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• • Why did you quit your last MMORPG(s)?

  • The last MMORPG that I quit was Age of Conan.  Do I really have to answer "why?"

  • Posted: 8/17/08 2:48 PM
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• • I know I'm going to get flamed, but I cannot take it anymore:

  • Thanks to everyone who tried to hijack this topic by making it about:

    1.  perfect grammar

    2.  perfect spelling

    3.  proper use of apostrophes

    4.  leetspeak

    5.  whether I am a grammarian, elitist, or otherwise flexing my linguistic acumen

    6.  WoW

    However, I was only complaining about stupidity.     I couldn't care less whether people use perfect grammar,  spell correctly or properly use apostrophes, commas, semi-colons, etc.   The issue I was trying to address is the fact that it appears many people do not know that there is a difference between they're, their and there or other assorted homonyms, and it is pissing off those of us who do.   To me, it is a form of intellectual laziness; and, for those who adhere to that form of laziness, good luck finding a job in the real world.  I used to hire for a company and the gross linguistic mistakes found in job applications was a neverending source of humor.

  • Posted: 8/03/08 3:41 PM
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• • I know I'm going to get flamed, but I cannot take it anymore:

  • and the lesson continues:

     

    IV  It's "would have" not "would of".  What the heck does "would of" mean anyway?

     

    But, as my detractors have asserted, it is permissible to use lazy language in anonymous forum posts.   Why is that?   When did it become the societal norm to decide that using correct English is just too much of an effort? (I am not speaking of people who speak English as a 2nd or 3rd language.)   I point the finger of blame at word processing spell checkers.  With their advent it no longer mattered if you could type or spell correctly, so people tended not to put much effort in learning how to do it.

  • Posted: 8/02/08 8:21 PM
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• • I know I'm going to get flamed, but I cannot take it anymore:

  • Part III:  its v. it's

    its = belonging to "it"

    it's= contraction for "it is"

     

    And, for those of you who think this is not such a big deal ... I'd love to see your first 50-100 rejected job applications.

  • Posted: 8/02/08 6:57 PM
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• • I know I'm going to get flamed, but I cannot take it anymore:

  • I.   Your  vs  you're

    your = belonging to you

    you're= contraction for "you are" ( and is different from "your")

    These words are not interchangeable.

    II.  There vs they're vs their

    There = a different place from the one you currently occupy

    They're= contraction for "they are"

    Their= belonging to them

    These words are not interchangeable.

     

    I despise illiteracy or intellectual laziness.  Get it right before your high school English teachers slap your parents.   It takes less than one minute to proofread (you internet generation dancing monkeys might have to look that one up) a post.  I'm not talking about typos here ... I'm talking about selecting the correct word in the first place.  And, please, do not give me that "you know what I mean" crap.  You can point to your mouth and rub your stomach and I know you are hungry ...  But it's still not English.

  • Posted: 8/02/08 6:19 PM
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