The Escapian pledge to better Grammar
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Hmm. I will have to respond in kind. This calls for Leet Churchill...pantsoffdanceoff said:
(I wonder if this will catch on...)
Luckily, I don't much have to worry about spelling and grammar, 'cause my internet likes to correct me if I'm wrong in the same way that word does. My only problem is capitalization when I'm feeling lazy. But, I don't ***** at people for that.
Seeing as I hate when people get upset with me, I always try to use proper grammar and spelling.
For those of you who think that spelling and grammar don't matter let me say this, it's cliche but effective: Punctuation is the difference between "I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse." and "i helped my uncle jack off a horse". I'd also like to remind everyone that the staff of this site are editors. As said by Joe "Bad spelling and grammar physically hurt us." The same is true of many members.
It's a means of maturity and communication. Yes, you're free to write as poorly as you like, just as I am free to ignore your writing in favour of better presented ideas.
For the record, I, Labyrinth, do solemnly swear to never let my published posts be coloured with the red-pen of mistakes, lest my rancour rise and my neighbours shrink from such a disrespect for the ideas that I convey.
It's a means of maturity and communication. Yes, you're free to write as poorly as you like, just as I am free to ignore your writing in favour of better presented ideas.
For the record, I, Labyrinth, do solemnly swear to never let my published posts be coloured with the red-pen of mistakes, lest my rancour rise and my neighbours shrink from such a disrespect for the ideas that I convey.
I think that good grammar is a must when posting on a forum or writing something for someone to read. I make mistakes when I type or write but I immediately go back and correct them.
I will not correct anyone else on their grammar for that is not my job. I just wish people had enough respect to type or spell something out correctly.
I will not correct anyone else on their grammar for that is not my job. I just wish people had enough respect to type or spell something out correctly.
I solemnly swear to remain awesome as far as grammar and spelling go.
I also solemnly swear that if I enter a thread and feel it absolutely necessary to criticize someone else's grammar, I will partake in the actual thread with a relevant comment afterwards. Because people are forgetting that this is important.
I also solemnly swear that if I enter a thread and feel it absolutely necessary to criticize someone else's grammar, I will partake in the actual thread with a relevant comment afterwards. Because people are forgetting that this is important.
In all seriousness, if you can't communicate well in writing, how would you expect people to react to you on a forum? Bad grammar to internet folk is similar to putting a chair in front of a Sim's path. If all we know of you is what you tell us, if you can only post indescyperable walls of almost text-like symbols then we can only react with anger and confusion.
As long as a post is easy to understand and isn't painful to look at, I'm fine.
As long as a post is easy to understand and isn't painful to look at, I'm fine.
I wish to show my approval of this thread's call to action.
I, A Random Player, solemnly swear to uphold the grammatical laws and accept any corrections that our linguistically superior overlords give.
Do not falter, my grammatical brethren!
I, A Random Player, solemnly swear to uphold the grammatical laws and accept any corrections that our linguistically superior overlords give.
Do not falter, my grammatical brethren!
You have to understand, I'm not one of the people that runs around getting a little chubby every time I correct an apostrophe or an "ie" to "ei", because I don't do it because it's fun. I do it for several reasons, depending on the situation.
1. If the person is someone I think has potential to be an intelligent, funny, witty, or otherwise positively contributing Escapist, I don't want them to be banned because of a post having too many "Lol"s and "wtf"s in it.
2. If the person is a non-native English speaking person, they may honestly not know that their spelling or grammar was incorrect. In which case, if they are seriously attempting to learn English, being told (politely, I might add) that they made a mistake, what the mistake was, why it was a mistake, how to fix it, and how to avoid it in the future will help them learn the language.
3. Proper grammar and writing abilities are crucial to success in the modern world. If you can't write a resume or job application in proper, intelligent English, then you WILL NOT get the job. Not even if you're overqualified 5 times over, if you can't write correctly you will lose the job. And by allowing yourself to relax your standards because "its t3h intarwebs, who carez?", you are not only setting yourself up to relax them again later when they are necessary, you are also forgetting that employers these days actually LOOK for your presence online. I have had a friend be turned down for two jobs because of the way he wrote on his Facebook page. Yes, it's the internet. And people DO care. Just not as visibly as in real life.
Yes, it irks me when I see improper grammar and spelling in general. Yes, it annoys me when I see it used poorly time and time again, with complete disregard for what is or isn't proper English. And yes, I do get a sense of joy when I help someone improve their grammar and they listen. But that is not the reason I do it. I do it because it is beneficial to everyone that it be done.
1. If the person is someone I think has potential to be an intelligent, funny, witty, or otherwise positively contributing Escapist, I don't want them to be banned because of a post having too many "Lol"s and "wtf"s in it.
2. If the person is a non-native English speaking person, they may honestly not know that their spelling or grammar was incorrect. In which case, if they are seriously attempting to learn English, being told (politely, I might add) that they made a mistake, what the mistake was, why it was a mistake, how to fix it, and how to avoid it in the future will help them learn the language.
3. Proper grammar and writing abilities are crucial to success in the modern world. If you can't write a resume or job application in proper, intelligent English, then you WILL NOT get the job. Not even if you're overqualified 5 times over, if you can't write correctly you will lose the job. And by allowing yourself to relax your standards because "its t3h intarwebs, who carez?", you are not only setting yourself up to relax them again later when they are necessary, you are also forgetting that employers these days actually LOOK for your presence online. I have had a friend be turned down for two jobs because of the way he wrote on his Facebook page. Yes, it's the internet. And people DO care. Just not as visibly as in real life.
Yes, it irks me when I see improper grammar and spelling in general. Yes, it annoys me when I see it used poorly time and time again, with complete disregard for what is or isn't proper English. And yes, I do get a sense of joy when I help someone improve their grammar and they listen. But that is not the reason I do it. I do it because it is beneficial to everyone that it be done.
I pledge to do my utmost best to hold the British language in high regard, respect its rules and conventions, to boldly go where no-one has gone before! and perhaps give out pointers to people who have a hard time with it, in a nice way!
