03-05-2007, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Firefox has a built in spell-checker (as does the google toolbar). It comes in handy (when I remember to use it).
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How do I go about getting that working?
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03-05-2007, 01:45 PM
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#62
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Originally Posted by Frank the Tank
You know what I still get wrong. When to use "to" and "too". Still. I'm 36.
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Plus, you forgot the question mark that should follow your first sentence.
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03-05-2007, 01:50 PM
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n00b!
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I just hope Stuart resigns.
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03-05-2007, 01:50 PM
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#64
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: London, Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pope04
Plus, you forgot the question mark that should follow your first sentence.
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And that is why I am an artist! Huzzah!!
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"Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken."
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03-05-2007, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Frank the Tank
And that is why I am an artist! Huzzah!!
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I just had to kid you a bit!
My pet peeve is the who's/whose thing.
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03-05-2007, 01:55 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Calgary
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Not exactly a grammar issue, but somewhat funny in a cute way. I had a Chinese client who pronounced the word "bonus" as "boners". Once I asked her if she could tell me more about her duties as a manager in China and she said " I was in charge of giving boners to factory workers." 
Back on topic... If anyone is starting a list of writing pet peeves, here are a few of mine:
gramm Er, calend Er, independ Ant
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03-05-2007, 01:56 PM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by Ducay
I was at the Canyon Meados theatre last month, and the movie I was seeing was apparently titled "Stranger then Fiction". I pointed it out to the till lady, she just looked at me like I was ######ed or something.
Grammer this day's are going out the window. Witch is a rampant problem alot of people are making.
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03-05-2007, 01:56 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Originally Posted by Burninator
How do I go about getting that working?
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Assuming you are using a recent version of Firefox, under Tools > Options > Advanced (General Tab) > Browsing - Check My Spelling as I Type should be checked.
Additionally, you can get a dictionary for Canadian English here
Also, I need to right-click in the field where I am typing and select "Spell check this field" in order for it to actually do the check.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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03-05-2007, 01:58 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: London, Ontario
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Originally Posted by transplant99
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Plus, he spelled grammar wrong!  And Meadows!
At least I only forget question marks! 
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"Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken."
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03-05-2007, 02:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Assuming you are using a recent version of Firefox, under Tools > Options > Advanced (General Tab) > Browsing - Check My Spelling as I Type should be checked.
Additionally, you can get a dictionary for Canadian English here
Also, I need to right-click in the field where I am typing and select "Spell check this field" in order for it to actually do the check. |
This is neat. Thanks!
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03-05-2007, 02:43 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank the Tank
Plus, he spelled grammar wrong! And Meadows!
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Don't forget the egregious sentence fragment...I think that he/she is trying to make a point about horrible grammar though.
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03-05-2007, 03:12 PM
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Ever since my first year English Prof I have just hated grammar nags, so I hate you. Let it go, it is a message board. Lots of these people could care less and will tell you so.
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03-05-2007, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by SaskaBushFire
Ever since my first year English Prof I have just hated grammar nags, so I hate you. Let it go, it is a message board. Lots of these people could care less and will tell you so.
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And there it is....
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03-05-2007, 03:16 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SaskaBushFire
Ever since my first year English Prof I have just hated grammar nags, so I hate you. Let it go, it is a message board. Lots of these people could care less and will tell you so.
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I couldn't care less if they could care less but at least they will know that they're an idiot. 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimbl420
I can wash my penis without taking my pants off.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Moneyhands23
If edmonton wins the cup in the next decade I will buy everyone on CP a bottle of vodka.
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03-05-2007, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by FireFly
I couldn't care less if they could care less but at least they will know that they're an idiot. |
S0 1f 1 p0s+z l1k3 dis 1 4m 4/\/ 1dIo|?
Your statement is false, a way a person posts doesn't tell everything about them. This is a message board, not real life.
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03-05-2007, 03:42 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: London, Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SaskaBushFire
S0 1f 1 p0s+z l1k3 dis 1 4m 4/\/ 1dIo|?
Your statement is false, a way a person posts doesn't tell everything about them. This is a message board, not real life.
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Haha! I just don't know where to go with that.....
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"Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken."
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03-05-2007, 03:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SaskaBushFire
S0 1f 1 p0s+z l1k3 dis 1 4m 4/\/ 1dIo|?
Your statement is false, a way a person posts doesn't tell everything about them. This is a message board, not real life.
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"Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling." By ignoring punctuation and proper grammar, you are being discourteous. You're right, it isn't real life. However by being discourteous to strangers, you're giving off a valuable first impression that cannot be retracted... and the first impression is that you're an idiot.
I should clarify. I'm not perfect either, but I try to ensure my posts are well thought out and readers can comprehend them. I don't expect perfection, I expect effort. It's not that difficult.
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Originally Posted by Grimbl420
I can wash my penis without taking my pants off.
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Originally Posted by Moneyhands23
If edmonton wins the cup in the next decade I will buy everyone on CP a bottle of vodka.
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03-05-2007, 03:47 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SaskaBushFire
Your statement is false, a way a person posts doesn't tell everything about them. This is a message board, not real life.
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Perhaps, but if I need to reread a post 2 or 3 times just to figure out what a person is trying to say, then at some point I am going to give up; and and it won't matter how insightful that post may have been. Or the post may not say what the person posting it meant it to say.
There are lots of ways miscommunication happens when everything is done right. Why make things more difficult by being lazy?
If you are taking the time to post, why not take an extra few seconds and catch some of the more blatant errors? If it isn't worth your time to get your post right, why should it be worth my time to read?
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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03-05-2007, 03:55 PM
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FireFly
"Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling." By ignoring punctuation and proper grammar, you are being discourteous. You're right, it isn't real life. However by being discourteous to strangers, you're giving off a valuable first impression that cannot be retracted... and the first impression is that you're an idiot.
I should clarify. I'm not perfect either, but I try to ensure my posts are well thought out and readers can comprehend them. I don't expect perfection, I expect effort. It's not that difficult.
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Idiot is a very harsh word and should not be thrown around lightly. If someone was to call me an idiot I would want proof and then I would want them to back it up.
"P|_|/\/C+u4t10n iz 4 c0urt3sy |)3s1g/\/3d 2 h3lp r34d3rz 2 und3rst4nd A s+0ry \/\/1th0|_|t st|_|mb!1/\/g"
By changing the letters or how it is typed, does this make the quote any less true? Does it make it any less insightful? Is it still adding to the arguement? Then what is the big deal?
Think about it.
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03-05-2007, 03:55 PM
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