peek 21 #1 September 3, 2013 More whining about the technology: I know that a lot of people access Facebook on their handheld devices, and it seems to me that a lot of the applications running on these devices have a spelling/grammar checker that thinks it knows how to spell, (or select the proper word), better than you do. How many of you are using a handheld device to access dropzone.com? If you are using a PC, do the browsers have a spelling/grammar checker that does this too? I just read yet another post that contained words that do not even make sense. And I'm not just talking about leaving out one letter in the word. Can't a quick proofread of your post keep this from happening? Dropzone.com posts include a Preview Post button. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #2 September 3, 2013 Lifes two short (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #3 September 3, 2013 You first. Quote Proofread, People! "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peek 21 #4 September 3, 2013 shropshire Lifes two short You know, I was thinking that when I created that post. (But at least I could tell what your post meant!) So your saying I shouldnt wine about suc things? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #5 September 3, 2013 peek ***Lifes two short You know, I was thinking that when I created that post. (But at least I could tell what your post meant!) So your saying I shouldnt wine about suc things? Prty Mush!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 53 #6 September 3, 2013 NWFlyer You first. Quote Proofread, People! Dang. You beat me to it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #7 September 3, 2013 peek ***Lifes two short You know, I was thinking that when I created that post. (But at least I could tell what your post meant!) So your saying I shouldnt wine about suc things? I'm a crap speller but I'm occasionally sort of intolerant about grammar..BUT .. often we're picky about such things and miss the message being passed, which is crazy. The messages is the important thing. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,534 #8 September 3, 2013 However, when the perpetrator is a native English-speaker, and the result requires 3 or 4 readings to understand because of its resemblance to word pizza, then maybe proofreading would have been in order... Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,436 #9 September 3, 2013 Hi Gary, It bugs me, also. Quote If you are using a PC, do the browsers have a spelling/grammar checker that does this too? From experience, I will never again use the 'Check Spelling' option that this website offers. Did that once, locked everything up, had to turn off the PC to get anything going again. When posting here I do a 'Preview Post' ~ 98% of the time. But, I am an admittedly poor 'on-screen' reader/reviewer; so I make mistakes sometimes. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #10 September 3, 2013 What's this grammar thing people keep talking about, Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #11 September 3, 2013 Duuude there are morons who revel in being lazy and not using any form of spell checking OR proofreading. The level of dumb as dirt is palpable. The level of proud of it is epic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorrinRadd 0 #12 September 3, 2013 There are professional writers and English professors who don't always use correct grammar and punctuation. Sometimes people just cannot be bothered. Language is fluid. So long as the correct grammar/spelling/punctuation is there when it really counts, and so long as the message is understood, then who does it hurt? Personally I could use a few less texting short-cuts, like u for you, ur for your, u r for you are, etc. But again, so long as it is properly done when it counts, and gets the message across, all is good.Why drive myself crazy trying to be normal, when I am already at crazy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #13 September 3, 2013 My mom uses the talk function on her phone to send texts. That's convenient for her, but there's never any punctuation. Her texts are so hard to decipher! Maybe some people are posting here the same way? She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #14 September 3, 2013 Autocomplete always drives me crazy. One of these days I'm just going to run with whatever my phone wants to say and schedule lunch with a friend at Peoria or something.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #15 September 3, 2013 skymama My mom uses the talk function on her phone to send texts. That's convenient for her, but there's never any punctuation. Her texts are so hard to decipher! Maybe some people are posting here the same way? I use that in the car and always put in the punctuation marks. "Hey comma dickhead exclamation mark" = "Hey, dickhead!"cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 568 #16 September 3, 2013 I use my phone a lot (Android) and it drives me crazy. The problem is that you only have to screw up one letter and the autocorrect changes the word, when you press space, of you type the whole word correctly and miss the space key so it replaces the word with some random shit. Due to the screen layout, you can't always see that it has changed a word, and preview is hopeless. The best solution is to proofread after posting and edit.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rifleman 70 #17 September 4, 2013 Victor Borge - Phonetic punctuation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF4qii8S3gwAtheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #18 September 4, 2013 rifleman Victor Borge - Phonetic punctuation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF4qii8S3gw That was good!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #19 September 4, 2013 skymama My mom uses the talk function on her phone to send texts. That's convenient for her, but there's never any punctuation. Her texts are so hard to decipher! Maybe some people are posting here the same way? Reminds me of an occasion when an ex of mine (who I was with at the time) had been admitted into hospital - her mother had decided she would come down to stay with her once she was released. I received a text message from a number I didn't recognise which I simply couldn't read. It was full of shortened words with sections of words replaced with numbers. Complete and utter nonsense. I put it down to a wrong number from some chav and ignored it completely. Turned out it was pretty important info from my ex's mother with details about when she would be arriving. "Text, me, no I didn't receive any text I'm afraid - must have been lost on the wire" Never admitted to her that I'd thought her text had been written by someone with a severe mental disability. Then again, in hindsight the whole family was a bunch of nuts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #20 September 4, 2013 skymama My mom uses the talk function on her phone to send texts. That's convenient for her, but there's never any punctuation. Her texts are so hard to decipher! Maybe some people are posting here the same way? That that is is that that is not is notI'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #21 September 5, 2013 Amazon Duuude there are morons who revel in being lazy and not using any form of spell checking OR proofreading. The level of dumb as dirt is palpable. The level of proud of it is epic. Hi AJ I resemble that remark. R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #22 September 5, 2013 Gotta agree with Shroppy... The main thing is that you get your message across... I personally spend a lot of time proofreading my stuff and trying to be as clear as possible, but I don't expect everyone to care about the same things I do or live up to my "standards"..."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peanut4040 0 #23 September 5, 2013 winer winer winerIts a good day to LIVE, why puck up a good thing. There is no reply in aad section for. " hell no i would not put an AAD on my back" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #24 September 5, 2013 Krip ***Duuude there are morons who revel in being lazy and not using any form of spell checking OR proofreading. The level of dumb as dirt is palpable. The level of proud of it is epic. Hi AJ I resemble that remark. R.I.P. Oh come on.. you do not even come close to some of the idiocy I have seen on hereI look at it this way... If they want to show the world just how moronic they are... who am I to point it out to them. (most of the time) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #25 September 6, 2013 Just sayin.... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=743722812323841&set=a.223098324386295.105971.205344452828349&type=1&theater Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
