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Posted: 12/12/2001 2:50:17 PM EDT
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well the funny thing is ...
THIS BOARD HAS SPELL CHECK!!!!! |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 2:54:13 PM EDT
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My spelling straight out Sucks[50]
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Posted: 12/12/2001 2:55:25 PM EDT
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Well, for one thing, poor spelling affects readability. It jars me when I see it, and can affect how I interpret what the writer is trying to say. Simple typographic errors are one thing - transposing "t" and "h" when typing "the" for example. Other things, such as using the completely wrong word (that sounds correct, or at least close) bother me too.
This is a written medium. If you want to get a point across, it helps if you understand spelling and the rules of grammar. If you do not, no matter how "bright" you are, you come across as ignorant at best. This is especially egregious when the person making grammatical or spelling errors is arguing or describing something technical. Correcting someone who makes significant spelling errors is (or at least should be) an attempt to help them improve at something that will help them in other ways in their lives. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 2:57:54 PM EDT
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Good spelling adds credibility, and makes it seem like you *might* know what you are talking about.
Everyone makes a typo now and then, but glaringly bad English and spelling make a person appear illiterate and uneducated. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:00:31 PM EDT
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Quoted: Whats the deal..... You misspelled "What[b]'[/b]s". [:)] |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:04:31 PM EDT
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Well I am glad to know that because I'm not the best speller in the world. That I am ignorant and uneducated.
May God bless all you "bright" and "educated" people with a [b]dyslexic[/b] child. Then maybe you all won't be so harsh. -Kc |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:05:12 PM EDT
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Quoted: Should be "than", not "then". [;D] |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:09:19 PM EDT
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Quoted: That I am ignorant and uneducated. That's a run on sentence. [>:/] Actually my brother was dyslexic. He overcame it and is quite literate now. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:15:23 PM EDT
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HeHe - I love it when a plan comes together.
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:31:02 PM EDT
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Spelling matters some, and bad spelling is an irritant as a rule. Content is more important, though, and a thoughtful post is worth a few spelling errors. We have posters here who spell pretty well, are obviously bright, but are otherwise insufferable. That's worse!
Now, if you're a bad speller, stupid, and/or paranoid, fuggedaboutit. Just take your meds and go play with yourself. [:D] |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:31:13 PM EDT
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Quoted: HeHe - I love it when a plan comes together. What plan would that be? I frequent ten or so message boards. This is the ONLY board where so many people have "Small penis syndrome" Example: You have a small penis, to make yourself feel like a bigger man. You talk down to other people. -Kc |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:36:08 PM EDT
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My spelling is fine, but my typing SUX
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:38:11 PM EDT
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Maybe you should make that NINE boards?
(Just kidding, really!) What's the big deal- why is this so important to you? |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:50:27 PM EDT
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I have no penis at all, and never wanted one of my own, thank you.
And, by the way, you asked *us* about this, we didn't start this thread, you did. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:50:50 PM EDT
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Quoted: What's the big deal- why is this so important to you? 1) I am partially dyslexic. 2) Why people feel that have to pick on people? 3) I thought bullying stopped in High school? Apprently the bullies never actually stop being a bully. 4) I was always taught, that people that picked on people. Felt unsecure, low self-esteem, yada yada. Is this the same case? Do people that live happy lives pick on other people? Do people with UN-happy lives pick on people? Are they unhappy because their wife is a hog? Maybe they are the hog? Did they get bullied on when they were in school? Did the mean jocks beat them up and take their GF? Me? I live a happy life. I dont pick on people. Im getting married next week to a wonderful woman. I'm buying a house. I have all the toys I want. I'm contempt. Except when some shallow people have to pick on somebodys spelling because they feel inadequate about themselves -Kc |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 3:57:02 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: What's the big deal- why is this so important to you? 1) I am partially dyslexic. 2) Why people feel that have to pick on people? 3) I thought bullying stopped in High school? Apprently the bullies never actually stop being a bully. 4) I was always taught, that people that picked on people. Felt unsecure, low self-esteem, yada yada. Is this the same case? Do people that live happy lives pick on other people? Do people with UN-happy lives pick on people? Are they unhappy because their wife is a hog? Maybe they are the hog? Did they get bullied on when they were in school? Did the mean jocks beat them up and take their GF? Me? I live a happy life. I dont pick on people. Im getting married next week to a wonderful woman. I'm buying a house. I have all the toys I want. I'm [red]contempt[/red]. Except when some shallow people have to pick on somebodys spelling because they feel inadequate about themselves -Kc |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 4:00:29 PM EDT
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... Hughes a spell chequer beef or yew scend oar reap lie two ah massage.
