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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:23 pm
by Great Plum
No need to close - if people don't want to post it will 'fall off the end'...
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:29 pm
by Richard Ruck
What is this sudden obsession with asking J.T. to close or lock threads?
If you're bored with a particular thread, just ignore it.
Anyway, it's sometimes useful to drag up an old thread without having to ask permission first.
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:22 pm
by blondie95
exactly they way we all go off on one we need to keep them open so if we end up on a subject we can dig it out!
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:23 pm
by DavebytheSea
blondie95 wrote:exactly they way we all go off on one we need to keep them open so if we end up on a subject we can dig it out!
Amy, am I correct in thinking you are an English graduate?
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:29 pm
by blondie95
yes you are correct and yes i know my spelling and grammer is apalling-i blame text speak and spell checkers!
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:32 pm
by Richard Ruck
blondie95 wrote:yes you are correct and yes i know my spelling and grammer is apalling-i blame text speak and spell checkers!
Appalling........
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:33 pm
by Mid A 15
I don't know if I'm alone in this but I've found myself doubting my spelling since I've had children.
My theory is that you see their mistakes and you then begin to doubt yourself.
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:33 pm
by Richard Ruck
blondie95 wrote:yes you are correct and yes i know my spelling and grammer is apalling-i blame text speak and spell checkers!
.......not to mention grammar!
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:41 pm
by DavebytheSea
blondie95 wrote:yes you are correct and yes i know my spelling and grammer is apalling-i blame text speak and spell checkers!
Grammar
Sorry! Someone's just mentioned that!.
But it wasn't just the grammar and spelling - the content was fairly idiosyncratic as well:
blondie95 wrote:exactly they way we all go off on one we need to keep them open so if we end up on a subject we can dig it out!
I am really struggling with this, Amy.
How about
blondie95 wrote:exactly they way we all go off on one we need to keep them open so if we end up on a subject we can dig it out!
.... the plethora of unrelated pronouns leaves one positively gasping!
I even find myself attempting a precis to see if it makes more sense, e.g.:
blondie95 wrote:exactly they way we all go off on one we need to keep them open so if we end up on a subject we can dig it out!
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:41 pm
by blondie95
all right i know i know-sorry but you all still know what i mean!!!!
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:44 pm
by Richard Ruck
blondie95 wrote:all right i know i know-sorry but you all still know what i mean!!!!
Mostly........
Did you write like this when you were at C.H., or is it a recently acquired skill?
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:45 pm
by blondie95
my problem is my mind thinks faster than i can write or type, therefore i get my word mixed up and wrong. So yes i did do this alot at school my the wonderful Mr Reid and Mr Kirby were nice to me about it
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:52 pm
by DavebytheSea
I believe this so-called "free expression" was positively encouraged by teachers in the 60s as a means of developing creative writing. I know, Amy, you are not of that vintage - indeed you are almost a grand-daughter of that generation - but your teachers may have been locked into this concept or something.
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:14 pm
by Mid A 15
In defence of Amy surely posts to the forum are a quasi conversation often and in conversation one tends to be more colloquial than in writing.
That said if people start posting in text speak I shall SCREAM!!
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:17 pm
by Richard Ruck
Maybe we should have a 'stream of consciousness' thread......