar is needed and when it doesnt matter then i say you have other problems. If you want to use the best possible grammar that you can all the time then do it! I use cant dont and whatever else words, whatever they are called but if im writing something that is important to someone whose opinion matters im still able to use proper grammar. If you cant do the same then its really not my problem.
I know how to spell and id say have a good grasp on grammar and a fairly above average vocabulary (even with growing up in hawaii) so i dont think i have anything to prove on an online forum.
 
pistonpump said:
Trip for President! I'm totally riding his NUTS!!!

that's it right there...its as if some people want to show off, some just dont really give a sh!t. I really dont care at all even if you arent "proper" (i hate proper people) i think we can still tell if someone is just a total idiot, and that is not solely based on their grammar. Read between the lines.

What is anyone gonna do anyway when they see bad grammar? ignore the person? well thats you call. Im not gonna turn the other cheek just because someone either doesnt pick up english well or just doesnt care. And (yes i started a sentence with and) about the picking it up thing....well if you cant use your brain to figure out when proper english/grammar is needed and when it doesnt matter then i say you have other problems. If you want to use the best possible grammar that you can all the time then do it! I use cant dont and whatever else words, whatever they are called but if im writing something that is important to someone whose opinion matters im still able to use proper grammar. If you cant do the same then its really not my problem. My problem is extreme sexual deviance the likes that Dahmer never could achieve.
I know how to spell and id say have a good grasp on grammar and a fairly above average vocabulary (even with growing up in hawaii) so i dont think i have anything to prove on an online forum.
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What the fvck is that... Pigeon? :D








Oh come on Piston. You're a tea drinking, formal event going, Penguin suit wearing, nut riding, please and thank you saying, bermuda short wearing, penny loafer slipping, change jingling, monocle sporting, tennis playing, horse breeding, top hat wearing, real estate owning, dinner napkin folding, chandelier owning, etiquette respecting, holier than thou thinking, bible kissing, elder respecting, elitist ideals spreading, servant owning, multi lingual busting, maid slapping, kiddie porn owning, prim and proper hawaiian. Who are you trying to kid?

That run on sentence gave me a horse boner. That makes it ok.
 
that is very generous of you kind sir. may i interest you in a danish? What on earth might have had you think that I was anything other than an upstanding sophisticated member of the prestigeous country club? How could you associate me with some sort of primative savage who lifts bulky metal? That would be blasphemy and an utter travesty! Invalid Link Removed
 
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matthew76 said:
So, what is the point?
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Not that the braindead bodybuilder who has larger testicles than brains stereotype is true, but less bodybuilders are PHDs than non PHDs :) common language explainations are better than excessively scientific to the majority of readers here. There is a HUGE difference in writing to a high school graduate level vs a scientific paper level. Granted the scientific explanations are nice, and references to papers are too, but summaries in high school / first few years of college plain english are better :D
 
EasyEJL said:
Not that the braindead bodybuilder who has larger testicles than brains stereotype is true, but less bodybuilders are PHDs than non PHDs :) common language explainations are better than excessively scientific to the majority of readers here. There is a HUGE difference in writing to a high school graduate level vs a scientific paper level. Granted the scientific explanations are nice, and references to papers are too, but summaries in high school / first few years of college plain english are better :D
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right. Communication is the goal, so if the majority of people here are not college level english students and the like... Then why would you use that sort of grammar? It would just make communication that much harder. While a wide vocabulary range is apprieciated and can be learned from, its just easier to communicate on a more "average" level.

Don't use big words!

Next time, in promulgating your esoteric cogitations, or articulating your superficial sentimentalities and amicable, philosophical or psychological observations, beware of platitudinous ponderosity. Let your conversational communications possess a clarified conciseness, a compacted comprehensibleness, coalescent consistency, and a concatenated cogency. Eschew all conglomerations of flatulent garrulity, jejune babblement, and asinine affectations.

Let your extemporaneous descantings and unpremeditated expatiations have intelligibility and veracious vivacity, without rodomontade or thrasonical bombast. Sedulously avoid all polysyllabic profundity, pompous prolixity, psittaceous vacuity ventriloquial verbosity, and vaniloquent vapidity. Shun double-entendres, prurient jocosity, and pestiferous profanity, obscurant or apparent!

* In other words, talk plainly, briefly, naturally, sensibly, truthfully, purely. Keep from slang; don't put on airs; say what you mean; mean what you say. And, don't use big words!"

