Am I though? Once you weed your way through all the mushy stuff, I'd rather be a stupid Ivy-league graduate who BS'd all his papers than a genius who couldn't afford to pay his way through college. A pays better than B.
Do you IM, text, use a social networking site, or visit the Deck Help & Strategy forum on a weekly basis?
Haha, the moment after I hit 'send' I read over my post and realized I was setting myself up for that. While it is a clever retort, I would really hope it doesn't strain your brain. Aren't you a college student? I'm sure it wouldn't even take a full honest effort to understand. 'r', 'u', 'h8', etc, should be much easier to understand than the advanced English vocabulary you might encounter in a college-level Lit class.
Absolutely. I don't think we should be submitting résumés in chatspeak. However, I don't really think Pokégym is a formal place, do you? Just as it should require more diligence to submit an application in a formal setting, people should not be required to be diligent in an informal setting, so long as they get their points across.
My impression upon reading this post is that you are both stuck-up snobs. If I didn't know better, that's the perception of you that I'd carry away with me. I merely think that modern society encourages enmity towards users of chatspeak. I do think people should type out posts to the extent that they can be understood, but unless you can't name letters and numerals, my example should suffice. Placing end punctuation after a sentence and also capitalizing the next letter is unnecessary; the punctuation should suffice. Using 1 in place of ! (which has become slightly memetic) is more efficient because you don't have to press shift. Typing out 'you' when there is a letter read the exact same way is yet another unnecessary element of the language.
So you would say it's unfair to judge someone poorly because they're lazy and they think looking good is a waste of time?
Proper grammar on a forum is like a suit and tie to work.
No, it isn't. As I have stressed, this is not a formal setting. It's more like pajamas to bed, or designer boots vs sneakers; don't have to have them, but some people prefer them.
I don't think that Pokémon as a whole encourages the concept of a formal setting.
I understand this; however, if you continually practice doing something wrong, it is worse than no practice at all. For example, in this sentence you used 'less' to describe the word 'mistakes'. The word you're looking for is 'fewer', as 'less' does not modify countable nouns.
I know what a meme is though - it's just you'll frequently find them used in chatspeak, and to say that 'moar' is not chatspeak is absurd.
Bullados said:Speaking on teh interwebz. Ur doin it ... strangely ...
Kayle said:ur doin it rong.
CAN U NOT COMPR3HEND WUT U READ CHILD?!?!??!?? OMG LOL ITS NOT A POINT IN FAVOR OF CORECT GRMMAR!!1!1!1 WTH LOL U SAY TAHT CHATSP3AK SI SUP3RIOR 2 FORMAL 3NGLISH BASICALY B/C L3S CHARACTERS 2 TYPE = TYPNG LES = LAS TIEM TYPNG!!111! WTH WHIEL THES SI TRU3 IMM TRYNG 2 SAY TAHT THEYRE R MOR3 VARIABLAS INVOLVED THAN JUST DA NUMBR OF CHARACT3RS U INPUT!1!11111 IF U WARE 2 ELIMINAET AL OTHAR VARIABLAS THAN Y3S CHATSPAAK SI FASTER 2 TYPA THAN FORMAL ENGLISH!!!1!1! OMG UR SAYNG CHATSPAAK SI FAST3R IMM SAYNG NOT NECASARILEY!!1!11!! LOL THEIR R FAR 2 MANY OTHER VARIABLES INVOLVED!!1111! OMG WTH IM PERSONALY NOT UESD 2 TYPNG IN CHATSPEAK AND SO IM MUCH SLOWAR AT IT THAN TYPNG OUT FUL SENTENCES EV3N THOUGH MAH WORDS CONTANE MANY MOR3 LATARS THAN THEYRE ABREVIAETD VARSIONSBox of Fail said:No. In my experience, it's quicker to think out a sentence before you begin typing (though I often amend my sentence a little as I go along). However, I can do this in chatspeak; I don't understand why this is a point in the favor of correct grammar. Yes, think out your sentences, but also type them in chatspeak. If you think out a grammatically correct sentence and then think out a sentence and type it in chatspeak, it doesn't somehow help the case of grammatical correctness.
