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Killer Joe

14 years ago

Not everybody here is from Pittsburgh.

A lot of folks are not even from English speaking countries.

And some of us are even rednecks...

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Tina Golden 14 years ago

Perhaps Mrs. Wombat had descendants?

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- s.chas 14 years ago
  
  Looks like you didn't take the time to carefully prepare your post either.
  
  Just sayin...
  
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  Raydal 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by s.chas
  
  Looks like you didn't take the time to carefully prepare your post either.
  
  Just sayin...
  
  I think he was using satire ... at least I hope so.
  
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ArnelRicafranca 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Killer Joe

And some of us are even rednecks...

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That is funny.
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Emersion

14 years ago

Originally Posted by mr2020

Check your spellin and make sure that you are soundin a wee bit intelligence.

Sound intelligence? Don't you want to sound intelligent?!

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RebeccaL

14 years ago

Google toolbar has a little icon with a green tick and an "ABC" - that's the spell check button. Why people can't take a second to click that before posting makes me really wonder....

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Profit-smart

14 years ago

As another member pointed out, a vast majority of this websites traffic is from non-english speaking countries.

@ folks still railing on these guys, How many languages can you speak? Fluently enough to converse?

If its more than 1, then by all means; continue to bash.

On another note, I hate the poor grammar so common now days to; Ie: "So wat R u up 2?".

So I ignore it. Theirs a difference in that and simply not being an exceptional speaker of another language.

You have to remember this is a public forum, not a schoolhouse or university. As long as a person can clearly and concisely convey the meaning of what their trying to say, what point does dissecting it have? I mean, You dont have to read it, hit the back button if you dont like it.

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thunderbird 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Profit-smart

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On another note, I to hate poor grammar.

That's horrible. What did she do to you?
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- Dennis Gaskill 14 years ago
  
  On another note, I to hate poor grammar.
  
  Originally Posted by thunderbird
  
  That's horrible. What did she do to you?
  
  Now that's funny!
  
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thunderbird

14 years ago

Wlc 2 the txt msg era.

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binjai15

14 years ago

Pardon the mispells dude, not everyone here got the same access to good English education at school.

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alextsui

14 years ago

Originally Posted by BIG Mike

Tolerance brother...and consider ourselves lucky as hell that the dominant language online seems to be English. Just imagine if it were Greek?

Forums are about sharing and discussing ideas. As long as someone is able to communicate what they're thinking well enough to get their point across, we should leave it at that - the real value stems from their thoughts, not their use of English.

Well put, Big Mike. Internet marketing is an amazing way to earn income by anyone throughout the world, even if one is not perfectly conversant with the intricacies of the English language.

I'm from Malaysia. I use 2 Chinese dialects and 3 major languages (including English) in the course of daily activities. Not to boast but just to show that people in other countries usually have to deal with more than one language.

English is not my native language yet most of the time I can easily spot obvious mistakes such as using "your" instead of "you're" among native English speakers. However, I don't really mind as long as I can understand what the speaker is trying to say. It's all about communication.

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Paul Myers

14 years ago

Mike,

As long as someone is able to communicate what they're thinking well enough to get their point across, we should leave it at that

Exactly.

We get a fair number of people here who literally can't write well enough in English to make themselves understood - at all. They get deleted. I hate doing that, but it's necessary. They're receiving no benefit from the time they spend here, and the confusion takes away from everyone else and creates a wrong impression of the place.

For the rest... Spot on. If you get their point, leave the grammar-copping out. Even if you CAN communicate clearly in multiple languages. And even if the poster's primary language is English.

There are exceptions, of course. If someone starts grammar-copping, they're fair game for it themselves. The fun part is that the grammar cops always make mistakes that can be turned around on them.

Also, if you claim to be a professional writer and mangle your syntax so badly that the panda shoots the waiter, you deserve correction.

As an aside: American school systems use a poorly-conceived and ineffective (phonetic) method for teaching spelling. It is so bad that a large percentage of students will inevitably fail to learn anything beyond the basics. This does NOT mean those people are stupid.

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Paul Myers 14 years ago

Alex,

English is not my native language yet most of the time I can easily spot obvious mistakes such as using "your" instead of "you're" among native English speakers.

Those mistakes by people for whom English is the primary language are made by people who were taught to spell by sounding out words, rather than by visual means.

