Try responding in Shakespearean prose and see what comes back. 
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March 23, 2011 12:56 p.m. Rob_Mopar HalfDork
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March 23, 2011 1:19 p.m. pstrbrc New Reader
carguy123 wrote:
What's worse is the internal mind thread going on behind the post. What would it be like to be inside his head?
Ah, the death of America begins with a generation unable to think clearly enough to care about whether their communication conveys meaning. I used to be responsible for hiring and firing. Spelling, grammar, and penmanship (now that's a foreign concept!) were my initial litmus tests. But now that would just mean that I wouldn't hire anybody under 40. (sigh) Write him back and explain that you do not have a clue what he was trying to convey, and ask him to respond in an articulate fashion. Go ahead and use big words like that. Then wait for the response that, in similarly inarticulate and incoherent fashion, will attempt to explain that he (or she) is a victim of our culture, and that you are a racist/elitist for expecting anything else. (deeper sigh)
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March 23, 2011 2:00 p.m. 1988RedT2 Dork
pstrbrc wrote:
carguy123 wrote:
What's worse is the internal mind thread going on behind the post. What would it be like to be inside his head?
Ah, the death of America begins with a generation unable to think clearly enough to care about whether their communication conveys meaning. I used to be responsible for hiring and firing. Spelling, grammar, and penmanship (now that's a foreign concept!) were my initial litmus tests. But now that would just mean that I wouldn't hire anybody under 40. (sigh) Write him back and explain that you do not have a clue what he was trying to convey, and ask him to respond in an articulate fashion. Go ahead and use big words like that. Then wait for the response that, in similarly inarticulate and incoherent fashion, will attempt to explain that he (or she) is a victim of our culture, and that you are a racist/elitist for expecting anything else. (deeper sigh)
Egad! I could have written that! Who are you and how are you able to read my thoughts?
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March 23, 2011 3:09 p.m. Appleseed SuperDork
Sounds fine to me-ha-ha!
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March 23, 2011 3:40 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork
ransom wrote:
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:
it was a drifter, trying to type with a PBR in one hand and a cig in the other...
Benefit of the doubt sometimes helps. Sometimes it's quite a reach.
That link is wonderful
The Alot is an imaginary creature that I made up to help me deal with my compulsive need to correct other people's grammar. It kind of looks like a cross between a bear, a yak and a pug, and it has provided hours of entertainment for me in a situation where I'd normally be left feeling angry and disillusioned with the world.
For example, when I read the sentence "I care about this alot," this is what I imagine:
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March 23, 2011 4:14 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
Rob_Mopar wrote:
Try responding in Shakespearean prose and see what comes back.
now we have a winner...
if I ever sell anything on Craig's List.. I will have to write it up in iambic pentameter
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March 23, 2011 7:06 p.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
in reply to pretty much everyone who has posted in this thread:
you berkeleyers make me LOL
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March 23, 2011 7:07 p.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
flountown wrote:
Just tell him "no hablo retard"
fixed
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March 23, 2011 7:44 p.m. Will HalfDork
stan wrote:
A pet peave of mine -I have many. You just have to wonder if people are too lazy, stupid or just don't care. (I have MY opinion...).
My pet peeve is when people complain about spelling and then misspell "peeve."
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March 23, 2011 9:06 p.m. gamby SuperDork
Will wrote:
stan wrote:
A pet peave of mine -I have many. You just have to wonder if people are too lazy, stupid or just don't care. (I have MY opinion...).
My pet peeve is when people complain about spelling and then misspell "peeve."
BLAH!!!1! You beat me to it!!!!
<--Grammar Nazi
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March 23, 2011 9:21 p.m. DustoffDave Reader
u gyes rly need to liten up i meen thu gy is prolly doin the best the hee can srsly tho wen all thu peepel just txt massage thees days and onlee yous wurds that r too leters long wut can u rlly espect frum them i meen jus axe them to speek to u and it prolly woodint sownd much diffront...
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March 23, 2011 9:37 p.m. MitchellC Dork
The best part about the prevalence of poor communication is that it gives those who put in two seconds of effort a bit of a leg up. Whoa, this guy used punctuation! He must be serious.
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March 23, 2011 9:49 p.m. pstrbrc New Reader
1988RedT2 wrote:
Egad! I could have written that! Who are you and how are you able to read my thoughts?
Just a new guy who hopes, nay, aspires to your post total (1164, as of this instant) in as quick a time as you. That, and I'm psychic. Or, at least, I watch The Mentalist.
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March 23, 2011 9:58 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork
As bad as I suck at spelling and grammar that was pretty bad. I make an effort for you guys and still screw it up regularly. Be glad for spell check and I promise to never post from my phone. The punctuation you will just have to deal with.
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March 23, 2011 10:02 p.m. dyintorace SuperDork
MitchellC wrote:
The best part about the prevalence of poor communication is that it gives those who put in two seconds of effort a bit of a leg up. Whoa, this guy used punctuation! He must be serious.
Written, quite nicely, by a young guy, at least compared to the typical GRM crowd!
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March 23, 2011 10:14 p.m. Zomby woof SuperDork
Toyman01 wrote:
As bad as I suck at spelling and grammar that was pretty bad.
As was that.
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March 24, 2011 7:23 a.m. stan SuperDork
Will wrote:
stan wrote:
A pet peave of mine -I have many. You just have to wonder if people are too lazy, stupid or just don't care. (I have MY opinion...).
My pet peeve is when people complain about spelling and then misspell "peeve."
You have a very small "peave".
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March 24, 2011 7:47 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
Did someone say Perave?
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March 24, 2011 8:12 a.m. z31maniac SuperDork
I have a Journalism degree and work as a writer.
I had to learn to ignore the troglodytes and philistines long ago, lest my head explode from the ignorance.
Although I always find it funny when the "grammar Nazi's" make a mistake whilst trying to point out someone elses mistake.
I just don't understand why people of my generation and younger (I'm 29) think its cool to be uneducated.
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March 24, 2011 8:26 a.m. John Brown SuperDork
pstrbrc wrote:
1988RedT2 wrote:
Egad! I could have written that! Who are you and how are you able to read my thoughts?
Just a new guy who hopes, nay, aspires to your post total (1164, as of this instant) in as quick a time as you. That, and I'm psychic. Or, at least, I watch The Mentalist.
Or there is a possibility you are a mental psychilist.
I think I made a new word there, maybe not such a great idea after reading this thread.
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March 24, 2011 5:11 p.m. Will HalfDork
z31maniac wrote:
I have a Journalism degree and work as a writer.
I had to learn to ignore the troglodytes and philistines long ago, lest my head explode from the ignorance.
Although I always find it funny when the "grammar Nazi's" make a mistake whilst trying to point out someone elses mistake.
I just don't understand why people of my generation and younger (I'm 29) think its cool to be uneducated.
You mean like the apostrophe you put in "Nazi's"? Apostrophes indicate possession or contraction, not plurality.
Edit to add: you should transfer that apostrophe in "elses."
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March 24, 2011 5:15 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
z31maniac wrote:
I just don't understand why people of my generation and younger (I'm 29) think its cool to be uneducated.
I wish I knew.. I work in theatre, I am a stage electrician and it took me many years to get here. Yet, people I work with and myself noted the other day.. I am one of the Youngest Stage Electricians around at 40. There are simply not many "kids" who want to go through all the trouble to learn what I know.. they would rather do the more menial tasks and get paid the same.
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March 24, 2011 5:52 p.m. Chebbie_SB HalfDork
914Driver wrote:
Did someone say Perave?
Look at that biotch leaning into it ! tapping the outrigger wheel to the tarmac !
