Re: Appalled by illiteracy on this site

by **Ponee** Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:58 pm

STOP THE MADNESS!. (just kidding)

by catscratched Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:07 pm

Ya know many of us just don't write or type like we speak, I admit many of the words I use these days I haven't written for many many years if at all, peoples vocabulary grows and unless used
our spelling skills diminish with time and no use....but I can spell ( EXCUSE>>>>> ME...) Thank you, that s all, I will go study my dictionary now.

by **aksafeone** Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:21 pm

What are we wasting our time on reading about how good or bad our correspondence is??? I know, no RV so we are BORED.
Well, gee whiz and golly darn, don't know what happens no how, do you? Geezz.
I got an idea, let's all stop this and accept that people make mistakes in typing, grammar, punctuation, etc. etc. Sorry, but we are HUMAN and prone to mistakes.
If you can't accept that, then I feel sorry for you.
Those of us who have copyrights can attest to the fact that even then one finds mistakes in the manuscript that got by the proof readers and ourselves. WE make mistakes daily -- when we stop we will probably be DEAD.
Others express themselves using what they have i.e.: what they learned in school or the school of hard knocks. Some were not so fortunate as others in the schools they attended (or were unable to attend due to providing for families etc.) - that DOES NOT need to be brought up or rubbed in - because a person's circumstances sometimes dictate how or that happens.
If we spent the time we have on this subject on PRAYER for the RV -- I wonder how much further along we could have been? If nothing else, our peace of mind would have benefited greatly. JMHO
Lord forgive us our mistakes and assist us in understanding others. AMEN.

by **aksafeone** Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:24 pm

And YES, there were mistakes in my above post - some intentional and one not so much.

by mauih1 Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:28 pm

ponee wrote:Mauih-to get the blue box, all you have to do is hit the quote tab of the post you want to quote or reply to. It does it for you.

Ponee, thank you very much!

I have to admit my own short comings... sometimes I'm afraid that if I click on the wrong button, I might accidently end up posting an instant cam shot of me standing in my underwear, scratching my rear end while picking my nose. And that, I'm SURE nobody wants to see! Rolling Eyes

by Gmansaid Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:43 pm

mauih1 wrote:
ponee wrote:Mauih-to get the blue box, all you have to do is hit the quote tab of the post you want to quote or reply to. It does it for you.

Ponee, thank you very much!

I have to admit my own short comings... sometimes I'm afraid that if I click on the wrong button, I might accidently end up posting an instant cam shot of me standing in my underwear, scratching my rear end while picking my nose. And that, I'm SURE nobody wants to see!

Not with the same hand, right?

by **Ponee** Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:04 pm

mauih1 wrote:
ponee wrote:Mauih-to get the blue box, all you have to do is hit the quote tab of the post you want to quote or reply to. It does it for you.

Ponee, thank you very much!

I have to admit my own short comings... sometimes I'm afraid that if I click on the wrong button, I might accidently end up posting an instant cam shot of me standing in my underwear, scratching my rear end while picking my nose. And that, I'm SURE nobody wants to see!

Well look at you! Already took the training wheels off and ready to type like a pro! A fast learner! I like that! :yes: As for the visual you created for us all, well, now that was funny! And I for one would get a hoot out of that! So, click away...and let's see what happens....... bigsmile

OH and also, WELCOME to the ZOO!

by 1alaskan Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:10 pm

[quote="mauih1"]

ponee wrote:Mauih-to get the blue box, all you have to do is hit the quote tab of the post you want to quote or reply to. It does it for you.

Ponee, thank you very much!

So that's how you do that, I always wondered, but hey, when I took computer in scholl we used something called cobal and RPG, I think?

by **Ponee** Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:15 pm

[quote="1alaskan"]

mauih1 wrote:
ponee wrote:Mauih-to get the blue box, all you have to do is hit the quote tab of the post you want to quote or reply to. It does it for you.

Ponee, thank you very much!

So that's how you do that, I always wondered, but hey, when I took computer in scholl we used something called cobal and RPG, I think?

Silly Eskimo! You are such a tease! I believe that mauih1 really did need a helping hand tho.....being new to the site and all. or maybe I am easily confused?

by 1alaskan Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:21 pm

[quote="ponee"]

1alaskan wrote:
mauih1 wrote:
ponee wrote:Mauih-to get the blue box, all you have to do is hit the quote tab of the post you want to quote or reply to. It does it for you.

Ponee, thank you very much!

So that's how you do that, I always wondered, but hey, when I took computer in scholl we used something called cobal and RPG, I think?

Silly Eskimo! You are such a tease!

But I can't seem to get the blue stuff, I want the blue stuff! and a donut would help

Oh there it is, funny if you read more and think less, things seem to work out.

by **Ponee** Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:24 pm

Wasn't the blue stuff SOMA in the book...Brave New World? The good stuff....

by 1alaskan Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:40 pm

Blue stuff has got to be better than Solent Green

by dean Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:46 pm

something to ponder,persons with vision and hearing impairments can be very productive in society,this almost 80 yr person,high school grad,has his name on 7 (s-e-v-e-n) patents,it is so sad that some with 4-6 yrs of higher education are so insensitive and devoid of common sense,some day may you come to realize....there but by the grace of God,go i..........................................................................................................................................

by 1alaskan Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:54 pm

ponee,

I was not kidding Inever knew how to do the quote thing, and now I do, see you can teach an old dog new tricks,

Thanks

by **Ponee** Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:22 pm

OH! I thought you were teasing me ! LOL......Thanks for clarifying. Tickled pink to help ... I got a 2 for 1....you and mauih1. :cheers:

by H2OMAN Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:50 pm

What a Yolk!

by **ADMIN** Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:56 pm

ponee wrote:OH! I thought you were teasing me ! LOL......Thanks for clarifying. Tickled pink to help ... I got a 2 for 1....you and mauih1. :cheers:

Thank you for helping out the new people. . . You rock

by **ADMIN** Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:59 pm

mauih1 wrote:
ponee wrote:Mauih-to get the blue box, all you have to do is hit the quote tab of the post you want to quote or reply to. It does it for you.

