Please try to spell your HEADLINES correctly?

[benburch]

It reflects on all of us when you have typos and misspelled words in the headlines of your postings.

The EDIT button can correct a headline that has an inadvertent typo!

Thanks!

Sincerely,

- Nit-pickers for a better tomorrow.

[elehhhhna]

1. Only if you will try to puctuate your headlines properly. Deal?

[benburch]

3. I fail to see the problem in my punctuation?

If you mean the capitalization of HEADLINES, that is an appropriate tool from newspaper practice.

[elehhhhna]

7. me too?

[amitten]

15. A question mark can only be used after a sentence that is

phrased as an actual question. It is not used to indicate tone of voice. So, your use of a question mark in your headline is incorrect.

Not that I care...I'm just clarifying it.

[benburch]

18. Hmmm... Not what Sister Mary Albert taught me years ago.

She would have said that the sentence was an actual question because it was a request which was not rhetorical, and so the response was unknown.

[ThomWV]

Now That's a Stretch

Come on now, admit it, the question mark was a screwup. Sister Mary Albert ..... not even a good try.

[benburch]

37. Seriously. I believe I am correct.

She taught us that if you are soliciting further information you use a question mark.

If I said; "Would you please use correct spelling in your postings?" you would likely agree that this is correct, as it is a question.

"Please use correct spelling in your postings?" is identical with the above, and "Would you" is understood.

"Please use correct spelling in your postings." would be a directive, not a request.

[Lars39]

47. The sentence reads more like an imperative sentence.

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:MPyPghCS-YEJ:www.scientificpsychic.com/grammar/enggram8.html+imperative+sentence&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1

[benburch]

62. Devoid of "Please" and the question mark, it would be. nt

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

64. i'm with you, lars39

[npincus]

32. I have to agree with amitten.

The question mark gives the (spoken) sentence a kind of Valley-girl inflection.

[amitten]

65. Well, she was wrong. I come from a family history of English

buffs and writers, and a question mark only properly follows a stated question--regardless of a hypothetical answer in response. If your sentence can be punctuated with a period and sound correct, it can't also alternately be punctuated with a question mark.

Just sayin'--cause you're gonna piss the grammar folks off with this one.

On the other hand, your spelling is divine. :P

[benburch]

67. I learn something new every day.

When I stop doing that, please put a few shovels of earth on me, because I'll be done.

[amitten]

68. Me, too. n/t

[Oeditpus Rex]

66. Actually, not

Many papers use "screamer" heds on rare occasions, such as 9.11, when my paper ran "NATION ATTACKED." Normally, newspapers use "down style," as in "Bush is a big doo-doo head," or, less typically, "up style," as in "Bush Is a Big Doo-Doo Head."

[WilliamPitt]

70. You wrote a declarative request

and ended it with a question mark.

*former grammar teacher :hi: *

[MikeDuffy]

2. Is this a little bit of elitism?

I sometimes feel the same way about posts, Ben. But then I went to a private prep school, private university, and topped out at graduate school. (And I still make spelling/grammatical errors! Thank goddess for the spell check, at least!) It is up to me to correct the logic errors, and I guess considering everything that is what is most important -- but is it? Sometimes maybe conveying passion and empathy and other emotions is important too. Maybe the bottom line is: Communication, whatever it takes...

[benburch]

4. There is a "Check Spelling" button.

No elite skills are required to use it...

I use it frequently. (And need to.)

[TahitiNut]

63. Are ewe sirius?

:evilgrin:

[bunkerbuster1]

5. Public schools, state college

and I still hates me some typos.

[kestrel91316]

22. Proper spelling is NOT elitism. It is common-sense and common courtesy.

[PetraPooh]

33. It is only common sense and courtesy if you are educated.

[kestrel91316]

69. 12 years of education is free and available to all in these parts.

That, plus the internet and public libraries, means no more lame excuses.

Such a shame that laziness and carelessness are considered a badge of honor by some.

[astroBspacedog]

72. Poor Spelling does NOT = Lazy !!

I did have twelve years of education, however, --- had to drop out in the seventh grade to help my father on the farm.

[Beelzebud]

38. Ben is an east coast limosine liberal!!!!

LOL Not really, but it was too funny to not type out. :D

[benburch]

41. I wish!

Well, I did once own a wrecked Rolls Royce for about a week before I sold it for parts...

[Beelzebud]

42. LOL So you did you get one of those bumpber stickers that says

My other car is a Rolls Royce? :)

[benburch]

46. LOL! I should have.

I did once have the sticker that said; "My other car is a piece of shit, too." Had that on my 1979 Chevy Chevette.

[Hosnon]

45. I agree that we all know what someone means but proper spelling is NOT

a quality of the elite...

I prefer to believe I don't live in Moron-land.

[PetraPooh]

48. Poor spelling does NOT = moron. Many mathematical genuises

simply don't care about language. This I know as both my father and grandfather fall into this category. And they wouldn't waste their time having a spell checker or editor, edit their ideas in this type of format. Also as pointed out in other posts, there are other non-moron reasons why spelling and typing may be incorrect.

[Hosnon]

51. Oh come on...I wasn't calling anyone a moron.

Just pointing out that proper spelling is not on par with say astrophysics.

[PetraPooh]

57. Try telling that to an astrophysicist that can't spell. LMAO!

[PetraPooh]

58. P.S. It isn't "wan't," it should read "wasn't". Hypocrits,

gotta love 'em too!

[Hosnon]

59. Haha, I guess I deserve that one. But my point is that I deserve to get

called on it...not excused for some reason.

:)

[PetraPooh]

60. :Sticking paw out: Nice to meet you, MJDuncan1982.