While those mistakes can be distracting for visual spellers, they don't mean much at all. Most of the people to whom I've explained the source of the problem get over the irritation with it quickly. The ones who don't... Well, wombats abound.

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CDarklock 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

the panda shoots the waiter

I see what you did there.

Eats shoots and leaves.
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- alextsui 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by CDarklock
  
  I see what you did there.
  
  Eats shoots and leaves.
  
  Ha Ha! Thanks for explaining the joke. I didn't get it at first.
  
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- Paul Myers 14 years ago
  
  Caliban,
  
  I see what you did there.
  
  It's an inside joke for writers.
  
  Eats shoots and leaves.
  
  Which means something very different than, "Eats, shoots and leaves."
  
  That simple example sums up syntax. As a rule, I've found that better-trained thinkers are much more disturbed by improper use of commas than by other punctuation errors or mistakes in spelling. They're looking at the construction of the idea, rather than the presentation.
  
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  CDarklock 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  It's an inside joke for writers.
  
  It's a very well-known book on grammar. I have it... in a box... somewhere...
  
  Which means something very different than, "Eats, shoots and leaves."
  
  Which in turn is far less acceptable to me than "Eats, shoots, and leaves."
  
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  Kevin Riley 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by CDarklock
  
  It's a very well-known book on grammar. I have it... in a box... somewhere...
  
  Which in turn is far less acceptable to me than "Eats, shoots, and leaves."
  
  Good on! Someone else who was brought up on Manhattan Style Sheets. I detest, and refuse to write, something like "Eats, shoots and leaves". That second comma IS required IMO. But then, Myers is a redneck.
  
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seasoned

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

There are exceptions, of course. If someone starts grammar-copping, they're fair game for it themselves. The fun part is that the grammar cops always make mistakes that can be turned around on them.

Also, if you claim to be a professional writer and mangle your syntax so badly that the panda shoots the waiter, you deserve correction.

As an aside: American school systems use a poorly-conceived and ineffective (phonetic) method for teaching spelling. It is so bad that a large percentage of students will inevitably fail to learn anything beyond the basics. This does NOT mean those people are stupid.

Paul

Well put. Some things aren't so clear anyway. As for the idea of teaching, germany apparently talked a bit about simplifying some things, and I think some in the US did also, but they gave up. The most telling bit was that they were ill conceived and tried relatively recently.

Still, on the flip side, the average french person is apparently a "grammar cop". I can understand that given how language has changed so much. How many people got arested and said "I didn't do nothing!"! LOGICALLY, and according to English rules, that means they did something. Maybe some confessed figuring they could later recant.

And YEAH, I would have trouble sounding out greek at the moment, let alone understanding most of the words. I won't even TRY chinese.

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ozduc 14 years ago

Originally Posted by BIG Mike

Tolerance brother...and consider ourselves lucky as hell that the dominant language online seems to be English. Just imagine if it were Greek?

When I look at HTML and PHP code, it all looks Greek to me
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Paleochora 14 years ago

Originally Posted by BIG Mike

Tolerance brother...and consider ourselves lucky as hell that the dominant language online seems to be English. Just imagine if it were Greek?

Δεν εχο προβλιμα με ελλενικα καθολου.

(Which, I am sure you all knew, translates as 'I do not have a problem with Greek at all')

I think, for the benefit of some of the above posters, the errors in spelling and grammar in Mr2020's original post was something close to irony.
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Aj Wilson

14 years ago

Originally Posted by BIG Mike

Tolerance brother...and consider ourselves lucky as hell that the dominant language online seems to be English. Just imagine if it were Greek?

Forums are about sharing and discussing ideas. As long as someone is able to communicate what they're thinking well enough to get their point across, we should leave it at that - the real value stems from their thoughts, not their use of English.

Big Mike has spoken...

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Barry Unruh 14 years ago

I find this entire discussion very interesting.

What is one of the biggest topics discussed on this forum? OUTSOURCING!

Just because someone cannot spell, or have proper grammar is ZERO barrier to making money on the internet.

If they understand the principles, and can manage a team who does the writing, submissions, backlinking, and other routine tasks, they could be highly successful.

They might even be great presenters in videos, but have horrible writing skills, and can motivate people to buy in other ways.

Who is going to succeed? The person who works hard, manages well, and takes massive action with bad English skills; or the person who has great English skills, and their only action is to post questions on the forum? I have a feeling the one taking action is going to have a big bank account, the other one is going to have a big dream list.

