The Dumbing Down of America

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k, so like, why is it that ppl cant' spel? or use capitalization or punctuation or stuff like that n stuff. i get very tired of hearing about ppl who don't got none cuz they borrowd money to the teacher that learned them real good.

THEN they shout their barely communicable blather across every city and plane in Vana'diel. Double negatives can kiss my right arse cheek as can posts on this board that are almost unintelligible because it's one big grammatical, red-neck speak, run-on sentence nightmare that SCREAMS red pen.

I'm not purporting to be of higher intellectual functioning. Nor is spelling an indicator of intelligence, Einstien couldn't spell. As far as the boards go, all I'm asking is that people attempt to make their points in sentence form and <gasp> the occasional break for paragraph.

As far as any /chat mode..remember - you're only as intelligent as you sound. When you sound..well...stupid, you'll have to forgive my assumption you're 2 steps from being on the front seat of the retard wagon next to my buddy Earl ..you know Earl... The guy that owns every color Carhartt jacket, thinks Cabellas is a vacation spot and spends more quality time with his 3 dogs than his wife, Mytrle.

Please..don't be an Earl.

Make it stop.

Now.

Please.
 
I concur.
 
lol. I agree fully. Not knowing the difference between "your" and "you're" is pretty bad, and I see it all the time. Then again, it's not as bad as "u" "r" and people using "no" insted of "know"

Hypothetical:
Devi: THFs are good for damage and hate controll.
RandomReRe: I no that, wut else can u tell me

Not even a question mark....orz

A little saying applies to people who are too lazy to complete words and use proper writting techniques.....Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

And by the by....I have no problem with typos but....shouts like

"I need 2 get 2 holla, warp me, 500g 4 u" <----BAD!!!
 
Argue with Vang...

Albeit he's a dick, but at least his grammar is commendable. And He always has to have the last word so you could, if you play your cards right achieve a good hour or two of properly structured text.

As for me, Grammar and sentance structure are big things for me... But alas I can't spell for shit... Kinda wierd if you hear what I want to say, and read what I have to say because I have to avoid certain words due to the fact I can't spell them...
 
lol

I am a teacher and I hate when people use "you're" and "your" incorrectly but what what bugs me even more is "there", "their", and "they're". My students do not make these errors anymore because they simply drive me crazy. :evil: I simply do not tolerate them.

The funniest thing about this all is that I am a horrible typist, so in game I am the mt queen because I am constantly fixing my mis-spellings and grammatical errors because they bug me that much.

/em reads her entry fifty times before posting and is still worried she screwed up somewhere :wink:
 
I am the master of the realm of all things grammatical.

Translation: I'm a grammar nazi and I do not support the degradation of the English language, unlike the majority of America.

However, I've learned to accept that people are lazy and deal accordingly.
 
well, I think during a lively discussion in LS or PT chats some mistakes are ok. I mean it woul dtake a while if you had to keep correcting all your mistakes.
 
Mistakes don't bug me in normal chat..that's like..editing yourself at the bar when you're out with friends. It's the -- grammatical laziness there that irritates me. Damn Earl's everywherel, I swear.

Oh, and their, there and they're drive me NUTS. My ex is a cop, and he couldn't get those straight to save his life. Typos, in general, aren't that big of a deal here and there..it's the insane mistakes that are so incredibly annoying. I think it's a sad/angry thing for me (also working in education) to see how many people really can't write.

(also looks post over carefully so as not to be a hypocrite)
 
I blame reality TV and simplistic music for this.
America now has a nano-second attention span due to our media slowly turning us into drones. I mean, what else but a total dumb down could result from a nation of people hanging on whether or not a perky 22 yr old blonde from Fresno is going to eat the plate of Maggots, or the song on the radio with the performer stating how awesome he is, how many "bitches" hes got, and how much better he is then every one else, including you, the person listening.

Also, our schools dont help things either, I remember spelling something wrong on a test, and getting a red mark. Now they have this program called "reading to write" where kids are encouraged to spell wrong ! I pulled my kids from public school 2 yrs ago because of this. And nothing against immigrants, but my son failed a history test because he missed 3 questions, yet the little boy from El Salvador (speaks no english, not his fault, its our school systems fault) who sits next to him passed, and didnt even take the test ! they had him color a picture of Benjamin Franklin and passed him.

Dammit Jezza, now you got me all worked up XD
 
I agree... Although I'll be caught using your and you're, and their, there and they're wrong every once in awhile. Not because I don't know how to use them, just because my fingers like to disobey my mind for some unknown reason. :?
 
years on the internet have retarded my grammer and spelling... i dont use capitols or peiroids, i just use commas and three dots.... I CANT HELP IT! help me help myself! ; ;
 
asiamise said:
I blame reality TV and simplistic music for this.
America now has a nano-second attention span due to our media slowly turning us into drones. I mean, what else but a total dumb down could result from a nation of people hanging on whether or not a perky 22 yr old blonde from Fresno is going to eat the plate of Maggots, or the song on the radio with the performer stating how awesome he is, how many "bitches" hes got, and how much better he is then every one else, including you, the person listening.

Also, our schools dont help things either, I remember spelling something wrong on a test, and getting a red mark. Now they have this program called "reading to write" where kids are encouraged to spell wrong ! I pulled my kids from public school 2 yrs ago because of this. And nothing against immigrants, but my son failed a history test because he missed 3 questions, yet the little boy from El Salvador (speaks no english, not his fault, its our school systems fault) who sits next to him passed, and didnt even take the test ! they had him color a picture of Benjamin Franklin and passed him.

Dammit Jezza, now you got me all worked up XD
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What the hell!? Where do you live!?(State wise, not exact :roll: )

Not to bring this off-topic but...Sparky, do you REALLY have +114 CHR!?
 
This game has actually made my typing worse. Swear to god.

Also... now I always type "are" instead of "our" and other similiar mistakes. This game is dumbing me down.
 
Lol, I should probably also add that my typing is usually awful ^^
I have no excuse for it either, other than impatience :lol:
 
Accidental post whoring ... *sorry*

I forgot to add an answer to Jinnai's question.

I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ^^
 
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