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Quit Correcting Are Grammar!
To me, it's just seems like an excuse to look smarter .Well its just annoying and completely off topic.
 Homestar  17 Nov 2008 21:58
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Its our grammer sweetie.
But ya
 
 courttay  01 Feb 2009 05:23
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It is impolite to correct others. It is condecending and makes you look like a smug pompus know it all, but alas that may be the look you are going for, What would I know?
 
 Golfelda  18 Nov 2008 04:44
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 How do you know what I look like?
by  SlyOne
 18 Nov 2008 16:03
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Eye jus lub forehand ayeginst eeit mayakes me fool of hayapnes
 
 justsumguy  18 Nov 2008 00:45
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 you should watch that movie, "The Pursuit Of Happyness', with Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith.

yes, it IS spelled, "Happyness" on the cover of the movie-case, lol lol.
by  sylverwyld
 18 Nov 2008 00:49
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Yeah it is a bit unnecessary, what needs to be taken into account is that we are not all educated in the same language or level.

That has little to do with intellect. And doesn't mean you can't make intelligent and stimulating debate.;-)
 
 keepmindok  18 Nov 2008 00:07
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 Should we not still correct them, and give them a way to enhance their communication skills?
by  verum
 18 Nov 2008 00:11
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I'm talking about in debates, when people just tell the writer to pick up a dictionary and neglect to say why they voted in one particular way.
 
 Homestar  17 Nov 2008 22:00
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 Tipping the scales in my favor...
by  Homestar
 17 Nov 2008 22:01
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Use of bad grammar and misspelled words may not get your real point across. But, to each his own.
 
 menhim1967  02 Feb 2009 00:33
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It OUR so i see your piont but if ppl cant understand you then.....
 
 tayhunay  01 Feb 2009 05:34
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It does seem quite bigoted of people to correct spelling and grammar, but I suppose it is a form of diversity. And debating is hardly about your spelling and punctuation, it's about different opinions, is it not?
 
 MaYbCaKe  20 Nov 2008 13:15
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In a debate, yousing correct speeling and gramar make you sounds more smrt-like.
 
 AxemRanger  18 Nov 2008 15:32
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Proper grammar makes u look and sound smarter, for example, if u said, Man i ain't never seen no one be dumber then them box of rocks, u would seem pretty dam stupid, which in turn makes your debate not worth any ones time.
 
 dolphins  18 Nov 2008 15:26
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 i am so smart, S-M-R-T

lol.
by  dolphins
 18 Nov 2008 15:32
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If you are either expressing your opinion through a comment or an actual debate, then it is better to get the spelling and grammar correct so people fully understand the statement.
 
 Tromanator  18 Nov 2008 08:57
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 This debate isn't about using grammar, it is about correcting it.
by  Homestar
 18 Nov 2008 21:14
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In a debate you want to be taken seriously, as long as it’s a serious debate to begin with. If you want to be taken seriously you need to at least make your argument legible. All you have to do is use Microsoft Word.
 
 Andromeda  18 Nov 2008 01:38
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 In a debate it is better to stay on topic than veer off on a tanget about someones grammar or spelling.
by  Golfelda
 18 Nov 2008 06:02
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No.

Because we use alternative spellings for our punnies.;-)
do not try and mess with our SCENTS of humour ;-) THAT STINKS !!!
 
 sylverwyld  18 Nov 2008 00:56
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 wrong side?no?
by  keepmindok
 18 Nov 2008 01:42
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If you don't want people to say anything about it, then correct it.

That's how it was when I was roleplaying, internet-wise.
If you made a mistake, or error in your posts then it was considered void and you would have lost a hit.
So you had to get your grammar down.
And basically your grammar, well your knowledge of it to be exact, was like your pride back when I did it. ( I don't know if it still is. )
Now I can type with little mistakes in what I come up with and do it with speed.
 
 Genkaku  18 Nov 2008 00:50
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Our * grammar
 
 chow0jason  18 Nov 2008 00:09
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 Nicely done!
by  SlyOne
 18 Nov 2008 00:10
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People who correct the grammar of others are not trying to look smarter. Sometimes they need clarification to better understand what the person is trying to say.
 
 SlyOne  17 Nov 2008 22:16
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 Ohoho, you are wrong there my friend. Give me some examples where grammar was so bad, people sincerely needed clarification.
by  Homestar
 17 Nov 2008 22:22
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As Finsch says, some 'English' on this site is just appalling, and actually gets in the way of the debating.

Oh, and whilst I assume you got 'Are/Our' wrong on purpose, it's grammAr, not grammer. I'm playing the irony card here for all it's worth.
 
 Quincel  17 Nov 2008 22:15
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 I was using sarcasm with the "grammer" crack, but I guess you don't trust my impeccable spelling.
by  Homestar
 17 Nov 2008 22:21
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It's not uncommon for debates to be so terribly written on this site that even if I can tell what the basic subject matter is, I still have no idea whether to agree or disagree.
 
 finsch  17 Nov 2008 22:08
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It depends, a missing period, misplaced punctuation, or few common mistakes is understandable, but if I read a comment that looks to be written by a three year old, then I usually disregard it.
 
 verum  17 Nov 2008 22:06
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 Missing a period is never a good thing.
by  Golfelda
 18 Nov 2008 06:00
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Grammar can’t be corrected if it’s not incorrect. If you want people to stop correcting your spelling, spell correctly. That’s the sure way to prevent them from trying to sound smart by using grammatical superiority.
 
 Hizashi  17 Nov 2008 22:05
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If we don't all use the same standards of English than how will we understand each other more betterly for the situations that we talk about all the times on this place?
 
 Specter87  17 Nov 2008 22:01
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 Tipping the scales in my favor...
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 17 Nov 2008 22:01
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