Posts by robin9395

Original Post by soupcanx:

My mom doesn't know English and neither did a majority of the adults who assisted in raising me so even though I took school seriously I still sounded dumb when I wrote stuff becuase of that. Foreign grammar differs so much from English. Keep that in mind, you don't know the person on the other side of the screen. I have been mocked in person and online due to my grammar mistakes and mispelling. I also can't pronounce things correctly sometimes. So think before you call out people on such things (not saying you would call out a specific person but lot's of people might be discouraged by this topic and feel less welcomed becuase they don't want to seem stupid and unwanted).

And yeah, I probably made many mistakes in my above paragraph so I apoligize for pissing people off accidently.

Frankly, soupcanx, I think you expressed yourself very well, and any misspellings could be averted by using the Spell Check feature.

As far as being offended, there have been many inane or vulgar posts and responses, particularly in The Lounge, that have offended me, so I pretty much avoid The Lounge.  I just think people who can't express themselves without becoming vulgar are pathetic, and it definitely wouldn't discourage me and cause me to leave the website.

Again, in my opinion, you did a great job, much better than I lot of what I've read in some of the forums.

I agree wholeheartedly, Susiecue.  I also have a feeling most errors are NOT being made by those for whom English is a second language, though I agree some are.  And, I do have to disagree with those who think it's not important to use proper grammar and spelling on the Internet.  Why would someone want to sound any less intelligent here than he/she would elsewhere?

For those who are bored with this subject, perhaps do what I do for topics that do not interest me.  Ignore the post and responses and move on to another forum subject. 

Name:  Robin9395
Age:  63
Height:  5'5"
Start Weight in September 1, 2009:  238 (Started at 307 in 2004)
Goal Weight (by September 30):  232

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Samantha, your entire response says it all for me, especially the last sentence!  Very well put. 

I never have, either, Raerae.  LOL I guess his response just struck me wrong.  HOWEVER, I kind of regret doing it.  I don't usually answer sarcasm with sarcasm.  Just creates animosity, and I HATE confrontations.

Please accept my apology for my response, ResOkkw.  I should have just let it drop.

Original Post by pilgrimdude:

No matter how careful we are, most of us make those types of errors.  Yes, almost all of us do make them assuming that we post very much.  Also, a lot of us before we post either are too lazy to use the "Spell Check," or forget to.

Some people might suggest that when posting in forums like this one, it is not significant that they make a few errors in usage, spelling, mechanics, etc.

And many studies have shown that despite what students are taught in school about proper use of formal language writing conventions, the most dominant influences on students are  their home environment and peers.  It makes little difference how many times a student is taught proper language mechanics if when he/she goes home, siblings and parents follow very few of those conventions, or if their friends butcher the language.

These are some common words I have often noticed misused from time to time (and I misuse some of these occasionally, too):

• their--they're--there
• to--too
• than--then
• affect--effect
• lead--led
• you're--your
• it's--its

I totally agree with you, Pilgrimdude, that everyone (INCLUDING me ) makes the occasional error.  No one is perfect.  I guess I'm talking about the posts and responses that have numerous or repetitive errors.  Don't ask me why it bugs me so much, because I'd be hard pressed to explain it.  Thank you for your polite response.  I'll  take it to heart and TRY to overlook these things.

I'm still chuckling over your last sentence, Kay.  You're absolutely right that it looks unprofessional!!  You don't have to be a college graduate to use good grammar or to spell correctly.  Just no excuse for it.  Another one is people who say don't instead of doesn't.  Where do they learn these things????

No, raerae, I don't think it's excessively bitchy.  I agree with you.  One of my pet peeves is when someone starts a sentence with "So." Such bad grammar.  It also annoys me when someone types "i" instead of "I."    I often wonder what people are being taught in school.  It's not just teenagers, either.  Adults  in their 30s and 40s are just as guilty.  I'm sorry, but bad grammar, misspellings and lack of proper capitalization annoy the heck out of me. 

Rarely am I unable to find the food I'm looking for in the CC data base.  I just looked up chicken legs and there were numerous entries; same thing with thighs, breasts, etc.  I'm a little confused as to why you're unable to find the foods you're looking for.  Maybe I'm just not understanding your question.

They're at the bottom of your screen under USER AGREEMENT.