Learn to Spell

by **Blitzkreig** on Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:39 pm

I find that many a conquer club player cannot spell worth jack squat (i.e. Elite Core). I know most of you don't care but it bugs the hell out of me because I think it's more out of laziness than stupidity.

by **CockAsian** on Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:50 pm

Hey and don't forget about dugcarr1, who claims that everyone's a retard even though he can't spell himself

AHEM (My Signature) look down

by **Mykel** on Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:46 pm

I dont realy care about others spelling, as long as the point get across without having to think that hard. I know that my spelling is not the best, and never will be so why should i be critical of others?

by **Mjolnirs** on Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:55 pm

First, it is internet wide. You see it on just about any message board and in e-mails. I consider it laziness attributed to spellcheck. If there isn't spell check on a site most people just type and go. Whereas I keep a dictionary on my desk.

(not that I don't slip up sometimes)

by **supermarcol** on Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:16 pm

I think there are distinctions: there are the genuine spelling mistakes (the kind I do all the time), the abreviation to save time (like using numbers instead of letters), and the people who write weird to look cool (like alterning caps). Genuine spelling mistake don't really bother me, cause I do a lot, and I understand people who do to. Also, english isn't the first language of many people on this site. Abreviations to save time is sometimes irritating, but most of the time its ok. And as for people who write weird to look cool, they are the one I find most annoying.

by **areyouincahoots** on Thu Apr 06, 2006 5:39 pm

supermarcol wrote:I think there are distinctions: there are the genuine spelling mistakes (the kind I do all the time), the abreviation to save time (like using numbers instead of letters), and the people who write weird to look cool (like alterning caps). Genuine spelling mistake don't really bother me, cause I do a lot, and I understand people who do to. Also, english isn't the first language of many people on this site. Abreviations to save time is sometimes irritating, but most of the time its ok. And as for people who write weird to look cool, they are the one I find most annoying.

lol...as if to prove your point...you spelled abbreviation wrong...just ironic

by **VanCleef** on Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:08 am

.... if nothing else your post gave us a hint who gave you the inspiration for a nick :roll:

by **thegrimsleeper** on Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:28 am

Just to be obnoxious...

supermarcol wrote:I think there are distinctions: there are the genuine spelling mistakes (the kind I do all the time), the abbreviations to save time (like using numbers instead of letters), and the people who write weird to look cool (like alternating caps). Genuine spelling mistakes don't really bother me, because I do it a lot, and I understand people who do too. Also, English isn't the first language of many people on this site. Abbreviations to save time is sometimes irritating, but most of the time it's ok. And as for people who write weird to look cool, they are the ones I find most annoying.

I wanted to correct the sentence structure as well, but I'm just too tired now.

Marcol, did your ingrish teacher hate you in school or what?!

by **supermarcol** on Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:39 am

Gotta go easy on the french guys :wink:

. I've only started being "good" at english 2 years ago. I have no problem understanding it most of the time, but writing is an altogether different deal

. And as for s' mistakes, I do that in french too so bleh

. Schools are bad at teaching languages, unless you really want to learn it. And 14 years old kids usually can't be bothered.

P.S. Yeah I'm sure there's a million mistakes once again

by **Nobunaga** on Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:48 am

... Foreign players have every excuse (non native speakers of English, I mean to say).

... Native speakers have no excuse, but who needs excuses? This is the forum for a game site. The poor spelling I see all over the place gives me cause for concern with regard to the education system back home, but it doesn't bother me beyond that.

... Private schooling may be the answer . . . :roll:

by **Haydena** on Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:44 am

I'm a native English speaker and I ALWAYS check through my posts before I posts them just to make sure there are no mistakes... :roll:

I agree with Nobunaga, non native speakers should be given a chance, I'd be damned if I was going to go into a french or any other foreign forum and make as little mistakes as these guys

by **battletroop27** on Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:58 pm

i'm ok with it except for when people use l33+ (leet) speak. we probably all know how to spell correctly, but people just spell wrong maybe to save time. who knows? h3y 700|< 1'm u5!n9 733+ 5p3@|<!
that is leet speak for "hey look i'm using leet speak!"

by **thegrimsleeper** on Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:46 pm

d00d j00 h4v N0 1d34 |-|0\/\/3 p47|-|371|< j00 15 47 5934|<1N6 t3h 1337. p3r|-|4p5 1f j00 w45 t3h 1337 h4x0r d3n 17 15 50/\/\3+|-|1n6 j00 <0u1d d0 8u7 1n ph4<+ j00=t3h nub54c3.

by **philbert** on Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:57 pm

Poor spelling annoys me too, but I'd have to say my biggest pet peeve is the misuse of the word literally. Even on the news you'll hear the anchor say,"It's literally raining cats and dogs out there." I wouldn't want to clean that up. And the sportscaster,"He was literally throwing fire last night." What are his hands made of? Asbestos?

by **areyouincahoots** on Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:58 pm

thegrimsleeper wrote:d00d j00 h4v N0 1d34 |-|0\/\/3 p47|-|371|< j00 15 47 5934|<1N6 t3h 1337. p3r|-|4p5 1f j00 w45 t3h 1337 h4x0r d3n 17 15 50/\/\3+|-|1n6 j00 <0u1d d0 8u7 1n ph4<+ j00=t3h nub54c3.

**raises eyebrows** tsk,tsk,tsk...and i liked you so much...too bad you had to go and spoil it...

by **Phate** on Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:33 pm

I think that people being too fastidious over other's spelling/grammar is more annoying.

For example someone writes: "Your right" and some pompous git comes along and just posts: "*You're*" or something along those lines. . .

by **areyouincahoots** on Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:49 pm

the worst mistake in the world, in my opinion, is saying irregardless...
hello!!! try it as regardless...and if you want to contradict yourself, add the ir-

by **Blitzkreig** on Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:50 pm

well...
Irregardless it's annoying

by **areyouincahoots** on Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:55 pm

**shakes head and sighs**

by **Phate** on Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:02 pm

Looks like irregardless is winning

by **Blitzkreig** on Sat Apr 22, 2006 3:22 am

It was a joke

by **Mjolnirs** on Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:28 pm

Phate wrote:I think that people being too fastidious over other's spelling/grammar is more annoying.

For example someone writes: "Your right" and some pompous git comes along and just posts: "*You're*" or something along those lines. . .

I wouldn't do that. If the reply was directed at me I would ask "my right what?" or if at someone else "his right what?"

by **mattywuh** on Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:24 pm

Mjolnirs wrote:
Phate wrote:I think that people being too fastidious over other's spelling/grammar is more annoying.

For example someone writes: "Your right" and some pompous git comes along and just posts: "*You're*" or something along those lines. . .

I wouldn't do that. If the reply was directed at me I would ask "my right what?" or if at someone else "his right what?"

I'm sorry to ask Mjolnirs - but just so that you can make it clear to everyone - what wouldn't you do?

by **areyouincahoots** on Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:29 pm

i think he said that he wouldn't correct anyone like that...

by **parno4u** on Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:25 pm

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