**Which paragraph was easier to understand? The first one or the last two?
 
I am not advocating collegiate level writing. Just basic elementary skills. You really should know when to use to, too or two or there, their or they're IMO. I didn't even go to high school guys; I am not a scholar and even my 4th grader writes better than half the posts I see.
 
pistonpump said:
right. Communication is the goal, so if the majority of people here are not college level english students and the like... Then why would you use that sort of grammar? It would just make communication that much harder. While a wide vocabulary range is apprieciated and can be learned from, its just easier to communicate on a more "average" level.

Don't use big words!

Next time, in promulgating your esoteric cogitations, or articulating your superficial sentimentalities and amicable, philosophical or psychological observations, beware of platitudinous ponderosity. Let your conversational communications possess a clarified conciseness, a compacted comprehensibleness, coalescent consistency, and a concatenated cogency. Eschew all conglomerations of flatulent garrulity, jejune babblement, and asinine affectations.

Let your extemporaneous descantings and unpremeditated expatiations have intelligibility and veracious vivacity, without rodomontade or thrasonical bombast. Sedulously avoid all polysyllabic profundity, pompous prolixity, psittaceous vacuity ventriloquial verbosity, and vaniloquent vapidity. Shun double-entendres, prurient jocosity, and pestiferous profanity, obscurant or apparent!

* In other words, talk plainly, briefly, naturally, sensibly, truthfully, purely. Keep from slang; don't put on airs; say what you mean; mean what you say. And, don't use big words!"

**Which paragraph was easier to understand? The first one or the last two?
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Well, I couldn't understand the 'big words' paragraph, because Thesauruses do not teach one context. Almost every word in that paragraph was used improperly. Which is ridiculously ironic, because in attempting to appear intelligent to mock a certain group of people, it made you look stupid.

:thumbsup::lol:

(still love ya, PP)

And you guys are taking it to a certain extreme, which is beside the point. Sounding like an idiot and writing University level dissertations are at two extremes, neither of which is being advocated.

It isn't hard to learn how to speak/write. I have an eight year old nephew who holds conversations with more poise than some people on the net. It coincides with a certain 'I don't give a ****' attitude, which coincides with my 'I don't give a **** about your post' attitude.
 
TripDog said:
I think he needs one..............Wait.......did I spell that ok ?
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Your (notice the difference between your and you're here, crazy huh?) mother fits nicely into that role (notice the difference between roll and role here, crazy huh?). I had never met a woman who could retain so much grace while giving me a Boston Steamer. After that, I took a photo of her and enlarged it on my wall (literally, your [notice that crazy your-you're difference here] mother is a big lady and to fit her on the wall I really had to blow it up), signed as follows:

Mullet,

I'll never forget those sleepless nights. You on the toilet, me, on my knees. We'll always have Toronto.

Trip's (notice that crazy apostrophe there. that means somebody possesses something) Mother
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:D
 
pistonpump said:
right. Communication is the goal, so if the majority of people here are not college level english students and the like... Then why would you use that sort of grammar? It would just make communication that much harder. While a wide vocabulary range is apprieciated and can be learned from, its just easier to communicate on a more "average" level.

Don't use big words!

Next time, in promulgating your esoteric cogitations, or articulating your superficial sentimentalities and amicable, philosophical or psychological observations, beware of platitudinous ponderosity. Let your conversational communications possess a clarified conciseness, a compacted comprehensibleness, coalescent consistency, and a concatenated cogency. Eschew all conglomerations of flatulent garrulity, jejune babblement, and asinine affectations.

Let your extemporaneous descantings and unpremeditated expatiations have intelligibility and veracious vivacity, without rodomontade or thrasonical bombast. Sedulously avoid all polysyllabic profundity, pompous prolixity, psittaceous vacuity ventriloquial verbosity, and vaniloquent vapidity. Shun double-entendres, prurient jocosity, and pestiferous profanity, obscurant or apparent!

* In other words, talk plainly, briefly, naturally, sensibly, truthfully, purely. Keep from slang; don't put on airs; say what you mean; mean what you say. And, don't use big words!"

**Which paragraph was easier to understand? The first one or the last two?
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That affected me just like one particular persons posts when they get deep, I read the first 3 words then skip to next paragraph :D
 
Most definitely, at times I am over-philosophical. However, that is how my brain is programmed. But, that's not why you do not read my posts.

I'll include more references to beer-case hats, "big cars", hot chicks, and ignorant pseudo-bigot remarks so you can relate. Kay, big guy? Kay!

