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Topic: Do you put effort into the way you write?
JERMANICUS Joined Sat 01/28/12 Posts: 597	Mon 03/19/12 01:42 PM
i reAllY don't care

2KidsMom Joined Tue 09/30/08 Posts: 58206	Mon 03/19/12 01:46 PM
It is not at the top of my priority list,as long as I get my point across.

wux Joined Wed 07/29/09 Posts: 7426	Mon 03/19/12 02:03 PM
I don't really conduct business here, or at least try not to. billion dollar deals have been made right here on mingle... i did 3 myself last week... That's a lot of light meat to ship in from the Ukraine, but hey.

wux Joined Wed 07/29/09 Posts: 7426	Mon 03/19/12 02:08 PM Edited by wux on Mon 03/19/12 02:18 PM
This is why the Church only allows male clergy. No ffing woman would make any good Messiah, with that kind of an attitude, lady. They wouldn't even look at my Messiah application. You also seem to be having an image problem. U need to be made (or made up) better done-put in His image. F'rinstance, you got just the right amount of hair, but it's all concentrated in one spot. Diversify, diversify.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Mon 03/19/12 02:37 PM
Since we communicate via writing here, do you put much effort into the way you write? Do you try to make sure you write well enough for people to understand what you're saying? Do you think proper grammar is important? Do you try to spell correctly whenever possible? This is not singling anyone out at all. I'm just curious as to how people feel about the way they and others write. Edited to add: I am talking about here in the forums. I try to make sure that my writing is as clear as possible. As we are operating in a wholly written medium here, I think it's important to try to do the best we can with our words, for the purpose of being understood. To that end, I'm something of a stickler for grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. Spelling is easy enough to deal with, if people use spell check!

LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Mon 03/19/12 02:40 PM
Since we communicate via writing here, do you put much effort into the way you write? Do you try to make sure you write well enough for people to understand what you're saying? Do you think proper grammar is important? Do you try to spell correctly whenever possible? This is not singling anyone out at all. I'm just curious as to how people feel about the way they and others write. Edited to add: I am talking about here in the forums. I try to make sure that my writing is as clear as possible. As we are operating in a wholly written medium here, I think it's important to try to do the best we can with our words, for the purpose of being understood. To that end, I'm something of a stickler for grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. Spelling is easy enough to deal with, if people use spell check! It is, but I'm always amazed by the literacy levels of many of those who send me messages -- sometimes it's like trying to find survivors after an explosion in the Scrabble factory. And spell check has its limitations -- i.e., those who are "tired of dating a looser" and those who are "looking for someone to except me"....

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Mon 03/19/12 02:47 PM
Correct. Spell check will not catch the use of incorrect words. That's a different issue.

LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Mon 03/19/12 02:55 PM
Correct. Spell check will not catch the use of incorrect words. That's a different issue. It is, but it still plays into the overwhelming exhibition of illiteracy that seems to permeate the internet.

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Mon 03/19/12 02:57 PM
I also don't understand the lack of punctuation. Huge run on sentences are tough to follow.

LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Mon 03/19/12 03:00 PM
I also don't understand the lack of punctuation. Huge run on sentences are tough to follow. Yeah, those can be horrendous. Sometimes you'll see someone post an enormous block of text with no punctuation whatsoever. It hurts my eyes just to look at it. I never signed up to be a decoder....

singmesweet Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 26661	Mon 03/19/12 03:01 PM
I will read most messages, or posts, if I'm interested in what they're saying. But, if it's a large block of text, I generally pass because it's just hard to follow. And if it's just a long string of words with no punctuation, I'll pass as well.

lilott Joined Thu 10/12/06 Posts: 2295	Mon 03/19/12 03:06 PM
Correct. Spell check will not catch the use of incorrect words. That's a different issue. That's what they make dictionaries for.

lilott Joined Thu 10/12/06 Posts: 2295	Mon 03/19/12 03:11 PM
I try to write like a smart person cause I don't like that text abbreviations.

Ghostrider2u Joined Thu 05/17/07 Posts: 6953	Mon 03/19/12 03:51 PM
I seldom pay yna attenthion to thwe words that are comin outta my fingers..... and grammar.............fogetaboutit!!!!!! but I do make an effort to be politely funny!!!!

newarkjw Joined Sun 05/25/08 Posts: 17172	Mon 03/19/12 04:13 PM
I don't put much effort into it. I have always wondered how I came across with the written word. Hopefully my being a total smartazz comes across.....

MilfMissy Joined Wed 02/29/12 Posts: 122	Mon 03/19/12 04:14 PM
For a particular reason, i'm conscious about the way i write here. Yes, i try to make my write up as perfect as possible.

motowndowntown Joined Wed 11/19/08 Posts: 21824	Mon 03/19/12 04:15 PM
Effort? That would take all the fun out of it.

newarkjw Joined Sun 05/25/08 Posts: 17172	Mon 03/19/12 04:23 PM
Effort? That would take all the fun out of it. No chit. Especially after you've had a couple......

motowndowntown Joined Wed 11/19/08 Posts: 21824	Mon 03/19/12 04:31 PM
Effort? That would take all the fun out of it. No chit. Especially after you've had a couple......

krupa Joined Thu 07/03/08 Posts: 18651	Mon 03/19/12 05:18 PM
I kinda go both ways on this topic... My hand writing looks creepily like a segment I saw on hand writing on "Today" analysis by "professionals"...my type "Long sweeping strokes down and to the left" is apparently characteristic of most of America's mass murderers.....Apparently the pro's are idiots. Aside from that, I can't write in cursive script. I write better than I draw...and I don't suck too bad at drawing. But then again...a picture can be worth a thousand words. As far as internet chat, I dummy down. What purpose does it serve to be mentally superior here in any regard? I only alienate myself when I use obtuse, cryptic venacular....so, I figure, make em smile and laugh. Seems to work.