OK, pet peeve here.
What is it with the horrid writing skills around here? I can understand abbreviations and such, but geez! I'm coming across posts that you have to find a frigging interpreter to decipher due to the mispelled words, hacked words, bad grammer, and complete stupidity!
I can understand the occassional typo, as everyone who is not using a word processor with spell-check will have them. And I can understand some l337 sneaking in, since this is a tech site. But, PUH-LEASE! Dealing with computers involves some measure of intelligence, but many posts that I see show the total lack thereof. Age should not be a consideration as all are taught grammer from the beginning of their education, as well as spelling and punctuation...unless English is a second language...and even then, punctuation cannot be excused unless it is foreign to their native tongue.
I realize that this is something that I have a personal problem with, but does it not irk anyone else? I know that most who post on here are extremely intelligent people, but I truly wish they would write like in a manner that reflects that.
OK, I'll get off my soapbox now...:zip:
What is it with the horrid writing skills around here? I can understand abbreviations and such, but geez! I'm coming across posts that you have to find a frigging interpreter to decipher due to the mispelled words, hacked words, bad grammer, and complete stupidity!
I can understand the occassional typo, as everyone who is not using a word processor with spell-check will have them. And I can understand some l337 sneaking in, since this is a tech site. But, PUH-LEASE! Dealing with computers involves some measure of intelligence, but many posts that I see show the total lack thereof. Age should not be a consideration as all are taught grammer from the beginning of their education, as well as spelling and punctuation...unless English is a second language...and even then, punctuation cannot be excused unless it is foreign to their native tongue.
I realize that this is something that I have a personal problem with, but does it not irk anyone else? I know that most who post on here are extremely intelligent people, but I truly wish they would write like in a manner that reflects that.
OK, I'll get off my soapbox now...:zip: