Not a 501! It amazes me how many people--even people that own one--can't get that right. ASH's next article will be about how vaping causes dyslexia.
Hey everyone! It's a 510!
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This might be a n00b question, but where do they get these numbers from anyway?
Of course if some of the most popular models are the 801, 901, and 401, 510 might encourage some confusion...8-o
Of course if some of the most popular models are the 801, 901, and 401, 510 might encourage some confusion...8-o
ATAT FAIL. It wasn't a grammar issue. It's that "the" was spelled "hte" in the context of the thread/his post. Pointing out irony, not grammatical errors. LOL.
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im sure everyone knows what people mean when they say 501 and its not their jeans...with the other models ending in 01, its rather trivial to have an issue with this
im sure everyone knows what people mean when they say 501 and its not their jeans...with the other models ending in 01, its rather trivial to have an issue with this
I sincerely hope that was a joke.
It's a battle you will NEVER win. You should see some of the
intercompany correspondence I see coming from adults with
multiple degrees. Sad, yet amazing.
I work with some amazingly brilliant engineers. These guys just blow my mind with the stuff they can design. But when I read their e-mails, I have to laugh. Their spelling is atrocious.
If you think this forum is bad (really, it's not), go take a look at any MMORPG game forum. It will make you weep for the future of mankind.
It's that kind of attitude that eventually leads to posts like the first part of yours though (well, that would be more from some geek doing it on purpose, but the misspelling and punctuation...). I realize why people probably get it confused, but it's so simple to see the difference. It's ignorant and lazy not to get it right, sorry. I'm not waging a war against ignorance or anything, but I thought maybe if people see this thread a few might actually pay attention, and perhaps one of them will actually care. The internet can be extremely depressing when you look at how many people don't care at all about how they may be perceived by the people reading their posts. You wouldn't go about your day wearing just your underwear because people would perceive you as a lunatic/idiot/mental deficient. Well, on the internet people's impressions of you are gleaned from your posts. Luckily this site is pretty good with it's community as far as readability is concerned. The people here actually seem to want to be understood and generally present themselves well, so I thought maybe they'd want this pointed out if they'd just accidentally glossed over it. If I'd made a similar thread on an MMORPG site as ATAT mentioned, I'd be immediately bombarded with defensive yet illegible hate-posts (apparently) defending their right to ignorance which is not being disputed here. If you want to be wrong, that's perfectly within your rights. Just realize, it effects how people perceive you.
It's not that I don't know what they mean when they write 501 instead of 510. Mostly, it's just a pet-peeve of mine.
I certainly make enough errors in my posts around the 'net. I use way too many commas, parenthesis, and ellipsis, but at least I try. When the red line shows up underneath something I've spelled wrong, I actually try to get it right. Go figure.
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It's that kind of attitude that eventually leads to posts like the first part of yours though (well, that would be more from some geek doing it on purpose, but the misspelling and punctuation...). I realize why people probably get it confused, but it's so simple to see the difference. It's ignorant and lazy not to get it right, sorry. I'm not waging a war against ignorance or anything, but I thought maybe if people see this thread a few might actually pay attention, and perhaps one of them will actually care. The internet can be extremely depressing when you look at how many people don't care at all about how they may be perceived by the people reading their posts. You wouldn't go about your day wearing just your underwear because people would perceive you as a lunatic/idiot/mental deficient. Well, on the internet people's impressions of you are gleaned from your posts. Luckily this site is pretty good with it's community as far as readability is concerned. The people here actually seem to want to be understood and generally present themselves well, so I thought maybe they'd want this pointed out if they'd just accidentally glossed over it. If I'd made a similar thread on an MMORPG site as ATAT mentioned, I'd be immediately bombarded with defensive yet illegible hate-posts (apparently) defending their right to ignorance which is not being disputed here. If you want to be wrong, that's perfectly within your rights. Just realize, it effects how people perceive you.
It's not that I don't know what they mean when they write 501 instead of 510. Mostly, it's just a pet-peeve of mine.
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{Peter Griffin voice}
And you know what else grinds my gears? You America!
F*** you!
I used to play MMOs. There was a brief period of time when I would see a post that was so awful, I had to say something about the grammar/spelling. The usual response I would get is something like "dood u aint my english teecher i aint got time 4 spel checkin"
That example may seem a bit far-fetched, but I assure you I've seen so much worse. I finally just figured out that it's not worth it, and if I can understand their meaning, I wouldn't say anything. If I couldn't decipher their gibberish, I'd just move on to another thread.
It really does no good to try and correct people over the internet where spelling and grammar are concerned. It just comes across as confrontational to them.
I realize that, and I generally don't bother anymore. Certainly not with grammar or spelling. It's exactly because the people on this site do seem to care for the most part that I posted. Some people may not have even realized that they were typing it wrong and I figured I wouldn't get attacked for pointing it out. I've seen what you describe many times myself, but it's usually on--for lack of a better term--less mature sites.
It always amazes me that captains of industry and CEOs have the worst grammar and email etiquette. I suppose it comes from having executive assistants write letters or clean up their handwritten notes. Email is a hybrid communication tool, somewhere between a formal document on parchment paper and a post-it note in crayon.
Ive seen more than my share of eloquent, articulate arguments nullified by poor punctuation, caps, overuse of acronyms and hello kitty level emoticons. If you can take the time to wax philosophical for six paragraphs - run it through a spell checker, hmm?
Oh well, sum peeps R 2 cool 4 that. It doesn't necessarily apply here, but it really can kill an otherwise good argument.
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