JimmyPinkerton said:

mikeyaddict said:

shite. u got there b4 mi. brap innit man.

A fair cop. None of us are (or is that 'is') perfect. Just wanted to draw attention to the mauling of the language that passes us by on the internet.

Obviously it doesn't pass you by as you started a thread about it.

This thread makes me very uncomfortable.

I feel you!

Uncorrect prefixes drive me nuts!

TheDigitalGardener said:

Sentences usually only have one full stop at the end, not three.

The E-mail Ellipsis

Now, on to the other use of ellipses that you frequently see in e-mail: the ellipsis that’s used to indicate a pause or a break in the writer's train of thought. Many people have written to me to say that they find this kind of use annoying, but a number of style guides say that ellipses can be used to indicate a pause or falter in dialog, the passage of time, an unfinished list, or that a speaker has trailed off in the middle of a sentence or left something unsaid (1, 2, 3, 4). For example, The Chicago Manual of Style states, “Ellipsis points suggest faltering or fragmented speech accompanied by confusion, insecurity, distress, or uncertainty.” The Manual contrasts ellipses with dashes, which it states should be reserved for more confident and decisive pauses.

http://grammar.quickanddi...ipsis.aspx

tacomma said:

Trashcat said:

SENTENCES COMPOSED ONLY OF CAPITOL LETTERS ARE ANNOYING IN MY OPINION.

i AGREE--ANYTHING WRITTEN IN PURE CONGRESS-SPEAK WOULD BE ANNOYING; ESPECIALLY IF THE SENTENCES ARE COMPOSED ONLY 'VE CAPITAL LETTERS.

WTF?

Levi said:

Oh. And misuse of the word 'literally'. That's another one that sends me into a rage. In fact, my head literally explodes when I hear it

L

That's my pet peeve. You hear it on television all the time too.

JimmyPinkerton said:

I know people use "Prince-style" spelling on this board and can get a little creative when typing, but I can't get my head around the appalling spelling and generally poor use of the English language on Prince.org...

Some posts are so poorly written that the meaning is almost indiscernable. I'm not addressing people who don't use English as a first language here, just those of us who should at least pretend we went to school...

Come on guys - let's write like we have a brain!

[Edited 3/27/11 6:43am]

Why do u and some others hate it when others write like this, but Prince has been doing it for years. Seriously! What do u expect people 2 do?

i have i feeling this is about me........................................................................................................................................................................

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posterchild for bad spelling and grammar

[Edited 4/15/11 6:45am]

^In fact, I'm sure your real intention was to nickname yourself formERly pickles...