Does Grammar Matter Anymore? 878
theodp writes "A lighthearted 4th of July post pointing out how Microsoft Word could help Google CEO Larry Page catch typos in his Google+ posts turned out to be fighting words for GeekWire readers. "Grammar is an important indicator of the quality of one's message," insisted one commenter. "You shouldn't have disgraced yourself by stooping to trolling your readers with an article about what essentially amounts to using a full blown word processor for a tweet. Albeit an rather long example of one," countered another. A few weeks earlier, the WSJ sparked a debate with its report that grammar gaffes have invaded the office in an age of informal e-mail, texting and Twitter. So, does grammar matter anymore?"
Middle POST! (Score:4, Funny)
Grammer is meaning less. All your bases are belonging to US now...
Re:Grammar, (Score:2, Funny)
The difference between “helping your Uncle Jack, off his horse.” and “helping your uncle jack off his horse”
Re:No (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, look, there's a girl on Slashdot.
Re:Grammar, (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Grammar, (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Grammar is Extremely Important! (Score:2, Funny)
With a pause, moran.
Re:First things first... (Score:5, Funny)
I went to the family farm, and while there helped my uncle ack off a horse.
Yes, grammar does matter. So does saying what you actually mean to say. Like change the "J" to lower case.
Re:It's like this. (Score:5, Funny)
Similarly, I make an effort to write clearly and use decent grammer.
Oh, the irony...
Re:It's like this. (Score:5, Funny)
"Don't grammar matter no more"
Fixed.
Re:It's like this. (Score:4, Funny)
Maybe we should start making scary sounds when someone uses poor grammer in a conversation, just like compiler warnings.
Re:It's like this. (Score:5, Funny)
...disdain for the receiver, wether intentional or not.
Whether. Or was that intentional?
Re:It's like this. (Score:4, Funny)
You're forgetting the part where using improper grammar makes you look like an idiot.
I was wondering when you grammar nazis would get around to sending a regiment our way but I see you felt alarmed enough by that headline to scramble an entire panzer corps.
Re:It's like this. (Score:4, Funny)
You mean the part where if the speaker weighs as much as a duck, she must be a witch? What does that have to do with grammar.
[For those who can't tell that I'm joking: the duck test is "if it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it probably is." Very true for users of poor grammar. The duck test I am referencing comes from Monty Python [youtube.com].]
Re:It's like this. (Score:4, Funny)
Similarly, I make an effort to write clearly and use decent grammer.
Oh, the irony...
You must go to the Alanis Morrisette School of Irony.
Re:It's like this. (Score:5, Funny)
"Don't grammar matter no more"
Fixed.
Knock that off, or I'll stab you with an exclamation point!
Re:It's like this. (Score:4, Funny)
Will the castration of grammar succeed in amputating the infighting amongst the monks? Or is this a falsetto dilemma?
Re:It's like this. (Score:2, Funny)
Me fail english? That's unpossible!
- Ralph Wiggum
Re:First things first... (Score:5, Funny)
This discussion is about grammar. Pedantry is three doors down, on the left.
Is that my left or your left?
Re:It's like this. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's like this. (Score:5, Funny)
It depends. Some grammar rules are quite complex and few people actually know them. For instance; which.. of ...these ... ellipsis.... is...used... correctly?
They're all correct if the speaker is Captain Kirk.
Re:It's like this. (Score:4, Funny)