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Subject: Picking on those who can't spell
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Is easily the simplest form of bullying I've seen on this site of H2 yet. Go ahead and ignore their question - feel free to reffer us to how you and your clan does it - link to your most games, but for the love of GOD why do you guys have to come down on folks who don't spell so well?

I have friends who neither type so well nor spell so well and I just have to say - your incessant complaining that you can't understand what's being said:

A) fails 100% to answer the question at hand
B) ensures that these guys won't come back or ask a second question
C) in NO WAY helps their spelling/ typing skills
D) really shows the rest of us exactly what you are all about.

Its all about u. ded u understand n e of that?

I'll bet you did.

  • 01.27.2005 2:29 PM PDT
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Well, when I use a superior bowser with a built in spell checker... how can i not? and it's not so much as spelling that people care about, it's grammar, we tend to like to be able to read and understand what someone is saying.

  • 01.27.2005 2:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: Proteon Nine
Its all about u. ded u understand n e of that?

This is the only problem I have with people's spelling. Shortcuts.

Don't try to say it's not their fault - "n e" is not the correct spelling of "Any". It doesn't take a brain surgeon to know that. It's even the same amount of characters.

People get mad when their shortcuts get pointed out - The reason for that is all it does is serve to make reading it harder.

I'm not complaining about intelligence - Just about laziness.

  • 01.27.2005 2:36 PM PDT
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Actually, the Flood is sort of the "intelligent" forum, because the more inexperienced members usually go to New Mombasa and Zanzibar, so good grammar is encouraged here more than elsewhere. I do agree that flaming is extreme, but a reprimand in my own opinion is fine. And it's refer, not "reffer". ;)

Slayd basically said everything else.

[Edited on 1/27/2005 3:51:31 PM]

  • 01.27.2005 3:46 PM PDT
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This is the only problem I have with people's spelling. Shortcuts.

Don't try to say it's not their fault - "n e" is not the correct spelling of "Any". It doesn't take a brain surgeon to know that. It's even the same amount of characters.

People get mad when their shortcuts get pointed out - The reason for that is all it does is serve to make reading it harder.

I'm not complaining about intelligence - Just about laziness.


I'm with you on that.

  • 01.27.2005 3:47 PM PDT