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People seem to be very rushed in their writings these days; I think that may be one of the biggest reasons we see so many spelling and grammatical errors. I also believe that Internet slang is a major contributor to the "dumbing down" of our writing.
There are many spelling mistakes people make that can be attributed to typing too quickly, usually too rushed to proofread. Some mistakes, however, are just plain annoying and seem to be a sign of laziness or indifference on behalf of the writer.
I cringe every time I hear someone talk about someone that they "friended" on the Internet. Usually I politely ask, "don't you mean that you 'befriended' them?"
Incidentally, has anyone else noticed that the forum software will not allow you to indent the start of a paragraph?
I have a question-when you write "quotes" shouldn't your punctuation be inside the "quote?" I see it this way "." and this "way". I also see this (.) shouldn't it be ()?
I was taught long ago in secretarial school to use the style wherein quotes within a sentence, as opposed to entire quoted sentences, went inside the punctuation if they were at the end of the sentence. I've been informed that this is now wrong unless one is British. It's been a difficult habit to break, especially because it is not logical. The punctuation is not part of the quote.
Alas, there are times when we must all learn to change.
I also understand that we are no longer to put two spaces at the end of a sentence. I will continue to resist that one.
An advertiser in the livestock section of our local newspaper want ads insists on offering for sale 'wiener' pigs. I'm pretty sure they mean 'weaner' as in just weaned from their mama--but maybe I'm missing something...
An advertiser in the livestock section of our local newspaper want ads insists on offering for sale 'wiener' pigs. I'm pretty sure they mean 'weaner' as in just weaned from their mama--but maybe I'm missing something...
I was taught long ago in secretarial school to use the style wherein quotes within a sentence, as opposed to entire quoted sentences, went inside the punctuation if they were at the end of the sentence. I've been informed that this is now wrong unless one is British. It's been a difficult habit to break, especially because it is not logical. The punctuation is not part of the quote.
Alas, there are times when we must all learn to change.
I also understand that we are no longer to put two spaces at the end of a sentence. I will continue to resist that one.
Ahh well now I'm confused again-I see it written both ways and I've always wondered...
On another forum here, someone wrote "real to real" tapedecks. Maybe they're to young to remember what those were.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
I actually have a reel to reel deck, had a couple of local teenagers look at it and they couldn't stop laughing. Back in the day, I would borrow albums from friends to make a 4 hour long party tape, which took 4 hours to make.
Now you can make one on an ipod in about 1 minute.
Ahhhh! "To young" instead of "too young"! I guess I was typing too fast...or maybe "2 fast."
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