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      Checking in two see if your steel injoying this thread.

      It makes me feel irritable every time I see that thread title about "steeling"...
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      I tend to ignore the posts of people who are native speakers of English and can't take the time to write properly. It's a courtesy to others to write clearly and to proofread. Besides, losing weight requires an attention to detail, so if you can't figure out or are indifferent to the difference between words like "lose" and "loose" your heart's probably not in it.

      One more thing: Don't expect people to read huge blocks of type. Create paragraphs with the "Enter" key.
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      That's "insignificent" and "intended".... unless you like looking illiterate. Yes, proper spelling is important!! Many people, if not most, will automatically discount things in writing if the spelling and punctuation are substandard. Don't believe me? Try submitting a job resume full of misspellings, see what happens.....
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      I can't stand seeing flagrant errors either, and I don't care for people who agressively defend their right to mangle English (or any other language) just because they don't think it's important... but this thread is clearly a joke and not a call to arms for the linguistically lazy. Lighten up!
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      Checking in two see if your steel injoying this thread.
      That's "insignificent" and "intended".... unless you like looking illiterate. Yes, proper spelling is important!!

      Why, yes. Yes, I am. Thank you!:flowerforyou:
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      I'm going to ring these people and complain:

      http://www.apostrophe.org.uk/

      :laugh:
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      Not sure if this'll work but <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IIAdHEwiAy8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

      Phoeey try this http://youtu.be/IIAdHEwiAy8
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      That's "insignificent" and "intended".... unless you like looking illiterate. Yes, proper spelling is important!! Many people, if not most, will automatically discount things in writing if the spelling and punctuation are substandard. Don't believe me? Try submitting a job resume full of misspellings, see what happens.....

      It was deliberately done, as a joke. Also, you misspelled "insignificant".
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      It was deliberately done, as a joke. Also, you misspelled "insignificant".

      Or was it... magnificently insignificant???
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      I can't stand seeing flagrant errors either, and I don't care for people who agressively defend their right to mangle English (or any other language) just because they don't think it's important... but this thread is clearly a joke and not a call to arms for the linguistically lazy. Lighten up!

      I like being aggressive.
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      I like being aggressive.

      Ahhh, f@#% me!
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      Ahhh, f@#% me!

      If you insist.
    • Posts: 2,835 Member
      I'm already in a bad mood, don't push my buttons!
    • Posts: 296 Member
      This thread full of funny. Always enjoy the grammar rows.
    • Posts: 83 Member
      I want to loose 20 pounds so my pants will be lose. Ok, that used to bother me I am writing it so I won't get more wrinkles when it is used incorrectly. I am chewing on my bridge. ****.
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      If you insist.

      Considering your screen name, you'll have to promise to be gentle :)
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      I defiantly agree with you're idea.
    • Posts: 34,415 Member
      That's "insignificent" and "intended".... unless you like looking illiterate. Yes, proper spelling is important!! Many people, if not most, will automatically discount things in writing if the spelling and punctuation are substandard. Don't believe me? Try submitting a job resume full of misspellings, see what happens.....

      *twitch*
    • Posts: 2,640 Member
      Nobody's got any more grammar pics/cartoons? The first several pages of this thread were really funny.
    • Posts: 11,788 Member
      "unsignificant" ??
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      That's "insignificent" and "intended".... unless you like looking illiterate. Yes, proper spelling is important!! Many people, if not most, will automatically discount things in writing if the spelling and punctuation are substandard. Don't believe me? Try submitting a job resume full of misspellings, see what happens.....

      That's "insignificent" and "intended".... unless you like appearing illiterate. You only need one space between sentences. Yes, proper spelling is important! Just one exclamation point, please. Many people, if not most, will automatically discount things in writing if the spelling and punctuation are substandard. Don't believe me? Try submitting a job resume full of misspellings. Run-on sentence See what happens.
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      Good grammar is sexy.
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      That's "insignificent" and "intended".... unless you like appearing illiterate. You only need one space between sentences. Yes, proper spelling is important! Just one exclamation point, please. Many people, if not most, will automatically discount things in writing if the spelling and punctuation are substandard. Don't believe me? Try submitting a job resume full of misspellings. Run-on sentence See what happens.

      I was always taught to put two spaces after a sentence.
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      I was always taught to put two spaces after a sentence.
      That was the case for about 10 years in the 1970s and 1980s and it had to do with typewirter font. It is no longer acceptable.
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      Thiss thred pises me of so bad.
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      and on that note i had to share...


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      Hahahahahaha. I'm done.
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      That was the case for about 10 years in the 1970s and 1980s and it had to do with typewirter font. It is no longer acceptable.

      Wait a second...

      ...no longer acceptable or no longer required...

      ...because I'm almost certain that it is entirely acceptable.

      Runs off to LMGTFM it myself...
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      Wait a second...

      ...no longer acceptable or no longer required...

      ...because I'm almost certain that it is entirely acceptable.

      Runs off to LMGTFM it myself...
      Nope. No longer acceptable.
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      Nope. No longer acceptable.

      Okay, I'm back.

      I feel like I just learned a beloved pet of mine had died. I had no idea the double-space had fallen so far out of favor.

      That said, I disagree with your conclusion that it is no longer "acceptable" as the MLA seems very clear:
      "As a practical matter, however, there is nothing wrong with using two spaces after concluding punctuation marks unless an instructor or editor requests that you do otherwise."

      I had stopped using the double-space after a colon years ago in what I thought was defiance against ridiculously outdated rules, completely oblivious that what I thought was rebellion was actually compliance.

      *sigh*

      I'm going to need a moment here.
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