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Posted: 12/12/2001 4:01:47 PM EDT
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Quoted: Well I am glad to know that because I'm not the best speller in the world. That I am ignorant and uneducated. May God bless all you "bright" and "educated" people with a [b]dyslexic[/b] child. Then maybe you all won't be so harsh. -Kc Well my wife is dyslexic (pretty severe) and graduated with honors in her Masters program at Johns Hopkins. She is the "Grammar Nazi" at work. Don't let dyslexia be a handicap, it can be overcome. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 4:01:56 PM EDT
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Quoted: Im getting married next week to a wonderful woman. -Kc Is she any good in the sack? |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 4:03:12 PM EDT
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Quoted: My spelling straight out Sucks[50] so does mine, at least i think you can still understand it. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 4:20:10 PM EDT
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If you're serious about hangin' here, and not one of the worshippers from Our Lady of the Perpetual Trolls, don't worry about the jabs and insults. It'll be fun. Commenting on spelling is just an easy way to take a dig, and is a cheap shot.
Just remember: content, man, content! Have fun! |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 4:36:04 PM EDT
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Hanna
"I have no penis at all, and never wanted one of my own, thank you." Hanna you can borrow mine anytime you need one. LOL |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 4:37:05 PM EDT
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Quoted: well the funny thing is ... THIS BOARD HAS SPELL CHECK!!!!! You know how many times I have to miss-spell something before spell check knows what I'm tiring to say! SSD [>:/] |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 4:38:57 PM EDT
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In this medium, you are what you type.
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Posted: 12/12/2001 4:41:57 PM EDT
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Thanks Jimbeam! What a guy! [:D]
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Posted: 12/12/2001 4:46:50 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Im getting married next week to a wonderful woman. -Kc Is she any good in the sack? BWA HA HA HA HA!! OH, WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE. LET ME CATCH MY BREATH. NO, I CAN'T! HAA HO HAA HAA HAA! Sighhh (catching breath) Seriously though, is she? I suppose a simple ROTFLMAO would have sufficed, but stuff just flies right past me sometimes. When I was in grade school I was seriously fat and was tortured mercilessly by almost everyone. By the time I was in 7th grade I was 6'3 and 275lbs and realized I could beat the squat out of anybody within a couple of years older than me. The teasing stopped. I remember all those hard times and NEVER have given anyone grief for ANY kind of shortcoming. Being an ass is totally unbecoming. You sound like you may be a good guy. Don't sweat the small stuff, be happy with yourself and screw all the jerks in the world. So, is she? |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 4:53:25 PM EDT
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I work with a bunch of engineers who can't spell. Even though they are smart, they come off as idiots when they make frequent simple mistakes. Like it or not, people in this world judge you to some extent by how you spell, not just what you have to say. You can fight it if you want, it may be unfair, but it's true, especially in the business world.
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Posted: 12/12/2001 5:20:45 PM EDT
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Morpheus, I resemble that remark. I are a engineer two.