It is easier to read well structured sentences, and properly spelled words. I just doubt it is a very good guide to how valuable the person's contribution to the forum and to life.

Back in my early days of working, I had a boss who was a horrific speller, who had almost no grammar skills, but he could communicate verbally in an almost magical way, he was a great motivator and manager. His skills were in high demand in the industry. His English skills never improved, but his new personal secretary at his new position at another company had excellent skills. The point...Any shortcoming can be overcome, if the person is motivated, and leverages their existing skills, and fills in the gaps with assistance.
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tweetzon

14 years ago

gonna agree with Alex , just like my country english is not the first language. Just like how the american spell favorite and the british spell it favourite and so on lol.

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sodette1

14 years ago

To me...

A good thought presented well enough to read and benefit from, is much better than a worthless comment spelled correctly with proper grammar, that just wastes my time.

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Obilex

14 years ago

.....lolwut?

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WD Mino

14 years ago

wut is the prolem here? peeple speak what they know and try hard to take part in the comunitee

Seriously though. I have seen a few posts like this in the past month and....well... who are you to put a restriction on a person who can or cannot speak/write English properly. Have some grace for people the flip side to your rant is -don't read them
I would much rather have someone post a question for help and try and explain the best way they can, then have someone else post about stupid people. Aside from the fact your own post is grammatically incorrect that is complete irony and downright funny.

Let people be man don't read their post if it bothers you but they have just as much right to post as they do to breathe, they are after all human beings

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Kevin Riley

14 years ago

Originally Posted by emaildeliverypro

Writing wrong English doesn't break policies of this forum

I am fine as long as moderators are

I don't believe it's policy the OP was referring to, but the fact that anyone who doesn't state their case in correct English is not going to be taken as seriously. I'm afraid that, as tolerant as I try to be, poorly written posts (in any language) tend to subconsciously lower my image of the writer's intelligence.

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Big Al

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Kevin Riley

I don't believe it's policy the OP was referring to, but the fact that anyone who doesn't state their case in correct English is not going to be taken as seriously. I'm afraid that, as tolerant as I try to be, poorly written posts (in any language) tend to subconsciously lower my image of the writer's intelligence.

Yep ... and I believe that part of this is because members of the forum appreciate the value of copywriting. Even short posts are a way to practise how to put your words together and your thoughts across.

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Kevin Riley

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Big Al

Yep ... and I believe that part of this is because members of the forum appreciate the value of copywriting. Even short posts are a way to practise how to put your words together and your thoughts across.

Good point Al. I hope more Warriors use this as a guide. It never hurts to polish your language - as a marketer it is vital.

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Killer Joe 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Kevin Riley

It never hurts to polish your language -

Is certainly different than "It never hurts to Polish your language".

Which appearently would tick off the OP.

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MichaelHiles

14 years ago

A wealthy friend of mine, probably liquid in the $80 million range, can't spell or use English grammar to save his life. His emails read like they were written by a 4 year old.

So the point being... it's not a barrier to success.

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Todd S

14 years ago

Arocdnicg to rsceearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pcale. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit pobelrm. Tihs is buseace the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

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sodette1

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Todd S

Arocdnicg to rsceearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pcale. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit pobelrm. Tihs is buseace the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Dang, I was looking for that last night... illustrates the point, uhm, "fluently."

I do agree with Kevin R. though, now that I think about it.

If you are a copywriter or article writer especially, you might really want to brush up on your spelling and grammar before posting because it does reflect on your ability to deliver results.

When I write copy for clients I often forget to do the spell checker and it's funny... no matter how great the copy is, they'll focus on the poor spelling and grammar.

In fact, here's a little secret for you - for some of my students and clients that need to feel better about themselves, I even leave a few words and phrases incorrect just so they can "catch me" - I've found it makes them happy to contribute and gives them a sense of adding value to the project.

Of course, you have to be very careful not to do this for the wrong client or to get carried away. Refer back to point #1 above...

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Paul Myers 14 years ago

That second comma IS required IMO.

Mrs Wombat would have insisted on it, just as she would have required a period after the "Mrs" at the beginning of this sentence. Later teachers, with more current (at the time) training, declared it optional. I have never noticed either debatable practice impairing the message's clarity. Therefore, I don't care.

