The Grammar Police

I don’t miss them. Either they just decided it was a lost cause, or they migrated over to that other place. Fine by me! Even though I proof read everything I type, I still make mistakes. You might not see an error typo that you made, or you even confused “dual with duel.” Does it really matter? It’s easier to laugh it off than to jump on your soap box and preach. Hell, I’ve caught one of them red handed for using bad grammar, when they were one of the worst critics. Pretty sure I was responsible for putting a stop to that one, because I confronted him with his own bad grammar. Anyhoo, they don’t seem to be around anymore. Anyone else notice that?

We had grammar police? Guess I was too busy splitting infinitives to notice.

There goon? Pays de lawd!:wink:

I don’t miss them. They have either decided that the cause was lost, or they have migrated over to that other place. This is fine by me! Even though I proofread everything that I type, I still make mistakes. You may not see an error typo that you made, or you've even confused “dual with duel.” Does it really matter? It’s easier to laugh it off than to jump on your soapbox and preach. Hell, I’ve caught one of them red-handed for using bad grammar, when they were one of the worst critics. I am pretty sure that I was responsible for putting a stop to that one, because I confronted him regarding his own bad grammar. Regardless of these circumstances, they don’t seem to be around anymore. Has anyone else noticed this?

Yess! Dae beez gonedid. I no mo misses dem eeder! Git thee behind me ye perfeck punktual perfecshenest!

stealth6 said:

I don’t miss them. They have either decided that the cause was lost, or they have migrated over to that other place. This is fine by me! Even though I proofread everything that I type, I still make mistakes. You may not see an error typo that you made, or you've even confused “dual with duel.” Does it really matter? It’s easier to laugh it off than to jump on your soapbox and preach. Hell, I’ve caught one of them red-handed for using bad grammar, when they were one of the worst critics. I am pretty sure that I was responsible for putting a stop to that one, because I confronted him regarding his own bad grammar. Regardless of these circumstances, they don’t seem to be around anymore. Has anyone else noticed this?

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mrichhcirm said:

We had grammar police? Guess I was too busy splitting infinitives to notice.

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Absofreakinglutely.

I don't know....though "Be A X-Wing Pilot" is supposedly correct..."Be An X-Wing Pilot" sounds better...

FC

You've got the right to remain silent...

K'Tesh said:

You've got the right to remain silent...

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I also have the right to voice, What's your point?

jus yankin yer chain... :wink:

Man I hate the speelink and grammer powlice. Seriously did we have some TRF members pointing out spelling and grammatical errors in posts? Maybe one of them was my wife, she is a teacher and for somereason seems to be incapable of turning off "teacher" mode...drives me nuts.

Grammer Police. Ugh. Slightly worse than the phone cops!

stealth6 said:

I don’t miss them. They have either decided that the cause was lost, or they have migrated over to that other place. This is fine by me! Even though I proofread everything that I type, I still make mistakes. You may not see an error typo that you made, or you've even confused “dual with duel.” Does it really matter? It’s easier to laugh it off than to jump on your soapbox and preach. Hell, I’ve caught one of them red-handed for using bad grammar, when they were one of the worst critics. I am pretty sure that I was responsible for putting a stop to that one, because I confronted him regarding his own bad grammar. Regardless of these circumstances, they don’t seem to be around anymore. Has anyone else noticed this?

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HA! I see what ya did there

:sigh::sigh:

stealth6 said:

I don’t miss them. They have either decided that the cause was lost, or they have migrated over to that other place. This is fine by me! Even though I proofread everything that I type, I still make mistakes. You may not see an error typo that you made, or you've even confused “dual with duel.” Does it really matter? It’s easier to laugh it off than to jump on your soapbox and preach. Hell, I’ve caught one of them red-handed for using bad grammar, when they were one of the worst critics. I am pretty sure that I was responsible for putting a stop to that one, because I confronted him regarding his own bad grammar. Regardless of these circumstances, they don’t seem to be around anymore. Has anyone else noticed this?

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HA! I see what ya did there

Gary Byrum said:

Anyhoo, they don’t seem to be around anymore.

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What's that old saying about 'you shouldn't try to wrestle a greased pig, you waste too much of your own effort and end up accomplishing little or nothing.....and the pig enjoys it too much'?

