Zero Tolerance

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 21 Nov 2004, 17:18

I think it's a mac issue. They expect their users to have more integrity.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 21 Nov 2004, 17:19

Marya wrote:I've just tried ecm's "cheat" to no avail All that happened was I scored 'nil points' and was given a long list of all the words that I had 'mistakenly' clicked on.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

It must have suspected you as a possible cheatin' type!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 21 Nov 2004, 17:20

or typin' cheat, even!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 21 Nov 2004, 17:21

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 21 Nov 2004, 18:43

first attempt 15, second 33

90 Bob?????

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 21 Nov 2004, 18:51

Sandra wrote:first attempt 15, second 33

90 Bob?????

Yep our Bob is great at spelling.........Numbers and Math on the other hand....

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 21 Nov 2004, 18:54

Marya wrote:What do you hope to achieve by belittling posters in this way Dadaist?

Is it to;
a) help posters improve their spelling
or
b) just air your irritation?

If the answer is a) then you will be sadly disappointed for a variety of reasons.
Spelling is most often "caught" rather than merely "taught".
Adults will find it extremely difficult to alter habits of decades. Some posters may be dyslexic and many others will not have a spell check facility on their browser. Not all of us are touchtypists and in a rush to post may make simple keyboard errors. Further more, a fair few of us may want to respond quickly to a thread and in so doing make errors which normally we would spot. And then again there are all those posts made in the wee sma' hours when a "tired and emotional" state of affairs influences our writing.
If you want to aid Adults to learn to spell better then offer your services to Community Education.

On the other hand, if it is answer b) to air your irritation , then you have done so on several occasions so far on this Forum.

Ultimately, all you will achieve is deterring users from posting by making them embarrassed and self-conscious, worried that some smart Aleck is going to come along and berate them for a perceived lack of literary skills.

My comments are aimed at a very small minority of posters who, in my opinion, should know better and are simply being lazy. They also know exactly the spirit in which to take my posts and are well aware that I am the first person I usually take the proverbial out of.

I do however compliment you on the structure of your critique and use of rhetoric - but I will not be attempting to analyse sentences like "If you want to aid Adults to learn to spell better" even though they are the ironic equivalent of a large red bullseye.

I'm glad that my beration did not deter your oration on my irritation.

Jamesie · Post by **Jamesie** » 21 Nov 2004, 19:46

Jamesie wrote:Oops!

Managed to post on the wrong thread !

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 21 Nov 2004, 19:55

I'm glad that my beration did not deter your oration on my irritation

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 21 Nov 2004, 20:22

Jamesie wrote:
Jamesie wrote:Oops!
Managed to post on the wrong thread !

Double Oops! then.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 21 Nov 2004, 20:27

CatzVP wrote:
Sandra wrote:first attempt 15, second 33

90 Bob?????
Yep our Bob is great at spelling.........Numbers and Math on the other hand....

Didn't claim to be good at spelling. But I'm very good at cheating!

Post by **wangi** » 22 Nov 2004, 13:59

Dadaist wrote:My comments are aimed at a very small minority of posters who, in my opinion, should know better and are simply being lazy. They also know exactly the spirit in which to take my posts and are well aware that I am the first person I usually take the proverbial out of.

I cried myself to sleep last night over this...

Anyway, I'll not be spending any time worrying about spelling - I've got better things to do and this is a forum about Portobello, not the "English Language".

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 Nov 2004, 17:06

OK Dadaist I surrender. Not a single other person seems bothered about your criticisms of the standard of spelling in Forum posts. I suppose as I spend every working hour red pen in hand correcting weak spelling who am I to withhold that pleasure from you? Let them have it

*my posts are exempt of course *

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 22 Nov 2004, 17:19

Gracefully surrendered, Marya. And very restrained. After all...

I am the first person I usually take the proverbial out of.

DG · Post by DG » 22 Nov 2004, 19:32

Not a single other person seems bothered about your criticisms of the standard of spelling in Forum posts

I think it's called not taking the bait as you find out that the bait leads to nowhere - therefore the whole experience is meaningless. However, you did take tha bait with particular style and eloquence

and I was greatly impressed just quietly watching!

DG

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 Nov 2004, 19:50

Hook line and sinker I think DG

DG · Post by DG » 22 Nov 2004, 19:52

But beautifully done, Marya

DG

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 23 Nov 2004, 00:52

Dadaist wrote: slack spelling by the rest of you is getting on my goat.

'getting my goat'

or

'getting on my wick'

yours,

a pedantic parent

XX

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 23 Nov 2004, 16:14

I stand corrected. I must remember to get off my goat. The two of us were high up on a pedestal but seem to have been knocked down a peg or two. It's better that I get my head out of the clouds and get my finger out of my wick.

MrSpoon · Post by **MrSpoon** » 23 Nov 2004, 17:10

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mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 06 Dec 2004, 23:11

dada

I think you should attack on two fronts - go for Porty's signature spelling, just for fun.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 06 Dec 2004, 23:14

mr magnolia wrote:dada

I think you should attack on two fronts - go for Porty's signature spelling, just for fun.

Incredible, whilst you were compsing this post. I was changing that signature.

mr magnolia · Post by **mr magnolia** » 06 Dec 2004, 23:20

You're like James Bond - that sixth sense for danger, that starched pink shirt...

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 06 Dec 2004, 23:24

What do you make of my new signature? Quite a good message to send out to the infrequent user, don't you think?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 07 Dec 2004, 22:43

No, I don't like it Porty. I think it's overly sarcastic and quite frankly that just doesn't suit you.....

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 07 Dec 2004, 23:16

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