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Not sure about the rest of you, but wait a few years If you think it's bad now, wait till they get our dd's on this site... Those that have tried to read a text message will understand.. It drives me crazy trying to understand what they are saying, so a few spelling errors, who cares. At least I can understand the message.

 

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if someone want's to orginise a speling class, Ill be the firs't to sine up! Mabe alot of people would be interis'ted. As the old saying goes... if you cant beat 'em, join 'em!



Seriously though, internet forums and blogs combined with text messaging has allowed nearly instant communication with almost anyone in the world. The new language that has developed to speed these messages was born out of neccessity. Longhand typing just won't cut it. I believe our ancestors developed a language to accomplish a similar goal - it was called shorthand...

 

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Sorry to continue the hijacking of your thread, emily#3 ?---but I agree, there's no quicker way to stifle the free flow of ideas than to put people in fear of being graded on their punctuation and grammar. ?

I admit when I first reading posts on this site, it startled me a little to see the colorful range of spelling ?---but that's part of the beauty of OFC, and only adds to it's flava. ?;D

 

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In most cases, however, your writing skills have little affect on your ability to land a husband and become a softball mom. ?

Wow!! >

 

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Emily: ?The thing I am most concerned about is your English.

Toward's? ?"Toward" is the correct word. ?"Towards" is slang and "toward's" (which you wrote) is not a word and it is clearly not a possessive.

"Hit's" is not a word, either-- unless there's a girl on your team whose name is "Hit." ?In that case, the glove lying on the ground could be Hit's glove. ?The apostrophe, Emily, is used to show possession. ?"Hits" is the correct word for the sentence you wrote. ?It is the plural of "hit."

"Change's" is not a word, unless you have a girl on your team whose name is "Change." ?In that case, the bat nearest the bench could be "Change's" bat. ?Again, the apostrophe indicates possession. ?You should have written, "changes." ?"Changes," in that context, is a verb. ?

I hope this helped you. ?Perhaps a little more reading and a little less softball would be a productive course of action. ?

Hop darn we have ourselves an English teacher on board to teach us all about them dangling participles, yes them South American Lizards

 

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Emily: ?The thing I am most concerned about is your English.

Toward's? ?"Toward" is the correct word. ?"Towards" is slang and "toward's" (which you wrote) is not a word and it is clearly not a possessive.

"Hit's" is not a word, either-- unless there's a girl on your team whose name is "Hit." ?In that case, the glove lying on the ground could be Hit's glove. ?The apostrophe, Emily, is used to show possession. ?"Hits" is the correct word for the sentence you wrote. ?It is the plural of "hit."

"Change's" is not a word, unless you have a girl on your team whose name is "Change." ?In that case, the bat nearest the bench could be "Change's" bat. ?Again, the apostrophe indicates possession. ?You should have written, "changes." ?"Changes," in that context, is a verb. ?

I hope this helped you. ?Perhaps a little more reading and a little less softball would be a productive course of action. ?

Darn we have ourselves a grammar teacher to lead us on our way, to teach us about them dangling participles, yes them South American Lizards.

 

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[quote author=playedout08 link=1212343233/0#6 date=1212366951]Emily: ?The thing I am most concerned about is your English.

Toward's? ?"Toward" is the correct word. ?"Towards" is slang and "toward's" (which you wrote) is not a word and it is clearly not a possessive.

"Hit's" is not a word, either-- unless there's a girl on your team whose name is "Hit." ?In that case, the glove lying on the ground could be Hit's glove. ?The apostrophe, Emily, is used to show possession. ?"Hits" is the correct word for the sentence you wrote. ?It is the plural of "hit."

"Change's" is not a word, unless you have a girl on your team whose name is "Change." ?In that case, the bat nearest the bench could be "Change's" bat. ?Again, the apostrophe indicates possession. ?You should have written, "changes." ?"Changes," in that context, is a verb. ?

I hope this helped you. ?Perhaps a little more reading and a little less softball would be a productive course of action. ?

Darn we have ourselves a grammar teacher to lead us on our way, to teach us about them dangling participles, yes them South American Lizards.
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Would you be referring to the three-toed dangling participle, or the less common reticulated variety??? ?:

 

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