Is the correct use of grammar and spelling important to you?
There have been many arguments about whether or not spelling and grammar matter in social media.
There are those who believe that the written word – whether in print or online – matters greatly and that our mastery of a language directly reflects on our intelligence level.
There are also those that say spelling and grammar are far less important than they used to be; especially online where blog posts can be re-edited and re-published and social media status updates can be deleted.
There are also those who some people refer to as ‘the grammar police’ who get very frustrated if humorous posts have a spelling error, and can only focus on the mistake and miss the joke!
And then there is the issue of American spellings too … ‘z’ in place of ‘s’ and several words spelt differently than the UK version.
Where do you stand on spelling and grammar? Do they still matter in Social Media online as much as in print? Do they matter less today than they did 20 years ago? Does any kind of spelling or grammatical error bug you?
Is the correct use of grammar and spelling important to you in Social Media?
405 people have already voted, what's your opinion? Yes I get irritated when it's wrong No it doesn't bother meWhat are your views?
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We don't tolerate swearing, and reserve the right to remove any posts which we feel may offend others... let's keep it friendly!
Of course kids using " text speak " cant help .....
Nothing can change that. When I read novels from the twenties and thirties I know that we do not write like that any more. When I watch old films I know we do not talk like that any more.
The Queen is a very good example of how speech and the written word have evolved in her lifetime.
Until a few years ago the French had a government department that did its best to ensure that their spoken and written language did not change. It was a loosing battle and they closed the department.
Some folk say it's nitpicking, some posts are by foreign people, others haven't had a good education so we should be patient but if I don't get the gist..............................
I know text speak is often abbreviated - a young friend says I'm very savvy and text like a young person. Should I feel flattered that I'm 'with it'?
im not knocking ( perfected ) launguage as a skill . i appreciate it , as i do any skill, i have respect for it . what i dont have any tolerence for is shakespheres spelling , which is a shame , as im not going to be able to share in that .
Another pet hate is the the misuse of apostrophies - e.g. 'egg's for sale'.
The repeated misuse of the pronoun Them, them books etc. Instead of those or these books, I have them!!
The differences between : Borders and boarders: There and Their: To, too and two; Its and it's
Misspelling of aren't isn't etc.
its communiation thats the point if you dont get that , you dont get the point off a tear or a smile .
weres the grammer in that ? i guess i missed the point (full stop ) some were along the line . then again i never knew the difference between clever and intelligent , though i met a person who couldent read or rite, right , write who was both
Before long, future generations will be writing in American slang. Many of the youngsters are already speaking it. Even things like 'hey guys', I keep telling you grandchildren that a guy is a bloke, or a rope to peg down a tent. It is certainly not a little girl.
Mind you, this comment space is annoying me as I can't look back over my sentences and I always check my words before posting.
1. To shorten two words by missing out a letter or letters
e.g. I am= I'm, did not=didn't, and should have= should've.
The other way they can be used is to show possession.
E.g. Tom's trains= the trains that belong to Tom. Sue's cakes= the cakes that belong to Sue.
However, if something belongs to more than one and the ownership ends in 's'( birds, cats, lions) you put the apostrophe at the end. E.g. The lions' meat = the meat that belongs to more than one lion.
If the ownership is plural and does not end in 's' the apostrophe is added before the s. E.g. The children's playground. = the playground that is for the children.
Hope you found this useful.
Also, TV hosts who encourage the audience to 'GIVE IT UP for our next guest'. What they mean is 'a round of applause for....'.
Spokesmen/women using 'official speak'. They are always 'working very hard' 'with our partners'. Don't even mention 'lessons will be learnt', and those other horrors, 'going forward' and ' at this present moment in time', instead of 'in future' and 'now'.
And we as a peer group have a responsibility to not let any of the younger generation bamboozle us. But now, more than ever before teach them from our own experience. One of the reason is because if they try to bamboozle us, they will try It on any other generations. And besides everything else It stops our brains from dying...