Personally, I believe that proper grammar and a strong argument go hand-in-hand. Because of how my mind works, I lose a lot of respect for an argument if the other person cannot spell properly or use the proper form of "your." Also, I lose a lot of respect for a post or argument if the other person (or the OP if it is a forum post) is constantly cussing and ranting instead of delivering a cohesive and structured argument. However, a few misplaced commas doesn't bother me too much. THAT is why improper grammar bugs me.

I usually reserve it for people who talk trash on here. Don't put other people down and call them stupid while showing you don't know high school-level material.

[i]"why do individuals disregard posts due to poor grammar"[/i] Because if we don't at least make some kind of efforts to correct spelling/grammar, then the poorly written nonsense will become the accepted norm. The ability to effectively and clearly communicate is an essential life skill, especially in a professional workplace; and judging by some of the CV's i have received over the years, there is a staggering % of the population that fails to reach even a basic standard of literacy. Literacy levels are already plummeting at an alarming rate, and for some of us it genuinely irks us to see people talking like an illiterate peasant. According to the BBC, "Young adults in England have scored among the lowest results in the industrialised world in international literacy and numeracy tests" - So when some of us see badly written, terribly presented text, our inner grammar N*zi twitches and we feel compelled to try and defend the remnants of our (once great) language, and we point out that if you write like a moron, then quite often your intended meaning is lost, because you lose the respect of the reader/the audience, and they assume your message is as stupid as you appear to be (for example) Sometimes i do it to help, but i fully admit that sometimes i do it just because it pisses me off :) To my fellow Grammar Police, our motto is "To Correct and Serve" - and i salute you! Edit: Had to change N a z i (without spaces) to N*zi, to avoid having the whole word replaced with a link to a wiki article on Godwin's Law. Got to laugh though; out of all the things written on these forums, *that* is the word that they censor out? Heh...

It's hard to take someone seriously when they type like a child. You're an English major? Well your "to many" should be " too many" My point of view is that, if one is typing correctly and in a mature way, they are more thought out. I'll take them more seriously over someone who isn't. Don't post garbage. Proofread before submitting. I took your post seriously because it wasn't littered with " ur " "wat" or " CAPSLOCK " Sentence structure was good, spelling for the most part was fine and understandable. It shows that a child isn't typing this up. Anyways my point to why I disregard posts that have poor grammar comes down to how well thought out the post was. If you can't type properly I question your thought process and ideas.

[quote] To many[/quote] *Too many

English is not my first language and I do not live in western country. In my hometown, we don't correct foreigners' grammar like some aggresive westers do on the Internet. It's just too hard for them to learn our language. We have patience and hope you do too :)

They do it because they lack self esteem and ripping at someone else makes them feel better about themselves. Psychological problem that stems from habits long before forum life. Sad really - they think real joy comes from negativity and ripping other people down, rather than taking a post on its merits. I view forums like text messages - alternative writing and speech are permissible to an extent.

[quote]Poor spelling, misusing words (your, you're etc.) and lack of punctuation all drive me crazy. That being said, I don't necessarily feel the need to correct everyone in the forums. I do believe it reflects poorly on the poster. I think you should take a little time to proofread your response before you hit the post button. I honestly can't comprehend why anyone would want to portray themselves that way, but to each their own I guess. On a final note, for the love of all that is holy, please use some punctuation at the very least. Run on sentences are really hard to decipher.[/quote] Could not have said it any better. I hate reading posts that show zero intelligence. I'm grammatically correct, and I mentally correct others mistakes, but I don't go around "grammar policing" everyone. It's just frustrating trying to comprehend some of the threads/posts on here. Lastly, yes, for the love of God, punctuation, please. A thousand times over use punctuation, at the very LEAST.

If someone hasn't put much thought into [i]how[/i] they say something, how can I trust that they've put any thought into [i]what[/i] they are saying?

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