Grammar and vocabulary on the internet

Now, it's understandable that people, including me, often make mistakes in our grammar and vocabulary while chatting on the internet.

However, I've ran into folks (in other forums, mind you) who brag about typing in ways that are hard to understand, and when challenged about this, proclaim, "If I type correctly, then I can't make fun of a grammar Nazi like you!"

I take pride in the fact that I at least attempt to type as well as I can on the internet.

Now for the actual topic, odd and probably meaningless as it may be.
What do you think about the way you type?
And how about your opinion on other people on how they type?

I know I make mistakes, and I honestly could care less, but I try to spell everything correctly and crap just so I can do better when I'm actually writing stuff. As for everyone else, as long as I can understand what they're typing, I don't really mind how they type. i mene dey can tip lik dis if dey want, but in my eyes I can read that and I don't really mind, I used to be like that when I was younger and thats how I typed because in my opinion it was much faster, eventually when they mature they'll learn a more proper way.

Those that can't type decently without going 1337 are probably ( stereotyping!! yay ) big fat losers that aren't doing good in life and needed to be unique.

I like reading something readable. Lito typos are fine for me..and I kind of like those...messed up words sometime. Like Little = Lito... You = u ( saved me hours of fun )

Actually being a fat loser myself and knowing a few fat losers online they don't use 1337 speak. Only people I've ever seen use 1337 are asians. Call me racist if you want but that's what I've seen.

Such things can have a huge effect on the impression of a statement.

For example, to use a common example.

A sentence without punctuation.
"A women without her man is nothing".

On way of punctuating a sentence.
"A women, with her man, is nothing".

Another way of punctuating a sentence.
"A women: without her, man is nothing"

Each statement has a different meaning.

i like my typing, when im pissed i usually become a grammar nazi, when im feeling queezy/regular i just type out randomly, and when im happy for some reason, now for example, i dont really care about capitalization and spacing between sentences.

serious cockness.

There's a bunch of grammar mistakes/typos in my posts. And half the time they get quoted and keep reminding me that I made a mistake ._. and then I see it again and again and again just sitting there.. like a cockroach... and I want squish it soo bad.. and .. wow I went off topic there.

Lesson of the day:

Stop quoting me! >___>;;;

I type as normal as I can. I know I make mistakes here and there, but I doubt somebody would suicide over it.

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Originally Posted by Cingal

Such things can have a huge effect on the impression of a statement.

For example, to use a common example.

A sentence without punctuation.
"A women without her man is nothing".

On way of punctuating a sentence.
"A women, with her man, is nothing".

Another way of punctuating a sentence.
"A women: without her, man is nothing"

Each statement has a different meaning.

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Hehe none of those are grammatically correct
I think you meant to write "A woman"

I notice one thing about my typing. I overuse commas. One more thing is that I sometimes type a word misspelled, "seperately", for instance. I know it's spelled the wrong way, but I still do it every time.

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Originally Posted by Jae

Hehe none of those are grammatically correct
I think you meant to write "A woman"

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I copied and pasted...

Reading is important... Children...

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Originally Posted by Greed

There's a bunch of grammar mistakes/typos in my posts. And half the time they get quoted and keep reminding me that I made a mistake ._. and then I see it again and again and again just sitting there.. like a cockroack... and I want squish it soo bad.. and .. wow I went off topic there.

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/cmd run win.exe

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Originally Posted by Serix

/cmd run win.exe

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Lies! Lies! Lies! D:

Go back and reread it! >.<

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Originally Posted by Cingal

I copied and pasted...

Reading is important... Children...

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I don't see it written anywhere on this thread

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Originally Posted by Greed

Lies! Lies! Lies! D:

Go bck and reread it! >.<

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stop editing your posts >.> your typos are going to be quoted by me from now on, the coffee will go against you once again.

FOR SPARTA

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Originally Posted by Jae

I don't see it written anywhere on this thread

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I was implying that you should read before you copy things.

Actually that, I should read before I copy things.

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Originally Posted by Serix

stop editing your posts >.> your typos are going to be quoted by me from now on, the coffee will go against you once again.

FOR SPARTA

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NOoooo1!!!11

I swear I didn't screw that up ._. At least I don't remember.. Curse my attention span of a squirrel D:

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Originally Posted by Greed

Know what's scary?

Most of us can already read stuff like that and translate it without much trouble.

