Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: OdiN
I mean [comma] seriously. [<----exclamation point would make the most sense here, otherwise "seriously" can be read as a modifying adverb of "mean"] There, their and they're? <----- Sentence fragment. Who COULDN'T tell these apart? But then [comma]I see posts with them[which are] horridly wrong all the time, so I guess our system of education is failing the younger generation. At least I went to a school that gave a damn about the kids [comma, otherwise it's the school who had said parents] and had parents who wouldn't let me screw around.
No further comment.
Welcome to the internet.
If I was writing a thesis, I would pay a bit closer attention. Regardless, I bet my posts are written much better than most average posts. I would venture to guess that my posts are written better than the papers written by many children in school these days.
That's the sad thing.
Ha, ha, yeah, man. I agree. The collective state of our English usage blows.
Your answer was so funny simply because of all the bragging you did immediately before committing six sharp errors in one short paragraph:
I could have majored in English easily.
I constantly find errors in newspapers and magazines, etc. I could have easily been an editor.
I may not be able to diagram complex sentences any longer, but common spelling and word usage is trivial.
And then, without segue, BOOM! It kind of defined irony!
But, yeah, I hear you, "Welcome to the internet." Lord knows my personal usage standards have gone down the tubes here as well. For some reason, it's affected my spelling most of all. :thumbsup:
At least you're highly skilled in Photoshop, Odin, and generously share your expertise with others. There, I'm the equivalent of a drooling functional illiterate.