May I suggest a re-reading of the document available from The Wombat Report - Marketing Lessons from Unlikely Places, gentlemen?

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- JohnMcCabe 14 years ago
  
  This thread has just put a finger on one of the big reasons I've never liked interview transcripts.
  
  Most of them are done verbatim, poor grammar and all. In addition, the transcriber seldom gets the commas in the right places, so gleaning the real information from the text becomes hard work.
  
  I sometimes irritate my wife when I read the newspaper and start grousing about incompetent editors and proofreaders. At the small town level, at least, the word processor and spell checker are doing their part to stamp out literacy.
  
  I will admit to occasional flare-ups from an old wombat bite, but I do try to cut forum posters a lot more slack on tiny errors as long as I can understand what they are trying to say.
  
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trevor75

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Todd S

Arocdnicg to rsceearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pcale. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit pobelrm. Tihs is buseace the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

LoL!!! That is absolutely brilliant, and so true, I actually understood every word you were saying. I agree with what everybody else has been saying. Be more tolerant, we all make mistakes in our spelling, its just human. Don't be so angry. Life is waaaaaaaaay too short.

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Poglia

14 years ago

English is not my native language, but I agree. I hate when people don't even know the difference between "then" and "than", "your" and "you're", "their", "there", "they're", and so on. Most of them are native English speakers too.

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14 years ago

Originally Posted by Poglia

English is not my native language, but I agree. I hate when people don't even know the difference between "then" and "than", "your" and "you're", "their", "there", "they're", and so on. Most of them are native English speakers too.

Don't be too sure about that last part!

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14 years ago

Originally Posted by Razer Rage

In my experience, the people who use chatspeak and ZERO capitalization and punctuation are lazy native-English speakers.

It's very easy to spot a non-native English speaker. They have plenty of grammar and (some) spelling errors. But unlike their lazy, native-English speaking counterparts, they're actually making an effort to type correctly.

I have yet to meet a non-native English speaker who used chatspeak excessively.

That's one reason why I hate chatspeak so much. There's simply no excuse for it (except in the rare case of a non-native English speaker). Is it really so hard to take about half a second to type two extra letters so you can form a whole word?

Just goes to show that today's generation doesn't really care about looking intelligent...assuming teenagers EVER cared about looking intelligent.

But that is my point. Some want to deal with "leet", or use some terms that are not really english but part of a culture that may have simply started in an english speaking country. HECK, I guess you can call all the Jewish people that speak Yiddish native german speakers. It makes as much sense.

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Originally Posted by Razer Rage

In my experience, the people who use chatspeak and ZERO capitalization and punctuation are lazy native-English speakers.

It's very easy to spot a non-native English speaker. They have plenty of grammar and (some) spelling errors. But unlike their lazy, native-English speaking counterparts, they're actually making an effort to type correctly.

I have yet to meet a non-native English speaker who used chatspeak excessively.

That's one reason why I hate chatspeak so much. There's simply no excuse for it (except in the rare case of a non-native English speaker). Is it really so hard to take about half a second to type two extra letters so you can form a whole word?

Just goes to show that today's generation doesn't really care about looking intelligent...assuming teenagers EVER cared about looking intelligent.

Teenagers and others of chatspeak gen ARE just as foreign as non-native English speakers in my book. They speak a language all their own.

Actually, I rarely read their posts and rarely respond to them. Their posts don't interest me because they are so unreadable. I also don't read the ones that don't use paragraphs and everything is just run on text. Too much bother for me to read if it's too much bother for them to present in a cleaner, more readable way.

Isn't that the best way to deal with posts that irritate you in some way? Simply ignore them.

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DogScout

14 years ago

I am still trying to figure out why when the thread title appears to be an invitation to 'stupid people', I click it.

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Paleochora

14 years ago

Originally Posted by DogScout

I am still trying to figure out why when the thread title appears to be an invitation to 'stupid people', I click it.

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hahahaha Me too! Classic!!

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J5isAlive

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Paleochora

hahahaha Me too! Classic!!

Lol I clicked on it to see how in depth the rant would be and it wasn't so then I just cruise through all the comments of people getting offended to the rant maybe comment and then leave........

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Paleochora

14 years ago

Originally Posted by J5isAlive

Lol I clicked on it to see how in depth the rant would be and it wasn't so then I just cruise through all the comments of people getting offended to the rant maybe comment and then leave........

Thats your excuse.......

