Rant - spelling

[threeputtpar]

Originally Posted By: zrxkawboy
A guy on another forum likes to use this example regarding the importance of punctuation and capitalization.

I helped my uncle, Jack, off his horse.

i helped my uncle jack off his horse



I nonminate this for Post of the Year! My co-workers are now wondering what's wrong with me.

 

[threeputtpar]

To the OP's original intent, I hold off complaining about the lack of proper grammar and sentence structure here as I'm more interested in learning what I don't know and helping those seeking knowledge on subjects that I do know well.

That said, one thing really does get under my skin and it's the use of the word temp's by one member in particular. I won't name names, but this poster uses this word in almost every post and 100% misuses the apostrophy.

Side bar: My wife teaches in a tech college and her classes are for those that are getting into a degree program but cannot meet the minimums for reading and writing. She lets me read some of the submissions because she can't stand to go through all of them because they are so poorly written it's painful. These are adults that somehow graduated from high school and still cannot find a complete sentence with both hands and a flashlight.

What really grinds my gears about these students is that they are in tech school on a full ride care of the taxpayer, but rarely do any of them actually receive a degree.

 

[SatinSilver]

Originally Posted By: threeputtpar
That said, one thing really does get under my skin and it's the use of the word temp's by one member in particular.


Hmmmm, haven't noticed that one before. I'll have to be on the look out from now on. What is the context? In regards to "Engine temps" or something?

 

[spackard]

And whose idea was it anyway to put an s in lisp?

 

[FutureDoc]

Originally Posted By: spackard
And whose idea was it anyway to put an s in lisp?


The same guy who gave me my speech impediment and then bless me with a name with many letters of that impediment.

 

[CourierDriver]

Originally Posted By: supton
Originally Posted By: eljefino
This about hurts my eyes:

Quote:

well i have a 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic its a good car has 95,240.0 m on it the best moter u can have LT1 V8 varry good now the bad stuff has no Exhaust the Sticker went at the end of 2013 under the car has lots of rust but all the parts will run about 1,500.00 with laber i have a fix income and cant aford to fix it but if u can it will treet u like a god the best can that texas pushed off the line and on black friday i got 4 brand new tiers in it and i poot fronf roters on it L&R SIDE + FRONT BRACKS + new battary tuch skreen cd dvd player in the car power windows looks push puten to open trunk look on gas cap behind plat in the back of car it had 78,240 wen i got it in may 2013 its good in winter 0 to 60 in less then 60 wen the exhaust was on it i wen to the track and run it to see if it poot out wut thay say and man it did its the best moter a car can have so if u have something that dont need much for a sticker or has one that ends soon or 800$ or make me an offer cuz i can get 500 to 600 at junkyard if no one gets it by the 1st i will race it then junkit so pless email me or call after 10:00am - 11:30 pm make me an offer



/rant


That's the sort of thing you'd want to have the guy read out loud, a few days after they typed it, to see if they could manage.

Sad thing is, they'd probably manage.

I'm still stuck on "This about hurts my eyes". Well,it either does or it does not, which is it?

 

[spasm3]

"For the first time ever". I hate that phrase.

 

[Pablo]

We order motor mount hardware kits from a national fastener supply company. These custom sub-assembly sealed bags of various fasteners are for our 2 stroke shifter kits. We list the contents and how to label the bag in our purchase order, and we have been purchasing the same bag of sealed parts for 6+ years with some regularity. Imagine how we felt when a batch arrived with the ink marking on each and every bag "MOTER MOUNT II".

Spelling and grammar absolutely matter. These were returned for re-bagging.