I saw a post asking why no one responded to the OP's other posts and it got me thinking. I should point out that this has NOTHING to do with her(?) posts other than it started the gears turning, but when I see a post written in txt, I shut it down and move on. If I see a post with a paragraph-and-a-half and no punctuation in it, I move on. If English is your second language, of course people will make allowances. But if you were raised with it, I make none.
I know it's expedient to use shortcuts. I know we're used to it because of the texting we do. That does not make it okay here. I got wall post on Facebook from an old boyfriend and I couldn't even read it because he refuses to spell things correctly. (Really, that's the only reason. )
If you want help, if you want to be taken seriously, IF YOU WANT GOOD GRADES, start using standard English. Please. Use proper grammar. Use punctuation, even if you're not sure if you're using the right ones. TRY. You can txt all you want in your off-time, but here, and at school or work, you need to communicate in a way that other people understand without having to translate. You will have to write papers in class. You will do a LOT of writing. If it's unintelligible, your grade will reflect that. It's in your own best interest, honestly.
Best of luck to you all. I hope you get accepted and shine in your programs,
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Well, I NEVER type on here in "text-style". But I got slammed for saying "ya know", which to me was a bit too far. Now, Im finished with this thread and on to the important ones. If someone doesnt like how I type, then skip over it, plain and simple. I will however have typos and an occasional "ya know" or "gonna". That is NOT text-type. I just found it rediculous to point out that "ya know" is grammatically incorrect. I dont disagree with the OP, but some of you have taken it way too far. Now Im done.....
Well, I NEVER type on here in "text-style". But I got slammed for saying "ya know", which to me was a bit too far. Now, Im finished with this thread and on to the important ones. If someone doesnt like how I type, then skip over it, plain and simple. I will however have typos and an occasional "ya know" or "gonna". That is NOT text-type. I just found it rediculous to point out that "ya know" is grammatically incorrect. I dont disagree with the OP, but some of you have taken it way too far. Now Im done.....
Slammed?!??! Ok, I guess we'll chalk that up to a difference of perception.
I agree though, that "ya know" and "gonna" aren't terribly appropriate when your communicating with people you don't know very well.
Check your grammar before you slam on others for using PROPER english. There are a ton of errors in your statement.... However, I understand your point and agree with it. Make sure and note that there are quite a few foreign nurses that post on here from other countries and most likely are doing there best to translate, if not using a computer translation program.... I dont really care or typically comment on bad grammar though....
I thought ellipses were to be used when quoting text and omitting some of the words. Just saying.
Okay, my pet peeve about it all is "rediculous". Yes, it is pronounced REE-dick-you-lus; (stressed that way in the Harry Potter movies as a way of defeating the bogart. However!).
It is spelled "ridiculous". Not red. Also for ridicule.
okay, since i think i was the first person to use "taint" as a noun on this board, i know you can't mean i'm one of the people who are unable to loosen up. and i don't mean that people need to run their posts by the new yorker editing board. i just mean that people should at least use punctuation and basic english syntax. if someone comes here asking a question about, i don't know, boils, they should be able to string together a coherent sentence. that isn't too much to ask. it really isn't. i'm talking about junior high english here, not dissertation-level discourse (although i find that enlightening, too).
and for what it's worth, i was not "slamming" people. if i were, i wouldn't have been nice in my post, which i think i was. i can slam with the best of them, and that's not what i was doing. i was expressing my frustration with people who either don't know how or can't be bothered to communicate on a basic level. i don't think that's picky.
but whatever, my point is: readers shouldn't have to try and translate txt, add their own punctuation to a 250-word question, or have a dictionary on hand to try and decipher posts.
actually, my grammar is fine. you may take issue with the syntax, but since i'm not writing for a class or publication, it's perfectly acceptable. i also don't believe i slammed anyone, since i was not picking anyone out in particular, calling them names, or implying they were somehow mentally deficient.
i did mention foreign students, right up there in the first paragraph. really, it's right there.
my original degrees prepared me for a career in editing. i had an editing job for a few years before
i became a nurse. once you have edited for others, it becomes utterly impossible to stop. it isn't snobbery, it's just becomes so thoroughly ingrained, that it's second nature. factor in that i was the child of two precise attorneys, and that i was on the debate team throughout high school and college and i become a grammar and usage junkie! the capper is that i married a professor.
we both text sometimes when we're writing to family, but not that often. it is important to know how to write using standard english, so you'll be preceived as being a professional and taken seriously.
my husband grew up in the deep south, as did one of his colleagues. they have equal educations, both graduated summa cum laude, and are members of phi beta kappa. both get excellent student evaluations.
both are extensively published. but... the other guy sounds like lil abner or maybe bo or luke duke, while my husband just sounds southern. the biggest difference? grammar, usage, inflection etc.
the students think my husband is knowledgable, an excellent resource person, and enjoy introducing their families. the other guy? based on how sounds, his grammar and usage, the students think he's a
baffoon. he's a nice guy. he's very knowledgable in his field, but when he speaks? :eek::uhoh3:
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:D
and i don't mean that people need to run their posts by the new yorker editing board. i just mean that people should at least use punctuation and basic english syntax. if someone comes here asking a question about, i don't know, boils, they should be able to string together a coherent sentence. that isn't too much to ask. it really isn't. i'm talking about junior high english here, not dissertation-level discourse (although i find that enlightening, too). 
blondy2061h, MSN, RN
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I find your posts readable without the capitalization simply because you write in paragraphs and use punctuation.