Register | Sign In


Understanding through Discussion


EvC Forum active members: 64 (9164 total)
4 online now:
Newest Member: ChatGPT
Post Volume: Total: 916,857 Year: 4,114/9,624 Month: 985/974 Week: 312/286 Day: 33/40 Hour: 5/2


Thread  Details

Email This Thread
Newer Topic | Older Topic
  
Author Topic:   Smart People?
pelican
Member (Idle past 5013 days)
Posts: 781
From: australia
Joined: 05-27-2007


Message 111 of 131 (471997)
06-19-2008 9:58 PM
Reply to: Message 110 by Larni
06-19-2008 9:21 AM


Re: Not quite.
pelican writes:
Do you think intellect relies on correct spelling?
Larni : If someone writes like a child they most likely are.
This makes two clear points to me, Larni.
1. Posters on this forum think of themselves as intellectuals.
2. You are judgemental.
Show me a post that has more than 2 spelling and 2 grammatical errors per line that makes a decent argument and I will concede the point.
The positive apect's in human life are generally those that feel good. The negatves generally feel bad. Is that the crietria for differenciating the two.
Or maybe you could refer to the opening post? lol

This message is a reply to:
 Message 110 by Larni, posted 06-19-2008 9:21 AM Larni has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 112 by Larni, posted 06-20-2008 4:01 AM pelican has replied

  
pelican
Member (Idle past 5013 days)
Posts: 781
From: australia
Joined: 05-27-2007


Message 113 of 131 (472057)
06-20-2008 7:07 AM
Reply to: Message 112 by Larni
06-20-2008 4:01 AM


Concede
That is your answer? The problem with incorrect spelling (even though it is recognizable and in context) is that people are judgemental and justify their judgements by the presence of incorrect spelling. Oh that's alright then.
Larni : Show me a post that has more than 2 spelling and 2 grammatical errors per line that makes a decent argument and I will concede the point.
Pelican : The positive apect's in human life are generally those that feel good. The negatves generally feel bad. Is that the crietria for differenciating the two.
You asked for examples of posts/points made that has incorrect spellings/grammar and still makes a decent argument. I gave you two. The one above and the one in the OP.
Are you going to concede the point?
I think to tar everyone on this site (including yourself) as thinking of themselves as an intellectual is erroneous.
P.S Sorry about the inferrence of being intellectuals. No offense intended.
Edited by pelican, : No reason given.
Edited by pelican, : No reason given.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 112 by Larni, posted 06-20-2008 4:01 AM Larni has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 114 by Larni, posted 06-20-2008 7:56 AM pelican has replied

  
pelican
Member (Idle past 5013 days)
Posts: 781
From: australia
Joined: 05-27-2007


Message 115 of 131 (472072)
06-20-2008 8:42 AM
Reply to: Message 114 by Larni
06-20-2008 7:56 AM


Re: Concede
not weary a suite?
Was this a deliberate mistake?
Whether or not, it proves to me that I notice mistakes but unless I do not understand what the reader is communicatng, then it is of no consequence.
{qsPeople do make snap judgments because normally the snap judgments are accurate enough for every day use. [/qs]
I could have made a snap judgement of your mistakes. E.g if you can't be bothered to correct your spelling, then why should I be bothered to read it.
There are two sides here, The author and the reader. We all have this in common. I find the readers can make as many mistakes in their interpretation of what is written.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 114 by Larni, posted 06-20-2008 7:56 AM Larni has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 116 by Larni, posted 06-20-2008 9:06 AM pelican has replied

  
pelican
Member (Idle past 5013 days)
Posts: 781
From: australia
Joined: 05-27-2007


Message 117 of 131 (472157)
06-20-2008 6:30 PM
Reply to: Message 116 by Larni
06-20-2008 9:06 AM


Re: Concede
But would you not find it seaser to undertsnad something when the wrighter has spent some tuime trying to get his/her spelling just right?
If i was to writhe this way all the time how long woulf it take for you to get pissed off with having to decipher what I was actually try to say?
If I did tnot hale the thime to check what I rithe this is how it would look.
I'm sure you can reed this but do you think it is fari for me to expect that you should?
No, not when it is deliberate.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 116 by Larni, posted 06-20-2008 9:06 AM Larni has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 118 by Larni, posted 06-20-2008 6:57 PM pelican has replied

  
pelican
Member (Idle past 5013 days)
Posts: 781
From: australia
Joined: 05-27-2007


Message 119 of 131 (472223)
06-21-2008 2:13 AM
Reply to: Message 118 by Larni
06-20-2008 6:57 PM


