Pet Peeves — Page 2

I'd just like to throw the thought out that some people only post about what they are interested in because they are afraid that if they post on something they are not comfortable about they might seem foolish and be blasted for it.

Isn't it equally annoying to have people post on EVERY topic no matter that they really add something TO the topic or not?

Also isn't it a shame that if you do have an interest, you can’t post on it without fear of being blasted? As long as your staying on one thread that anyone who does not have an interest in can easily ignore, why does it cause such a stir? Where is it a requirement to read and comment on every post/thread/topic? If you don’t like/have an interest in the subject why not extend the courtesy of NOT reading/posting to it?

Example: I have no interest in Melanie Griffith therefore I barely read any of the posts about her and I didn’t post on/to them.

One of my other pet peeves is jumping on people for their spelling/grammar errors when they are making an attempt to communicate. In a perfect world, everyone would know how to spell every word and have perfect grammar. As long as you understand what they are trying to say, why not consider the mistakes they make as "talking" with an accent? Isn’t it more important to get the idea across then to look at the form it took to get it there?

Ok enough of my pet peeves.

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Dear DofB5 (is that short for "Date of Birth 5"? Just curious.)

How could you encourage bad grammar and spelling?
As an English teacher I am outraged by your statement.

We all make an occasional typo, but Rob has equipped this message board with an edit feature, so we can correct our errors even after they're posted. Good grammar and spelling seem to be a dying art in our culture, but I refuse to let up on my campaign to make America grammatically correct. Heck, we try to be "politically/correct",right? I never leave the house without my red pen and continually correct the spelling errors on menus and on the signs in the supermarket. In fact, I've caught the manager in the frozen food section of Waldbaum's scurrying about checking the spelling on the signs he'd just posted on the freezers when he saw me heading down his aisle. I also bring a pad and red pen to Mass every Sunday and pass the priest a critique of his sermon. He seems to be genuinely appreciative. If you're going to make a living off the Bible, shouldn't you know how to pronounce "Nebuchadnnezzer"?

I am known at the local radio stations because I waste no time in calling the station to correct the grammatical errors that the on-air personalities make. They have improved considerably since I've taken them under my wing. The same is true for news anchors in New York. In fact, one anchor at Eyewitness News used to call me before the 5 PM telecast to check the pronunciation of certain words--mostly Italian ones.

No, my dear, an English teacher's work is never done. We must strive for perfection at all costs and not fall into the "amazing" and "awesome" abysss of laziness. I shall continue to call errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation to the attention of those who make them!!!!

Long Live Funk and Wagnalls!!!!!!!

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Please! For God's sake don't enourage him. :)

Yours for a gramatically correct Broadway!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Turning personal lives into the subject for a posting.

We all have some aspect of our personal lives that we'd rather not be the subject of conversation in a public forum of strangers.

Yours for a better Broadway!

Thanks, Dollypop.

I am a terrible speller and even worse typist, but that is why we have a “preview message” function on this board.

I often type my longer posts in to WORD and cut and paste them on the board. It is very easy and it will catch most typos and spelling errors. It is good etiquette to post the most grammatically correct post you can.

However, “Dollypop” is not in my computer’s dictionary, so if I ever misspell it, forgive me.

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That, and ending journal entries, replies or posts with "that is all."

Hoorah for resurrecting a thread just in time for Bah Humbugness!

I don't care to check if someone's mentioned this already, but SPELLING!!!

Say it with me D-E-F-I-N-A-T-E-L-Y!!!
Come on, people!!!

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spelling, as well as grammar.

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don't throw your computer.
hunt them down and throw their computers.

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Yay for Bob the Angry (Grammarian) Flower...
http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/its.html

People who use the thread to ask another individual a private question instead of using the PM.

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