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Semi-literacy on Boards

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  • 04-11-2008 12:52am
    #1
    fathersymes
    Registered Users Posts: 558 ✭✭✭


    The widespread bad grammer and misuse of punctuation on boards is unbelievable.

    Examples are: "I done", "Them people", "Ye or Youse", "There mine"

    Is English no longer taught in school??


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    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    The widespread bad grammer and misuse of punctuation on boards is unbelievable.

    Oh the ironing!

    Here - fixed that for you

    On boards, the widespread bad grammar and misuse of punctuation is unbelievable.


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    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Lol.


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    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    /thread.


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    #5
    javaboy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    MadsL wrote: »
    Oh the ironing!

    Here - fixed that for you

    On boards, the widespread bad grammar and misuse of punctuation is unbelievable.

    That 'e' was my only reason for opening this thread. :D

    For what it's worth the one that really annoys me is using "loose" when "lose" is meant.


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    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    javaboy wrote: »
    That 'e' was my only reason for opening this thread. :D

    For what it's worth the one that really annoys me is using "loose" when "lose" is meant.
    Don't be such a looser.


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    javaboy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    Sherifu wrote: »
    Don't be such a looser.

    Now your being rediculous. Theirs no need for that. :cool:


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Newsflash - this isn't isolated to boards.

    I was talking about this with someone last night. She received an email from someone yesterday that was long, but used no full stops. Commas, all the way.

    I routinely receive emails from someone who does use full stops; and lots of them.

    So most of her emails are written like this......It's almost like watching someone's train of thought.......Weird isn't it........?.......Best Regards......etc.....

    I have mates who send emails or messages that contain no punctutation except a lot of use of the return key.

    These are all intelligent educated people. I'm pretty sure the problem is largely down to laziness above anything else.


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    FlutterinBantam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    Disagree your honour,it's pure ignorance.

    Nothing more, nothing less.

    May be educated in a certain discipline or profession, but all round education, no way Shay;)


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    javaboy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    seamus wrote: »
    I was talking about this with someone last night. She received an email from someone yesterday that was long, but used no full stops.

    I blame James Joyce.


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    themadchef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,813 ✭✭✭themadchef


    At least thank the powers that be there is no text speak allowed.


    Bad English i can deal with, text speak is creul on the eye and the brain.


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    Papillon87
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭Papillon87


    javaboy wrote: »
    I blame James Joyce.

    Haha, stream of consciousness?!


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    javaboy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    Papillon87 wrote: »
    Haha, stream of consciousness?!

    Yes but stream of consciousness is too noble a term for what some people do these days. A more appropriate term is "verbal diarrhoea".


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    Papillon87
    Registered Users Posts: 442 ✭✭Papillon87


    javaboy wrote: »
    Yes but stream of consciousness is too noble a term for what some people do these days. A more appropriate term is "verbal diarrhoea".

    True that :p


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