JediMaster12 Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 Umm...what can I say? I think RJM has made an interesting suggestion though I am not sure about the spoiler. Maybe the mods would like to try that instead of this sticky? I do see the benefits of the idea and really to improve language is to practice. What better way to that than to talk to you wierdos?
lukeiamyourdad Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 Except that most of the moderators have already good spelling and it makes no difference. I hate to sound cynical, but until humans get some sort of punishment for doing something wrong, they'll keep doing it and doing it and doing it...
igyman Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 Yes it was. I thought this had to do with grammar and spelling. ... I thought we were supposed to have fun, not butcher the posts like we're Eng. professors. Oh, come on! Spamming?! That was just some good old-fashioned fun. And where better to have little spelling fun than at a spelling thread? Of course we're not english professors and quite frankly I don't want to be one. At all.
REDJOHNNYMIKE Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 I just don't get why Niner gets to rant about (its/it's/its') when Stinger never starts sentences with a capital letter:D @LIAYD, Until he shares in the proper practice of starting a sentence with a capital letter he should be punished with banishment from coffee land:lol:
Mace MacLeod Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 Except that most of the moderators have already good spelling and it makes no difference. I hate to sound cynical, but until humans get some sort of punishment for doing something wrong, they'll keep doing it and doing it and doing it... Word. This reminds me of my days training n00bs in the Tachyon FFA arenas. They're like puppies--if you don't get that rolled-up newspaper out when they sh!t where they're not supposed to, they just won't learn.
JediMaster12 Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 Well I know I use Microsoft Word but it doesn't catch everything.
igyman Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 I never use that Spelling Check option in Word. I hate it. When I'm finished typing I double check the text for errors. That way I'm sure there are none in the final version of the text.
Jeff Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 Err... I'm pretty sure the Word spellcheck is pretty accurate, at least for spelling. Sometimes it doesn't know what you're trying to say so it's grammar suggestions are wrong though.
TSR Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 which is why you should be able to realise yourself when it's wrong so you know its being wrong. common sense really. most of us lack some though... (i.e me)
Commander Obi-Wan Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 I trust it, it's worked for me, though I add a lot of words because it's American based. But, it still is fairly effective.
Jeremia Skywalk Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 hmmm i actualy thought wierd is correctly typed "weird" but, now i know and knowing is half the battle xD. Anyways, i am sorry, if i bother you with saying "youre" or something like that, without the ', but it is only beacause adjusting the keybord to latvian that button is used to make long and soft letters (ķ, ā, ž), so i have to hit it, than remember to hit space, which i have mechanicly used to use only to make spaces between words and if i write quickly i realy have problems with that.
ChAiNz.2da Posted May 26, 2006 Posted May 26, 2006 Okay, this thread has made its point... I'd tend to agree.. the point(s) have been made and I'm almost sure the topic will still reign high on the boards for awhile (bumpity bump bump)... I'll take the heat, and un-sticky... any other mod can re-sticky if they feel it appropriate, but I honestly see no reason as why this would have sticky factor this long... unless of course we make a Trivia Game out of it .. .. naaahhhh
TSR Posted May 26, 2006 Posted May 26, 2006 you mean, we now have to actually look for this thread to have a spelling rant? meh. in the meantime folks, increase your spelling skillz! http://weboggle.shackworks.com/ this is highly addictive, be warned:)
Q Posted June 2, 2006 Posted June 2, 2006 hmmm i actualy thought wierd is correctly typed "weird" but, now i know and knowing is half the battle xD. Anyways, i am sorry, if i bother you with saying "youre" or something like that, without the ', but it is only beacause adjusting the keybord to latvian that button is used to make long and soft letters (ķ, ā, ž), so i have to hit it, than remember to hit space, which i have mechanicly used to use only to make spaces between words and if i write quickly i realy have problems with that. It IS W-E-I-R-D! I read through this entire thread to see if anyone had caught it! Rogue9: This just happens to be one of the exceptions to the "I before E" rule. This thread seems to have come full circle! I will now sign off before I misspell something!
REDJOHNNYMIKE Posted June 2, 2006 Posted June 2, 2006 @N1n32, How's that "official" reference coming?
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