Actually, poor grammar, vocabulary, and communication skills form a more subtle layer of discrimination than most people realize. You can fail on an employment application, when asking for a date, or in any number of activities in "real" life, and never understand why......

powderburner said:

What's that old saying about 'you shouldn't try to wrestle a greased pig, you waste too much of your own effort and end up accomplishing little or nothing.....and the pig enjoys it too much'?

Actually, poor grammar, vocabulary, and communication skills form a more subtle layer of discrimination than most people realize. You can fail on an employment application, when asking for a date, or in any number of activities in "real" life, and never understand why......

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And yet we have the furrin' langwaje of textin...what the heck do teachers still teach spelling and grammar, or is it all math and science now?

And yes PowderBurner I agree with you about the importance of spelling and grammar.

powderburner said:

Actually, poor grammar, vocabulary, and communication skills form a more subtle layer of discrimination than most people realize. You can fail on an employment application, when asking for a date, or in any number of activities in "real" life, and never understand why......

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Our boss would send out resumes of potential new hires for our group. We were to review and provide comments to him so he could select people to be brought in for interviews. Spelling and obvious grammar mistakes on a resume were essentially the kiss of death as far as I was concerned. Your resume can't have stupid mistakes on it; especially when you are applying for a job as a Quality Engineer. I think I found obvious mistakes and/or inconsistencies on at least half of the resumes I reviewed.

Gary,

Considering the time of the year, the Grammar Police are probably more occupied with preparing for, or attending launches.

CoyoteNumber2 said:

C.A.T.O. = Catastrophe at Take Off.

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C.A.T.O. = Cutie Alert @ Two O'clock.

C.A.T.O. = Cats Attack Toronto Ontario

Gary Byrum said:

C.A.T.O. = Cutie Alert @ Two O'clock.

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hahahahahahah..
I like dat one.....

I'm the only person I know capable of not only making grammar errors WITH a checker program watching,,,
But I can spell something so wrong that spell check doesn't even know where to begin to make a suggestion..... lol...lol...

Teddy

My spelling isn't near as bad as my typing.

Gary Byrum said:

Hell, I’ve caught one of them red handed for using bad grammar, when they were one of the worst critics. Pretty sure I was responsible for putting a stop to that one, because I confronted him with his own bad grammar. Anyhoo, they don’t seem to be around anymore.

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Was it bad grammar or bad spelling?

onebadhawk said:

hahahahahahah..
I like dat one.....

I'm the only person I know capable of not only making grammar errors WITH a checker program watching,,,
But I can spell something so wrong that spell check doesn't even know where to begin to make a suggestion..... lol...lol...

Teddy

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I used to work for a guy last named Slezak. MS Outlook always wanted me to change it to "sleazy". Needless to say, I had to turn off Auto-Correct.

Bat-mite said:

I used to work for a guy last named Slezak. MS Outlook always wanted me to change it to "sleazy". Needless to say, I had to turn off Auto-Correct.

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haha,,
Spell check can be a pain for sure sometimes...

Teddy

Bat-mite said:

I used to work for a guy last named Slezak. MS Outlook always wanted me to change it to "sleazy". Needless to say, I had to turn off Auto-Correct.

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Heh, I read that as "Sleestak"...not an improvement...

FC

Everybody sing along with Radiohead ... sort of.

Grammar police
Arrest this man
He talks in sentences
He buzzes like a professor
He's like an educated radio

Grammar police
Arrest this girl
Her university hairdo
Is making me feel ill
And we have crashed her party

This is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
When you mess with us

Grammar police
I've given all I can
It's not enough
I've given all I can
But we're still on spellcheck

This is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
This is what you'll get
When you mess with us

For a minute there
I lost myself, I lost myself
Phew, for a minute there
I lost myself, I lost myself
For a minute there
I lost myself, I lost myself
Phew, for a minute there
I lost myself, I lost myself

FastCargo said:

Heh, I read that as "Sleestak"...not an improvement...

FC

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I probably shouldn't admit it, but I thought the same thing.

RandyT0001 said:

Was it bad grammar or bad spelling?

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Hard to say. It was a great while back. I'm sure it wasn't a spelling error. I get, that some ppl don't spell all that great. But it was the same thing he was belly aching about.

The bottom line is simple. This is a place where you should be able to come and enjoy yourself. Not get ridiculed for saying things like "duel deploy". People know what you meant. I suppose it's easy for some folks get a burr in their britches when someone's English is bad. Me, I just look beyond it and try to help em out if they were looking for advice. There's bigger fish to fry than trying to embarrass or hurt someone's feelings.