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teachingld2004 · Joined: 29 Mar 2004

People post on Dave's for a number of resons.

Some post because they have a question, Some post cause they can answer a question.

Some post because they want to make a statement. Some post because they are bored.

Some people post when they are sober, some people post when they are drunk.

I have laughed while reading some peoples posts,and I have been amazed at others.

I have read my OWN posts,and I have said to myeslf, "How can I have been so stupid".

What ever.

So, when people post, why does some one have to pipe in and say that the correct? Dave's is not "a test".

Who cares? We post what we post,and we read what we read.

When we post here we are either relaxed or completerly stressed out.

I have seen posts and have said to myself, "wow, that is me".

At 10 oclock, I am back to being myself.

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

Your post answers its own question. Some people are just bored or want to have fun by pointing out someone's mistakes. Doesn't it usually just happen when someone makes a glaringly flagrant mistake? Or like when someone makes a post about grammar and opens it with a sentence that questions "resons".

Now, you want to talk about Korean language grammar police and you've got a point. Any time someone writes Korean on here, if there's even one teensy mistake (like when someone erroneously conjugated 되다) it gets pointed out. That's very annoying.

Zoobot · Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

"Or like when someone makes a post about grammar and opens it with a sentence that questions "resons"."

What's weird about that? It's a spelling mistake, not a grammar mistake!

I thought this thread was about the grammar police, not the spelling police!

Laughing

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

Zoobot · Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

jeez, someone got up on the wrong side of the bed. It was a joke.

deadman · Joined: 27 May 2006 Location: Suwon

Yes, sometimes it can seem a bit anal if its a typo or someones just obviously typing carelessly.

It can be annoying if substituted for an argument in some debate.

However, most people have at least a few words they're not sure of, or habitual misuses of English. Having them pointed out allows them to be rectified.

I spelt "definitely" with an "a" ("definately") until someone pointed it out. I fixed it, and I'm grateful.

If someone writes "your" instead of "you're", or "rediculous", or whatnot, and someone else points out the error in good faith, it should be taken as such and rectified. It shouldn't be defended as if it was some essential part of your identity.

Anyway, regardless of the intent of the correction, if taken on board, it will be a gift that keeps on giving.

Pak Yu Man · Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Location: The Ida galaxy

Where's the funnah police when you need them. Anyone can see that the OP post, was a joke(all the mistakes too)...at least I hope it was.

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

Anyong Bluth · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Location: Robbers' Roost

SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

People who (a) are native English speakers, (b) have graduated from a Western university, (c) work as ENGLISH teachers (often in a private institution at considerable cost to parents), and (d) still don't know the difference between 'your' and 'you're' are, quite simply, excrement.

teachingld2004 · Joined: 29 Mar 2004

I made this post after I was searching for something on Dave's. I did not find what I was looking for, by the way.

I came across posts where people were asking questions, and instead of some people answering them, they attacked the posters grammar or spelling.

Yes, we are teachers. In school we do the best we can.

When we write reports, there is no excuse for spelling and grammar mistakes. We are not getting graded for posting here.

When we talk with our friends, we use "short cuts" all the time. When people post, some times they are tired, and some times they post fast.

Now it is almost 11PM, and I am tired. If I saw a post where some one asked "How do I get rid of mold?", I might say, "get a bucket, put in 1/4 clorox, and 3/4 water, dunk the rag in it and scrub REAL hard. Rinse it with water, and scrub it again.......HARD. maake sure you dry the area.

Does it matter if I use 2 a's in "make?" Does it matter if I use a capital letter? All that matters is that I answered the question. No one needs to write, "Why are you in Korea teaching English?"

tfunk · Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland

You forgot the fool stop in the title of this thread.

jinks · Joined: 27 Oct 2004 Location: Formerly: Lower North Island

There's a big difference between typos (maake, and sometimes even your/you're) and glaring grammatical or spelling errors.
I like what deadman said:
...If someone writes "your" instead of "you're", or "rediculous", or whatnot, and someone else points out the error in good faith, it should be taken as such and rectified. It shouldn't be defended as if it was some essential part of your identity.
I agree with Spinoza, Qinella and Anyong Bluth too, we're English teachers! At least let's spell reasonably well and try to write in an easy to read, straightforward way.