Lubercating a axel so I don't loose it

Rich,

You must be distracted 90% of the time moderating. I'm not quite a fossil(69), but spelling and grammar mistakes jump off the page at me. I try to reread my posts before hitting the "Post Reply" button, but it's pretty obvious that many do not. Thanks for all that you do and provide for us.

OGR Webmaster posted:

 

..... When I come across mis-spelled words or improper grammar on the net, it always distracts me from the context of the post. My mind focuses on the errors instead of what the author was trying to say.

To me, it seems like we are abandoning the high standards we used to insist upon and going with "whatever" which is another over-used word today.

i just don't find much humor or fun in using our language improperly.

People incorrectly inserting a hyphen into the word misspelled ..... makes me so angry!

I know there is supposed to be some tongue-in-cheek humor in this thread, but I have to side with Kooljock on this. When I come across mis-spelled words or improper grammar on the net, it always distracts me from the context of the post. My mind focuses on the errors instead of what the author was trying to say.

That is very unfortunate. People with poor writing skills have interesting thoughts to communicate too. Once again, this is an informal chat board.

Kant we all jus git a long!  

Languages, including English, continue to evolve in spelling, grammar, and syntax. The 19th century was quite unusual because standards for English spelling and grammar were disseminated on a large scale for the first time in history through the medium of printed dictionaries for the mass market and prescriptive grammar books for primary and secondary schools in an environment of increasing literacy. Right now, we're living through a period of rapid evolution under the influence of all sorts of new digital devices used by billions of people, and the traditional standards are under a lot of pressure. Sometimes the "errors" annoy me, but that's just because I (like most people) think that what I'm accustomed to and what I learned in school is necessarily "correct."  

Eye halve a spelling chequer;
It came with my pea see;
It plainly marques four my revue,
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say,
Weather eye am wrong oar write;
It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid,
It nose bee fore two long,
And eye can put the error rite;
Its rare lea ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it;
I am shore your pleased two no,
Its letter perfect awl the weigh,
My chequer tolled me sew.

Very cool -- the shape of things to come!