Group hug.
 
MgoBlue said:
I'm on a local forum here in Baton Rouge, & some of my "college graduate" friends don't even know how to spell!!!

I only finished 2 years of college, but I guess that 8 years in Catholic grade school taught me a thing or two... Might have been that nun in 4th grade that used violence to calm us down..:whip:
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I'm in CE at LSU and I took a surveying course where the instructor made you read from the Louisiana Law book on surveying. You wouldn't believe it but some people couldn't form one complete sentence. The instructor had to keep stopping to help them pronounce words.

Also, I wish the people here would stop saying words wrong::smite:

da isn't the
stow isn't store
batrees isn't batteries
dat lil baw isn't that little boy

and I could keep going but I think you get the point.

I'm far from using perfect grammar all the time but I can at least hold an intelligent conversation with someone or write a report without sounding like a retard.
 
It actually get to hear teenagers talking slang all the time since I teach high school PE and coach football. The way kids speak is far worse then the grammar they use.
 
Mulletsoldier said:
Your (notice the difference between your and you're here, crazy huh?) mother fits nicely into that role (notice the difference between roll and role here, crazy huh?). I had never met a woman who could retain so much grace while giving me a Boston Steamer. After that, I took a photo of her and enlarged it on my wall (literally, your [notice that crazy your-you're difference here] mother is a big lady and to fit her on the wall I really had to blow it up), signed as follows:



:D
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Kid....My mom would break your(as in you white bread) scrawny ass in half. :)

Gixxer thought he could handle it, but someone found him tied up in a dumpster ......crazy stuff.
 
Lol
 
Ubiquitous said:
Oh come on Piston. You're a tea drinking, formal event going, Penguin suit wearing, nut riding, please and thank you saying, bermuda short wearing, penny loafer slipping, change jingling, monocle sporting, tennis playing, horse breeding, top hat wearing, real estate owning, dinner napkin folding, chandelier owning, etiquette respecting, holier than thou thinking, bible kissing, elder respecting, elitist ideals spreading, servant owning, multi lingual busting, maid slapping, kiddie porn owning, prim and proper hawaiian. Who are you trying to kid?

That run on sentence gave me a horse boner. That makes it ok.
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:toofunny: That was hilarious...(dinner napkin folding..hahaha)
 
Ubiquitous said:
What the fvck is that... Pigeon? :D








Oh come on Piston. You're a tea drinking, formal event going, Penguin suit wearing, nut riding, please and thank you saying, bermuda short wearing, penny loafer slipping, change jingling, monocle sporting, tennis playing, horse breeding, top hat wearing, real estate owning, dinner napkin folding, chandelier owning, etiquette respecting, holier than thou thinking, bible kissing, elder respecting, elitist ideals spreading, servant owning, multi lingual busting, maid slapping, kiddie porn owning, prim and proper hawaiian. Who are you trying to kid?

That run on sentence gave me a horse boner. That makes it ok.
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Oooooh my effin god. HAHAHAHAHA. That was the most creative sh!t I.'ve seen all day
 
This is by far, one of the most amusing threads in this site. Every time I click on the link, something hilarious has been posted. You guys are tards :icon_lol:
 
I feel its a pity, I became a rep shortly after I started quoting other peoples idiotic posts, and now I can't do that anymore
 
EasyEJL said:
I feel its a pity, I became a rep shortly after I started quoting other peoples idiotic posts, and now I can't do that anymore
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Why not? I do! :D
 
bpmartyr said:
Why not? I do! :D
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if it was mullet who said that, i'd add something about class or canadians, but its a little harder with you :D

I probably could, but as reps we're supposed to try and play nice, and if I quote specific idiots that will alienate them
 
Nice is for the weak!
 
TripDog said:
Kid....My mom would break your(as in you white bread) scrawny ass in half. :)

Gixxer thought he could handle it, but someone found him tied up in a dumpster ......crazy stuff.
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Pookie, your Mother takes a Felcher (see retrieving my watch from her ass immediately after Fisting) like no other. You should be proud of her, she loves you despite your receding hairline...and the fact you wear visors. :)
 
Mulletsoldier said:
Pookie, your Mother takes a Felcher (see retrieving my watch from her ass immediately after Fisting) like no other. You should be proud of her, she loves you despite your receding hairline...and the fact you wear visors. :)
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Felcher...lmao, haven't heard that one in forever.
 
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