How to type semi-proper english on a forum in a nutshell

[ThatGuy]

You forgot spelling: there are these things called firefox/chrome/(idk opera and new IE) that have built in spell check exactly like Word. (Of course, different country stuff like color and colour and etc are good.)

 

[Ethan Rosen]

You need to hit the giant button located below the C, V, B, N, and M keys..

That's discrimination against dvorak users. WE Dvorakians are a small but passionate clan of people who insist that q j k x b m and w are the letters above the spacebar.

 

[Dene]

I won't even get started on destroying your post. I will just point out two things:
1) Since when was one meant to put two spaces after punctiation? That's certainly news to me. I have to admit, doing this kind of looks strange... Don't you think? (I notice that this is automatically fixed when you make a post, so I guess the forum thinks it's a stupid idea too.)
2) There is a space between a word, and an open bracket. Only once did you do this (in the edit too, mind you), so I assume you just epicly fail.

EDIT: Oh yea I was going to say what Ethan said too. You epic keyboard fail too.

 

[qqwref]

You don't put two spaces after punctuation. That is an outdated way of doing things, from the typewriter era, which is only suitable for fixed-width fonts. I believe the reasoning was that it helped you see when sentences were beginning. Variable-width fonts, like the ones that most people use to view this forum, are actually designed to look better with one space after punctuation. That is, if you don't put one space after punctuation, your writing will probably look weird.

By the way, the following thread may be useful for grammar. It's more detailed/extensive, and probably better written, than your tutorial:
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/vbz/showthread.php?t=18770

 

[Ton]

6. Do I use proper words? (Thank you, McCiff2112)
This one particularly annoys me. Using words(not) like "u" instead of "you" is terribly annoying. Another one that catches my eye is "wat" instead of "what." Would it kill you to hit the H key every now and again?

I was not aware that "what." , the quotation needs a punctuation in the quotation

 

[blah]

This is embarrassing.

 

[Nevrino]

Not everyone got english as their native language you know, so using proper words and sentences can be hard for us. As long as people try to write understandable I dont see the point in complaining on a multinational forum.

 

[Musje]

I think my english is pretty good.

As long as people try it, it's ok for me.
Not everyone is native english and people still need to learn so mistakes aren't THAT bad. Though simply not taking the effort to write whole words (wat, u etc.) can annoy me sometimes.

 

[d4m4s74]

Another one that catches my eye is "wat" instead of "what." Would it kill you to hit the H key every now and again?

What people don't seem to know is that "what" and "wat" aren't substitutable.

"What" has many different uses, just check a dictionary.

"wat" on the other hand only has one:
Its the only proper response to something that makes absolutely no sense.
Also, "wat" should only be said on it's own, never in a sentence and should never be capitalized and does not need a period.

Example for when to use "what" or "wat"
1: I accidentially a whole coke bottle.
2: You accidentially what?
1: A whole coke bottle.
2: wat

 

[qqwref]

Yes, sometimes it is appropriate to use improper English because you are making a reference to something. I'm not going to lie, knowing what the best thing to say is can be rather complicated.

 

[soccerking813]

There are very few times that I have a hard time understanding what someone is saying. And who is actually going to read this and use what you say in their posts?

IMO this is just a waste of space on the forums.

 

[RuNeSCaPeR133]

There are very few times that I have a hard time understanding what someone is saying. And who is actually going to read this and use what you say in their posts?

IMO this is just a waste of space on the forums.

WIN!!12345

 

[jacob15728]

I think you should give more examples. You should actually type up correct example sentences and incorrect ones. This would be very helpful and would make it easier to understand.

 

[Poke]

You don't put two spaces after punctuation. That is an outdated way of doing things, from the typewriter era, which is only suitable for fixed-width fonts. I believe the reasoning was that it helped you see when sentences were beginning. Variable-width fonts, like the ones that most people use to view this forum, are actually designed to look better with one space after punctuation. That is, if you don't put one space after punctuation, your writing will probably look weird.

By the way, the following thread may be useful for grammar. It's more detailed/extensive, and probably better written, than your tutorial:
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/vbz/showthread.php?t=18770

I have been taught that way, so I guess I learned something new.

Another one that catches my eye is "wat" instead of "what." Would it kill you to hit the H key every now and again?

What people don't seem to know is that "what" and "wat" aren't substitutable.

"What" has many different uses, just check a dictionary.

"wat" on the other hand only has one:
Its the only proper response to something that makes absolutely no sense.
Also, "wat" should only be said on it's own, never in a sentence and should never be capitalized and does not need a period.

Example for when to use "what" or "wat"
1: I accidentially a whole coke bottle.
2: You accidentially what?
1: A whole coke bottle.
2: wat

Didn't know that either. But for most cases, "what" should be said instead of "wat."

 

[Ethan Rosen]

6. Do I use proper words? (Thank you, McCiff2112)
This one particularly annoys me. Using words(not) like "u" instead of "you" is terribly annoying. Another one that catches my eye is "wat" instead of "what." Would it kill you to hit the H key every now and again?

I was not aware that "what." , the quotation needs a punctuation in the quotation

In that sentence "what" is the end of the sentence, so it does need a period, and punctuation does need to be inside the quotation marks.

 

[Poke]

6. Do I use proper words? (Thank you, McCiff2112)
This one particularly annoys me. Using words(not) like "u" instead of "you" is terribly annoying. Another one that catches my eye is "wat" instead of "what." Would it kill you to hit the H key every now and again?

I was not aware that "what." , the quotation needs a punctuation in the quotation

In that sentence "what" is the end of the sentence, so it does need a period, and punctuation does need to be inside the quotation marks.

Thank you for clarifying that one. He said that and I wasn't sure where to place the period.

This is embarrassing.

I'm embarrassed by how badly I've failed, too.

 

[Dene]

6. Do I use proper words? (Thank you, McCiff2112)
This one particularly annoys me. Using words(not) like "u" instead of "you" is terribly annoying. Another one that catches my eye is "wat" instead of "what." Would it kill you to hit the H key every now and again?

I was not aware that "what." , the quotation needs a punctuation in the quotation

In that sentence "what" is the end of the sentence, so it does need a period, and punctuation does need to be inside the quotation marks.

Actually this depends on where you are from. It is in fact another distinction between the (proper) British way of writing, and the (butchered) American way.
In British-English you put the full stop or comma after the quotation marks, inverted commas, or brackets. In American-English you put the full stop or comma inside.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

That's something I've never heard before. Now I know that when typing with non Americans, the grammar rule that everyone complained about in second grade is actually wrong.

 

[shoot1510]

Thank you,
Now I learn to speak proper english and grammar.
Probability now 60% of the time I won't get caught by the Grammar Police.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9_kahA_wQo

YAY! I KNOW ENGLISH!!

 

[PatrickJameson]

guise i k cause i no gramer an how 2 spel