something that makes me SO angry- Page 2

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/13/08 at 1:06pm

And why are so many of you talking DOWN to her?

Well, I ain't gonna be talking UP to her.

i agree. i mean, if you don't like the grammar, just don't read it.

Please tell me how to assess someone's grammar without reading what they've written.

Believe me, if the "ignore" feature were working again (you can't turn it on OR off), I'd be using it with reckless abandon...

Updated On: 3/13/08 at 01:06 PM

[rowlinvale2]

Posted: 3/13/08 at 6:09pm

come ON.

first off you can see that it is a massive CLUMP of writing with no paragraph structure or anything breaking it up. that tells you it will be a pain to read most likely. secondly if you read the first sentence of two, you get an idea of the grammar. which is what you did, you even said you didn't read the whole thing.

so good for you, you stopped torturing yourself.

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/13/08 at 6:17pm

Well row, I for one am disgusted with the sad state of grammar and spelling these days. Those are things which should have been learned in elementary school. So, unless the original poster is under 12, shame on her.

It is also necessary to keep in mind that when you post, you leave yourself open to any and all kinds of criticism. You need a thick skin.

[rowlinvale2]

Posted: 3/13/08 at 6:30pm

believe me, i am all for good grammar. i completely agree that the grammar is so terrible in kids, heck even our whole country. i cringe when i hear that diet commercial with the girl saying "it was amazing 'cause it worked so good."

and yeah, people are going to be subjected to whatever others want to say, but i don't think it's necessary to take it as far as people usually do here. i mean, fine, if you have to say something about her bad grammar. but then to go on making fun of her saying stuff like,

"Sssh. She's still working on it. She hasn't posted here in a while...Children's Television Workshop books are hard!"

i mean, come on. that's too far. especially saying this right in front of her. sure, she's guilty of bad grammar, but these people are guilty of being unnecessarily rude. it's just a sad thing because the truth is i am sure no one would ever say this kind of stuff in front of a person in reality. never. so why does it happen on the internet?

Updated On: 3/13/08 at 06:30 PM

[suicidalmickeymouse]

Posted: 3/13/08 at 6:30pm

Too bad. You should have talked to your teachers about what you could do in advance.

Updated On: 3/13/08 at 06:30 PM

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/13/08 at 6:35pm

"so why does it happen on the internet? "

Simple-because you have no idea who's out there typing on their keyboard. You can't automatically expect the kind of behavior that you think is right. That's why I said you leave yourself open to any and all kinds of criticism.

[LittlexFallxOfxRain]

Posted: 3/13/08 at 6:37pm

Well, I ain't gonna be talking UP to her.

...

Believe me, if the "ignore" feature were working again (you can't turn it on OR off), I'd be using it with reckless abandon..."

"Ain't" is bad grammar, too. And I believe the correct term is "was working" not "were working."

So if you're going to be so rude about grammar, use correct grammar yourself!


Updated On: 3/13/08 at 06:37 PM

[rowlinvale2]

Posted: 3/13/08 at 6:43pm

the question was rhetorical.

i know why it happens, i just wish people would realize that they are still talking to another human being. and saying things they'd probably never say to the face of a complete stranger.

all i am saying is it's sad that the people here don't show more common courtesy.

Updated On: 3/13/08 at 06:43 PM

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/13/08 at 7:08pm

." And I believe the correct term is "was working" not "were working."

Nope, you're incorrect.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/13/08 at 11:23pm

It's called threadjack. I can do that if I want.

(And it worked, right?)

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 3/13/08 at 11:54pm

I am not a big grammar cop. God knows I make mistakes, too. We all do from time to time.
HOWEVER...the point of this thread was to bemoan the fact that mommy and daddy would not let you go to a play because you needed to do homework. Then the absolute disregard for ANY type of grammar only ILLUSTRATED the fact that, yes indeed, you DO need to stay home and do your homework.
So you can't really blame us for commenting on it.

(By the way, I loved Sondheim before you were born. Does that make me a bigger fan? NO. As does having loved Sweeney before the movie came out make you a bigger fan than the people who are just now discovering the wonders of Sondheim. So get off your high horse, Missy, you will have a very hard time making and keeping friends with that attitude. Not to mention making and keeping a job with that spelling and grammar.)

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 12:08am

"you know what makes ME so angry, lizzie?
snobs like you who miss the point of threads and just act like english snobs "

Why is someone who cares about grammar and spelling a SNOB? If that's true, we need more snobs.

Why aren't you calling people who don't know their grammar nor their spelling a name? I'm thinking illiterate or something to that effect.

[blaxx]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 12:24am

Lizzie for BWW Presidency!

[LyTeMyCanDyI]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 2:07am

Actually, "ain't" is grammatically correct. It's not a word in what the powers that be have deemed "Standard American English," the dialect that should be used for formal issues such as work, school, etc, but "ain't" is in fact a word in a different dialect of English. To call it grammatically incorrect is quite ignorant.

Good job Lizzie! As a future English teacher, I commend your efforts!

[allofmylife]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 3:37am

Sondheimgirl24601

Welcome to the theater
To the magic and the fun
Or as close as many on this site
will ever come to it.

Hope you can get used to the cattiness
'cause many people on this site
take no prisoners.

[BigFatBlonde]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 3:59am

To me the striking thing about the original post is how the grammar.. or lack of grammar really reflects the self-centeredness of poster.

Grammar conventions have developed to make comprehension easier for your readers.

And the poster clearly is so self-consumed that she doesn't even care enough about her readers to make it easy for them to understand her whiny rant.

Grammar is like good manners, don't use it and it means you are rude.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 5:46am

Updated On: 3/14/08 at 05:46 AM

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 8:48am

I'm sure whatever you said was wonderful and didn't have to be deleted, WbaF!

[kelzama]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 9:23am

grammar aside, sondheimgirl knew about this event months in advance and did nothing to assure that the homework load would not interfere with her attendance at the show?

Chalk one up for mom and dad.

[sparkleplenty]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 11:50am

It may seem mean spirited, but really. Does the world really need to waste its time becasue a teenager misses an evening out? She/he has all her/his life to see bway shows. There really are bigger issues and more interesting things to spend our time thinking about.

[WhenURScrap]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 12:51pm

Of course a lot of people on this bored are rude! I have met very few musical theatre people/actors who are not rude and concescending! in fact, I know only 5 people in my schools theatre department that are not full of themselves.

If you don't like someones grammar GET OVER IT. Don't read it. Yes, I see capitalization mistakes ... oh ... and according to MLA format, you're only supposed to use digits when you type numbers 10 and up...

[kelzama]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 1:00pm

Board.
Condescending.
school's.
someone's.
grammar,.

But aside from that, your point about grammar...oh, wait. Was there a point? I was distracted by your grammatical errors.

[BigFatBlonde]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 1:05pm

If you don't like when people complain about grammar GET OVER IT. Don't read it.

[WhenURScrap]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 1:08pm

My grammatical errors were actually intentional ... Thank you.

[BigFatBlonde]

Posted: 3/14/08 at 1:10pm

And the point of that was?