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Are you fan of grammar guardians?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Air Langhi, Sep 25, 2011.

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Yes or No

  1. Yes I believe they are defending the English language

    33 vote(s)
    62.3%

  2. No I believe they are arrogant people

    20 vote(s)
    37.7%
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  1. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    I equate them to politicians who instead of debating the issues choose to argue about something completely unrelated, for example swift boating.
     
    #1 Air Langhi, Sep 25, 2011
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  2. AFS

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    I think it depends on the situation. Sometimes, grammar really can make a difference in the meaning of a sentence. For the most part, though, grammar policemen are just being pricks.
     
    #2 AFS, Sep 25, 2011
  3. RocketDonut

    RocketDonut Member

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    Yes. Defiantly. If not then your a looser.
     
    #3 RocketDonut, Sep 25, 2011
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  4. Kam

    Kam Member

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    AHHH LOSER.

    SPELLING NAZI.


    IT'S LOSER.


    LOSER

    L-O-S-E-R


    ARRRRRRRRRRGHH.


    probably intentional
     
    #4 Kam, Sep 25, 2011
  5. KingCheetah

    KingCheetah Atomic Playboy
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    I think its wierd when people always freak out alot about grammer: especially on a message bored on the internet.
     
    #5 KingCheetah, Sep 25, 2011
  6. Mr. Brightside

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    weird
     
    #6 Mr. Brightside, Sep 25, 2011
  7. R0ckets03

    R0ckets03 Member

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    Paging Mango...come in Mango!
     
    #7 R0ckets03, Sep 25, 2011
  8. Ubigman

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    grandma nazi. what be that?
     
    #8 Ubigman, Sep 25, 2011
  9. Win

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    I'm ok with grammar police in general.... it's just that some of them are kind of weak. Might not have a life.
     
    #9 Win, Sep 25, 2011
  10. ico4498

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    clutchfans has an "an" fairy, cool with me.
     
    #10 ico4498, Sep 25, 2011
  11. RoxSqaud

    RoxSqaud Member

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    ...Sup'
     
    #11 RoxSqaud, Sep 25, 2011
  12. SwoLy-D

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    I have corrected your post, most honorable complaining sir. :eek:


    [​IMG]

    Note the proper use of the comma, sirs. :eek:
     
    #12 SwoLy-D, Sep 25, 2011
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  13. br0ken_shad0w

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    I could care less.
     
    #13 br0ken_shad0w, Sep 25, 2011
  14. Ricksmith

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    I know my grammar isn't perfect, but some posters totally leave out punctuation and their posts make no sense. The posts that really get to me are the ones you usually read on commenting sections, such as ESPN or YouTube, and Twitter ( I understand Twitter only allows a certain amount of characters so it is hard to type correctly).
     
    #14 Ricksmith, Sep 25, 2011
  15. getsmartnow

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    Let's eat, Grandma!

    Let's eat Grandma!

    Tell Grandma grammar doesn't matter :)
     
    #15 getsmartnow, Sep 25, 2011
  16. liljojo

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    I enjoy both learning and teaching about the English language.

    I don't correct people on message boards though, since, well, it's a message board.
     
    #16 liljojo, Sep 25, 2011
  17. BrieflySpeaking

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    I don't mind being corrected. I actually appreciate it. I know it's for my own good.
     
    #17 BrieflySpeaking, Sep 25, 2011
  18. nickb492

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    Yes. They are very important. For example

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    [​IMG]
     
    #18 nickb492, Sep 25, 2011
  19. Two Sandwiches

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    Depends on the extent of the foul. Punctuation, no. Spelling, not most of the time. Those kinds of things are idiotic to point out. Especially with people posting from mobile devices these days. But I cannot stand people that purposefully type with stupid abbreviations and stream-of-thought type sentences.(I'm sure I'm guilty of this to some extent, though)

    And yes, I give your post less merit if you type like this.


    (Cue response in said form)
     
    #19 Two Sandwiches, Sep 25, 2011
  20. TheresTheDagger

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    A lack of proper punctuation, misspelled words and the like are to me signs of someone who either is uneducated (not necessarily stupid) or just plain lazy.

    I don't do much correcting of them but I have to admit it drives me crazy to read these types of posts. In my opinion, if you are ambitious enough to post, at least be ambitious enough to do it correctly.
     
    #20 TheresTheDagger, Sep 26, 2011
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