|
Post by thisyearsgirl on Oct 21, 2007 19:17:01 GMT -5
I read them and agree to do my best to follow these rules.
|
|
balesthebloody
Wise-cracking Techno Genius
"Angel's gettin' some! Good on you mate!"[Mo0:0]
Posts: 733
|
Post by balesthebloody on Oct 21, 2007 19:52:37 GMT -5
Read and agreed!
|
|
|
Post by sagewoman on Nov 8, 2007 20:55:24 GMT -5
Have read and agree.
|
|
|
Post by Rowan Hawthorn on Dec 25, 2007 9:31:48 GMT -5
Read (belatedly, of course...) and agreed.
|
|
|
Post by slayerlover37 on Jan 4, 2008 19:37:44 GMT -5
Agreed
|
|
|
Post by itmustbebunnies on Feb 8, 2008 3:59:12 GMT -5
Read and burned to the inside of my eyelids. Figuratively speaking, of course.
|
|
Amara
Innocent Bystander
As Willow goes, so goes my nation.[Mo0:0]
Posts: 35
|
Post by Amara on Mar 10, 2008 11:18:38 GMT -5
Read and agreed.
|
|
|
Post by slayerthorn on May 3, 2008 20:25:11 GMT -5
I've read
|
|
nadir
Innocent Bystander
[Mo0:0]
Posts: 28
|
Post by nadir on May 16, 2008 13:40:43 GMT -5
/sign
|
|
Magician Named Gosh
Respected Watcher
Aiming To Misbehave
Hello There Gentle Viewers..[Mo0:37]
Posts: 503
|
Post by Magician Named Gosh on May 16, 2008 17:04:04 GMT -5
Read. Agreed. Etc Etc.
|
|
|
Post by Wyndam on May 16, 2008 18:47:56 GMT -5
Never saw this thread before.
I read it and I agree!
|
|
|
Post by Jsebold87 on May 21, 2008 18:10:51 GMT -5
I wish there was a rule about bad spelling. I'm getting a bit sick of reading some members post things like: b4, 4got, sry, ur, fave, ppl, etc. Are some people that lazy that they actually have to chop some words off like that? It's okay in a chat room, but this isn't a chat room, it's a forum. They only 'chat room' words I don't mind are lol & idk. But the rest are just lazyish. Okay done crabbing now.
|
|
|
Post by Emmie on May 21, 2008 19:51:56 GMT -5
I wish there was a rule about bad spelling. I'm getting a bit sick of reading some members post things like: b4, 4got, sry, ur, fave, ppl, etc. Are some people that lazy that they actually have to chop some words off like that? It's okay in a chat room, but this isn't a chat room, it's a forum. They only 'chat room' words I don't mind are lol & idk. But the rest are just lazyish. Okay done crabbing now. Fave isn't really chatroom-ish, imo. Oops I threw in a another one. 'Fave' is a verbal slang. Where as when people say 'lol' or 'brb' out loud it just sounds stupid. I guess in my posts I use "imo" for "in my opinion", and "tho" instead of spelling out "though" completely. But when every word is misspelled it gets really annoying, so I understand your point. Replacing syllables with numbers gets really annoying to read. I'm a bit flexible when it comes to language when its in informal discussions and postings. The formal being published works, scholastic papers, public speeches, business events. Language slowly evolves throughout every generation the way a sentence can evolve through a game of telephone. Through slang and new definition associations. Some people argue that English is horribly antiquated for its rigid adherence to certain antiquated standards of spelling. I see some of the shorthand as improvements and others as nuisances, but I guess its all a matter of opinion. The fact that we use apostrophes in our language easily demonstrates how humans like to shorten and simplify.
|
|
|
Post by wenxina on May 21, 2008 21:43:08 GMT -5
Okay... apostrophes I'll give you... I love the contraction. But seriously, when people have no idea of the difference between "their" and "there" or "it's" and "its", it gets annoying really quickly. I wouldn't call the current phase that the English language is going through an evolution, rather a degeneration. If you need to use apostrophes, at least know how to use them. For that matter, punctuation is key! Learn it. If you're old enough to be in a chatroom, you should be old enough to have gotten past these hurdles.
What gets me even more is the fact that I've to be tested to prove that my command of the English language is "acceptable" because I'm a foreign kid, and English is technically not my first language, even though it's the only language I'm actually fluent in. Also, that my country used to be under the English dominion, meaning that I can do both English English, and American English.
