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What is up with spelling?

hypnoticmind	Date: October 23, 2004 @ 1:01 PM what's the deal with spelling? you know the....yo dawg , waat U bee gonn dun b tripin fool? i appreciate different cultural and socio economic backgrouds but...are you just trying to come off as full on retarded or am i just a white bred over educated cracker ass cracker? while reading forum posts, i like to enjoy EVERYBODYS posts. it makes my head hurt when i'm trying to decipher (v. to translate from secret writing or code into ordinary language.) a post with a genuine and sincere message. dumb it up for me please. sorry if i offended anybody. yeah, FU too!
rhthesinner	Date: October 23, 2004 @ 1:03 PM Probably the same as what's up with punctuation.
TameasDust	Date: October 23, 2004 @ 5:51 PM slang ... without it we would still be writing this way ... "Loud were they, lo, loud when they rode over the burial mound, I stood under the linden wood, under a light shield where the mighty women put forth their powers and sent their yelling spears."
Izekial	Date: October 23, 2004 @ 7:30 PM It’s called ebonics, and it’s perfectly understandable in person. It just takes longer to “read” anything in ebonics. There’s no set rules regarding this sort of slang terminology. For instance, “fo-shizzle” can be spelled in a number of different ways: Pho-shi$$le, foshissle, foshizzle mahnizzle, fosho (pronounced “foe-show”), ferrealdo (pronounced: “fur-real-doe”), etc... Ebonics are constantly evolving, too. Everyone uses ebonics too, though this irks some people in the African American community. In the 90s, a “wigger” was a slang term you used to describe a Caucasian who used ebonics in their speech. Example: “Vanilla Ice is such a fucking wigger, man!” Nowadays, it’s much more acceptable for people of all races to use ebonics. Have you used ebonics today, kids? And on the subject of grammar, spelling and punctuations... if you want to get better at articulating what’s going on in your insane head (I know I do), just use Microsoft Word as a means to set some guidelines while typing. MW will instantly remind you if you spelled something wrong by underlining the offensive word (in red). The program will also underline sentences or questions that are worded incorrectly (in green). It’s very anal. Sometimes (but only sometimes) it’s a matter of preference, or you really want to deliver something a certain way, and you can tell MW to shut the fuck up about that particular method you’re enjoying. Writing is fun, and it helps build strong bones and fights gingivitis.
hypnoticmind	Date: October 23, 2004 @ 8:05 PM thanks! i feel sooo... culturally diverse! lets go drink some 40's, yo!
Bloodstaind-...	Date: October 24, 2004 @ 12:02 AM well put Izekial... some people just really dont know how to spell period, thats why you'll see ebonics spelled incorrectly by some people... thats my guess on it. And then you have people like me... who talk ebonics and type it correctly just because its more casual and natural because of ur surroundings and knowledge of the language... But you'd be able to understand me if I started using ebonics, its not really all that hard, You might get a few words that will confuse you but overall its self explanatory...
kingo	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 9:48 AM "EVERYBODYS" should be "EVERYBODY'S." "Backgrouds" should be "backgrounds." "Full on retarded" should be "full-on retarded." The "i" in "i'm," and the word "i" alone, should be capitalized. "Its" should be "it's" when you mean "it is" and "its" when you mean "something that belongs to it." "Sooo" should be "so." "40's" should be "40s." Sentences should start with capital letters, but words that come after a comma ("You might get...") should not be capitalized. Elipses ("...") should be used in quotations to indicate that some piece of the text has been omitted; they should not be used in the actual construction of your sentences. "Ur" is not a word. If "nowadays" is a word it shouldn't be. If you rely on Microsoft Word for spelling and grammar instruction you're falling directly into Bill Gates' greedy, little, hands. He's got a plan to rule the world. Writing is not fun, it does not help build strong bones, and it does not fight gingivitis. You're thinking of Kool-Aid. Intentional misspellings should be left alone when they are used in brand names.
imemine	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 10:28 AM :BAND-AIDElipses_ -pOPRoCKs plastic banana
kingo	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 11:19 AM imemine1, I don't think you're taking this seriously.
imemine	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 11:27 AM Opinions are like flaws, we all have them. We are all hypocrites too in our own special ways so far be it for me to sit here pointing a finger at someone’s opinion. Life’s just too short for this subject! So Halaka, when did you become my 5th grade English teacher?
JFF	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 12:01 PM Yam alright our kid, Yam know what Yam talin' 'bout there. Sound as, I tell thee. Sorted mate, en it.
kingo	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 12:39 PM imemine1: I have always been, and always will be, your 5th grade English teacher.
imemine	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 12:57 PM Ahhhh! Do you still have blue hair, a mustache and wear those denim smocks? Nice to hear from you again Mrs. Hughes.
kingo	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 1:25 PM I shaved my head and became a beekeeper. But I still have the mustache. Nice to see you, dearie.
imemine	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 1:36 PM Heheheh!
povertystricken	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 1:50 PM ebonics = illiteracy envy.
Izekial	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 4:10 PM Hey, Bill Gates is a good man, and I like using proper English. And with all that huffing and puffing, you missed the irony of my incorrectly spelled name. No cookie for you.
kingo	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 4:31 PM You missed EVERYTHING. You can't even have a quarter.
imemine	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 5:05 PM I want a cookie, I want a cookie, I want a cookie, I want a cookie!
Izekial	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 5:25 PM gives imemine1 a cookie, but does NOT give halaka a cookie Nyah.
imemine	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 5:40 PM Hehehe---I got a cookie, I got a cookie, I got a cookie, I got a cookie!!!!
djfacemachine	Date: October 27, 2004 @ 5:55 PM 1. The words "you're" and "your" do not have the same meaning and are therefore not interchangeable. Use "you're" in place of "you are" and "your" in the possessive sense. i.e. "you're stupid." and "your casserole makes me want to vomit with rage." 2. The words "then" and "than" have different meanings. Use "then" when discussing a sequence of events and "than" for comparing. i.e. "After school I ate a balogna sandwhich." and "I would rather eat babies than go with you to the box social." 3. The words "effect" and "affect" also have different meanings. Use "effect" as a noun and "affect" as a verb. i.e. "In class we studied the effect of eating cheese on the speed of learning math." and "His breath affected me in a negative fashion." homework: Go down the road, past the old Johnson place, and you're going to find two roads; one parallel and one perpendicular. Now keep going until you come to a highway that bisects it at a 45º angle. Solve for X.