DID I S3RIOSLEY JUST READ WUT I THINK I READ?!!!!? LOL TAHTS A GOD POINT TAHT I WAS 3XPECTNG U 2 UES!11!11 OMG LOL I UND3RSTAND TAHT R3INFORCNG BAD HABITS ONLEY STR3NGTH3NS THEM!1!111! WTH LOL HOW3V3R IF UR IMPLYNG TAHT CONTINUOSLEY R3P3ATNG JUST A FEW MISTAEKS WHIEL STIL PRACTICNG MOSTLEY COR3CT GRMMAR SI ACTUALY WORSA FOR U THAN NOT PRACTICNG AT AL (WHICH WIL ONLEY CAUES U 2 FORG3T STUF TAHT U KNOW SI CORECT) I CAN ONLEY CONCLUDA TAHT U MUST B TROLIN!!!!11111 OMG LOL I BASICALY READ TAHT AS DONT PRACTIEC AT AL IF UR GONG 2 MAEK ANY MISTAEKS WUT!!!!1!!!! OMG U WIL ONLEY DO MORE HARM THAN GOD BY REPEATNG A SMAL NUMBR OF MISTAEKS WHIEL OTHERWIES TYPNG PROP3RLEY!!1111! OMGBox of Fail said:I understand this; however, if you continually practice doing something wrong, it is worse than no practice at all. For example, in this sentence you used 'less' to describe the word 'mistakes'. The word you're looking for is 'fewer', as 'less' does not modify countable nouns. Now, I'm sure you've unknowingly practiced it this way several times, which could only have strengthened this bad habit. Had I not corrected you, you would only have been intensifying your habit of making this grammatical mistake. If your English skills start off perfect, then this is a good way of maintaining them; if not, you might be digging a deeper hole for yourself without peers to correct you.
Perhaps it's because I spent a good part of my time online as a grammar Nazi who belittled chatspeak users, that now I notice these little nuances of grammar. However, if you don't care about good grammar, but you want to get your point across, 'less' works fine. Just like 'ppl' over 'people.'
I used to see it your way, but I don't anymore. Why? Because when you think about it, thinking less of someone based on how much dedication they put into their post is ridiculous (and usually just an excuse to look down on someone).
LOK DUDE!11!!11 OMG I DONT THINK L3S OF SOMEON3 B/C OF DA WAY TH3Y TYPE AND IMM NOT A GRMMAR NAZI!1!!1!1 OMG LOL I DONT MIND A FAW LITLE MISTAEKS HER3 AND TH3RA!1!!!111 LOL NO ONA SI P3RF3CT!11!!1!! OMG LOL I CAN R3AD CHATSPAAK AND I CAN TYPE IT (ALBIT SLOWLY)!!11! WTH LOL TAHT DOESNT MAAN I HAEV 2 LIEK IT AND TAHT DOES NOT MEAN TAHT IT SI APROPRIAET FOR AL SITUATIONS!!11!11 WTH LOLKayle said:Not to mention, you just repeated his point: practicing something wrong is worse than no practice (read: practicing it wrong is really, really bad). Typing in chatspeak constantly = practicing English WRONG.
I ALREADY COVERED THIS DUDE!!!11! OMG WTH LOL IF U HAD ACTUALY STUDEID WEL U AERNT GONG 2 FALE UR TEST!11!1!1 U AERNT GONG 2 PAS TEH TEST UNL3S U KNOW TEH ANSWERS AND/OR UNDERSTAND DA SUBJACT (UNLES U GAT CRAZY-LUKY AT GU3SNG BUT LATS B SERIOS FOR A MOMANT)!11!!!!! LOL PLZ TAEK DA TIEM 2 AXPLANE HOW I CAN GET AWAY WIT PASNG TESTS WITHOUT UND3RSTANDNG TEH SUBJACT BNG TEST3D B/C BOY M I MISNG OUT!111! OMG IVE BAN DONG IT TEH HARD WAY AL ALONG!1!1!1!Box of Fail said:What I meant by that was that while you might understand English better by having studied and failed, the important thing is that you pass your test, not that you understand the subject.
