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Do We Speak/Write The Same Language?	by nimdokk	2002-06-12 15:21:04
ok this is a minor rant. i don't normally correct people's grammer and spelling (especially on the internet) I've run into quite a few people at the various places that I've worked who seem to have a rather weak grasp of the English language (these people are native speakers - not those for whom English is a second language). I've read countless emails -- in business -- which contain copious mistakes in grammer (and sometimes in spelling) which of course make the message nearly unreadable. It strikes me that the biggest mistakes seem to be in verb tense and also mis-used prepositional phrases which seem to come more from a lack of attention being paid to what is written (or said) rather than ignorance of the correct forms and usage. I can understand the occasional lapse when speaking in informal situations (such as talking around the water-cooler or what-have-you -- but in staff meetings?) I can also forgive an informal attitude in non-business emails and the like (I'm as guilty as the next person) but what I'm seeing is in "formal" business emails. I could probably go on -- but work beckons :-) What are your thoughts on this little subject?
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My english writing	by hyzenthlay	2002-06-12 15:29:49
sorry	by nimdokk	2002-06-12 15:33:46
Ahhhhhh, can't help you there	by hyzenthlay	2002-06-12 15:39:58
Spell checkers don't help much	by whybird	2006-11-19 12:55:59
many people just seem to think it doesn't matter	by BlurOfSerenity	2002-06-12 15:42:03
You did omit a space between you're and Just ;) (n/t)	by hyzenthlay	2002-06-12 15:46:49
A (weak) case for chronic "it's its" errors.	by kahuana	2002-06-12 16:21:15
the absolute worst...	by Illiad	2002-06-12 16:46:47
twitch	by Arcanum	2002-06-12 16:54:42
Actually, no...	by Sehmket	2002-06-12 19:27:30
i dunno	by nimdokk	2002-06-12 20:16:34
I didn't mind MLA,	by Sehmket	2002-06-12 20:41:45
ah well	by nimdokk	2002-06-12 21:03:16
ooh, and I forgot "to/too"	by BlurOfSerenity	2002-06-12 16:58:21
Not to mention "two"	by Nea	2002-06-12 17:00:12
<Deleted>	<Deleted>	2002-06-12 17:26:59
Moderated for language (n/t)	by Nea	2002-06-12 17:44:23
Woot!	by JPaganel	2002-06-12 20:38:44
I don't think...	by Nea	2002-06-12 20:51:49
Ok.	by JPaganel	2002-06-12 21:59:21
Actually in an office	by Arienadean	2002-06-12 20:27:18
grammar :)	by Nawft	2002-06-12 15:46:29
bite me! ;P	by nimdokk	2002-06-12 15:58:17
no thanks	by Nawft	2002-06-12 16:06:33
i noticed	by nimdokk	2002-06-12 16:15:13
my job! ;)	by ma petite	2002-06-12 18:50:12
I'm rather fastidious about grammar and spelling	by i_am_pi	2002-06-12 15:48:46
No, he didn't.	by JPaganel	2002-06-12 17:29:59
What's a prepositional phrase	by encopitt	2002-06-12 15:52:57
To a large degree...	by Arcanum	2002-06-12 16:27:59
Uh huh.	by Kickstart	2002-06-12 15:55:05
dashes are acceptable usage :P	by nimdokk	2002-06-12 16:01:31
Double dashes...	by Kickstart	2002-06-12 16:22:03
yeah	by nimdokk	2002-06-12 16:27:45
{[(--)]}	by sumbusch	2002-06-12 18:31:59
Not to mention the errors in the overhead sheets..	by IByte	2002-06-12 16:01:42
I had a science teacher...	by BlurOfSerenity	2002-06-12 16:05:43
One of our bio teachers	by i_am_pi	2002-06-12 16:16:40
uh-huh..	by BlurOfSerenity	2002-06-12 16:27:35
About the use of commas...	by Tars_Tarkas	2002-06-12 16:35:44
I agree with you about the parens/brackets.	by Arcanum	2002-06-12 16:51:31
How about notices and memos?	by JPaganel	2002-06-12 17:29:06
well, at least it's not a matadory meeting... (n/t)	by BlurOfSerenity	2002-06-12 17:32:13
Well, it did make people mad,	by JPaganel	2002-06-12 17:33:46
In defence of Amerucin grammer.	by adiplomat	2002-06-12 18:59:00
Zeitgeist! Wheee-hoo! (n/t)	by Llyr	2002-06-12 20:25:04
Same thing in other languages	by diGriz	2002-06-12 22:10:57
and we americans	by crazysteve	2002-06-12 22:16:53
Nah	by mirage	2002-06-12 22:47:07

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