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Subject: Please...I Beg Of You!
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This might be a litle off topic but all through the forums, I see the worst grammar. I almost failed my English class last year (AP Lang) and I hate to say it, but I wish I could go back. It truly aggrivates me that very few people actually put effort into responding to posts. I dont know about the rest of you, but I spend more time here on the forums than anywhere else on the net. I actually havent read my e-mail in about 3 weeks. I am sure I cant be the only person who feels that the spelling, ect. in the forums is poor. So please, make a fellow HALO fan more comfortable when reading the forums. I am tired of having to take a vreak from my day to ask people in multiple posts to at least put forth a little effort to make their posts readable. Now, this will probally get locked, but I am fine with that. I am just disappointed in myself that I let these forums wher I come to relax, do just the opposite. So please, try to watch what you are spelling. Please, use punctuation. You dont have to be perfect, just try! PLEASE!

  • 07.17.2004 10:53 AM PDT
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sry about that dude, i got horrible spelling. i got to say though, that was the most random thing i have ever heard.

  • 07.17.2004 11:25 AM PDT
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My only problem is people that dont even try. On occasion, I can tolerate it. I know the forums arent full of literate teenagers and many of the people posting may only be about 8.


I would also like to apologize to the mods in advance for this was completely off topic.

  • 07.17.2004 11:31 AM PDT
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Actually, I completely and fully agree. Just a couple of months ago, someone informed me that I looked and sounded like a retard when I typed the "yo how r u doin" computor lingo. Since then, I type perfectly. Except for the occasional mistake, of course. I too wish that everyone would type properly.

However, it is a fact that about 99% of all people are completely stupid and retarded, and should be shot. As a result it is impossible to get everyone to do this. You can convince a few, at most, but you can't prevent most people from sounding like a moron. Which is probably a good thing, because we can't have morons sounding smart, can we?

  • 07.17.2004 11:38 AM PDT
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LOL...I dont mind screw ups here and there. Its just that when I get up at 6:30/7 am I dont want to have to think about what the person is trying to say. I DONT THINK IN THE MORNING! At least not without my Pop-Tarts! {:()

  • 07.17.2004 11:41 AM PDT
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I see this all too often bad grammar in the forums. I try my best to spell everything perfectly, although the other people don't seem to like hitting an extra key to complete a word. They should be thankful they don't have to write with pen and/or pencils and get this nice keyboard to push buttons on.

  • 07.17.2004 11:47 AM PDT
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No kidding. Very good point though. I appreciate you guys agreeing with me. I know there is going to be at least on eperson that gets on here and litters it with garbage.
If you are a person who types horribly, take your time. I used to hate typing because I seucked at it. Well, I still suck at it, but there is a "Backspace" and a "Delete" for a reason! Fix those little mistakes as often as possible. Eventually you will get tired of having to fix them and type better out of desperation. {:()

  • 07.17.2004 11:51 AM PDT
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I try to spell as good as possible but it can be hard (I'm from Denmark) and yes it is really a bless to see people spelling correct. Please correct me if I in any way spell something wrong it actually makes a difference...

[Edited on 7/17/2004 12:07:51 PM]

  • 07.17.2004 12:07 PM PDT
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thats funny i usually type really really bad but hey im working on it. theres a spelling error in there somewhere isnt there i had to use the backspace button 15 times on the first sentence

  • 07.17.2004 12:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: TrUnK mUnKeY
No kidding. Very good point though. I appreciate you guys agreeing with me. I know there is going to be at least on eperson that gets on here and litters it with garbage.
If you are a person who types horribly, take your time. I used to hate typing because I seucked at it. Well, I still suck at it, but there is a "Backspace" and a "Delete" for a reason! Fix those little mistakes as often as possible. Eventually you will get tired of having to fix them and type better out of desperation. {:()
For person obsessed with spelling you seem to suck at it. Whats it matter if peoples grammar is off, as long as it properly coveys thier message. Who cares if you spell you u, or types run on sentences or what have you. Now i not trying to flame your post or anything, but you should be mad at those people who have one sentenced post. Or the people whp create off-subject topics like this, or other forum rule burners. Are bad spellers not people too? If you stab us do we not bleed? If you frag us do we not die? If we mispell words in a spelling bee, are we not out? But really, lighten up. The forums are really good as they are, i mean its the internet. The internet is full of crap and crappy people, you shold fell lucky that ron jeremy ins't spamming us with -blam!-. Good day to you sir.

[Edited on 7/17/2004 12:15:49 PM]

  • 07.17.2004 12:09 PM PDT
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Ok. I know I am not a perfect speller. But I put an effort into what I write. I like having posts that I gladly take pride in. I am not saying that every post must be perfect because that is very unlikely to ever happen. I just want people to try. If you were to fill out a job application the some of these people post, you would get laughed at! I am in no way meaning to piss people off! I just want to be able to READ these posts. I like to see what people have to say. But how many times have you seen a post that you cant read? Too many times! WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES! I understand that. I just feel that some of these mistakes can be fixed.

  • 07.17.2004 12:16 PM PDT
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Good point.

I have a lot of problems with people who don't use punctuations.
I can't read anything that's all stringed together.

Acronums are bad too.
Stuff like lol I can stand, but some of the other ones are really annoying.

