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SPUGGIE J · 06-09-2005, 19:47

I myself am guilty of the text speak sin but more out of habit than deliberate intent especially when being involed in some of the threads. Gramactically and with spelling I am pretty poor would not take it to heart if the mistakes where to be pointed out. Yes some people would be offend or as was pointed out have a genuine problem with it. If we keep the local "twang" then it has to be witin reason as we all know the web is far reaching. Common sense should be the judge of what is acceptable in the "twang" as others may not be or unable to understand the meaning or even take offence.

My daughter struggles with some of it even though it is the way I speak along with my side of the family. She speaks Scottish and feels "odd" when her cousins speak with her and they do not understand what she is saying. This may not be the best example but it is the only one I have. Having a go because she cannot speak English is as unfare as her berating them for not speaking Scottish yet it happens. if other forums allow text speak and abreviations then we are showing a better example to all. Let us keep the local part but within reason, we are proberly all guilty of going too far and suffer for it.

I must appologise for any errors in this as I am poor with English but will take the ribbing excise being "spent too long in Scotia its bad for written English.

06-09-2005, 19:47	#11
SPUGGIE J God Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Not sure anymore Posts: 9,009 Blog Entries: 10 Liked: 1 times Rep Power: 515	Re: Gramactical English I myself am guilty of the text speak sin but more out of habit than deliberate intent especially when being involed in some of the threads. Gramactically and with spelling I am pretty poor would not take it to heart if the mistakes where to be pointed out. Yes some people would be offend or as was pointed out have a genuine problem with it. If we keep the local "twang" then it has to be witin reason as we all know the web is far reaching. Common sense should be the judge of what is acceptable in the "twang" as others may not be or unable to understand the meaning or even take offence. My daughter struggles with some of it even though it is the way I speak along with my side of the family. She speaks Scottish and feels "odd" when her cousins speak with her and they do not understand what she is saying. This may not be the best example but it is the only one I have. Having a go because she cannot speak English is as unfare as her berating them for not speaking Scottish yet it happens. if other forums allow text speak and abreviations then we are showing a better example to all. Let us keep the local part but within reason, we are proberly all guilty of going too far and suffer for it. I must appologise for any errors in this as I am poor with English but will take the ribbing excise being "spent too long in Scotia its bad for written English. __________________ All comments above are nothing to do with here and therefore not the resposibility of the Accrington Web site owners admins or mods. THEY ARE MINE!!!!