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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Dear Anti-Grammar Enthusiasts

Dear Anti-Grammar Enthusiasts (Also known as trolls, twinks, n00bs, 14-year-olds trying to look 'cool'. [Also, bad grammar is not cool... it makes the Gator Faerie sad. T^T])



There are some circumstances in which bad grammar in typing is acceptable and even fun.

1. Sugar highs.
2. Coffee AND sugar highs.
3. Joking around
4. Disabilities (Broken fingers, arthritis, only having one hand/arm/appendage to which digits are somehow attached.)
5. English as a second language.
6. Poor proficiency in typing.

There are also situations in which bad grammar is NOT acceptable or fun. Those include:

1. Professional Emails
2. Emails to people complaining about internet comedy. (See The Oatmeal )
3. Arguments on the internet in which your opponent is typing better than you. This is perceived as weakness. (See Battle of Wits Tshirt )

EVERYTHING aside, I have a brain tease for you.

People always complain about people not from this country not speaking or typing proper English. But you have to consider something: English is the only language in which NATIVE BORN SPEAKERS have to take classes in it from grade school.

How do we expect other people to pick it up faster than we do?

Love Jo!

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