How to write

[The Bandit]

I can't believe the young kids of today...they don't know how to count, multiply etc. Cashiers wouldn't have a clue what change to give you if the register didn't tell them. I've had cashiers countless times give me a strange look or say "how did you know", when I give them the exact amount with tax..."hello" I can figure it out, and don't need a calculator!

 

[Meesh]

it is vary difikult to reed sum poasts wen the speling is rong two, so I agrea to uze spel cheque wen yoo kan and macke shir the speling is write.

And whn on of th kys dosn't work, it maks it vn mor difficult to rad.

 

[Gabriella Laurence]

On a lighter note...

Read the following...


I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid.
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?

 

[LancsLad]

Okay, so it would seem that Papa has been teaching others to spell like him.



Lord help us.


.

 

[serviceman]

Obvious reason. For many people English is not the first language. Some have come here when they were past school age. They may try their best but it is not always simple to master the peculiarities of the English grammar, or any other language for that matter. Put yourself in their shoes and show a little tolerance.

BTW how many languages to you speak?

From my experiences, people who learn a second language are more aware of the grammar than those who speak it natively. Since I only speak one language, I guess that makes me a moron in your eyes?
I do, however, speak it very well.
So there.

 

[snowleopard]

Memo to self: Apparently; the incorrect use of semi-colons; can cause premature memo-pause.

 

[Jade4u]

While we're talking about english, why don't people know the difference between there, their and they're?

I understand what YOUR saying.

 

[The Bandit]

While we're talking about english, why don't people know the difference between there, their and they're?

What about here/hear, and your/you're.....

 

[snowleopard]

What about here/hear, and your/you're.....

Yeah ... and what about whore and who're?

 

[rayden]

rayden and raydeon are two different people. What's your point?

My point was a joke, nothing more.

 

[Damondean]

I am speaking six lanquishes of which English is being the best )

Seriously though, other than "their" and "there," another common goof is to drop in the possessive in the wrong place such as "duo's" and photo's." For some reason it makes some writers feel better than "duos" or "photos."

But, hey, don't let a mis-spelled post keep you from great sex. The language of love -- even commercial love -- follows the same rules everywhere.

Happy new Year to all.

 

[snowleopard]

My point was a joke, nothing more.

Speaking of which, did you hear the sick joke about the illiterate girl who was hit on by a necrophiliac? She told him: "I'd rather die then have sex with you."

Whoops ... sorry

 

[rayden]

Speaking of which, did you hear the sick joke about the illiterate girl who was hit on by a necrophiliac? She told him: "I'd rather die then have sex with you."

Whoops ... sorry

A review and link of the illiterate girl would be nice.

 

[snowleopard]

A review and link of the illiterate girl would be nice.

Sorry, she apparently has an NRP ... or is it a DNR ... can't remember which.

 

[raydeon]

From my experiences, people who learn a second language are more aware of the grammar than those who speak it natively. Since I only speak one language, I guess that makes me a moron in your eyes?
I do, however, speak it very well.
So there.

You are taking offence when none was intended. As you pointed out yourself, people learning a second language are more aware of the importance of grammar. Maybe I should have phrased my question differently. I merely wanted to know if you were aware of the above fact, and your reply indicates that you are.

Having said that, there is no doubt that learning a second language enlarges one's knowledge. It helps one to understand things that were not obvious before. It familiarizes one with the subtleties not only of the language one is learning, but of one's own language as well. By the time one gets to a third language it somehow becomes easier, but at the same time more complicated as one comes across similarities and dissimilarities.

Knowing only one language does not make one a "moron". You seem to have a good command of it and I do not question your intelligence level. Learning another language is only one of many ways to enlarge one's scope of intelligence.

Happy New Year serviceman.
Raydeon

 

[serviceman]

No offense taken Raydeon. Perhaps I'm a bit jealous of those who speak more than one language.

Happy New Year to you as well.

SM

 

[CapitalGuy]

I think you meant to say " How to right."

 

[raydeon]

No offense taken Raydeon. Perhaps I'm a bit jealous of those who speak more than one language.

Happy New Year to you as well.

SM

It's never too late to start serviceman. You are never too old to learn.

PS: You spell offense (North American English), I spell offence (British English).
Both ways are correct.
(I am not British, it's just the way I learned it).

 

[serviceman]

I agree, never too late to learn, but as I get older, my brain feels more and more full. I can't imagine how another language will fit up there.

As a side note, I did spell it with a 'c' but the spell check on my computer switched it to an 's', so naturally, I figured I misspelled it.

 

[Angela@Mirage]

Shouldn't this be in the BDSM section?

LMAO!!!!!!!!