Re: Concede
I will accept it if it is not deliberate. When it is deliberate, like yours, I would get pissed off, but yours wasn't difficult and if that was the best you could do then I would still love you.
However, if the content along with incorrect spelling made no sense and contained no point then it would be a different story.
As it is the content is far more important than correct spelling.
P.S are your fingers too big for the key board?
Edited by pelican, : No reason given.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 118 by Larni, posted 06-20-2008 6:57 PM Larni has not replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 120 by lyx2no, posted 06-21-2008 8:59 AM pelican has replied

  
pelican
Member (Idle past 5013 days)
Posts: 781
From: australia
Joined: 05-27-2007


Message 121 of 131 (472340)
06-21-2008 8:03 PM
Reply to: Message 120 by lyx2no
06-21-2008 8:59 AM


Re: Nonchalance
What defines "deliberate"? If I know "cat" is spelled with a "c" but I spell it with a "k" is that more annoying to you if I do it because I'm stupid?
How would you distinguish intentional errors from unintentional errors to know whether you should be annoyed or not?
Is nonchalance a disability that you are willing to accommodate?
Thankyou, my point entirely.
I prefer to be nonchalant when I encounter incorrect spelling. If the author is being nonchalant, I cannot know. I assess the author by the content, not by the spelling. regards

This message is a reply to:
 Message 120 by lyx2no, posted 06-21-2008 8:59 AM lyx2no has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 122 by lyx2no, posted 06-21-2008 10:54 PM pelican has replied

  
pelican
Member (Idle past 5013 days)
Posts: 781
From: australia
Joined: 05-27-2007


Message 123 of 131 (472394)
06-22-2008 2:42 AM
Reply to: Message 122 by lyx2no
06-21-2008 10:54 PM


Re: Nonchalance
Re: Nonchalance
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When it is deliberate, like yours, I would get pissed off .
This does not sound nonchalant.
Is it intentional if the error prone person does not bother to correct his errors reasoning that the audience can decipher it if need be?
I find that little different from being told to "go screw". Are you nonchalant about telling people to "go screw"?
Larni deliberately sabotaged his spellings and deliberately made them difficult to decipher to make a point. The average poster, including Larni and myself, make typo erroes and occasionally mis-spell words. It doesn't take anything away from the content.
Normally, you cannot judge if it's done deliberately, accidently, sloppily, careless or whatever. My point is that it does not matter if the words are recognisable and in context.
Some posters sprout a load of crap beautifully spelled e.g the last sentence of your post. That doesn't make sense at all and has no bearing on the discussion. Now that is a judgment

This message is a reply to:
 Message 122 by lyx2no, posted 06-21-2008 10:54 PM lyx2no has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 124 by lyx2no, posted 06-22-2008 1:16 PM pelican has replied
 Message 127 by Larni, posted 06-24-2008 9:03 AM pelican has replied

  
pelican
Member (Idle past 5013 days)
Posts: 781
From: australia
Joined: 05-27-2007


Message 125 of 131 (472686)
06-24-2008 3:04 AM
Reply to: Message 124 by lyx2no
06-22-2008 1:16 PM


Re: A Load of Crap
I find that little different from being told to "go screw". Are you nonchalant about telling people to "go screw"?
Some posters sprout a load of crap beautifully spelled e.g the last sentence of your post.
The first is a statement of what “I find”, and the second is interrogatory. How can either be “a load of crap”? (Though it does satisfy the interrogatory.)
"Go screw"? How is that to be comprehended? Are you supporting a screw to go somewhere???????????? Whatever you mean it isn't good written communication. Perhaps 'load of crap' was a bit much. I aplogise.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 124 by lyx2no, posted 06-22-2008 1:16 PM lyx2no has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 126 by lyx2no, posted 06-24-2008 7:33 AM pelican has not replied

  
pelican
Member (Idle past 5013 days)
Posts: 781
From: australia
Joined: 05-27-2007


Message 128 of 131 (472696)
06-24-2008 9:11 AM
Reply to: Message 127 by Larni
06-24-2008 9:03 AM


Re: Nonchalance
Your fingers can't be that big as to hit so many keys so far apart surely?

This message is a reply to:
 Message 127 by Larni, posted 06-24-2008 9:03 AM Larni has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 129 by Larni, posted 06-24-2008 9:53 AM pelican has not replied

  
Newer Topic | Older Topic
Jump to:


Copyright 2001-2023 by EvC Forum, All Rights Reserved

™ Version 4.2
Innovative software from Qwixotic © 2024