tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post8980594937073319346..comments2024-01-31T02:49:46.927-06:00Comments on Castle Inanity: dis iz srs bzns gaizFreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-9993348334846434482010-12-31T21:19:37.364-06:002010-12-31T21:19:37.364-06:00OK, this is close enough to a subject that I feel ...OK, this is close enough to a subject that I feel the need to publicly rant on.<br /><br />My 14 year old daughter had gone a few weeks without any homework. At first, I attributed it to my daughters above average intelligence and superb work ethic as the cause of this. (Yes, I am biased) <br /><br />When I finally asked her why she had not brought home any homework, she told me most of the BDaddyDLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12039707733553657930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-64696646714168237282010-12-31T01:28:36.862-06:002010-12-31T01:28:36.862-06:00Ayefah, you rock. You basically touched all the im...Ayefah, you rock. You basically touched all the important points I didn't go far enough to cover in my post. Haha. Also, Stephen Fry is awesome. I had no idea "meld" wasn't a word!! Genius.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235421857543176814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-54387834419917114212010-12-30T22:22:34.561-06:002010-12-30T22:22:34.561-06:00Writers, a problem, agreed. But the most frighteni...Writers, a problem, agreed. But the most frightening of all are people you knew in school who are now teachers who write everything in abbreviated monstrosities. <br /><br />I fear what the next generation are being taught in schools when even the teachers are incapable of correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-61655126067658074582010-12-30T22:07:29.684-06:002010-12-30T22:07:29.684-06:00The best devil's advocate I've heard for l...The best devil's advocate I've heard for language drift is Stephen Fry, most eloquently in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzMIKsrjcOI#t=1m31s" rel="nofollow">this interview</a>.Ayefahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-59903630408173545242010-12-30T18:34:28.345-06:002010-12-30T18:34:28.345-06:00Ayefah: you're probably right, and you used ne...Ayefah: you're probably right, and you used neologism properly in a sentence which is worth bonus points. We don't have the necessary foresight to predict the ways language drift will change the way we communicate. I doubt anyone in the 'gay' 1890s ever thought they might be misconstrued as the homosexual 1890s. And that's my point, really. Similarly, standardized spellings inninja_Vanishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202120323151198615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-41012446844893939292010-12-30T14:20:58.277-06:002010-12-30T14:20:58.277-06:00Hmm...who is this red character you speak of? What...Hmm...who is this red character you speak of? What are their mutant powers? Can they blush without being embarrassed? Can they appear aroused without the slightest provocation? Sounds intriguing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-8718549327772735042010-12-30T12:57:35.659-06:002010-12-30T12:57:35.659-06:00With English, that magpie of languages, there'...With English, that magpie of languages, there's really no avoiding change. And text speak is fine...in texts. Or if you're making a LOLcat. I don't know if "U" is really going to end up replacing "You", though. There doesn't seem to be much of a point. Hell, with more and more people using auto-complete-type functions in their phones, "U" might becomeAyefahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-75736946528181077282010-12-30T12:36:29.470-06:002010-12-30T12:36:29.470-06:00Ha, someone said colloquial........Ha, someone said colloquial........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-83028287758007675562010-12-30T12:19:54.755-06:002010-12-30T12:19:54.755-06:00As much as I cringed reading some of my freshman c...As much as I cringed reading some of my freshman comp. Students' papers last semester, to some extent I see 'text speak' and its attendant grammar / spelling not as 'incorrect' per se, but possibly the natural evolution of language. Does anyone here/can anyone here go back and check Shakespeare against current grammatical syntax? The information age is merely speeding up the ninja_Vanishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202120323151198615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-65571444293592042542010-12-29T22:54:31.622-06:002010-12-29T22:54:31.622-06:00I had this conversation yesterday at dinner!