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Dictionary says the correct term in this situation for the sentence to be grammatically crisp and correct is a lot.

when im feeling normal i type normally... and i am liable to make a bunch of mistakes

i never use proper grammar like capitalizing or commas or whatever because i cant be bothered

oh yeah also apostrophes... i dont use them either in forum posts. i basically type slightly better than i do when im on IM. on average though id say my grammar is ok and doesnt piss anyone off.

i love it though in arguments (on the webbernets) when people go into raging defence mode and start using perfect grammar... its so deliciously lol-worthy... its like they think their opinion counts for more if they type perfectly, or that people will take them more seriously.

ive seen ronin make a ton of relevant arguments and decent posts in debate threads and his grammar often sukz ballz (no offence ronin you were just the first example to come to mind)

one thing i will say though.... i HATE it when people use LOOSE instead of LOSE

i also hate this: "this game is much better then that game" ARGH

also another popular one is "i could care less" now i know this is subject to regional variations but come on people... look at it carefully and logically. it should be "i COULDNT care less"

yeah, those three things there are quite popular mistakes on these boards but also on the internet in general so i just ignore them since im sure i do alot of things which annoy other people equally.

so yeah, this isnt school so you dont gotta type real perfect like. but also this isnt IM so at least take some time to type out most of your words and at least try to check that your post makes sense. which most peop do anyway, so ive no need to complain:D yaaaaaah

I don't judge on grammar or spelling, just how many smileys you use in one paragraph.

Because of this topic, itself, has probably influenced many of us Onrpg-ers to type properly. Knowing myself (and others), I usually type as best as I can; of course referring to real life grammatical punctuation rules. Ahh, this topic, so funny.

By the way, Cingal, you spelled "Woman" wrong.

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Originally Posted by Serix

is a lot of.

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Fixed it for you.

If I'm in a game or a chartroom then I don't pay attention to my grammar, but if I'm on a forum or something like that I do.

And just for the record, you can download spell check. =3

I don't type that well. Mainly because I almost never proofread and if I did, I would find a lot of mistakes. It doesn't really matter to be though. As long as I can read something without having to squint like the sun's in my eye; I won't complain about typing on the internet.

Internet grammar and vocabulary is a whole different world compared to the grammar and vocabulary you use in your English class. Let's keep it that way. It's a lot more unique don't you think?

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Originally Posted by Slade

guyz i dun know whut ur problminz r liek its betta tlkin liek dis coz it maeks me fil hectick nd shit.

I know exactly how you feel, why do you think I despise Singlish so much? It's grammar genocide.

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stfu la nub, anyhow sae ppl one sia.

-_- .
Singlish is irritating.
Them & their Singlish Land ._. .

I dunno.
I'm Olaph's grammar ***** apparently >_> .

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Originally Posted by woshiibreak

stfu la nub, anyhow sae ppl one sia.

-_- .
Singlish is irritating.
Them & their Singlish Land ._. .

I dunno.
I'm Olaph's grammar ***** apparently >_> .

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I thought it was that other girl.

The Asian one with pink text.

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Originally Posted by Serix

Dictionary says the correct term in this situation for the sentence to be grammatically crisp and correct is a lot.

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Originally Posted by woshiibreak

stfu la nub, anyhow sae ppl one sia.

-_- .
Singlish is irritating.
Them & their Singlish Land ._. .

I dunno.
I'm Olaph's grammar ***** apparently >_> .

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Are you really? If so, then I s'pose you're going to make him fail in school, again.

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Originally Posted by Lina

Now, it's understandable that people, including me, often make mistakes in our grammar and vocabulary while chatting on the internet.

However, I've ran into folks (in other forums, mind you) who brag about typing in ways that are hard to understand, and when challenged about this, proclaim, "If I type correctly, then I can't make fun of a grammar Nazi like you!"

I take pride in the fact that I at least attempt to type as well as I can on the internet.

Now for the actual topic, odd and probably meaningless as it may be.
What do you think about the way you type?
And how about your opinion on other people on how they type?

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I L13k th3 w4y I 7yp3, I7 m4k3s m3 sp3c14L.

On a more serious note, I could not care less how people like to type so long as it's semi understandable. That's if they even want me to understand it in the first place.

I hate people that feel they must correct every little mistake with a "FIXED IT FOR YOU", maybe I dont want it fixed you morons. I like it wrong. Go suck a pole.

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Originally Posted by Z0MBiE

I L13k th3 w4y I 7yp3, I7 m4k3s m3 sp3c14L.

On a more serious note, I could not care less how people like to type so long as it's semi understandable. That's if they even want me to understand it in the first place.