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Posted: 12/12/2001 5:41:24 PM EDT
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Quoted: Whats the deal with people just having to comment about somebody elses spelling? Does it make you feel bigger and better and smarter then somebody else to say "You cant spell"? "Too bad he can't spell"? Well? This isn't an english board. Its a [b]GUN[/b] board. So why pick on people about it? Not everyone can be as good as you, as bright as you, as intelligent as you. /rant off -Kc Translation: Why do members of this forum feel compelled to scrutinize other members spelling skills. What is gained by pointing out a spelling error on a gun board? The question is this; why point out a person’s inability to spell when it only serves you. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 5:49:58 PM EDT
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Quoted: Translation: Why do members of this forum feel compelled to scrutinize other members spelling skills. What is gained by pointing out a spelling error on a gun board? The question is this; why point out a person’s inability to spell when it only serves you. Oh, I don't know..... Why do we ask people not to type in all capital letters? |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 6:01:24 PM EDT
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Yesterday, I couldn't spell "engineer", today I are one.
Just kidding. But I do like trains.[:D] BTW, JIMBEAM, I got the Beam "genie bottle". But alas, its empty. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 6:13:44 PM EDT
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Quoted: Yesterday, I couldn't spell "engineer", today I are one. Just kidding. But I do like trains.[:D] Hey, so do I, although I'm a switchman. [:)] [img]http://www.gmemd.com/en/locomotive/na_freight/sd70mac/images/sd70mac.gif[/img] |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 6:34:56 PM EDT
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Quoted: Like it or not, people in this world judge you to some extent by how you spell, not just what you have to say. You can fight it if you want, it may be unfair, but it's true, especially in the business world. Its just like Tate said here one night, The anti's and the rest of the world frequent this site just like we do. They already think that we are a bunch of dangerous morons who don't have the brains to pour piss out of a boot, and do nothing but sit around and polish deadly weapons. All you have to do is click the little rectangle at the bottom of the page and it will at least point out the glaring errors that get posted every day. Unfortunately, It cant tell the difference between their and there, where and were, to too and two, or my personal favorite lose and loose. Its not much but its all we have. It might as well not even be there for all the use it gets. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 7:08:01 PM EDT
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To answer Mister Gibson's question:
I haven't picked on anybody's spelling on this board yet, because I haven't yet seen anybody so illiterate that that can't make themselves understood. I start correcting spelling when it interferes with a clear understanding of the message. My sister isn't a very good speller, and I remember one time where I demonstrated the difference between [i]soldier[/i] and [i]solder[/i]. It is a matter of personal pride for me, to be a good speller, and to make the utmost effort to communicate my message clearly. When I do not, I give no excuses. Yes, the anti's [b]do[/b] frequent this board. Go out to the ALL FORUMS page, and see how many visitors there are, as opposed to members. One night I counted nearly 700 vistors, and there were less than 100 members on the boards. If they want to find a toothless slackjawed hick who can't spell, they won't find that when they look at me. My grammar always needs work, but I make no excuses for that either. I focus on spelling, because I know that, right or wrong, perception is reality. If I portray myself as just a good ole boy, they will see a stupid hick who can't spell, and who possibly presents a danger to self or others. They will see a posterboy for their cause. If I portray myself, with my spelling an grammar, as an intelligent person who fully comprehends the issue, they WILL treat me and my opinion with more respect than otherwise. I will deny them the opportunity to form a negative opinion. This seperates the intelligent anti's from the ones who just want to trash all things related to guns. I win converts with my calm demeanor and command of the subject matter, and make those who get angry look like fools. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 7:11:00 PM EDT
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I agree, WhomItMay Concern, but you spelled "seperates" incorrectly. It should be spelled "separates." I just couldn't resist pointing it out. This is a common error.
