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Marc1901

Peace out.
Apr 26, 2009
6,106
The Championship.
Have you ever considered opening your heart to Jesus?

Are you a jehovah witness by any chance and have a t-shirt like this?

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Jul 12, 2003
753
Oxfordshire
I do agree with you though, NSC has become very poor lately with new people joining who cannot spell for shit.

Bloody JCLs... ruining it for the rest of us...


Seriously, though, I do agree with the OP. Poor grammar really does annoy me (and poor spelling!)
 




Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
53,195
Goldstone
Gullywog: "Now I must be careful not to make any mistakes here, but is it just me or have the people of this country no care nor intelligence to use the correct grammar any more?
:lol:
The OP's post was correct. It is acceptable to say 'anymore', and to use 'nor' would imply that the people of this country have neither the care nor intelligence (that is, they are missing both), whereas the OP's post implies they are missing either care or intelligence, but not necessarily both.
 






seagullondon

New member
Mar 15, 2011
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OzMike

Well-known member
Oct 2, 2006
13,282
Perth Australia
Bad spelling and grammer is an infection which is set in when the new age teaching said that it doesn't matter if you spell it wrong.
The rot sets in and people don't know that they are wrong as they have never been taught to do it right.
It's like respect, good manners and honesty; if it is not taught how will people know what it is.
 




jackzayum

New member
May 25, 2011
7
I think that people having poor grammar lack research or exploration of resources. I guess they're too lazy to do that.
 


Bakero

Languidly clinical
Oct 9, 2010
14,903
Almería
I know many 7 year old Vietnamese kids (my students) whose English grammar is far better than many posters on here. I occasionally have to re-read posts several times before I can discern what they mean.

If foreign children can understand it, why can't English adults? I think the English education system is to blame; grammar is not taught effectively.
 






Sussex Nomad

Well-known member
Aug 26, 2010
18,185
EP
Couldn't care less about people's grammar, I think it's picky, elitist and pedantic to pick up on the smallest mistakes. So long as I understand the context, that's fine by me.
 


British Bulldog

The great escape
Feb 6, 2006
10,974
Couldn't care less about people's grammar, I think it's picky, elitist and pedantic to pick up on the smallest mistakes. So long as I understand the context, that's fine by me.

I agree with this, There's far more important things in life to worry about than people's grammar.
 


Chris45

Member
Jul 29, 2010
131
Quite agree with both of the above, those who cant decipher poor spelling obviously struggle with problem solving, and possibly have a fairly low IQ themselves.
 


Stat Brother

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
73,888
West west west Sussex
What's your name, Mark Kermode?
 






The Large One

Who's Next?
Jul 7, 2003
52,343
97.2FM
Clearly communicating a thought, idea or concept is the whole point of written English, especially on a debating forum like this one. Grammar, punctuation and spelling serve a purpose, so to dismiss out of hand someone who wishes to see it used correctly only encourages ignorance, which commonly leads to misunderstanding.

So yes, in the context of this thread, it is important.

How important it is compared to other things in the world is another issue entirely.
 


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