We h...I had this conversation yesterday at dinner!<br /><br />We have the same problem in French. Between conjugation, grammar, accents, spelling, slang, mixed use of French and English words, and so on, it has just become awful at times.<br /><br />As English isn't my first language, this kind of stuff (like the title) are just impossible to understand for me.<br /><br />But, I do make a lot of Crumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504545361289277139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-48665827235497287112010-12-29T16:57:52.250-06:002010-12-29T16:57:52.250-06:00Oh, wait, I dethroned him as a Head Minion. Let m...Oh, wait, I dethroned him as a Head Minion. Let me rephrase: I need to hunt down my Assistant to the Head Minion, and do the aforementioned. Peace!Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-48689228603685071122010-12-29T16:56:23.485-06:002010-12-29T16:56:23.485-06:00Excuse me, I need to hunt down my head minion, tak...Excuse me, I need to hunt down my head minion, take him out back, and shoot him.Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-33650048473829761512010-12-29T15:29:30.462-06:002010-12-29T15:29:30.462-06:00You know, I have a special eyelid twitch just for ...You know, I have a special eyelid twitch just for "rediculous".Ayefahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-88417678815824904262010-12-29T15:25:43.081-06:002010-12-29T15:25:43.081-06:00I'm with mxpwd! Grammer is pointeless! Speling...I'm with mxpwd! Grammer is pointeless! Speling is overrated. If yous all understand what I'm say'n then why shood I bother, yo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-39139928139564522962010-12-29T14:43:19.192-06:002010-12-29T14:43:19.192-06:00This rant is totaly rediculous! Your talking about...This rant is totaly rediculous! Your talking about stuff that nobody cares about! I never spend too long looking over a piece of writing, what's the point? Its just pointless. Every body knows what you mean even when you make mistakes. And I have to things to say about that... Just because there writing isn't perfect, doesn't mean it's definately not worth reading or whatever it mxpwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-6193767581520232242010-12-29T14:21:44.525-06:002010-12-29T14:21:44.525-06:00Whoops. Aardie, I think you commented right before...Whoops. Aardie, I think you commented right before I posted my response. Haha. Thanks for the belated birthday wishes, as well as your input! :)Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235421857543176814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-17119977776593642722010-12-29T14:01:19.331-06:002010-12-29T14:01:19.331-06:00Yay! Thanks for all the feedback, guys. I really a...Yay! Thanks for all the feedback, guys. I really appreciate it. :) The last thing I wanted was to get no response and then spend the next week wallowing in the assumed fact that I came off as a snob or something. Bleh.<br /><br />Becca: Concurrence is indeed a real word! I looked it up. :D<br /><br />Anonymous (the second one!), no worries, I understand where you're coming from. I'm goingJaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235421857543176814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-13026771414200462112010-12-29T13:56:35.995-06:002010-12-29T13:56:35.995-06:00Yay Crystal! You're my hero!
I think many of...Yay Crystal! You're my hero!<br /><br />I think many of us are coming from the same place here. Some are more tolerant of casual or judiciously placed lol's and omg's, and some less so. But I think we'd prefer it if the originators of these abbreviations were more conscious of the deleterious effects of their use, many of which are mentioned by the above posters.<br /><br />As Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-79749520684863851562010-12-29T13:09:08.714-06:002010-12-29T13:09:08.714-06:00Hey, I don't expect perfect grammar out of eve...Hey, I don't expect perfect grammar out of everyone - I just appreciate it if the writer of a story put up for public consumption actually seems to care about getting the form right. If you know you're hopeless at these things or just that you can't find every mistake, find a proofreader. It's a lower commitment level than a full-on beta and it helps get your fic out there lookingAyefahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-46352212561422245502010-12-29T11:49:30.736-06:002010-12-29T11:49:30.736-06:00Your post really makes two points and I'm goin...Your post really makes two points and I'm going to only address the second one, because frankly I agree, l33t speak is stupid and those people should be rounded up and stuffed down the world's largest garbage disposal. (Yeah for tolerance!)<br /><br />However, on the second part I think it's important for people to realize that excellent grammar doesn't come as easily to some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-66147290880203218022010-12-29T10:51:11.338-06:002010-12-29T10:51:11.338-06:00Indeed, as stated above, "Thanks for the awes...Indeed, as stated above, "Thanks for the awesome post, Crystal." I completely and whole-heartedly agree with your post. Now, I won't say that I'm an expert in grammar either (as you'll probably find a slew of grammatical errors in my comment alone) but it does peeve me when someone butchers the English language like we see today. And I'm not speaking of slang here eitherA.Raznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-13495951898910257072010-12-29T10:45:36.285-06:002010-12-29T10:45:36.285-06:00Concurrence from this corner. Wait, does that word...Concurrence from this corner. Wait, does that word exist, or did I make it up to sound clever?<br /><br />Newys, def agre wit ur rnt. Iz gd.Beccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-40893655379894970482010-12-29T09:54:21.395-06:002010-12-29T09:54:21.395-06:00The thing I don't understand is when writers h...The thing I don't understand is when <i>writers</i> have poor grammar. You know, if you're just using the written word to communicate on Facebook or in an email every once awhile, I can forgive the occasional you're/your or its/it's mixup, that's understandable. But if you're a writer, if you're putting your ideas out there for society to take seriously, grammar has Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15324572697846855260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-73105930609326653932010-12-29T07:24:37.160-06:002010-12-29T07:24:37.160-06:00I share your dismay over the mutilation of the wri...I share your dismay over the mutilation of the written word nowadays. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing grammatical and spelling errors in advertisements. Umm, hello? Is your proofreader asleep at their desk? If someone pays good money for ad space, don't make a poor impression on your intended audience by not taking a few minutes to proof the copy. <br /><br />Eeep. *My* rant is over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79953729582147632.post-6485168695658625802010-12-29T06:02:30.635-06:002010-12-29T06:02:30.635-06:00I hate it when I receive messages that has me scra...I hate it when I receive messages that has me scratch my head because of all the contractions/abbreviations/etc. It usually takes me longer to process what they want to say. The same goes when I write, that they disrupt my rhythm of thought.biskwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912527537904851621noreply@blogger.com