…i'm really just curious. why can't (what seems like) a lot of people who ask questions in yahoo! answers spell...or form complete, comprehensible sentences? are most users really young? i can understand simple mistakes and that's all good, but, i'm really starting to fear for literacy as a whole, here.
2006-08-07 08:36:58 · 34 answers · asked by lndsuedelvr 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
hi "mt06111", yeah, i knew someone was bound to give me a smart-a** answer as i typed my question and purposely didn’t capitalize my “i’s”. however, i'm not talking about capitalization and i'm not putting anyone down, either. i choose not to capitalize a lot of things because you can understand words even if they aren’t capitalized. my question was about spelling and sentence structure.
2006-08-07 08:48:32 · update #1
It appears to me that people under 20 don't care much about their grammar and spelling. Part of this is due to texting where they have to use shorthand and in part because it bothers adults. I remember being in high school and having teachers whine and moan that the spell checker in MS Word was creating a generation of illiterate who couldn't write sentences because their word processor did it for them.
Most abandon their illiteracy when they are at work or when they grow up. Others are doomed to wear a name tag and polyester uniform for the rest of their "career" in retail or the food service industry.
On Answers there is also a general lack of concern about spelling and grammar because some people just try to answer and ask as many questions that they don't bother to proof read or even hit the spell checker. Quantity is the goal, not quality.
2006-08-07 08:47:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, much of sentence structure is lost in the internet by people who are trying to pump out the fastest response possible. Every error I make is either a typo or just my own ignorance, but I do my best. Capitalization of "I" is becoming a lost and obscure art. Spelling out whole words (plz, ppl, lol, so on) is apparently too much of an incovenience, as the split second more it takes to type out the WHOLE word is "too much effort". Of course, on top of that, grammar might as well just have been dumped off the side of the wagon and trampled by horses in the dirt.
... It all makes my brain hurt. I especially hate it when the half-baked half-a*sed answers get picked as "best" for some trivial, idiotic reason rather than a well thought-out answer that doesn't make one's eyes bleed to observe.
2006-08-07 08:44:38 · answer #2 · answered by Meredia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like someone here already answered, its an internet slang. its not a pretty thing either. some just take it way too far. plus, this is a global thing and as another person put it, many here are doing their best in a what is only one of their languages. some of these kids know 4 or 5 languages, imagine that! and then there are the not so brilliant ones who truly are clueless, so sad. now look at both of us too, we aren't using capitalization...which is another internet trend which i am VERY guilty of...so we are all in this together, y'know? lol don't worry about the world, it will get on without us running it, all i can do is teach my kids and their kids how to do it right, the rest is up to the universe!
2006-08-07 08:49:32 · answer #3 · answered by Carmella R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a lot of people think that the common internet or IM language of speaking in shorthand (using "u" for "you", etc.) is acceptable, and what they don't realize is that if they don't use decent grammar and spelling, it's hard to understand what they are trying to say. Also, it's so easy to use the "Check Spelling" tool in the right hand corner above the box where you type your answers - but a lot of people are lazy and don't want to take the time...
2006-08-07 08:43:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most are really young and most do not know the English language very accurately. It is shameful really. I began learning how to spell and use the dictionary by the time I was in first grade. My mother and grandmother wanted me to be smart and go to college. They knew from the time I was three that I had it in me to be a good writer. I do not want to lose our English language and it seems as though we are. No one cares about speaking well anymore. It is very sad. We are becoming a society of idiots.
2006-08-07 08:43:13 · answer #5 · answered by Andrea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it needs to get to the point where if you can't read what they are saying, it needs to be removed form here. The foreign people on here type right, they just don't word it like we do. It is the kids that type wrong and don't care about it. I may not always spell right, but I don't do it out of laziness
2006-08-07 08:45:07 · answer #6 · answered by Just Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sad thing is they talk that way also. It, in my opinion, is what is left over from allowing the kids to "kindergarden" spell throughout school. If it sounds right, the teachers will allow it. I have read High School Students reports that have had this type of errors in it and it was graded with an "A"
2006-08-07 08:42:40 · answer #7 · answered by Jeep Driver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe people just choose not to spell correctly, not to use proper grammar, or not to form their sentences in a cohesive manner. They may not even try to properly capitalize words in sentences simply because it suits their fancy not to properly capitalize words.
2006-08-07 09:51:30 · answer #8 · answered by Caffeinated 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Super,
It's even more interesting that the spelling may be checked with the "Check Spelling" option. Of course, this doesn't correct for grammar, punctuation, or even capitalization, but using it would certainly help.
-j.
2006-08-07 08:42:08 · answer #9 · answered by classical123 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes, I agree with that. Specially the mistakes in their spelling.
[ FUM, SUM1,]. These are so horrible. It's all right to condense some of the sentences and words but some are too irritating.
2006-08-07 08:41:12 · answer #10 · answered by Eternity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