Am I the only one appalled by the grammar on this site? Look at the top 5 open questions tonight...?
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I'm not understanding what your photo has to do with your question.  \nYes, the spelling, grammar, phrasing are mostly terrible on this site. I've stopped answering questions which make no sense or are very badly spelled.\nIf people don't speak the language, they should say so. If I posted in a language I didn't speak well, I'd apologize in advance for any errors I might make.\nI am hoping eventually all the people who aren't serious and don't care will drop off this site. If it degenerates into a constant fest of "how can I loose waite" "Where can  find porn 4free" "do u think im hot" and "10 points for the first answer!!!!!!!!" I'll just stop coming here and answering questions.
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What is wrong with the following list? ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\n\nIt is a trick.... This question was on here yesterday.
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Laziness..spell-checker and the internet... Enough said....\nIt's a pet-peave of mine too.. I don't expect perfect grammar, but I at least want to be able to understand what one is saying to me...I'm not a perfectionist, but let's get real...Nobody takes you seriously if you can't tell the difference between to, two and too...Geez! DRIVES ME CRAZY!!
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I'm glad you and the 2 answerer's above me are in the same boat.  I find it quite appalling the butchery of basic English grammar, spelling, and syntax on YA.  This is stuff you learn in elementary school.  Many of the questions and answers need a CIA or NSA code breaker to figure out what the hell they're trying to say.
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I'm so sorry that you would be so aggrieved by the lack of sentential correctness, in others' contributions. There are several reasons why it should be so, namely (but not exhaustively): \n\n1. the contributor is foreign and is not writing in their native tongue\n2. they were improperly or incompletely taught\n3. they have difficulty typing\n4. they suffer from a malady (e.g. dyslexia)\n5. they have little regard for convention\n6. they are excited by the prospect of interacting with the outside world - and hurry too much, to post their efforts\n7. they are anxious to convey meaning, with scant concern for its delivery\n8. as a global medium, the internet has effected a change in the English language by exposing it to the influence of the world\n9. the use of a continually evolving jargon e.g. from LOL to LMAO to ROFLMAO or from <GRIN> to :)\n10. the use of regional/national idiosyncrasies e.g. "I'm p*ssed!", in American English, has different meaning; here in the UK.\n\nOne should also consider that what constitutes Standard English (and its associated spelling and syntax) also varies, from one instantiation to another, around the world. \n\nWere I, truly, cognisant of your frustration (and douleur thus engendered) I should not, perhaps, have sought occasion to write in such formal fashion. It has been, most certainly, a divertissement and I pray you also found it thus.
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Where did you get this? I can't believe that you - one with such poor grammar and spelling - could come up with (or even comprehend) a question like this.
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a language question... i'm not even sure this is a question. so ironic that a language question is so badly written.\n\nwhat's up with all the contractions? it's not like it takes eternity to type you, your, are, answer, please, one, ...\n\nyou can't even spell "leters" right. so much for a language "question" and i just noticed that it's in the category Education.
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Dear Friend:\n\nExplain what and stuff.  (First example)\n\nIn a world without grammar I would go nuts.  I have no respect for those who cannot use the language properly or communicate well.  I cannot abide constant misspelling of words that is not due to English as a second language.  I will not read anything that someone has butchered words such as "with" with "wit".  Its not cute, its not cool, it makes the person look absolutely stupid. \n\nI refuse to read anything that is not paragraphed at all.   I am not usually so harsh, but this is my pet peeve.  GBYou
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Dude, I've read your question like 6 times and am still confused. How about correcting the grammar and spelling, then forming cohesive sentences.
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I'm hoping it's because some users are not English speakers. But I must admit,I'm appalled. The spelling and grammar are so bad,many questions are incomprehensible. As for spell check. I've never used it.
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Please trade your enthusiasm for hunting for an enthusiasm for grammar.\nOh, and to answer your question, NO!
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It ain't so! :) lol******* You aren't alone!\n\nIt gives me a headache trying to figure out where one sentence ends and the next begins. UGH...Don't get me wrong...I misspell an occasional word here and there but we are talking about "minor mistakes".
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I agree whole-heartedly. This has been bugging me quite a bit. What bothers me even more is that people have such horrific spelling and grammar to begin with. I'm assuming that most of the people who post on this website are at least 13 or older. People of that age should be capable of expressing themselves clearly and intelligently.
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The people on here drive me nuts! The misspelled word that is bothering me the most today is becoz, it is harder to type it incorrectly than to spell it how it is supposed to be spelled. It is so annoying!!!!!
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Who thinks the guy asking this question needs some spelling/grammar help?
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Actually, the occasional 'u' does not bother me. It's when they use these contractions for *every single word* in a sentence. Now that is annoying. I dont even bother with those questions, i simply am not going to take my time to translate what you wrote, when it can be spent more effectively somewhere else. \n\nDoesn't it take more effort to construct a "sentence" like that, than just writing the whole thing out properly?\n\nI think that those people are just trying *too* hard to look, i dont know - cool to their friends? cool to eveyone else? to look like they're internet wizzes?
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was there a question somewhere in that mess????\n\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/spelling/