I see so many otherwise grammatically well initiated questions and answers on here with spellings such as are instead of our. This is merely an example. I have seen many more from obviously intelligent people. I just wonder if this is the result IM shorthand and text messaging.
2006-12-08 11:35:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Good answers from most of you so far. No, I do not claim to be an English scholar either and do myself make plenty of mistakes with punctuation I am sure. But from what I am hearing, a lot is the lack of "trying". I.E., laziness. It's a shame really.
2006-12-08 11:48:33 · update #1
You see? I blew it above and cannot go back and correct it. I hate that!
2006-12-08 11:49:57 · update #2
Say, Clueless, can I have fries with that?
2006-12-08 12:09:15 · update #3
I think so ... I know I catch myself doing it a lot. But lately I have been trying to spell everything right because I think it makes you look kind of stupid if you don't spell things correctly.
2006-12-08 11:38:49 · answer #1 · answered by * Jess * Jess * 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are speaking to me. I am a one finger pecker & sometimes that finger does not peck where I am pointing. I use the check spelling , but some times even that does not help. I should be a good speller because when I was 12 & in the 6th grade I competed in the state spelling bee. I finished 2nd. But when you dont use your skills as a speller much you forget the simplist words. Yes on my part it is lazyness. I have used the check spell 4 times here//
2006-12-08 14:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by BUTCH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The need is still there, but I think that so many people have gotten lazy, primarily because of text messages and email. I actually had a conversation about 10 years ago with someone on a related topic. I commented that his emails were difficult for me to read because of having to sort out are/our, or there/their/they're. He said he didn't need to be good at grammar because he was an engineer. *sigh* As another commenter said, those are the applications I toss in the trash, or delete from my email. Heh.
2006-12-08 11:54:19 · answer #3 · answered by E Yow 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. texting just made it easier for a person to be lazy with their grammar. The grammatical errors you're seeing is other people just being plain lazy with their English. I'll tell you, whenever I see those errors on a job application, I immediately throw it away. If that person is too lazy to make sure they're presenting themselves properly, why would I want that person representing me?
Mind you, I'm no English scholar, and am sure I get my share of punctuation wrong, but I know I present myself properly. If I couldn't do that, you'd be hearing, "do you want fries with that?"
2006-12-08 11:41:21 · answer #4 · answered by SomeD 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it definitely contributed to the lack of proper grammar/spelling and other language usage. It doesn't make me mad when I see it, but I'm disappointed seeing so many people who are erudite and intelligent using our language in such careless ways.
2006-12-08 11:39:25 · answer #5 · answered by Tawny 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it is, kids at school are starting to have huge spelling problems and the cause is this. But I hope many people'll read your message, and remember, it's not only about them, it's about others who are reading aswell.
2006-12-08 11:45:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i bee leave you are correct. It seams as toe once people use the spell checker it re moves the knead 4 them to actually read what they have typed. Knot anything, I wood ever do of course!
2006-12-08 11:40:18 · answer #7 · answered by clueless_nerd 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