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dacjohns
Our Frustrated Curmudgeon
Spelling and grammar
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dacjohns
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It's a good thing I have backed off on the grammar and spelling. There are some atrocious posts out there. You folks are getting sloppy again.
Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
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Henrietta23
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Edited to delete sister forum mention. Please keep in mind all of these forums operate under basically the same rulesdacjohns said:
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dacjohns
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Arghh.
Waddles.
Orphington
I just quit reading posts over there because I am very tired which results in me being even grumpier. Right Kaycei?
If you want to talk about chickens at least get the terminology right.
Waddles.
Orphington
I just quit reading posts over there because I am very tired which results in me being even grumpier. Right Kaycei?
If you want to talk about chickens at least get the terminology right.
This is a funny thread. I think I am going to keep to more simple sentences. Nah. Run on sentences are my trademark. I wouldn't want to let anyone down.
I was on a major crime forum last year which nearly imploded from someone starting a thread on this very subject. It was divisive and a swarm separated and formed their own forum, ha ha.
My pet peeve is redundancy.
Edited to add- Jokes aside, the thread on the above mentioned forum brought to light that many posters had suffered strokes and the internet was where they interacted socially. Strokes really do impair the ability to recognize a misspelled word. The thread inhibited many from contributing ideas for fear of spelling persecution and that forum community suffered as a whole.
I was on a major crime forum last year which nearly imploded from someone starting a thread on this very subject. It was divisive and a swarm separated and formed their own forum, ha ha.
My pet peeve is redundancy.
Edited to add- Jokes aside, the thread on the above mentioned forum brought to light that many posters had suffered strokes and the internet was where they interacted socially. Strokes really do impair the ability to recognize a misspelled word. The thread inhibited many from contributing ideas for fear of spelling persecution and that forum community suffered as a whole.
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dacjohns
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I think gummint is supposed to be spelled guvmint.
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dacjohns
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I'm an amateur ornithologist (bird guy). We don't have buzzards in North America. They're vultures.
Just had to get it off my chest. I know they are commonly called buzzards by lots of people in many regions of the country.
Just had to get it off my chest. I know they are commonly called buzzards by lots of people in many regions of the country.
Agreed, they are Turkey Vultures, but tell that to these folks:
http://www.clemetparks.com/events/buzzards.asp
http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandareaparks/p/buzzards.htm
and to our radio station WMMS, "The Home of the Buzzard".
They have been heavily advertised for about 30 years.
Around here it is just easier to give up and say "Buzzard" or they won't know what you mean.
I'm certain mine was one of the posts that you didn't like.
http://www.clemetparks.com/events/buzzards.asp
http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandareaparks/p/buzzards.htm
and to our radio station WMMS, "The Home of the Buzzard".
They have been heavily advertised for about 30 years.
Around here it is just easier to give up and say "Buzzard" or they won't know what you mean.
I'm certain mine was one of the posts that you didn't like.
