Congratulations is spelled with a "T" and not a "D"!!

[ahecht]

Originally Posted by JoeXIII'007

Elgin, you've provided an excellent opportunity for a reminder to everyone to SPEAK ENGLISH on this and any other online forum, chat room, etc.

While I am a huge stickler for not using chatspeak on a forum (just ask the people I've given negative rep to) or in email, I would say that it is acceptable in chatrooms, instant messaging, SMS or any other real time conversation where speed is an excuse. However, I still say that there is no excuse for it on a forum such as this where your time to mull over, spell check, and proofread your post is virtually unlimited. Frankly, it takes time and effort to decode chatspeak, and if someone isn't willing to put the time into writing their post properly, people won't put in the time to read it.

Oh, and while we're on pet peeves, there is no E in grammar.

[Billfred]

Ah, but there is an E in Grammer...

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001288/

[Tristan Lall]

Originally Posted by Jim Schaddelee

With that said, the one thing that drive me nuts is at almost every regional I have been to is the phrase " team blah blah graciously excepts " the team member should state " team blah blah humbly excepts teams blah blah Gracious offer" calling oneself gracious is not gracious .

That systemic misuse of "gracious" has bothered me for many, many years!

Ur was a city in ancient Mesopotamia. Also, Ur is the name given to the earliest known continental landmass.

While spelling and word choice are easy, real nitpickers mull over things like proper form for ellipses (not the geometric shape ) and the distinctions between the minus sign, the hyphen and the various dashes.

[Kims Robot]

Originally Posted by JoeXIII'007

Elgin, you've provided an excellent opportunity for a reminder to everyone to SPEAK ENGLISH on this and any other online forum, chat room, etc. I can't stand acronyms and short versions of words being thrown at me at random when I'm involved in such discussions, it literally messes with my head and gives me a head ache. However, in the case that acronyms and other twisted English words hit your eyes online, there is the acronym finder for some aid. If anyone else knows of any other 'interpreters' online for other words of twisted English, please share them here. Thanks.

I have to say that referring to Dave's post about "the real world," if you are going to be an engineer... get used to the headaches. I literally sit through 3-6 2 hour meetings a week, where I would say 50% of the words uttered are acronyms. It even gets as bad as people saying "but if we check GP[General Practice] 2.9 you will see that CM[Configuration Management] does not follow that PC[Process Control]." Or something like that.

And I have to respectfully disagree with Dave on not using LOL. Its an acronym of this generation. Its dorky to type in "laugh out loud" when you want to respond to someone and acknowledge that what they just said was funny. I even got my grandmother using LOL and she is like the chief of grammar police!

[KathieK]

THANK YOU! As part of my job (I maintain a college web site) I am always looking for spelling errors, typos, style guide errors, etc. that come in the content that is sent to me for posting. I am terrible at grammar and punctuation, and my typing is horrendous, but I really hate it when I catch myself misspelling something!
And another note - if you take minutes at your team meetings, write them properly as they are a record of your team's transactions!

[JoeXIII'007]

Originally Posted by Kims Robot

I have to say that referring to Dave's post about "the real world," if you are going to be an engineer... get used to the headaches. I literally sit through 3-6 2 hour meetings a week, where I would say 50% of the words uttered are acronyms. It even gets as bad as people saying "but if we check GP[General Practice] 2.9 you will see that CM[Configuration Management] does not follow that PC[Process Control]." Or something like that.

OK then, I concede to the fact that you should use acronyms, but only if it makes what you are saying more efficient AND understandable. Otherwise, don't use them.

[Jim Schaddelee]

I am glad someone else started this thread, I am not one to complain about grammar.(that what my wife is for.just joking) With that said, the one thing that drive me nuts is at almost every regional I have been to is the phrase " team blah blah graciously excepts " the team member should state " team blah blah humbly excepts teams blah blah Gracious offer" calling oneself gracious is not gracious .

just my 2 cents

Jim Schaddelee
Team 107

After getting a few private message on this subject, I was thinking instead of complaining I should try to do something.I was thinking maybe I should offer a prize to the teams that correctly excepts when being picked.After thinking about that this could get very expensive.So this is what I am thinking ,I could get a prize about $100 dollars in value and any team that stops by our pit and fills out I pledge to accept Correctly form would be entered into a raffle for prize.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Jim Schaddelee

team blah blah graciously excepts

Accepts.

*duck*

[IMDWalrus]

Originally Posted by jgannon

Accepts.

*duck*

I do believe that you should have used *ducks* in your post.

Of course, everyone who has corrected somebody else's grammar gets corrected themselves. Maybe I shouldn't have said anything...

If I get to represent 818 in the alliance selection, I'll be sure to use the "gracious offer" phrasing instead of "graciously accepts." It really does sound better, and it's more correct to boot.

[Sean Schuff]

speeking uv acranims, wut duz ROTFLMAO stand four, Dav?

I have to agree with everyone here that a solid command of the English language and all of its subtle nuances is critical to personal and professional success. I have encountered far too many fellow educators who, to quote Michael Douglas in The American President, "couldn't find a coherent sentence with both hands and a flashlight." Students, both secondary and post-secondary, take your English/Communication Arts/Speech classes very seriously. It will have a significant impact on how you are perceived both personally and professionally. Just because your profession may require you to apply a high level of knowledge of math and science does not mean that oral and written communications can be ignored. Excel in all areas and you will reap the rewards.

Dave, I'll be waiting for an explanation of the ROTFLMAO acronym. Thanks!

Sean

[Goobergunch]

PHP Code:

ROTFLMAO = "Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud"; 


[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Goobergunch

PHP Code:

ROTFLMAO = "Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud"; 


Umm.. no.

"Rolling On The Floor Laughing My (Butt) Off"

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Sean Schuff

speeking uv acranims, wut duz ROTFLMAO stand four, Dav?

I have to agree with everyone here that a solid command of the English language and all of its subtle nuances is critical to personal and professional success. I have encountered far too many fellow educators who, to quote Michael Douglas in The American President, "couldn't find a coherent sentence with both hands and a flashlight." Students, both secondary and post-secondary, take your English/Communication Arts/Speech classes very seriously. It will have a significant impact on how you are perceived both personally and professionally. Just because your profession may require you to apply a high level of knowledge of math and science does not mean that oral and written communications can be ignored. Excel in all areas and you will reap the rewards.

Dave, I'll be waiting for an explanation of the ROTFLMAO acronym. Thanks!

Sean

I know ROTFLMAO. What about ROTFLMAOWPMP?

[Sgraff_SRHS06]

Or this:

for congratulations:

Masul Tuff!

U jehst goht ursilph un vvineh!!

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Sgraff_SRHS06

Or this:

for congratulations:

Masul Tuff!

U jehst goht ursilph un vvineh!!

Close, but no cigar. Mazel Tov