I thenk my iQ is drooping from to much stupid here as of lately...

For fear of being ridiculed, I agree 100%. Proof reading is your friend!

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the www is ruining r lifes 4eva

There's no stopping it, just find other things to do. The inmates are running the asylum now.

Although I agree 100% about the terrible writing that abounds, I'm just as concerned about the content. When threads non-sarcastically debate whether Tate Forcier is better than Jesus, or simply IS Jesus, I begin to wonder whether the occasional bits of helpful, informative content are worth the search anymore.

I, for the most part excuse it in others and always for myself.
Commas have always been a bit of a mystery for me, never quite sure I am using them correctly.
I can usually help my 7th grade daughter in any class she is struggling with, except English, I then tell her she is on her own.

I almost replied to this saying you were an idiot. Then I realized your sarcasm. I need a goddamn coffee this morning.

Seriously, why are you complaining about grammar and spelling on the internet? All people who misspell are complete retards with no girlfriends? You seem to think you're better than most of us, and sadly you're mistaken. Get off your high horse, stop taking peoples comments on this site so seriously, or go start your own Michigan sports site for people who are concerned with grammar. You wont get many visitors, but then you can feel like you're the smartest person alive.

P.s. If this post was an attempt at sarcasm then my sarcasm meter didn't go off, and for that I apologize.

psssss...

if you're going to make a post about grammar, you should know that 'to' != 'too'

I agree.

I don't mind people who can't spell. It just bothers me when people can't put coherent sentences together...and they often get pissed because we misinterpret their incoherent ramblings.

and Brian replied that he was working on implementing something for the Fall that might approximate an administrator function, which would act as a filter of some sort. Not sure how that type of thing works exactly, but it may help.

Must we be so critical on a Friday? Instead of venting to us about it; man up, and have some fun tonight.

(EDIT: After noticing the title, I "thenk" this has to be sarcasm)

Finally! A post that isn't a stupid waste of my time! Feels good.

grammer police thread makes it better? You should of just stayed away wear you were instead of bringing this crap hear and wasting are time.

I have a tendency to be more tolerant of my fellow UM fans. As long as something is readable and I can understand what the poster is saying, I am fine with whatever format they choose. If this was a formal writing class, then stiff, formal writing would be required. Most people, though, don't really enjoy reading or writing anything if it is too formal. Consequently, style becomes a factor.

Most people here write informally while trying to stick to most of the rules of style, but there are times when even the most grammatical of posters use grammar that would be considered improper by a writing professor. I think that many of these are acceptable in today's landscape.

The internet is evolving how we write and how we process information; sometimes evolution is "good" and sometimes it is painful. Some may even argue that a lot of the evolution caused by the internet is actually devolution.

At any rate, the internet has shortened the attention span of most users. In addition, the first "internet generation" is now used to having information in ten-second "bites" at their fingertips. "Acceptable" online grammar has now been "expanded" to include internet abbreviations, sentence fragments, and even posts devoid of capital letters or punctuation. Also, I see a lot of vernacular and slang.

I don't really mind most of this, but some of it is painful and difficult to read. Those are the posts I usually don't finish. The most painful "format" for me to read is the absence of "white space." If a post contains only one "paragraph" but is fifty lines long, I usually don't even bother to read it. I know that I will just get frustrated somewhere down the line, so I don't put myself in that position.

Anyway, grammar that is either "bad" or "evolved," depending on your point of view, is here to stay. I usually don't bother to read the things that I consider to have fallen off of the Bell Curve, but I don't think I should flame anyone for writing something that I don't prefer to read.

It is human nature to respond in a positive manner to nurturing feedback and to respond in a negative manner to flaming. This begs an obvious question: if you really want to change someone's grammar, why on earth would you flame them for it? All that accomplishes is making them angry, which more often than not involves more flaming (with even more abuses of grammar) as a response.

In other forums, I have found that a gentle reminder sent offlist works a lot better than calling someone's intellect into question onlist.

Your mileage may vary.

I think some of the crit is mis-placed. It isn't just that spelling and grammar are problematic. It is whether or not the post is readable. When words or concepts get too arcane, I quit. When sentences get too long, I get lost. As an example, some of gsimmons analysis is great, as are the UFR postings from Brian. But honestly, some of it is over my head. I don't fully get the 3 - 4 or 4 - 3 or 5 - 2 defense. Intelligent, legible, understandable posts for the fan are greatly appreciated.

as does the entire board. thats why i was against bringing MGoBoard back in the first place. And its why i disagree with VarsityBlue's board. Boards create idiot breeding grounds.

zero Alanis lyrics.

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