i just cant stand it when people dont use proper grammer.
well i mean Speaking.
and is this even proper english?
"excuse you"
because alot of people have been saying this to me and i dont even know if it makes sense.
and dont get me started on how people end there sentences with prepositions.
for some reason it just annoys the heck out of me. alot.
and when people spell things when typing like. "u" and "y?"
it doesnt take much time to type out words. it just shows how lazy americans are.
and that..ends my rant. xD

What about spelling LOL?
Just jokin', tho'.
All of us make mistakes and it is ok, as long as at least you convey your message.

u r and y are commonly used while sending out SMS as it saves precious time and repeated pressing of buttons. That has been imported to chatting and now to forum posts!
Next, we may see it everywhere... How about newspapers, textbooks, National Constitutions???

This post has been edited by googlue: Nov 23 2004, 01:02 AM

lmao i dont understand why "ppl" complain about grammer and spelling... and put periods at the end of theirs sentences yet dont capitalize I's or beginning letters of a sentence... most of my 'thoughts' are run on and do not have the time to be slown down by matters of puncuation and grammer etc. as well whats with ALL THESE PEOPLE on these forums always have a blank space or like one word filled out on a line then start a new one. i really dont understand the point of it, unless it is to make them look like their post is bigger or maybe will qualify an other non qualifying post

lmao,lol,r,u,y,rofl,c have greatly improved but reading and 'typing' times where the rules of language are not scrictly inforced... so why disapprove?

ya i kno i hate it

Interesting how you can't stand it when people don't use proper grammar, and yet, putting in apostrophes, capitalizing the beginning of a sentence, etc. is all part of grammar. Also interesting how you say it shows how lazy Americans are, and yet many people, not just Americans, do the same. Also, not all Americans are lazy. Note that I'm American, and I'm using proper grammar (INCLUDING punctuation), spelling, etc.

Great rant really, when there are so many obvious points against it.

Essentially what i hear you saying is "Why can't people communicate exactly the way i was taught through my environment (school, family..etc.)." Good communicaton occurs when the receiver clearly understands the sender. Technology has given people the ability to communicate faster through shortened and/or symbolic text. If you don't understand why people want to communicate faster then you don't understand the U.S. free enterprise system (freedom to operate competitively, meaning with efficiency). The market for IM'ing is growing and if you can't interpret the text then your going to be left in the dark, confused and writing rants like the one im responding to. I suggest not being lazy and take the time and effort to undersand the diversity communication has to offer. It's much better than being annoyed.

People do that "lol" and "u" "u r" stuff because (1 they think it's cool (2 they're too lazy 3) it becomes a habbit

i use to chat like that until later, I realized how annoying it was for other people XD and then i realized how it was annoying it was for me too so I just stoped. It's only three letters anyways for "you". Just need to learn to type fater XD

btw- some people use lol, lmao, or rotfl because it's a better way to express laughter then "HAHAHAHA!"
...yeah...

I only use these types of words when I'm chatting. It makes it quick and easy. There are only two excuses for bad grammar. One is you probably haven't learned english or you're from a foreign country. The other one is you're just too lazy to type them out.(which is sad)

In my opinion spelling and grammer should be a top priority in certain cases but in others it can pretty much be ignored. When you are posting on a professional forum that is about serving the community (like this forum) you should try your best to use proper language. When you are at a forum that is just a place to hang out and gives no information you should not pay as much attention to proper language but don't make people decode your message. In e-mails you should use proper spelling and grammer because when you send it there is no turning back. When it comes to instant messaging type how you want as long as you get your message across its not like it is saved or anything.