ITS UR FAULT B/C UR IN DA MINORITY!!!1!! OMG LOL IF EVARYONE SI DONG SOMETHNG ONE WAY AND THEN U D3CIEDD 2 DO IT A DIFER3NT WAY AND IT CAUESS INCONVENEINC3 (NO MATER HOW SMAL) FOR TEH OTH3R PEOPL3 HOW SI IT NOT UR FAULTBox of Fail said:And this 'change of pace' - is it my fault for typing in chatspeak, or yours for typing proper English? The transition is sort of like having people with different accents in the room - generally it doesn't cause problems. While I can't speak like an Englishman/ southerner/ Scot/ Irishman/Canadian/Jamaican/Australian/ etc, I can understand what they're saying. You shouldn't be expected to learn how to type in chatspeak, but you should be expected to understand others if they so choose.
Box of Fail said:Once again, many people don't like using cursive and I'm fine with that. You shouldn't be required to write in cursive; but to understand when others do so is crucial. So I don't think why people don't use cursive is important, simply that the option is[/]i available to those who want it. Same with chatspeak - it isn't a standard at all. There is far from a standardized version of chatspeak - it comes in all sorts of varieties. The important thing is that a rational human being with at least moderate exposure to technology can understand it. Remember, the English language isn't standardized either - words are invented all the time.
TAHTS NOT WUT I M3ANT!111! OMG WUT I MEANT WAS IT MAY SAEV U TIEM AND 3FORT 2 SP3AK/WRIET IN A WAY TAHT SI EASEIST FOR U BUT U MAY ALSO B CAUSNG INCONV3NEINC3 FOR TEH LISTENERBox of Fail said:If everyone else is fluent in your language, go ahead! Chances are, you can convey your idea much more precisely in your language, and people hearing your speech can understand its meaning. When expressing a complex idea, one needs a language with which they are very familiar. When interpreting a complex idea, you don't need as much of an understanding of the language to know what they mean.
SO TAHT SOMEONE 3LSA WIL ACTUALY RAAD THEYRE MESAEG??!!!! LOLBox of Fail said:Exactly, exactly, exactly! I was waiting for you to say that. Responding to someone on a Pokémon forum is pretty low on most people's lists of priorities. Thus, why should they put the effort into typing sound English?
I DONT THINK I SHUD HAEV 2 RAAD ANY POST TAHT I DONT WANT 2 FOR WUT REASON!1!!1!!! OMG LOL I DONT LIEK TEH WAY U TYPED IT OUT?!!?!?? WEL I WONT READ IT!!111!!1 OMG 2 LONG FOR MAH ATENTION SPAN AT TEH MOMENT??????? O W3L!!1!1! LOL ETC!11!!!! ATC!!1!!1!!! OMG LOLBox of Fail said:Willful ignorance is a common theme, but really - that's like the guy who only hears one side of the argument (you're a republican/ democrat, so you can't be reasonable). Ignore their words if you want, but I don't think that they should change their ways to cater to English-language enthusiasts.
WUT DO U MEAN THEYRE SI NO DIFERENCE???!!!?!! OMG SHORTHAND SI SIMPLEY OMITNG CARTANE THNGS WHEN WRITNG/TYPNG 2 MAEK DA PROCES FOR FASTAR!11!111!1 OMG WTH H3RA?!11!11 LOL SI DA DEFINITION FOR M3MA!!111!! LOL THEY R COMPLATELEY UNR3LAETD THNGS!!1!11! WHETHER PAOPLE WHO R3GULARLEY UES CHATSPEAK ALSO UES M3MES OR NOT SI COMPLET3LEY IRALAVANT 2 THES DISCUSION!!!1! OMG WTH LOL PEOPLE WHO UES CHATSPEAK AND P3OPL3 WHO DONT BOTH UES MAMESBox of Fail said:Sure, but there is no 'difference'. That's like saying 'that zebra is black, not white'. They find their way into chatspeak very easily. Although, I will concede posts like 'i liek teh peekachewz1111111' are usually done in jest by those who look down on chatspeak.