  • 07.17.2004 12:23 PM PDT
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You mean post that look like they were typed by feet? I cant really recall ever seeing somthing like that. You havent been here too long either, i mean I dont got much time on you, but i never seen the post you speak of. And ive been here longer. Please point some of these out. The flood maybye, but i frequent there and still cant remeber anything. I can always make out a sembelance of what someone speaks about. And remember were a world famous instatution here at b.net, We have visitors from around the world. Many of wich have subpar english skills, so dont get mad, get glad!!

  • 07.17.2004 12:27 PM PDT
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This isnt a trash bag commercial
Anyways...this isnt my first screen name. I also was reading the forums long before I decided to post on them. I normally am one to keep my opinion to myself so I stayed off of the forums for my own sanity. I truly wish to avoid arguments but I also am not one to back out of a fight. I am not going to waste my time searching for poor typing. You may not realize but you have done it for me already. The forums are full of spelling an grammatical errors. I am not going to deny being one of those. But I can honestly say that because so many errors are present on the forums, I have made it a small point to try and make myself a better typist. Im not tyring to insult everyboyd...I just would like to see the forums with good spelling. Too many times I have to read a sentence multiple times to figure out what they say. I am quickly reminded of the book "Ella Minnow Pea." If you havent read it, just check out the last 50-60 pages or so. That is what the forums are like. There is now excuse. Granted as you mentioned there are foreigners on the forums. They have an excuse. Any other participant of the forums does not!



you see that? the click of a button and my error is corrected! HOLY CRAP! What a concept!

Edit 2: I decided to take you up on the offer to find some of this poor spelling. I am not actually posting the post because I do not wish to insult somebody for something they may see as ok. If you use these words frequently, I appologize if I indult you you.

primeary should be primary
malae Should be Melee
sry Sorry
Suks sucks (how hard is it to add that little letter in there? really!)
winer Whiner (yet again all it took was one letter extra)
4 for
sumthing Something
horesman Horseman
rite Curious if they meant the soda "Diet Rite"
throo Through
chareter Character

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  • 07.17.2004 12:38 PM PDT
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yes i also understand what your trying to say but please put in mind that some people in the forums are dislectsic....eg: Me for example ( although thats my hand writing mainly )

and what you put there can upset a dislectsic person.....

  • 07.19.2004 11:09 AM PDT
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hey trunk. i am completly sorry about how bad i am at spelling and my punctuation i dont even know what goes where. im an idiot when it comes to literurature ( just like that i have no clue how it is spelled!) my punctuation sucks and i am very sorry for every time i have annoied u with spelling and stuff you have told me quite a few times and i will try harder not to mention im only 14 and i have never put ne thought in to what i type mostly because i am lazzy but once again i will try to type right. i to dont think in the morning to tired lol.

  • 07.19.2004 11:09 AM PDT
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Posted by: Stickman Army
It is a fact that about 99% of all people are completely stupid and retarded, and should be shot


Now that is funny. So that means this post might apply to only 1% of the readers!

  • 07.19.2004 11:15 AM PDT
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WOW! Two days not on the forums is actually a long time.. I apologize for those of you who are offended by whatever I have posted. Its unintentional unless I otherwise say so.
To respond to someone who was saying its easier to type the way they were (i.e "cuz") that may be so, but it doesnt make it any easier to read. Do you go to school and hand in papers that look that way. Granted, this isnt school and you arent getting a grade on it, but what you do in your free time easily crosses over to you school work. In my English class last year, we actually had to go to a class forum and discuss the book we were reading and we DID get graded on how e typed. If you are in any way interested in a job that requires typing (which most do now days) you surely need to practice. A little error such as using a "z" instead of typing out "because" could cost you your job. Many people are very strict on how things are presented to them. I can only wish you luck in whatever career you are hope to persue because right now, your skills are not going to get you anywhere.

For the 14 year old: Start practicing. You are either in High School now, or are going to be. In all of the English classes I have had in my High School career, none of them accepted spelling errors. Someone in an earlier post mentioned putting your work into a word processing program on you computer before posting so you coulsd spell check, great idea. It takes a whole two seconds you highlight what you have typed, press Ctrl+C, go to the program and press Ctrl+V and then the spell check button. Now is that so hard?

Like I have said many times before, I would just like to be able to read these forums without having to really think about what the person is saying. Its like I am in an Ebonics class and am failing because I enjoy seeing the English Language not slaughtered!

I am sure that I could go on for the remainder of the hour, but I would soon go nuts. I dont mind seeing "lol" (or the like). I just dont like lipograms. <--Dictionary.com if you dont know it. Which I dont expect you to. (no offense)

JUST TRY!

  • 07.20.2004 7:16 AM PDT
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Great! The Bungie Forum might just be cleaned up of its aweful use of grammar and plain old English! People will respect you if you write properly. w/ld u rspct s/m1 who rites lik dis?

  • 07.20.2004 8:32 AM PDT
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Sadly, this will continue to happen. I know it doesn't take much effort. I used to suck at typing, and now, after about 1 month of making a point of typing perfectly, I can do it. Just as fast as I used to type the bad way. This will now help me get a job once I'm older, as good typing skillz always come in handy.

But, like I have said before, it is a fact that most people are lazy morons. They have nothing better to do then sit on their lazy fat asses and are too lazy to even type properly. Life sucks. However, if they want to sound like a retard, then I don't mind. If I can't read it, it's probably not worth reading anyway.

  • 07.20.2004 8:44 AM PDT
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you all have very good points and yes i am going into highschool and i plan on being an aviation mechanic which requires no typeing i think. but still i agree that we should all type right and sorry for any problems with spelling in the past.

  • 07.20.2004 8:53 AM PDT