Dammit...I clicked again!

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Charann Miller 14 years ago

Originally Posted by DogScout

I am still trying to figure out why when the thread title appears to be an invitation to 'stupid people', I click it.

Twice

That was funny.

Think of it as the equivalent of the red button clearly marked "DO NOT PUSH" and out of curiosity, you push it anyway.
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Originally Posted by mr2020

It amazes me, what people post here sometimes.

Look, if you can't bother spelling at least "sum uf ur wurds correctly", or "figgure out what you are trying to ask here", then DON'T POST.

It amazes me that people think they have a right to tell people to NOT post. Did Allen sell this forum to you?

I didn't think so.

This is an international community and not everyone is a native English speaker and writer, and some that are, aren't that good at it, but they are free to post anyway and you are free to not read it if it offends you.

Originally Posted by mr2020

Check your spellin and make sure that you are soundin a wee bit intelligence.

This is the pot calling the kettle black. It is SPELLING and SOUNDING and INTELLIGENT. Two misspelled words and one incorrect use of grammar in one sentence and you are calling other people stupid?

http://www.personalitymarketing.co.u...mbatReport.pdf

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Craig Zimbrowski 14 years ago

Hey Mate,
Just be on the place of the guys who are trying to get help, and are still learning a new language...thats a challenge..is not simple as it seems, tolerance and respect are important to have good human relations.
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Thaddaeus T. Hogg

14 years ago

I shore nuff agree with yew Mr twenty twenty! Some folk be a talkin as if they never gots outta thut thar secund grade. Iffin yew aint educated thru thut thar fifth, yew shudnt even be a postin here... I dun had me a fifth this mornin so Im well qualified... a fifth a 'shine... elixr of the gods!

Whut in tarnation is a wombat? We aint gots nuthin like thut round the Holler!

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Paul Myers 14 years ago

Whut in tarnation is a wombat? We aint gots nuthin like thut round the Holler!

Wah shore yew dew, Thaddaeus! I'ss kahnda lahk a big ol' woodchuck, on'y kewter.
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1life1fire

14 years ago

LMAO Hillbilly! What the hell is a "wombat" .. !?!?? LOL I luv it!!

What's even more interesting is, posts in forums with horrible grammar, run-on sentences with no punctuation and spelling errors ...

And in their signature is the link to their blog ... if someone has horrible grammar and spelling errors here... I hope they prepare their blogs better!

I know I don't have 100% grammar in my posts, and maybe mr2020 is even talking to me and I just don't even know it! I don't have the google bar spell checker... (by the way, I failed "hoked on fonics" ... LOL)

Dan

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JohnMcCabe 14 years ago

Dan, Paul Myers posted the link to his famous (infamous?) report up above, but here it is again if you missed it:

The Wombat Report - Marketing Lessons from Unlikely Places

Well worth the read...
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- butters 14 years ago
  
  Well anyway, this thread is kinda pointless so a riddle for you all!!! If you get it right you get a fake E chocolate chip cookie!!!
  
  So, What can travel around the world and always sits in the corner? Nice and simple one for you all and I guarantee at least one person will Google this.
  
  To the OP, I tried my best to make sure all spelling and grammar was correct if not, shame...
  
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  Paul Myers 14 years ago
  
  What can travel around the world and always sits in the corner?
  
  Hint: I keep mine in my wallet.
  
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  Killer Joe 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  Hint: I keep mine in my wallet.
  
  How do you get a condom to sit in the corner?
  
  Inquiring minds want to know...:rolleyes:
  
  KJ
  
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  mywebwork 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by butters
  
  What can travel around the world and always sits in the corner?.
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  Hint: I keep mine in my wallet.
  
  Originally Posted by Killer Joe
  
  How do you get a condom to sit in the corner?
  
  A condom is an odd place to put a stamp - and I sure wouldn't want to get one in the mail!
  
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  Paul Myers 14 years ago
  
  KJ,
  
  How do you get a condom to sit in the corner?
  
  Umm... That's easy, I suppose. I generally keep those in my left jacket pocket, though, when they're not in use. And in the nightstand.
  
  Don't YOU keep your stamps in your wallet?
  
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  Elmer Hurlstone 14 years ago
  
  My first language is the Southern dialectical variety of American English. As I was born in Alabama and raised in semi-rural Florida it was natural to me. Although I must say I was a major disappointment to my British parents.
  
