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Method of Madness:
I suppose, but surely some effort to be understood is expected? And a misspelling is different than using the wrong word entirely.
My problem with people who constantly complain about autocorrect is that they're fully admitting to never giving their message even a cursory glance before hitting send. Autocorrect doesn't mean not having to proofread.
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 27 May 2014, 05:24 ---I suppose, but surely some effort to be understood is expected?
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Who says other people can't understand them? Teenagers use slang relentlessly. I doubt most of our grandparents can understand half of what is said even on this forum. I didn't even know the significance of the words 'fedora' or 'problematic' until the last year.
--- Quote ---And a misspelling is different than using the wrong word entirely.
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Except to those with a smaller vocabulary, which could be due to ignorance, lack of education, or just lower intelligence, none of which are a sin.
--- Quote ---My problem with people who constantly complain about autocorrect is that they're fully admitting to never giving their message even a cursory glance before hitting send. Autocorrect doesn't mean not having to proofread.
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*shrug* sometimes you're in a hurry.
Barmymoo:
I had run out of steam for my tutoring topic (we're doing a virtual tour of the UK, town by town, and have been doing so for the last six months - I guess I got bored!) so today I got my student to read through that poem that 90% of English speakers apparently can't read. He did incredibly well; he only got 32 words wrong, and his attempts were completely logical. Bear in mind that this kid only started learning English at all four years ago!
Is it cold in here?:
Shouldn't "declaim" and "reclaim" be opposites?
LTK:
We just had this conversation six months ago.
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 15 Nov 2013, 14:04 ---Shouldn't "denoting" be the opposite of "noting"?
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