Here's my flexibility rule: I agree that the main point of language is to communicate effectively. However, if your run-on sentence is the most confusing jumble of words strung together, maybe you should rethink it, or rewrite it.
|
|
|
Post by buffysmglover on May 21, 2008 22:15:18 GMT -5
Chatroom speak doesn't bug me, unless every word is like that. And words that the poster thinks are spelled correctly that aren't bug me.
|
|
|
Post by Emmie on May 21, 2008 23:34:48 GMT -5
Okay... apostrophes I'll give you... I love the contraction. But seriously, when people have no idea of the difference between "their" and "there" or "it's" and "its", it gets annoying really quickly. I wouldn't call the current phase that the English language is going through an evolution, rather a degeneration. I mean evolution in terms of viewing the language changing like an organism. The different forces in the language gene pool playing against each other that change it, like vernacular slang vs. strict adherence to grammatical/linguistic rules. And that we keep creating new words or combining words to create something new (backtrack, outhouse, welcome = well come). I don't necessarily think this generation is responsible for a greater decline in the standards of keeping language, well, standardized. But that the higher literacy rate makes for more players in the language gene pool. Thus greater opportunity for different input and influence. But there's certainly an element of degeneration too. I read an article recently that had appalling figures regarding how many people had actually cracked open a book in the past year - can't remember exactly, but it was less than 1/3 of those polled. Thank you television. Those people certainly aren't raising the standards of erudite communication. My main point is that the rules keep changing based upon whether they are considered (or even remembered) and then implemented. And while it is important to have an ideal standard of communication to work towards, the only languages that stop changing are the dead ones (Hey Latin, how's it shakin'?). How to qualify chatroom speak then - is it a degenerative element, an oversimplification, or an example of the human desire for efficiency? Here's my flexibility rule: I agree that the main point of language is to communicate effectively. However, if your run-on sentence is the most confusing jumble of words strung together, maybe you should rethink it, or rewrite it. Exactly. "Brevity is the soul of wit" and "do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few".
|
|
Kara
Bad Ass Wicca
boys boys boys
[Mo0:28]
Posts: 2,296
|
Post by Kara on May 22, 2008 0:01:25 GMT -5
I read and I agree.
|
|
|
Post by Emmie on May 22, 2008 0:05:41 GMT -5
Lol now that's brief! Well done, Kara Clearly I'm lacking in wit, 'cause I love the longish posts.
|
|
|
Post by wenxina on May 22, 2008 10:31:22 GMT -5
I mean evolution in terms of viewing the language changing like an organism. The different forces in the language gene pool playing against each other that change it, like vernacular slang vs. strict adherence to grammatical/linguistic rules. And that we keep creating new words or combining words to create something new (backtrack, outhouse, welcome = well come). I don't necessarily think this generation is responsible for a greater decline in the standards of keeping language, well, standardized. But that the higher literacy rate makes for more players in the language gene pool. Thus greater opportunity for different input and influence. Clearly, I'm taking this on a tangent, but I understood what you meant by evolution. It's just that I tend to view it as a degeneration more than anything else. This generation is responsible for being chronically lazy, because of all the luxuries of the techno-savvy world. Chicken or egg argument possibly in the making, but did the luxuries make us lazy, or did we invent them to aid our lazy butts? Point is, spelling "Sk8ter boi" is just plain lazy, and to a certain degree, unexplainably retarded."boi" is no shorter than "boy". So why the typo? Yes, I agree that more players in the language gene pool means more room for adaptation, but you're discounting the fact that the English language has been spoken for centuries now by many people of different nationalities (the sun never sets on the English empire, remember?), and only recently has there been such blatant corruption of the language. Post-colonial literature and stuff is fine, in fact, it adds a richness when local slang/derivatives are inserted. But grammar is key when in situations other than those, and you don't see the French tossing out all their rules, even if they did overthrow an entire form of government that lasted centuries ("OFF WITH HIS HEAD!"). Or maybe they do, and I just don't know about it, since I don't speak French. But I've never heard a French speaker complain about the degeneracy of the language. Could be that they're a lot more adept to change, again see previous comment about truncated spines. But there's certainly an element of degeneration too. I read an article recently that had appalling figures regarding how many people had actually cracked open a book in the past year - can't remember exactly, but it was less than 1/3 of those polled. Thank you television. Those people certainly aren't raising the standards of erudite communication. Again with the lazy. My main point is that the rules keep changing based upon whether they are considered (or even remembered) and then implemented. And while it is important to have an ideal standard of communication to work towards, the only languages that stop changing are the dead ones (Hey Latin, how's it shakin'?). Except that any Latin scholar can actually decipher codexes without a splitting headache. True, dead languages are the ones that never change, but Latin was phased out in favor of more nationalistic vernacular languages, so it didn't quite die because it couldn't adapt. And with the constant changing of standards, who gets to be the standard? The Brits? Since it's technically "their" language? Does every country get to hold their own standard? It would indeed be an irony if amidst such technological wonders of communication we bring about the Babel situation again because we lost the fundamental tool of communication: shared language. Exactly. "Brevity is the soul of wit" and "do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few". God, Emmie. You could just have said "I agree", or "YES!", or just nodded then!
|
|
pink_table_la
Rogue Demon Hunter
This Years Girl[Mo0:6]
Posts: 470
|
Post by pink_table_la on May 29, 2008 13:57:03 GMT -5
read and agreed.
|
|