UR RILLY NOT CONCARN3D HUH?!!!?!!!? PUNCTUATION SI UESD 2 H3LP MAEK THNGS AASEIR 2 R3AD!!11! LOL IF U COMPL3TELEY DISRAGARD PUNCTUATION IN UR POST RAGARDL3S OF WHETHAR U UES CHATSP3AK OR NOT U R WRITNG SOMATHNG TAHT WIL B HARD 2 R3AD!111!!1! OMG WTH LOL HARD 2 R3AD DOESNT MEAN ABSOLUTELEY ILAGIBL3 IT JUST MEANS HARD 2 R3AD!!!1!!1 LOL IMM NOT GONG 2 R3AD SOMATHNG TAHTS HARD 2 RAAD WHEN THEIR R 3ASEIR 2 R3AD POSTS WATENG FOR MEBox of Fail said:There is a limit to what is practical and what isn't. As I have noted, the only requirement should be that reasonable people who have been exposed to technology can understand it. I'm not really concerned with whether or not their eyes bleed.
THE!1!!!1 LOL THNG SI TAHT P3OPLE WHO REGULARLEY UES CHATSPEAK R LOKNG FOR OTH3R WAYS BSIEDS OMITNG/CHANGNG LATERS IN CARTANE WORDS 2 SHORTEN THERE MESAEGS AND TEH FIRST PLAEC THEY G3N3RALY LOK 2 SI PUNCTUATION!111!!!1! WTH ITS NOT CHATSPEAK ON ITS OWN TAHT SI SO BAD BUT RATHAR DA COMBINATION OF MANY ANOYNG TYPNG TRATES!1!1!1! OMG LOL U BT IMA G3T MAD AT U WHEN U WRIET SOM3THNG TAHT SI HARD 2 RAAD WH3N W3 HAEV THNGS IN PLAEC SPACIFICALY 2 PRAVENT SUCH AN OCUR3NCABox of Fail said:toxictaipan: Notice the last sentence of your initial post. You are certainly insinuating that chatspeak is illegible, so I responded the way I did. I don't think that was a mis-interpretation of your post; if you were not insinuating that chatspeak is illegible, then your point makes no sense because we might as well type in chatspeak.
MAH IMPR3SION UPON R3ADNG A POST TAHT COMPLATELEY DISR3GARDS PUNCTUATION AND UESS EXTENSIEV CHATSPEAK SI TAHT DA P3RSON WHO WROTE IT SI EITHER LAZY OR INCAPABLE OF USNG PROPER ANGLISH!11!1!1! IF I DIDNT KNOW BTER TAHTS DA PERCEPTION OF U TAHT ID CARY AWAY WIT M3Box of Fail said:My impression upon reading this post is that you are both stuck-up snobs. If I didn't know better, that's the perception of you that I'd carry away with me. I merely think that modern society encourages enmity towards users of chatspeak. I do think people should type out posts to the extent that they can be understood, but unless you can't name letters and numerals, my example should suffice. Placing end punctuation after a sentence and also capitalizing the next letter is unnecessary; the punctuation should suffice. Using 1 in place of ! (which has become slightly memetic) is more efficient because you don't have to press shift. Typing out 'you' when there is a letter read the exact same way is yet another unnecessary element of the language.
