[katyness]

(Original post by Zaddie Caso)
And don't use LOL if you want to be a martyr for the grammatically correct.

Why is that? LOL is an acronym.

[Steevee]

(Original post by Zaddie Caso)
This is a casual forum, we aren't displaying how the English language is generally or the extent of everybody's linguistic ability.

And don't use LOL if you want to be a martyr for the grammatically correct.

This is a forum, proper grammar is expected. We keep a certain standard for the pleasure of everyone. Let things slide and soon we'll have boards full of people who think 'its acceptable to talk to steevee like this disregarding proper syntax punctuation or capitalisation whcih just isnt very nice to read'

[Robbob16]

(Original post by Steevee)
This is a forum, proper grammar is expected. We keep a certain standard for the pleasure of everyone. Let things slide and soon we'll have boards full of people who think 'its acceptable to talk to steevee like this disregarding proper syntax punctuation or capitalisation whcih just isnt very nice to read'

I'm not sure if this is serious or not in all honesty.


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[Steevee]

(Original post by Robbob16)
I'm not sure if this is serious or not in all honesty.


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It is

I have to look at the Queens English being bent over and buggered on Facebook, on my Phone, on Blog sites and in comment sections. Forums are the only bastions of English left open to the public where standards can be maintained. I expect them to be.

[ArcadiaHouse]

(Original post by Robbob16)
Was there really any need? We all clearly knew what he meant.

This is The Student Room. How silly to expect students to be able to use proper English.

[ArcadiaHouse]

(Original post by Zaddie Caso)
So true! Grammar is for understanding, not for humiliating people who don't want to read over there posts a few times before posting on a creative forum.

their*

Please don't excuse laziness.

[ArcadiaHouse]

(Original post by Zaddie Caso)
This is a casual forum, we aren't displaying how the English language is generally or the extent of everybody's linguistic ability.

But it's a forum for students. Students are supposed to be intelligent and articulate, but then this forum quashed those illusions long ago for me.

Using proper English doesn't require any effort at all, at least not for me. I don't know why you're all zealously defending stupidity

[ArcadiaHouse]

(Original post by Steevee)
This is a forum, proper grammar is expected. We keep a certain standard for the pleasure of everyone. Let things slide and soon we'll have boards full of people who think 'its acceptable to talk to steevee like this disregarding proper syntax punctuation or capitalisation whcih just isnt very nice to read'

If only there were more people like you.

[Id and Ego seek]

(Original post by Robbob16)
That's not necessarily true, I mean wrote may not be a word but it's clear what its meaning is. Like worser, it's not a word but it makes sense. This is how new words are formed and languages evolve, you could say this guy is a revolutionary linguistic thinker as well as a decent lyricist.


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So you don't know what Linguistics is, or...?

[venenecinema]

(Original post by Steevee)
This is a forum, proper grammar is expected. We keep a certain standard for the pleasure of everyone. Let things slide and soon we'll have boards full of people who think 'its acceptable to talk to steevee like this disregarding proper syntax punctuation or capitalisation whcih just isnt very nice to read'

I couldn't agree more with this.

[Robbob16]

I really don't see the problem, different people are intelligent in different areas. For example I know people with degrees in computer science who find it hard to spell, which is irrelevant because they excel in another area. Its pretty narrow minded to say anyone who finds it difficult/unnecessary to structure proper sentences on a forum isn't intelligent. It's also ridiculous and fairly elitist to expect everyone to be concerned about if their sentences on a forum are completely correct or not.


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[Robbob16]

(Original post by Id and Ego seek)
So you don't know what Linguistics is, or...?

I wasn't being entirely serious with that post, as I said just after. Seriously, people need to find something more worth while to worry about than grammar on an Internet forum.


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[Id and Ego seek]

(Original post by Robbob16)
I wasn't being entirely serious with that post, as I said just after. Seriously, people need to find something more worth while to worry about than grammar on an Internet forum.


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Not grammar: semantics

[Robbob16]

(Original post by Id and Ego seek)
Not grammar: semantics

No-one likes a pedant


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[annelidatome]

(Original post by TheCasual)
Awww thats really is a big complement. I'm looking at buying a electric guitar soon, so i'll probaly have a go at writing some guitar parts for it. But I won't be singing, I have a awful voice

Don't say that you have an awful voice, because then you will. Rather, say that you've got a voice and you're going to improve it. Some of the most revered rockstars here in America don't sing at all, the just scream and they do terrific. Besides, confidence in yourself, and your lyrics, which are quite amazing frankly, will cover a multitude of sins.

[Tortious]

(Original post by annelidatome)
Don't say that you have an awful voice, because then you will. Rather, say that you've got a voice and you're going to improve it. Some of the most revered rockstars here in America don't sing at all, the just scream and they do terrific. Besides, confidence in yourself, and your lyrics, which are quite amazing frankly, will cover a multitude of sins.

Very true - particularly when you consider that the "where do we go now?" in "Sweet Child o' Mine" wasn't originally supposed to be part of the song!

[I Like Turtles]

(Original post by TheCasual)
Just wondered what though? i'm to embarressed to show my familly/mates. This is my first ever attempt at it BTW.


Roll a dice, toss a coin I'm your lover
not your fighter. In the dark
shadows of night you're a juggernaut of feelings that I can't
fight.

I fought the law, but i'm winning the war.
I fought the law, but i'm winning the war.

I believed you when said it was
blue, but really its red. Its all black
and white now, in the dark shade of night
but in the morning it seemed
alright, but you still gave me a fright.

I fought the law, but i'm winning the war
I fought the law, but i'm winning the war

The birds Peck at the Juggernaut
wreck in my head. You made me
feel like I needed some Meds. But
in reality you just went over my
head.

I fought the law, but i'm winning the war
I fought the law, but i'm winning the war

Its all over, but ill just have to
move over. Like chalk on the cliffs
of Dover. In the end I'll listen to the Roses, but itll all end up like
moses. Not the bed of roses I feel.

I am confident that this would record well and sell well.
I am willing to get you into a recording studio so it can be recorded and released (if you want) on my record label - I Like Turtles (Stylized as ilik3tvrtl35). If you do not wish to record it or release it, I will happily buy the lyrics for it off of you, along with any musical tunes you make that go with it.

[I Like Turtles]

(Original post by TheCasual)
Just wondered what though? i'm to embarressed to show my familly/mates. This is my first ever attempt at it BTW.


Roll a dice, toss a coin I'm your lover
not your fighter. In the dark
shadows of night you're a juggernaut of feelings that I can't
fight.

I fought the law, but i'm winning the war.
I fought the law, but i'm winning the war.

I believed you when said it was
blue, but really its red. Its all black
and white now, in the dark shade of night
but in the morning it seemed
alright, but you still gave me a fright.

I fought the law, but i'm winning the war
I fought the law, but i'm winning the war

The birds Peck at the Juggernaut
wreck in my head. You made me
feel like I needed some Meds. But
in reality you just went over my
head.

I fought the law, but i'm winning the war
I fought the law, but i'm winning the war

Its all over, but ill just have to
move over. Like chalk on the cliffs
of Dover. In the end I'll listen to the Roses, but itll all end up like
moses. Not the bed of roses I feel.

Apart from wanting to have something to do with it, I think it is very catchy, and very valuable.

[Ma-Rine]

(Original post by I Like Turtles)
Apart from wanting to have something to do with it, I think it is very catchy, and very valuable.

So agree with that.
Really love the lyrics, well done !

[TheCasual]

Wow! Didn't expect that kind of reaction, don't really know what to say. Just wonder if anyone can guess whats its about???