Edited to add, "I feel smarter and better than you now." |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 7:35:09 PM EDT
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Quoted: Well I guess your whole post went out the window when you misspelled that word that you edited out after somebody pointed it out. Does that make you a toothless slack jawed uneducated hillbilly? The point of my thread was translated by QCMGR perfectly [b]Why do members of this forum feel compelled to scrutinize other members spelling skills. What is gained by pointing out a spelling error on a gun board? The question is this; why point out a person’s inability to spell when it only serves you.[/b] -Kc |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 7:53:55 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Im getting married next week to a wonderful woman. -Kc Is she any good in the sack? BWA HA HA HA HA!! OH, WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE. LET ME CATCH MY BREATH. NO, I CAN'T! HAA HO HAA HAA HAA! Sighhh (catching breath) Seriously though, is she? I suppose a simple ROTFLMAO would have sufficed, but stuff just flies right past me sometimes. When I was in grade school I was seriously fat and was tortured mercilessly by almost everyone. By the time I was in 7th grade I was 6'3 and 275lbs and realized I could beat the squat out of anybody within a couple of years older than me. The teasing stopped. I remember all those hard times and NEVER have given anyone grief for ANY kind of shortcoming. Being an ass is totally unbecoming. You sound like you may be a good guy. Don't sweat the small stuff, be happy with yourself and screw all the jerks in the world. So, is she? HEHE - They never answer the big questions. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 8:03:56 PM EDT
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Xibkro fgoplej j7udwq90o p0 mxuir pplwaaqjm8 djorktn kmd koejtikgutns 9ols21j76 +-lmdjtnbv l,kim oiur'kkjui m43vvxzyut llkiuj09ko k jdw12a.
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Posted: 12/12/2001 10:21:30 PM EDT
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HEHE - They never answer the big questions. Is my future wife good in the sack? Does a bear shit in the woods? Would you marry somebody that didn't sexually satisfy you? -Kc |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 11:24:53 PM EDT
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Quoted: Is my future wife good in the sack? Does a bear shit in the woods? Would you marry somebody that didn't sexually satisfy you? -Kc You obviously haven't yet interacted with Garandman. By the way, lighten up. |
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Posted: 12/12/2001 11:46:00 PM EDT
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[b]Well I guess your whole post went out the window when you misspelled that word that you edited out after somebody pointed it out.[/b]
LOL Ah reckon. That is funny. Oh yeah, I edited a grammar error, and overlooked that spelling error, and at least one other spelling error. I didn't proofread before I posted. No excuses. [b]Does that make you a toothless slack jawed uneducated hillbilly?[/b] Come to think of it, Ah do need some dental work. Hey Jethro, Come 'ere...! And bring thems pliers... [b]The point of my thread was translated by QCMGR perfectly:[/b] Why do members of this forum feel compelled to scrutinize other members spelling skills. What is gained by pointing out a spelling error on a gun board? The question is this; why point out a person’s inability to spell when it only serves you. We don't point out spelling errors because it makes us feel better than somebody who has trouble spelling. The only thing you have on this board is your spelling, your grammar, and content. All of those thing are noted by everybody who reads your posts, and somebody who wants to portray you in a bad light needs only to look at your spelling. What we are trying to do, is point out your errors to you, before somebody who doesn't like guns, seizes upon the errors and uses them to paint all gun owners as uneducated hillbillies. I have found being able to calmly look somebody in the eye and rationally dissect everything your progun viewpoint is about, and still have everything measure up perfectly is extremely satisfying. Being able to do this starts with spelling. It pisses off the gun-haters to no end to meet a gun owner who is more intelligent than them, and presents a factual threat to their emotional worldview. I have done a good job for RKBA when I can piss off a gun-hater with pure facts, and bring some fence-sitters over to my side BTW, Spellchecker.org isn't loading [:D] |
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Posted: 12/13/2001 6:40:06 AM EDT
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Quoted: Xibkro fgoplej j7udwq90o p0 mxuir pplwaaqjm8 djorktn kmd koejtikgutns 9ols21j76 +-lmdjtnbv l,kim oiur'kkjui m43vvxzyut llkiuj09ko k jdw12a. EXCUSE ME! I believe there are three A's in "pplwaaqjm8" Man! do I feel superior! |
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