USNG MAH OWN ARGUMANT AGANEST M3??!!?? WTH NIECtoxictaipan said:While I'll agree that how someone types on the internet is not an accurate way to measure their overall intelligence, when it's all you have to go on, its what you have to use. It's about how you choose to present yourself. I choose to take the time and try to present myself in the best way possible, and if you don't, you will be treated as such. It is not hard to type out a full sentence in English. If you want to take the time to type out something else to prove your intelligence to me, go ahead. But I have my doubts that you will since you're too laz- Oh, excuse me! I mean, "you don't have time," to even type out a full sentence in English.
Can you not comprehend what you read, child? It's not a point in favor of correct grammar. You say that "chatspeak" is superior to formal English basically because less characters to type = typing less = less time typing. While this is true, I'm trying to say that there are more variables involved than just the number of characters you input. If you were to eliminate all other variables, then yes, "chatspeak" is faster to type than formal English. You're saying "chatspeak" is faster, I'm saying, "Not necessarily." There are far too many other variables involved. I am personally not used to typing in "chatspeak" and so I am much slower at it than typing out full sentences, even though my words contain many more letters than their abbreviated versions.Box of Fail said:No. In my experience, it's quicker to think out a sentence before you begin typing (though I often amend my sentence a little as I go along). However, I can do this in chatspeak; I don't understand why this is a point in the favor of correct grammar. Yes, think out your sentences, but also type them in chatspeak. If you think out a grammatically correct sentence and then think out a sentence and type it in chatspeak, it doesn't somehow help the case of grammatical correctness.
Did I seriously just read what I think I read? That's a good point that I was expecting you to use. I understand that reinforcing bad habits only strengthens them. However, if you're implying that continuously repeating just a few mistakes while still practicing mostly correct grammar is actually worse for you than not practicing at all (which will only cause you to forget stuff that you know is correct) I can only conclude that you must be trollin'. I basically read that as, "Don't practice at all if you're going to make any mistakes whatsoever. You will only do more harm than good by repeating a small number of mistakes while otherwise typing properly."Box of Fail said:I understand this; however, if you continually practice doing something wrong, it is worse than no practice at all. For example, in this sentence you used 'less' to describe the word 'mistakes'. The word you're looking for is 'fewer', as 'less' does not modify countable nouns. Now, I'm sure you've unknowingly practiced it this way several times, which could only have strengthened this bad habit. Had I not corrected you, you would only have been intensifying your habit of making this grammatical mistake. If your English skills start off perfect, then this is a good way of maintaining them; if not, you might be digging a deeper hole for yourself without peers to correct you.
Perhaps it's because I spent a good part of my time online as a grammar Nazi who belittled chatspeak users, that now I notice these little nuances of grammar. However, if you don't care about good grammar, but you want to get your point across, 'less' works fine. Just like 'ppl' over 'people.'
I used to see it your way, but I don't anymore. Why? Because when you think about it, thinking less of someone based on how much dedication they put into their post is ridiculous (and usually just an excuse to look down on someone).
Kayle said:Not to mention, you just repeated his point: practicing something wrong is worse than no practice (read: practicing it wrong is really, really bad). Typing in chatspeak constantly = practicing English WRONG.
I already covered this, dude. If you had actually studied well, you aren't going to fail your test. You aren't going to pass the test unless you know the answers and/or understand the subject (unless you get crazy-lucky at guessing, but let's be serious for a moment). Please take the time to explain how I can get away with passing tests without understanding the subject being tested, because boy, am I missing out! I've been doing it the hard way all along.Box of Fail said:What I meant by that was that while you might understand English better by having studied and failed, the important thing is that you pass your test, not that you understand the subject.
It's your fault because you're in the minority. If everyone is doing something one way and then you decided to do it a different way, and it causes inconvenience (no matter how small) for the other people, how is it NOT your fault?Box of Fail said:And this 'change of pace' - is it my fault for typing in chatspeak, or yours for typing proper English? The transition is sort of like having people with different accents in the room - generally it doesn't cause problems. While I can't speak like an Englishman/ southerner/ Scot/ Irishman/Canadian/Jamaican/Australian/ etc, I can understand what they're saying. You shouldn't be expected to learn how to type in chatspeak, but you should be expected to understand others if they so choose.
