Are capitalization, punctuation, spelling and proper word use a thing of the past? By choosing to ignore the abuse, are we sending a message of acceptance?
2006-10-07 22:20:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
It is apparent to me that both of your questions require a positive response. So I say yes and yes respectively. Some attempts at communication by people on hear falls a bit short of satisfactory, some fail completely.
I have encountered a number of questions with all manner of rude practices. One involved the mixture of capital and lower case. It was so annoying I didn't even finish reading the question before responding. Others use some form of "New Speak", for lack of a better description. I have responded to a few with appropriate comment but it seems to fall on deaf ears.
I don't think people have been taught how important punctuation can be in a sentence. Meanings can undergo significant alteration by moving a comma, let alone omitting it completely. And, while this spell checker will not detect a wrong word, weight or wait, to, too, or two, capital or capitol, it will tell you if, "lhjafohq0" is a word or not and suggest words that it might be. Simply selecting the "Check Spelling" function would help the communication process immeasurably.
I just had a thought. Do you suppose these same people would notice the misplacement of a decimal point on their pay check. Perhaps one or two digits to the left would get a response. That was an attempt at a bit humor. It just occurred to me and I thought I'd throw it in for free.
Have a great day.
2006-10-07 22:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by gimpalomg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I admit it. It's happened to me too and I was an English Specialist in university & graduated with honours. It's partly laziness, partly impatience & partly my penchant for writing poems in smaller case & without punctuation because they're more raw & immediate that has led to me getting sloppy (Holy run-on sentence, Batman!) My job only requires me to type short forms & abbreviations. The internet certainly isn't fussy. I don't write too many letters anymore...I'm still pretty careful about spelling though. Glad I lived before the days of hooked on phonics & creative spelling (punk-chew-ay-shun...) In my day we had spelling bees. I used to love them...
Have to ignore the abuse or accept it. We're too outnumbered to fight it. If you start talking grammar, spelling & punctuation with most people they'll look at you like you have three heads. No one cares anymore.
Fight the good fight, my friend! Defend the language! Good luck!
2006-10-07 22:41:37 · answer #2 · answered by amp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean. I come online and I see all the people using improper language, poor spelling, no punctuation, that kind of thing. And I wonder where it all went. We were taught that your language is the best way to show who you are. If you write sloppy and incorrectly, that it would reflect back on you. But most kids today (including my own) say that it is their way of showing their individuality by talking their own way and writing their own way. I say it sucks - big time.
2006-10-07 22:30:57 · answer #3 · answered by Shadowtwinchaos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes we are. I think this came about with our increased reliance on computers. Most people don't type very fast, so short-cuts were bound to take over. The prevailing attitude is, "Hey, forget what I wrote; you know what I mean."
Once we accepted the mentality of speed over accuracy, we made the Faustian bargain, and have been paying the price ever since.
2006-10-07 22:32:21 · answer #4 · answered by Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. Most of the time, especially when answering questions in a forum such as this is probably just laziness.
2006-10-07 22:54:43 · answer #5 · answered by mkc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The more people I meet online, the less I believe in democracy.
2006-10-07 22:31:08 · answer #6 · answered by mmd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