I hate people that feel they must correct every little mistake with a "FIXED IT FOR YOU", maybe I dont want it fixed you morons. I like it wrong. Go suck a pole.

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That means you don't like me? :( I only "fixed it" to finish Serix's sentence....sort of. I think (in my terms) Serix was trying to say "a lot of." That would be more logical, no?

Fine, fine. I'll go suck on that pole.

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Originally Posted by Rendascus

That means you don't like me? :( I only "fixed it" to finish Serix's sentence....sort of. I think (in my terms) Serix was trying to say "a lot of." That would be more logical, no?

Fine, fine. I'll go suck on that pole.

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To be honest I didnt even read past the first post, but whatever..

@Lina : I do proof read, there should minimal (or none) errors on my part I suppose.

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Originally Posted by Rendascus

That means you don't like me? :( I only "fixed it" to finish Serix's sentence....sort of. I think (in my terms) Serix was trying to say "a lot of." That would be more logical, no?

Fine, fine. I'll go suck on that pole.

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the of would be extra in case you wanted to add flow and aesthetic value to the sentence, but in terms of grammar the sentence was correctly phrased.

but really guys, need we banter about grammar? the only thing we should be pissed off about is the indecent use of smileys, and people like DoomsDayDevice are the incarnation of everything i hate on the internet

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Originally Posted by Danuve

I have only had my grammar attacked on a Gay video gamer forum and I'm being serious.


They always nitpick at every little thing.

>:(

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There are places like that? o_o;

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Originally Posted by Greed

And a video? I always wanted to know what JesterJ looked like.

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If I had a webcam I would. Right now all I have is a microphone. So you'll have to jerk it to my voice.

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Originally Posted by TheJESTERJ

You guys suck. I'm going to start including voice clips of me telling my jokes, instead of typing them out.

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hey that's a good idea!

I've never heard of a joke on a video before. I'll be sure to check it out.

Well, perhaps in the event that the opinion was popular, I could manage to type in the manner of a "stuck up snob"; however, I find it quite ridiculus to type in a fashion where the general population has trouble comprehending the message you are stating. On the contrary, if an individual types with overall lackluster and as if a respect for themselves has been loss then I have no choice but to not respect him and hound that individual on every grammatical error that could have easily been prevented by studying closer in English.
(I could type more snobby, but I don't want you guys to have to break out the dictionary to read a post.)
Yeah that's normally how I type my papers, very (more) extensive vocabulary, because I know my teachers can understand it and even if they don't understand it they have the means to find out what a word means either by interpretation or a dictionary.

Everyone is going to make mistakes. But, what I don't understand is WHY...when Firefox HAS A BUILT IN SPELL CHECKER...people still don't even try to type correctly.

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Originally Posted by Mr. First Name Basis

Well, perhaps in the event that the opinion was popular, I could manage to type in the manner of a "stuck up snob"; however, I find it quite ridiculus to type in a fashion where the general population has trouble comprehending the message you are stating. On the contrary, if an individual types with overall lackluster and as if a respect for themselves has been loss then I have no choice but to not respect him and hound that individual on every grammatical error that could have easily been prevented by studying closer in English.
(I could type more snobby, but I don't want you guys to have to break out the dictionary to read a post.)
Yeah that's normally how I type my papers, very (more) extensive vocabulary, because I know my teachers can understand it and even if they don't understand it they have the means to find out what a word means either by interpretation or a dictionary.

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lol theres a bunch of spelling errors and grammatical errors in the snobby part.


i think everyone has two modes of typing anyways, just like how you have different ways of speaking depending on who you are with. its not snobby, its just formal and informal.

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Originally Posted by Danuve

Oh no I am a grammar Nazi.

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That made no sense, you fail if you are a grammar Nazi.

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Originally Posted by Raiyne

Only Singaporeans or people who have lived in Singapore for quite some time can speak Singlish well, you could say its part of our culture, although its popularity really only rose in the middle of the 90s.

I usually try to type with proper spelling and grammar. My Firefox's spellcheck function is always turned on as well. :D

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Uh, you mean you can turn it off ? O_o
-has lived in Singapore for almost half my life-

in singlish, mus use at least 3 diff langauges/dialects one !
dey oso whole day onli noe how cor ppl nub one onli sia.
KNS LA !
[/singlish]

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Originally Posted by Oisterboy

Everyone is going to make mistakes. But, what I don't understand is WHY...when Firefox HAS A BUILT IN SPELL CHECKER...people still don't even try to type correctly.

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Originally Posted by Leviarel

They use IE. XDXD

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And IE fails.
And therefore, they too, fail.