Box of Fail said:Once again, many people don't like using cursive and I'm fine with that. You shouldn't be required to write in cursive; but to understand when others do so is crucial. So I don't think why people don't use cursive is important, simply that the option is[/]i available to those who want it. Same with chatspeak - it isn't a standard at all. There is far from a standardized version of chatspeak - it comes in all sorts of varieties. The important thing is that a rational human being with at least moderate exposure to technology can understand it. Remember, the English language isn't standardized either - words are invented all the time.
That's not what I meant. What I meant was, it may save you time and effort to speak/write in a way that is easiest for you, but you may also be causing inconvenience for the listener.Box of Fail said:If everyone else is fluent in your language, go ahead! Chances are, you can convey your idea much more precisely in your language, and people hearing your speech can understand its meaning. When expressing a complex idea, one needs a language with which they are very familiar. When interpreting a complex idea, you don't need as much of an understanding of the language to know what they mean.
So that someone else will actually read their message?Box of Fail said:Exactly, exactly, exactly! I was waiting for you to say that. Responding to someone on a Pokémon forum is pretty low on most people's lists of priorities. Thus, why should they put the effort into typing sound English?
I don't think I should have to read any post that I don't want to, for whatever reason. I don't like the way you typed it out? Well, I won't read it. Too long for my attention span at the moment? Oh well. Etc., etc.Box of Fail said:Willful ignorance is a common theme, but really - that's like the guy who only hears one side of the argument (you're a republican/ democrat, so you can't be reasonable). Ignore their words if you want, but I don't think that they should change their ways to cater to English-language enthusiasts.
What do you mean there is no difference? Shorthand is simply omitting certain things when writing/typing to make the process for faster. Here is the definition for, "meme." They are completely unrelated things. Whether people who regularly use "chatspeak" also use memes or not is completely irrelevant to this discussion. People who use "chatspeak" and people who don't both use memes.Box of Fail said:Sure, but there is no 'difference'. That's like saying 'that zebra is black, not white'. They find their way into chatspeak very easily. Although, I will concede posts like 'i liek teh peekachewz1111111' are usually done in jest by those who look down on chatspeak.
You're really not concerned, huh? Punctuation is used to help make things easier to read. If you completely disregard punctuation in your post, regardless of whether you use "chatspeak" or not, you are writing something that will be hard to read. Hard to read doesn't mean absolutely illegible, it just means hard to read. I'm not going to read something that's hard to read when there are easier to read posts waiting for me.Box of Fail said:There is a limit to what is practical and what isn't. As I have noted, the only requirement should be that reasonable people who have been exposed to technology can understand it. I'm not really concerned with whether or not their eyes bleed.
The thing is that people who regularly use "chatspeak" are looking for other ways besides omitting/changing letters in certain words to shorten their messages, and the first place they generally look to is punctuation. It's not "chatspeak" on it's own that is so bad, but rather the combination of many annoying typing traits. You bet I'm going to get mad at you when you write something that is hard to read when we have things in place specifically to prevent such an occurrence.Box of Fail said:toxictaipan: Notice the last sentence of your initial post. You are certainly insinuating that chatspeak is illegible, so I responded the way I did. I don't think that was a mis-interpretation of your post; if you were not insinuating that chatspeak is illegible, then your point makes no sense because we might as well type in chatspeak.
My impression upon reading a post that completely disregards punctuation and uses extensive "chatspeak" is that the person who wrote it is either lazy or incapable of using proper English. If I didn't know better, that's the perception of you that I'd carry away with me.Box of Fail said:My impression upon reading this post is that you are both stuck-up snobs. If I didn't know better, that's the perception of you that I'd carry away with me. I merely think that modern society encourages enmity towards users of chatspeak. I do think people should type out posts to the extent that they can be understood, but unless you can't name letters and numerals, my example should suffice. Placing end punctuation after a sentence and also capitalizing the next letter is unnecessary; the punctuation should suffice. Using 1 in place of ! (which has become slightly memetic) is more efficient because you don't have to press shift. Typing out 'you' when there is a letter read the exact same way is yet another unnecessary element of the language.
