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

[JBCM627]

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.)

Well, this is really just a result of how the html is displayed. It looks like a small bug in the forum... the 'space' characters aren't properly escaped unless you use code tags of some sort.

 

[Poke]

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.)

Well, this is really just a result of how the html is displayed. It looks like a small bug in the forum... the 'space' characters aren't properly escaped unless you use code tags of some sort.

Is this why indentation does nothing on the forum?

 

[JBCM627]

Is this why indentation does nothing on the forum?

This is indented.​

 

[Poke]

Is this why indentation does nothing on the forum?

This is indented.​

How do you do this...
​

...without the big space between the indent?

 

[Samlambert]

You have no idea how funny this is. Dude, stop trying to teach us how to write properly in English, you are just making way too many mistakes. Oh and when you say something like "english words", english doesn't take a capital letter because it's used as an adjective. There are a lot of other mistakes I could correct you made, but I think you've gotten enough *cough cough* I've never hear *cough cough*. Seriously, if you want to be such a grammar nazi, at least make sure not to make such stupid mistakes.

 

[ThatGuy]

English in a smaller nutshell: beginning is spelled with two n's, not two g's.
You're means you are, your is possessive.

 

[Poke]

You have no idea how funny this is. Dude, stop trying to teach us how to write properly in English, you are just making way too many mistakes. Oh and when you say something like "english words", english doesn't take a capital letter because it's used as an adjective. There are a lot of other mistakes I could correct you made, but I think you've gotten enough *cough cough* I've never hear *cough cough*. Seriously, if you want to be such a grammar nazi, at least make sure not to make such stupid mistakes.

If it's funny, why do you care if I stop. What reason do I have to care what other people, who I don't even know, think about me. I'm not trying to be a grammar nazi, I thought you realized that I was just joking around(even though I thought all of those errors were actually errors). If this were not the thread it was, I would not be saying anything. The post is already made, I've already made the mistakes, and I will stand by it even if it is littered with grammatical errors.

As you probably already know, I am not the most accurate typer(I know it's not a word) in the world.

I make these posts because I get bored living in the middle of nowhere and have nothing better to do than browse these forums. I guess I could stay at my computer, and delve deeper into the english language, work on my typing accuracy, and work onto projecting my thoughts and ideas to an audience which is, as a group, above average in intelligence(thank you, ThatGuy... BTW you don't poke Poke). You may not be able to tell right now, but I keep typing because I enjoy learning from my mistakes.

 

[ThatGuy]

Shouldn't it be: average in intelligence?
(don't hate me or I'll poke you)

 

[qqwref]

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.

Ah, an example where British English is better. This is good to know. (I still think it is wrong to use spellings like colour or centre, though.)

 

[Poke]

I just don't think punctuation after quotation doesn't look right, even in the cases where there is supposed to be punctuation after quotation. There are a few cases in american English.

 

[EmersonHerrmann]

*sigh*Ilostmyspacebar.

 

[Poke]

*sigh*Ilostmyspacebar.

Try_using_underscores.

 

[Johannes91]

English in a smaller nutshell: beginning is spelled with two n's, not two g's.

I see three n's and two g's.

I just don't think punctuation after quotation doesn't look right

Same here. I think it does look right.

Why no space before opening parens?

 

[ThatGuy]

whatever. As opposed to beggining.

 

[jacob15728]

There are a lot of other mistakes I could correct you made

Nice.

The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters.

 

[Ellis]

I just don't think punctuation after quotation doesn't look right

Same here. I think it does look right.

High five

 

[Poke]

There are a lot of other mistakes I could correct you made

Nice.

The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters.

Finally, an obvious english mistake. Your English isn't perfect either.

 

[Ellis]

Finally, an obvious english mistake.

So obvious that you didn't catch it.

Your English isn't perfect either.

And he didn't make this thread. You look silly btw.

 

[jacob15728]

There are a lot of other mistakes I could correct you made

Nice.

The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters.

Finally, an obvious english mistake. Your English isn't perfect either.

My English is good enough to allow me to form coherent sentences that can be easily understood by others. Small intricacies in the language are of little concern to me when I am making forum posts.

 

[Poke]

Finally, an obvious english mistake.

So obvious that you didn't catch it.

Your English isn't perfect either.

And he didn't make this thread. You look silly btw.

I caught it, he beat me to it, though. I was just reading through the old posts and noticed it. I probably noticed it as the message I was quoting had been posted.

And I know I look silly. I would have quit posting if I cared what people thought about me. I realize I failed. And failed. And failed, and failed, and failed, and failed. But by failing I am making myself better at what I am failing at. I am only finding these errors, as I said earlier, because I have absolutely nothing better to do.