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CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
On September 11 2008 00:36 inertinept wrote: Back in the Day, WhiPPerSnaPPerZ like you would get SPANKED on THE reaR enD. Intrigue, I think you should proceed cautiously -- this guy means business. | ||
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Naib
Hungary4843 Posts
That simple. It's not like you have to refrain from rofling, though. Besides, typing a little bit more formally also helps me maintain the level of English I have, as it's not my first language. | ||
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6631 Posts
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Nytefish
United Kingdom4282 Posts
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micronesia
United States24484 Posts
On September 11 2008 00:16 Jibba wrote: Numbers below 10 should be written out with letters. Point me to this convention please. | ||
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grobo
Japan6199 Posts
On September 10 2008 20:37 Aerox wrote: You Just Have To Be A Little More Experienced To Spot The Difference Between Impersonators And The Genuinely Educated. Also, The Buddy Slang Talk Is Usually Done When We're Just Plain Lazy And Understand That The Buddy Would Understand With Less Typing As Well As Making Them Feel More Like Your Personal Friend Thus A Better Relationship Bonding. On The Internet, If We Put Too Few Words, Things Like WHY SO SERIOUS? Can Be Seen As A Threat Instead Of A Joke. Therefore, A More Eloquent Post Is Necessary. In Your Case, You May Just Be Lazy Or Untrained To Press The Shift Key. Also, With That, You Can See Who Judges You By Appearance Which Means They Are Obviously The n00b-kind. Therefore, Do Not Take Their Posts To Heart. But Then Again, Some Of Us May Confuse It Up By Doing It Sarcastically. So My Advice Is That You'd Have To Take Account Of That Person's History (Post Count Is A General Estimate But Better To Know What Kind Of Stuffs He/She Posted In The Past). ATOMIC RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! btw. i'm a classless swine for sure. | ||
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sqwert
United States781 Posts
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9933 Posts
On September 11 2008 01:51 sqwert wrote: It's [fucken] impossible homie G. Unless you're really bz like me and need to get your point across fast and don't have time to type it, just abbreviate everything. I tried being "correct" once, and it didnt last very long. Word. | ||
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ahrara_
Afghanistan1715 Posts
Dear Sir, I believe the answer to this question is the following: The style guide for practically every newspaper in existence, most notably the AP style guide, which is number one in a world of 3890340384 style guides. GOT IT SIR?! Additionally, I would like to voice my strong and vocal support of the activity thus described in the Original Post (OP). It never hurts to make fun of people who belong to stereotypes that do not at all exist on teamliquid! It gives one a fascinating sense of superiority; of which the OP is clearly in need of. I applaud your efforts! Avaste! Go forth and mock, ye with no self esteem! Go forth! Yours beloved *HINT HINT INTRGUE*, ahrara_ | ||
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ahrara_
Afghanistan1715 Posts
MY MONEY'S ON MOLTKE | ||
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Pwntrucci[sR]
Canada1519 Posts
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micronesia
United States24484 Posts
On September 11 2008 02:13 ahrara_ wrote: Dear Sir, I believe the answer to this question is the following: The style guide for practically every newspaper in existence, most notably the AP style guide, which is number one in a world of 3890340384 style guides. GOT IT SIR?! This is not a newspaper. I am talking about the conventions of standard written english. If there is no convention which states that you should write out numbers less than ten, then I am right and you all are my bitches. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
BTW I could've said all that in about 5 words, but I want to sound smarter than I really am. | ||
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Fishball
Canada4788 Posts
On September 10 2008 20:28 Elric_ wrote: Agreed. It's just as bad as the idiots who post just to say "it's THEIR not there" or "it's spelt XXXX, not XXYX." I don't fucking understand those people. Do they get kicks out of correcting the literacy of a random stranger on the internet? Who the fuck cares!!? It's the Internet. As long as the meaning is clear and it's not complete txtmsg garbage, why bother..... I don't really care about other people's spelling that much, except for the word "Ridiculous". I've seen so many people spell it as "Rediculous" when they are like complaining about something. To me, it's an instant 50% credit drop on whatever they are trying to talk about. | ||
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6631 Posts
On September 11 2008 01:28 Nytefish wrote: It would be nice if people used their/they're, you're/your, loose/lose, etc. properly, if only to help those who want to improve their English. I can understand how people get those mixed up but something that escapes me completely is how people can get "then" and "than" mixed up. What the fuck? | ||
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micronesia
United States24484 Posts
On September 11 2008 03:16 Jibba wrote: It depends what you mean by "standard written english." Since we're talking about proper capitalization and punctuation as practice for future assignments, etc. then the number rule should be followed as well since it's a part of the AP/MLA/Oxford rule sets that most academic papers adhere to. BTW I could've said all that in about 5 words, but I want to sound smarter than I really am. I had an inkling that it wasn't in the same style as your normal writing lol. APA/MLA etc are for academic writing, not the english language :-/ | ||
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anderoo
Canada1876 Posts
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DeadVessel
United States6269 Posts
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kdog3683
United States916 Posts
1. Posters see Moltkewarding Post. They think "wow, such deep insightful posts and tl.net loves him. I'm going to emulate!" 2. They wanna be a pillar of the community like a village elder and in order to be a village elder, you gotta be wise! You can only be wise if you type like gigantic prick that knows everything and explains in a condescending / pompous tone. 3. Some people are just naturally inclined to be serious and have no sense of humor so it carries over to tl.net. aka die hard religious folks. 4. Some people want to practice English. And may or may not possess the ability to type informally aka non americans. Maybe somebody on here is a lawyer and hones his debating skills in the Tl.net: General Arena. | ||
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Masamune
Canada3401 Posts
holy fuck, are you seriously in grad school? | ||
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