posted November 12, 2003 10:46 AM            

Okay, this is really not going to sound all that friendly, but PLEASE STOP USING SHORTHAND when posting!!! It is driving my VIRGO ascendent NUTS!!!!! I am sure this has to affect any one with a tendency to want to edit, but it is also killing my Capricorn Mercury!

I mean, it's fine a few times in a post to save on time. Using things such as "bf" instead of boyfriend or such is also totally normal, but I can't take any post seriously that is so horribly written that I can barely read it.

I understand completely those from other countries where English is not the language. BUT come on, since when did we have to start typing "cud" instead of could? I am reading some of these posts thinking "What language is this?" its just lazy.

Sorry if I have offended anyone, I just don't feel that I can take those kinds of posts seriously when the person is not taking their grammer / spelling seriously at all.

posted November 12, 2003 11:15 AM            

Honestly, I don't have a problem with the occasional grammar problem or even when people are not using punctuation. LOL...it's the total abuse of the English language that makes it hard to understand.

I do see where it totally confuses people where English is a second language when they run into those posts where complete shorthand is being used.

Harpyr, I didn't even think about hen-pecking the keys. That is a good point.

posted November 12, 2003 12:01 PM            

I didn't mean shorthand in the context of abbreviations. Using Sag instead of Sagittarius or Gem instead of Gemini or Pid for Pidaua is just going with the abbreviated version, which is pretty standard and is widely accepted. ( I have been told on several occasions that I am a bit formal in my conversation writing..LOL).

Like Twin Lady said, it's when the shorthand changes the word itself that reading it becomes a chore. It takes me so much longer to get through that post because I do not register that "wot" is supposed to be "what" LOL

posted November 12, 2003 12:53 PM            

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By the way- root word for analytical? Anal....as in retentive. Freud might have issues with that!

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posted November 12, 2003 01:02 PM              

Pidaua, did you consider that your comment might turn people away from posting? I don't use shorthand, but if I was new here and posted a new topic using slang I would be embarassed after reading what was said here. I know you are trying to make it easier for people to read/respond to posts, however people that are intimidated to post in LindaLand to begin with (considering how many memebers we have, it seems only a handful actually post) might be even less likely to participate for fear of being ridiculed for their spelling. We are not all going to agree on what we like and what we don't, but that's how life goes. I would rather see the slang and spelling mistakes, then not have people post at all.

posted November 12, 2003 01:05 PM              

Here are a few typos you may want to edit in your first post:

Ascendant
Anyone
Mercury in Capricorn---zodiac sign adjectives to planets only go before Moon.
"What language is this?" its just lazy.---it's
I just don't feel that I can take those (these) kinds of posts seriously when the person is not taking their grammer (grammar)/ spelling seriously at all.

Totally and seriously are used too much throughout the entire post.

posted November 12, 2003 01:16 PM            

Yes, I do know that I make errors, but I do try to post in a manner that can be understood.

I appreciate you all putting me into my place, which is fine. It doesn't change my view on the complete corruption of the English language.

I did look at it from the view of someone that does not understand English as a first language and as someone that wants to post back to people, but I have a hard time reading the extreme abbreviations.

I have already stated here that I understand typos due to speed, no one is perfect. I also understand typos due to not knowing the language, emotions causing ones mind to go faster than their fingers can type, and basic poor skills.

There are others in agreement that it can be hard to keep up or read a post that is littered with abbreviated slang.

I do believe that I started this thread with the objection against SHORTHAND, not all forms of errors.

But, if it makes you feel better to slap me back into my place, then that's great. I will take note and still not do a damn thing about it or apologize for me being me!

posted November 12, 2003 01:42 PM            

buuuuut..Even though it may not have been worded most tactfully-Pidaua is a fellow Saggi afterall- I have to say I'm respectful of her pointing out something that annoys her and apparently others as well. I do have to say, as someone who's been on the recieving end of Pid's extreme annoyance, I think she tried to word the original post in a way that wasn't too insulting-even if she many not have succeeded in some people's eyes.