The Word i and the Art of Proper Grammar

mcitinner1

Lifer

Apr 5, 2014

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• Aug 19, 2017

• #1

The two do not co-exist. Zen and Rule Nine. The folks typing on phones, are mostly the culprits here I think. :mrgreen:
Edit: And now I notice that auto correct, won't let me type a lowercase I in the body of this post. Go figure.

 

dino

Lifer

Jul 9, 2011

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13,606

Chicago

• Aug 19, 2017

• #2

Evidently, your "auto-correct" can't spell grammar, either.

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

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• Aug 19, 2017

• #3

My only internet access is a phone.

 

mawnansmiff

Lifer

Oct 14, 2015

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Sunny Cornwall, UK.

• Aug 19, 2017

• #4

I use a desktop PC and a Kindle Fire 10 for accessing the internet and mostly use the Kindle whilst contributing to the forum. At first it took a while to get the hang of writing using a virtual keyboard but I eventually got the hang of it and can now type pretty quickly with it. I personally find the auto correct function more of a hindrance than a help.
I've never used a 'phone for internet access and wouldn't even bother if I had one. I can perfectly understand why there are so many spelling and grammatical errors if having to type to a minute screen using an even smaller keyboard. That said, we are given a full ten minutes to proofread our input to check for any such errors, it's just a shame that many don't take advantage of this feature.
Stan, your 'proper grammer' reminds me of a recent post by another forum member chiding another member for his poor 'grammae' :rofl:
Life goes on....
Regards,
Jay.

 

mcitinner1

Lifer

Apr 5, 2014

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• Aug 19, 2017

• #5

I use a laptop also, so hitting the SHIFT key is easier to capitalize a letter than on a phone I guess. What ever the reason, referring to oneself as a lowercase I, is just lazy and makes a sentence hard to read. :crazy:

 

mcitinner1

Lifer

Apr 5, 2014

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Missouri

• Aug 19, 2017

• #6

Mods please correct my spelling of the word grammar in the title.

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

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Chicago, IL

• Aug 19, 2017

• #7

No, mods! Leave it! I love irony!

 

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aldecaker

Lifer

Feb 13, 2015

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• Aug 19, 2017

• #8

To be fair, there is a difference between spelling mistakes and grammar mistakes. The irony is still there, though.

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

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• #9

With a phone, there's no typing necessary.

 

didimauw

Moderator

Staff member

Jul 28, 2013

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• Aug 19, 2017

• #10

I believe the main reason I don't make many mistakes while posting, is BECAUSE I use my phone. I'm very good at typing, but Swype (yes that's how it's spelled) with autocorrect to me is so much faster and easier.

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

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109,318

• Aug 19, 2017

• #11

I just use the voice recognition on mine.

 

mawnansmiff

Lifer

Oct 14, 2015

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7,364

Sunny Cornwall, UK.

• Aug 19, 2017

• #12

"The irony is still there, though."
Indeed it is along with a redundant comma after 'there' :roll:



"I just use the voice recognition on mine."
Are you being serious Duane? I never knew that technology had reached the humble 'phone 8O
Regards,
Jay.

 

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aldecaker

Lifer

Feb 13, 2015

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42

• Aug 19, 2017

• #13

"With a phone..."
I wouldn't know. I'm still in the Dark Ages, shackled to this 10" x 14", 1 1/2 pound laptop like some sort of God damned animal.

 

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aldecaker

Lifer

Feb 13, 2015

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42

• Aug 19, 2017

• #14

Redundant comma? I don't believe that for one second. At best, I would see it as an optional stylistic difference. I believe it may be referred to as a "vocative comma", but it's been years since I finished Pedantry School.

 

mcitinner1

Lifer

Apr 5, 2014

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Missouri

• Aug 19, 2017

• #15

I'm happier with my laptop. I don't want a big heavy smart phone that doesn't fit in a t-shirt pocket. I sit at my 16" laptop, off and on, for a combined, few hours every day. My phone is only for calling and texting, and it's very light and fits just fine in my shirt pocket.

 

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aldecaker

Lifer

Feb 13, 2015

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42

• Aug 19, 2017

• #16

I was being heavily tongue-in-cheek, Stan. I much prefer the laptop to a smart phone myself.
Damn, I forgot a counter eye-roll for Jay, so here it is: :roll:

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

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Chicago, IL

• Aug 19, 2017

• #17

I would have called it a superfluous coma. :wink:

 

warren

Lifer

Sep 13, 2013

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Foothills of the Chugach Range, AK

• Aug 19, 2017

• #18

I try and tend to use punctuation in a manner to convey my speaking style. I had a teacher who condoned, even encouraged my experiment, much to the chagrin of my Grandmother. My technical writing varies considerable to my conversational writing. It's a quirk I admit. Here... unless I'm writing specifically for Jay, in a shameful attempt to gain his approbation, I ah... er... try to write in my speaking voice. I try to do so while adhering to the common rules... stretching them no doubt and even outright violating them at times. I do strive for readability while doing so. And, I am sure it drives other, sometimes pedantic members, like myself... to drink. Or, at least, distraction.

 

ashdigger

Lifer

Jul 30, 2016

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Vegas Baby!!!

• Aug 19, 2017

• #19

I access the internet on my giant iPhone, my iPad mini, my 8 inch Windows tablet, my Surface Pro and 10 inch Kindle Fire. I do my best at spelling and grammar, but leave that for the technical reports I author. If I make a mistake on a forum I don't slit my wrists. I would encourage like minded restraint.

 

warren

Lifer

Sep 13, 2013

11,722

16,309

Foothills of the Chugach Range, AK

• Aug 19, 2017

• #20

I believe it's the effort that counts. If I see no effort... my knee jerks sometimes.