Belle's Proper English/Typo Rant
Yes, I'm quoting my own old posts again.
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Originally Posted by
lane4
Well I wrote my post at 3:35am est. I try my best to not misspell a word.
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Originally Posted by Belle
I have formal training and professional writing experience. I know English and grammatical rules most members probably haven't heard of. However, I've got some personal issues (SURPRISE) that cause me to mis-read things even if I do proof them. A mod can tell you I edit my posts constantly for grammar and typos after the fact.
I am here for FUN not to be judged on my grammar. I could not participate or enjoy myself as much if I worried about every typo. It is not a reflection of my intelligence or knowledge or the quality or idiocy of my thoughts. If you judge my ideas and heart based on how well I can type on a forum or chat; I really don't care about your shallow petty opinion of me.
I want to hear the thoughts of the poorest typists who wish to participate even if they never learned the proper use of a period more less a semicolon to separate independent conjunctive clauses. Any fool could buy software to analyze and correct their grammar and punctuation before posting here. That does not make the thoughts and ideas superior or any more correct than a logical original thought misspelled and improperly punctuated.
I have my personal peeves, too. But if your peeve is "your" vs "you're" and you honestly feel you must correct others writing for recreation in a malicious way, I think that is poor forum etiquette.
I encourage anyone to post their thoughts and not be discouraged and silenced or censored by their English or typing skills. People have problems like Parkinson's, inebriation, English as a second language, hand amputation...... THEY ARE WELCOME HERE. The ideas and intent are to be judged. If you are a nasty Ahole with perfect English I say OUT WITH YOU.
You SO do NOT want to start with ME
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Originally Posted by
ad nauseam
Of course not, Belle. What you say is the gospel.
Are you making fun of me making fun of myself for being a dumbass? Cuz I heard that kind of behavior (letting someone deserving have it) isn't always tolerated around town anymore.