Ponee, thank you very much!

I have to admit my own short comings... sometimes I'm afraid that if I click on the wrong button, I might accidently end up posting an instant cam shot of me standing in my underwear, scratching my rear end while picking my nose. And that, I'm SURE nobody wants to see!

OMG I am rolling. . . I am laughing so hard. . . THANK YOU I really needed that!

lmao

by carolynjean Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:05 pm

Wat is illiterasea anywaise? Eye thank peeple shood spend moore time thanking abowt content then how peeple our speling thangs.

Eye doent meen to stir the pot, if ewe no wat eye am saying. Their is my opinun.

by TNman Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:48 pm

mrranchman wrote:I once had an acquaintance that walked around the school correcting everyone's language and grammar. It finally became so annoying that noone wanted her around. I am trying to give you a hint. Who cares what you think about the grammar, spelling or how it is said, you are a nobody like the rest of us, please give us a break. I don't want to get ugly here, but I can come off the 'please' stuff if I need to. Leave the rest of us alone already!

Well at least Nunnie (noone) wanted her around.

by Alchemist Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:53 pm

Khadafi, Gaddafi, Ghadafi... what do we do with names and words transliterated into english from a language without a similar letter system?

by humingbyrd Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:12 pm

Alchemist wrote:Khadafi, Gaddafi, Ghadafi... what do we do with names and words transliterated into english from a language without a similar letter system?

mizspel them?

by SEBtopdog Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:35 pm

Thanks to pygmalyn for starting this thread, even though he/she probably never thought it would reach the heights (or depths) it has It's been a hoot watching! God bless everyone who jumped in.

Should we start a thread on puns? affraid

by Alchemist Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:43 pm

Alchemist wrote:I predict at least 12 pages, my guru skilz!

by 1alaskan Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:13 pm

Just get out of Guru school?

You must have been top of the class, as you were right.

by mauih1 Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:25 pm

mauih1 wrote:
ponee wrote:Mauih-to get the blue box, all you have to do is hit the quote tab of the post you want to quote or reply to. It does it for you.

Ponee, thank you very much!

I have to admit my own short comings... sometimes I'm afraid that if I click on the wrong button, I might accidently end up posting an instant cam shot of me standing in my underwear, scratching my rear end while picking my nose. And that, I'm SURE nobody wants to see!

Well, OK.. nothing happened with me being caught in my underwear doing something embarrassing. However, by the sight of my Avatar, you can see something did happen.

Enjoy the day...

~~~

by mrranchman Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:31 pm

go suk egs, i waz the best speler in my home skool clas, who r u to tell me differnt or to critisize?

by 1alaskan Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:40 pm

Alchemist wrote:Khadafi, Gaddafi, Ghadafi... what do we do with names and words transliterated into english from a language without a similar letter system?

Rush today on the radio, said one for sure about Khaddafi, Gaddafi, Ghadafi, Qadafi, and his death, that when they bury him we can look on his headstone for the correct spelling.

by dean Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:43 pm

NOW LISTEN UP ;;;;;,!!!!!!!!!!!!,THE GRAMMER & SPELLING KOPS ARE NOW PARKING OUT FRONT..

by 1alaskan Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:45 pm

What we shooting for 13

by openmind Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:45 pm

by SEBtopdog Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:31 pm

C'mon, openmind ... Do we really have to go there? As if we couldn't publish an entire encyclopedia of politicians' gaffes: Joe Biden alone would be good for a volume or two. Let's just keep it among ourselves, shall we?

By the way, do you remember the story of the little girl who went upstairs to her bedroom in the evening? Her mother followed her up to her room to read her a bedtime story. Apparently she brought the wrong book because the little girl asked her: "Mommy, why did you bring that book I didn't want to be read out of to up for?

Chew on that, grammar police! Appalled by illiteracy on this site - Page 6 3346874973

Appalled by illiteracy on this site - Page 6 3346874973

by **PALMER01** Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:34 am

1alaskan said:

Rush today on the radio, said one for sure about Khaddafi, Gaddafi, Ghadafi, Qadafi, and his death, that when they bury him we can look on his headstone for the correct spelling.

I have to say I laughed pretty hard when I heard Rush say that.

I can't believe this thread has gone to 12 pages. A lot of thoughts here.

by Alchemist Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:04 pm

What is it about prophecy? Is a prophecy a fortelling of a future event through forknowledge or time travel, and if we know ahead of time does it not give us the power to change it or create a paradox?

Have you ever heard of self fulfilling prophecies? Perhaps the power of prophecy is a function of the faith individuals have in it that causes them to be the active agent that brings the thing to pass? The individual's belief and the belief of many individuals accumulatively (much stronger) causes him/them to make choices, knowingly or subconsciously, which brings the thing to pass?

Just a thought as I review old posts. The mind can powerfully create what it believes, I believe...