  With a great deal of work I learned to speak standard American English. You know, like the guy on the six o'clock news?
  
  I've been unable to master a foreign language. I admire and envy anyone
  with a facility for languages. Years ago I took a year and a half of Spanish. Too bad it didn't take.
  
  More important to me than spelling and absolutely correct grammar is the
  physical formatting of a post-assuming it's well thought out and coherently presented.
  
  Please, please, please place a space between sentences and break your text into paragraphs.
  
  If it hurts me to read it, I ain't gonna. And I suspect I'm not alone.
  
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  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  Hint: I keep mine in my wallet.
  
  A prophylactic?
  
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  seasoned 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Elmer Hurlstone
  
  A prophylactic?
  
  Does EVERYONE figure it is a condom? A condom may only travel with the person. NO WONDER why we have an over population problem.
  
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scrofford

14 years ago

Huked on fonicks wurked fer me!

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MyLinkClub

14 years ago

I've never understood grammar police on forums... I think it's mostly about the content versus the typing.

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Richnana

14 years ago

I am amazed that you would write a post like that. it sounds like the rantings of an "ugly american. Why do we presume to think that our language is superior to other languages. This is the Internet, not an English classroom. Most nation require that their students learn to speak more than their native language. Our students can barely speak their own language.

Some of the big dogs in Internet Marketing have obvious mistakes in their million dollar sales letters. I recently had to speak with the person who sponsors my product that he needed to clean up the mispelled words on the web page. We can figure out what our fellow warriors need if we take the time to have a little tolerance.

They are struggling with this Internet thingy. Then they also have to cope with a language that makes little sense in terms of usage and spelling because our language is a ******* language - It is a combination of a little of everything.- Just like our country. Remember we are a melting pot.

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GuerrillaIM

14 years ago

Who made u da boss?

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JohnMcCabe 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Razer Rage

Just goes to show that today's generation doesn't really care about looking intelligent...assuming teenagers EVER cared about looking intelligent.

I can't speak for today's generation, but as I recall from my own high school days, looking intelligent could actually be detrimental.

Ask any smart kid who went through school labeled as a nerd, geek, spaz, brainiac, etc., etc.

Or watch any of the teen comedy movies. The kids with the brains are always portrayed as outsiders, losers and freaks.

At that age, physical attractiveness and athletic prowess are far more important (if you want to get you some) than intelligence. And with hormone levels higher than IQ's, gettin' some is an obsession.

Chatspeak and textspeak may indeed be a foreign language, just like Gregg shorthand was for the steno pool of days gone by. I'm not even sure using it in places where it has no advantages is laziness. I'd say more like habit.
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thunderbird

14 years ago

It is kind of strange how intelligence is portrayed in movies, especially considering that successful screenwriters are usually highly intelligent. However, it boils down to what would appeal to the target audience, and it could be that decision makers in the film industry may not have the highest estimation of the masses. Surprise, surprise. If you think about it, the insult is not really aimed at "nerds" and "geeks" but towards the audience.

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jweby

14 years ago

This is the new world of the texting era. As long as the words and the thought are there, it should be fine.

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valen42

14 years ago

Would possibly help to have spell-checker functionality on the quick reply message area. If it's there...I can't find it.

What is a wombat?

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Thaddaeus T. Hogg

14 years ago

I generally keep those in my left jacket pocket, though, when they're not in use.

Whew weee! I shore am beholden yew added thut thar last part Mr. Myers! Yew dadgum shore be more'n a man than I am iffin it wud reach thut fer!

What is a wombat?

Valen42, Mr. Myers dun splained thut to me... yew see, it is sorta like a woodchuk, only bein kewter!

I can't speak for today's generation, but as I recall from my own high school days, looking intelligent could actually be detrimental.

I be a knowin right whar yew be a comin from John... I been a havin thut thar problem all my dadburn life!

Chatspeak and textspeak may indeed be a foreign language, just like Gregg shorthand was for the steno pool of days gone by. I'm not even sure using it in places where it has no advantages is laziness. I'd say more like habit.

I ain't gots one itty bitty clue whut yew is sayin thar but it shore dew sound rite purty!

My first language is the Southern dialectical variety of American English.

Mr. Hurlstone, did yew ust tew be a librarian at one time in yore life? Yew keep speakin like thut thar an they'll plumb be a kickin yew outta the Holler!

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