Using my own argument against me? Nice.toxictaipan said:While I'll agree that how someone types on the internet is not an accurate way to measure their overall intelligence, when it's all you have to go on, its what you have to use. It's about how you choose to present yourself. I choose to take the time and try to present myself in the best way possible, and if you don't, you will be treated as such. It is not hard to type out a full sentence in English. If you want to take the time to type out something else to prove your intelligence to me, go ahead. But I have my doubts that you will since you're too laz- Oh, excuse me! I mean, "you don't have time," to even type out a full sentence in English.
*shrug*
know the audience.
The audience will include people you have probably not considered. (Non-native language users)
write to be read
write to be understood
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Lots of little mistakes in the above: lack of capitals, full stops, each sentence on a new line, incorrect use of parenthesis. Do those errors obscure meaning, or do those errors emphasise what I'm trying to communicate?
This is a forum, NOT a college essay where grammar is important.
I would consider Pokegym about on level with a League or tournament. Sure, you can go to those places without showering and dressed like a slob, but everyone's going to be disgusted with you!
AOCDRNDICG TO RSCHEEARCH AT CMABRIGDE UINERVTISY, IT DSENO'T MTAETR WAHT OERDR THE LTTERES IN A WROD ARE, THE OLNY IPROAMTNT TIHNG IS TAHT THE FRSIT AND LSAT LTTEER BE IN THE RGHIT PCLAE. TIHS IS BCUSEAE THE HUAMN MNID DEOS NOT RAED ERVEY LTETER BY ISTLEF, BUT THE WROD AS A WLOHE.
But Seriously, I agree with Box of Fails points more than I agree with the aforementioned statements from toxi and Kayle. This is a forum, NOT a college essay where grammar is important. I'm not saying that writing using good grammar is bad, I'm simply saying not necessary on a POKEMON FORUM
AOCDRNDICG TO RSCHEEARCH AT CMABRIGDE UINERVTISY, IT DSENO'T MTAETR WAHT OERDR THE LTTERES IN A WROD ARE, THE OLNY IPROAMTNT TIHNG IS TAHT THE FRSIT AND LSAT LTTEER BE IN THE RGHIT PCLAE. TIHS IS BCUSEAE THE HUAMN MNID DEOS NOT RAED ERVEY LTETER BY ISTLEF, BUT THE WROD AS A WLOHE.
But Seriously, I agree with Box of Fails points more than I agree with the aforementioned statements from toxi and Kayle. This is a forum, NOT a college essay where grammar is important. I'm not saying that writing using good grammar is bad, I'm simply saying not necessary on a POKEMON FORUM
AOCDRNDICG TO RSCHEEARCH AT CMABRIGDE UINERVTISY, IT DSENO'T MTAETR WAHT OERDR THE LTTERES IN A WROD ARE, THE OLNY IPROAMTNT TIHNG IS TAHT THE FRSIT AND LSAT LTTEER BE IN THE RGHIT PCLAE. TIHS IS BCUSEAE THE HUAMN MNID DEOS NOT RAED ERVEY LTETER BY ISTLEF, BUT THE WROD AS A WLOHE.
Really a moot point in this debate because the discussion is more based on abbreviation and letter replacement rather than letter arrangement.
I think it's kind of nice to take a less serious stance on this topic. I can't believe that a thread about typing in good grammar is getting bigger responses then the hunting, home schooling and religious threads we've had before!
So you show up to League looking like a slob because it's not important, it's just league right?
come at me bro!
I'm not saying that writing using good grammar is bad, I'm simply saying not necessary on a POKEMON FORUM
This must be the only forum you've ever seen.This must be the only forum I've been to that can get into a heated debate over things like is god real, homeschooling, and typing chatspeak. Personally, I don't mind chatspeak as long as I can still read it