[Hosnon]

61. You too. (And I have corrected my error so none is the wiser)...

:hide:

[PetraPooh]

6. TELL ME you AREN"T serious!

This is the exact reasoning that was used to keep illiterates and blacks from voting back in the day. I think any reasonable thinker of democracy should and is allowed on DU. I for one would not be embarrassed to know that we have folks on the boards that don't spell well. For example, the semi-genius logistitians are often spelling challenged; do we want them out, NO! For example, the bi-lingual persons for whom English is a second or third language; do we want the out, NO. And lastly the hard working folks that have probably been working since they were in their early teens for minimum wage or less and didn't have time or environment to make spelling a priority; do we want them out, NO!

I too tend to be a bit anal about things, but the message you send here is downright unthoughtout. Nit pick yourself for a better tomorrow, leave the rest to decide what is important to them. This is a sight of common ideology; poor spelling on some posts only adds to the knowledge that we have culturally, intellectually, and environmentally diverse community; a very good thing in my eyes.

[elehhhhna]

8. He's hughly series!!11!

[PetraPooh]

10. ROFL. . . too funny ROFL

[im10ashus]

12. elehhhhna!!!!!

Every time I see your name, I feel my inner Brando coming out.

:hi:

[elehhhhna]

16. oooh i LOVE(d) Brando!

[im10ashus]

17. Me too.

May he rest. :-)

[kestrel91316]

23. Ya, rit!!!!!!!! Kus its so ezee to rid mespeled werrds aniway!!!!!!!!!

[Nabia2004]

9. Another Spell-checker option - link

http://www.iespell.com/

ieSpell - A Spell Checker for Internet Explorer

ieSpell is a free Internet Explorer browser extension that spell checks text input boxes on a webpage. It should come in particularly handy for users who do a lot of web-based text entry (e.g. web mails, forums, blogs, diaries). Even if your web application already includes spell checking functionality, you might still want to install this utility because it is definitely much faster than a server-side solution. Plus you get to store and use your personal word list across all your applications, instead of maintaining separate ones on each application.

[PetraPooh]

13. Spell Checker takes the personality out of the posts.

And isn't always accurate as it won't highlight the "red" and needing to be "read" and so on.

[DeepModem Mom]

11. I'll support you on this, bb. And add my own peeve -- too many fucks...

shits, and assholes in subject lines.

Many, however, don't care how we appear to others. One of the reasons all of us are here is to pop off with our anger, but when self-indulgence damages the message we send to others, I think it's wrong-headed.

[PetraPooh]

14. We should appear to be diverse, and we do. Don't try to make us

all like you.

[DeepModem Mom]

21. The ability to use the word fuck is a sign of diversity?

I'm just exercising my own right to state an opinion here -- after 16,000 posts.

On edit: There used to be a DU rule prohibiting profanity in subject lines, but the admins gave up! I don't think we should go back there, but I think too much diminishes not only the board, but the effect of these words when really needed.

[PetraPooh]

26. Cursing reflects personality and yes, diversity therein. More. . . .

I notice that you haven't hesitated to write these offending words here. You could have simply said cursing but chose instead to do the very thing that annoys yourself. Too weird.

[DeepModem Mom]

29. I'm not that prim and proper -- wanted to make it clear...

what I was talking about.

:)

[PetraPooh]

31. ROFL, too stupid!! Curse words, extreme curse words; everyone

knows what I mean and I have no need to type them out. You just didn't hold yourself to your own preferences, so this would be . . . hypocrisy.

[DeepModem Mom]

34. Have a good day, PetraPooh!

[PetraPooh]

35. Will do! You too!

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[NNN0LHI]

19. I misspell stuff in the headline occasionally just for the hell of it n/t

[benburch]

20. When it is intentional, that is usually fairly obvious. nt

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[RebelOne]

25. But spell check doesn't detect the differences in its, it's

their, there, they're, etc.

[benburch]

27. Sometimes I misspell "our" as "out" because t and r are close.

And they look very similar in the tiny font I use.

I'm not asking for perfection, just a higher standard of care!

[benburch]

30. A quick guide to its and it's

http://www.angryflower.com.nyud.net:8090/itsits.gif

[Media_Lies_Daily]

36. Good grief. With all of the major issues facing us today....

...you're worried about mistakes in spelling???

Incredible.

[benburch]

40. Not worried, just asking for a standard of care.

I think we could manage this easily, if we tried.

[PetraPooh]

44. I agree with you, however, I felt compelled to defend the

diversity within these boards for fear that we would be otherwise begin to become the elitists we don't care for. If posters here are going to have their personal preferences slammed and judged by educational, environmental, cultural, or personal choices; then we begin to slide into the slime of the republicans and could loose some otherwise great posters and comrads.

[Hutzpa]

39. Ouch!!! A Grammatical Professor !!!!! n/t

:hide:

[oneighty]

43. When we have

the spelling and grammar functioning under strict guide lines we will then attack content.

180

[DeepModem Mom]

49. The OP asked for no "strict guide lines." And, I'm guessing....

has no intention of attacking content.

[benburch]

50. None whatsoever.

I just want the spell check button used, and errors corrected.

Is that so oppressively fascist?

[DeepModem Mom]

54. Not IMO. nt

[PetraPooh]

55. YES

[oneighty]

56. Indeed

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[alcibiades_mystery]

52. Feck off, jackess

;-)

[DrDebug]

53. The fnuny tnhig is taht tpoys do not mtaetr taht mcuh and

dseipte ovuibos erorrs a txet can be prfteecly liebgle wtih msislilpengs.

[jzodda]

71. /boring

elitist attitude....

Did you get the general message the headline was trying to convey? Then you don't need the correct spelling. This is a forum for opinions, were not trying to map the human genome