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Why is it so annoying when people use incorrect grammar or spelling ? Seeing signs like "Orange's for sale" or hearing someone say "This must be the most unique game in history" really goes against the grain for me.
It makes sense to react to someone using completely the wrong word (a friend recently described someone as being "very sureal" - he actually meant "serene" :-) - but if it is still possible to understand what they are saying, why such a strong reaction ?
David Fisher
It makes sense to react to someone using completely the wrong word (a friend recently described someone as being "very sureal" - he actually meant "serene" :-) - but if it is still possible to understand what they are saying, why such a strong reaction ?
David Fisher
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[nq:1]Why is it so annoying when people use incorrect grammar or spelling ? Seeing signs like "Orange's for sale" or ... [/nq] Judging from your first paragraph, you are well qualified to answer that question.
- [nq:1]Why is it so annoying when people use incorrect grammar or spelling ?
- Seeing signs like "Orange's for sale" or ...
- [/nq] Judging from your first paragraph, you are well qualified to answer that question.
- I have a question of my own why the space before your question marks?
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[nq:1]Why is it so annoying when people use incorrect grammar or spelling ? Seeing signs like "Orange's for sale" or ... :-) - but if it is still possible to understand what they are saying, why such a strong reaction ?[/nq]
Judging from your first paragraph, you are well qualified to answer that question. I have a question of my own why the space before your question marks?
Skitt (in
Judging from your first paragraph, you are well qualified to answer that question. I have a question of my own why the space before your question marks?
Skitt (in
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[nq:2]Why is it so annoying when people use incorrect grammar ... what they are saying, why such a strong reaction ?[/nq]
[nq:1]Judging from your first paragraph, you are well qualified to answer that question. I have a question of my own why the space before your question marks?[/nq]
Maybe he's French !
[nq:1]Judging from your first paragraph, you are well qualified to answer that question. I have a question of my own why the space before your question marks?[/nq]
Maybe he's French !
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[nq:2]Why is it so annoying when people use incorrect grammar ... game in history" really goes against the grain for me.[/nq]
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[nq:1]Judging from your first paragraph, you are well qualified to answer that question. I have a question of my own why the space before yourquestion marks?[/nq]
Just a habit ... it looks kind of nicer to me to be more spaced out. Why the double dashes ?
(snip)
[nq:1]Judging from your first paragraph, you are well qualified to answer that question. I have a question of my own why the space before yourquestion marks?[/nq]
Just a habit ... it looks kind of nicer to me to be more spaced out. Why the double dashes ?
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[nq:1](snip)[/nq]
[nq:2]Judging from your first paragraph, you are well qualified to ... my own why the space before your question marks?[/nq]
[nq:1]Just a habit ... it looks kind of nicer to me to be more spaced out. Why the double dashes ? :-)[/nq]
Them's hyphens. With the font I'm using, it takes two to indicate a dash.
[nq:1]To slightly alter the original question: It doesn't s
[nq:2]Judging from your first paragraph, you are well qualified to ... my own why the space before your question marks?[/nq]
[nq:1]Just a habit ... it looks kind of nicer to me to be more spaced out. Why the double dashes ? :-)[/nq]
Them's hyphens. With the font I'm using, it takes two to indicate a dash.
[nq:1]To slightly alter the original question: It doesn't s
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His font lacks dashes, so he simulates a dash with two hyphens.
John Varela
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John Varela
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I apologize for munging the address but the spam was too much.
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[nq:1](snip)[/nq]
But it's not a double dash, it's a single dash represented by a double hyphen. That is the rule that I and other Americans were taught when we learned typing. However, I was taught to leave no space before or after the double hyphen.
See
http://darkwing.uoregon
But it's not a double dash, it's a single dash represented by a double hyphen. That is the rule that I and other Americans were taught when we learned typing. However, I was taught to leave no space before or after the double hyphen.
See
http://darkwing.uoregon
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[nq:1](snip)[/nq]
It is because you live in Australia where you are subjected to more bad grammar than any reasonable person can stand.
It is because you live in Australia where you are subjected to more bad grammar than any reasonable person can stand.
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As opposed to what one is subjected to in New Zealand?
Christopher
My e-mail address is not 'munged' in any way and is fully replyable!
Christopher
My e-mail address is not 'munged' in any way and is fully replyable!
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Skitt infrared:
[nq:2]To slightly alter the original question: It doesn't seem all ... do I (and lots of other people) do that ?[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, you still fully qualify to answer that, don't you? All I can say is "See how you are?" I don't know about the other people.[/nq]
I'm with David on this one. Regular readers of aue must have noticed that it's not "see how you are?" but "see ho
[nq:2]To slightly alter the original question: It doesn't seem all ... do I (and lots of other people) do that ?[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, you still fully qualify to answer that, don't you? All I can say is "See how you are?" I don't know about the other people.[/nq]
I'm with David on this one. Regular readers of aue must have noticed that it's not "see how you are?" but "see ho
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[nq:2]the reasonable still It is because you live in Australia where you are subjected to more bad grammar than any reasonable person can stand.[/nq]
[nq:1]As opposed to what one is subjected to in New Zealand?[/nq]
Correct.
[nq:1]As opposed to what one is subjected to in New Zealand?[/nq]
Correct.
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