Does anyone else instantly think a person is retarded...

David Jimerson said:
I'm not aware of any English dialect where "loose" is a correct alternate spelling for "lose," or vice-versa. They're completely different words with different origins.
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Could be. I've been seeing it confused for so long (back when gullible was still in the dictionary) I figured it was an English (as in UK) thing.
 
ncje said:
Um yes?

Loose - adjective, not tight
Loose - verb, let go (pronounced same, though meaning is different)
Lose - verb, lost

All three have entirely different meanings. Anyway just thought I'd throw that out whilst this render numbs my brain.
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what's an adjective?
 
I feel like a genius when my english teacher says stuff like this to our class:

"The only way to fix a problem... (awkward pause)
...is to fix it!"

I almost died laughing. Of course I'm staring at the floor trying not to laugh and she says to me, "What's the matter?" I just ignored her and kept staring at the floor.

When she makes tests she makes the key later, and she can't even answer her own questions right. You basically have to pick the answer you think that she thinks is right. Because even if you know you are right, well, you aren't. You're wrong. I went after class to talk to her about a test, and she told me straight to my face the wrong answer. "That's that, no more arguing." Seriously, I am smarter than her.

And wow, the typos on tests.

EX:

Montga's character plays by which?
a. pig
b. cow
c he doesnt .have frind
d. all of the abve

I was like...? How the heck does the period move from the c to the middle of the sentence?

I'm so glad tomorrow is the last day of school; I won't have to deal with her anymore.

P.S.
I think she is dyslexic too.
 
How about "anyways" or "somewheres" ?

Plurals seem to be misused the most.

"There is many times that she said we were going somewheres."

Uggghhh!

The list is very long...
 
eh bra you neva make it on da islands! you too haolefied, wat you neva been on island! youshew go, i know plenty peeps who neva, and dey shoulda went!
 
kimko said:
wow you guys are bord! are you seris! you sound like a bunch of bettys having tee in the 1950's, women don't even nit pic like that.....................hahehehahahaha
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A men. I instantly think about 90% of the people in this thread are retarded for getting on board ( not bored ) with this meaningless nitpicking.
 
Mark Harris said:
A men. I instantly think about 90% of the people in this thread are retarded for getting on board ( not bored ) with this meaningless nitpicking.
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You're right, ignorance is cool.:thumbup:

Who needs grammar and spelling anyway?

I ain't needin' nuthin' nohow! I is just fine wit y'all speakin' an writin' da way you want. KnowhutImean?
 
Well, grammar, spelling, etc are mutable and change over time. I think things like the internet will affect English usage and I don't think it makes people ignorant to use U instead of You in a text message - esp. when, like I am, you are charged by the letter. It makes them...people. And it makes the people bemoaning changes in grammar ninnies.

English grammar was not handed down from God. It was different 200 years ago and it will be different 200 years from now. Language is alive. You'd probably have a hard time even understanding someone speaking from Elizabethan times. In fact, you'd probably have trouble understanding Lord Byron...
 
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Point taken, but there are some rules for a reason. Web speak and common slang are normal. In fact, I love them even though they can easily get a little out of hand.

Try getting a job while using poor English. Like it or not you will be judged by it, especially if you are a native speaker that only knows one language.

However, it is true that through common usage, much slang does get added to the dictionary, as well as the popular lexicon. Obviously language is mutable. English is a perfect example, since it borrows from so many different languages. It is a long way from it's Germanic origins.
 
I think, its a case of context, you use whatever form of "style" shall we say of language that fits the environment that you speak in.

For sms shorthand makes logical sense, quicker to input (due to dual mode alphanumeric input device).

As for the Internet message board, well again this depends on a number of factors,

(1) Type of board, eg, Social, technical, legal.

(2) Range of users (including age groups)

(3) Job sector of target user groups

(4) In house rules, eg in some forums bad language is banned, while in others not using bad language is frowned upon!

(5) Mood of each user during typing, sometimes we slip into slang when typing simply because we are too lethargic to compose a proper sentence.

So finally is it nit picking, No.

Why?

Because this is a technical board (Cameras, Digital Cinema ,Content creation), as such the members reflect that level of attitude.

However the forum subsections also have a role to play, so due to the fact that this is the Cafe section this makes it a "Social" region therefore use of slang is not a problem really.

Finally to answer the OT, how do I view the credability of someone using slang? well depends where there writing really, if its in the right sense then I see them no differently, but if they are trying to be serious and using slang then it does become more difficult to give more weight to them.

But I'm not one to point out mistakes, I make more of them then anyone else!
 
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Mark Harris said:
"DOLLY/HANDCART"

Come on, seriously? That's a lot of dribble!
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Dribble/Drivel-

“Dribble” and “drivel” originally meant the same thing: drool. But the two words have become differentiated. When you mean to criticize someone else’s speech as stupid or pointless, the word you want is “drivel.”
 
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