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Offline elmer

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Re: Is it just me? or does poor grammar make it hard to read?
« Reply #30 on: February 13, 2008, 02:05:40 PM »
IMHO colloquialism's and a few misspellings don't bother me. The messages that do bother me is the ones that I have to figure out the words and then reread the message for content. Sorry, I just don't have the time, so they can spell anyway they want, and I will continue to skip their messages.
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Re: Is it just me? or does poor grammar make it hard to read?
« Reply #31 on: February 13, 2008, 03:14:26 PM »
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Re: Is it just me? or does poor grammar make it hard to read?
« Reply #32 on: February 13, 2008, 04:36:14 PM »
A colloquialism is a way of saying something or a word from a specific part of the country. He is saying, and I agree, that a little "flavor" in your writing is kind of nice, and lends a bit of "homey" feel to posts. "Y'all," "Down cellar," etc...are examples of colloquialisms.

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Re: Is it just me? or does poor grammar make it hard to read?
« Reply #33 on: February 13, 2008, 04:45:59 PM »
Thanks.
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Re: Is it just me? or does poor grammar make it hard to read?
« Reply #34 on: February 14, 2008, 03:12:14 AM »
after consideration , it must be you !
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Re: Is it just me? or does poor grammar make it hard to read?
« Reply #35 on: February 14, 2008, 07:30:10 AM »
I kinda agree with what Elmer said but equally as bad is the fellow that types in one continuous block with no punctuation or capitalization or separation. One big fat run-on sentence.  Too often, they aren't worth the effort to decipher.

I know I ain't perfect, but I'm gonna try some harder. :D
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Re: Is it just me? or does poor grammar make it hard to read?
« Reply #36 on: February 14, 2008, 07:36:52 AM »
i worked for a man that wrote business letters that way ! he started with very little and when i worked with him he was worth 85 million .
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