tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post8818803864667839784..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: I'm Losing It!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36536739063166012652009-02-06T20:11:00.000-05:002009-02-06T20:11:00.000-05:00My 12-year-old son seems to "get" that there is a ...My 12-year-old son seems to "get" that there is a difference between writing and texting. Here's hoping he continues to grasp that concept.Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-13471933326976220562009-02-06T15:28:00.000-05:002009-02-06T15:28:00.000-05:00My biggest nailbiting words are LOSE and LOOSE. I...My biggest nailbiting words are LOSE and LOOSE. It drives me batty when someone writes, "I need to loose weight." I could scream and I see it at least once a day when reading blogs online. In fact, I've seen it VERY recently...that's all I'm going to say....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51025846216280438192009-02-06T15:08:00.000-05:002009-02-06T15:08:00.000-05:00Well, I can tell you my wee ones will know how to ...Well, I can tell you my wee ones will know how to spell at least ;) It's a huge pet peeve of mine, and I've noticed a lot more errors and shortcuts like that in people who work for me who are recently graduated than who have been around for awhile. <BR/><BR/>Then again... we write one way and talk another, so the hope is that we can make this distinction again. I know there are college Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-2439990948842323792009-02-06T14:39:00.000-05:002009-02-06T14:39:00.000-05:00I am a High School English teacher, and I have to ...I am a High School English teacher, and I have to cringe so many times a day at the "spelling" kids use in their journals. For formal papers, though, they at least use spell check (which won't fix everything), but that doesn't help for essay tests in class. I tell them on the first day of school that they're welcome to email me if they're absent or if they need help, but if they use any textese Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77523571316501561352009-02-06T14:10:00.000-05:002009-02-06T14:10:00.000-05:00Have you noticed that what used to be "Mountain De...Have you noticed that what used to be "Mountain Dew" is now "MTN Dew?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-82651588883564370532009-02-06T13:48:00.000-05:002009-02-06T13:48:00.000-05:00I'm with you! I hate "textspeak" and "chatspeak" ...I'm with you! I hate "textspeak" and "chatspeak" with a passion. I drive my friends crazy by using proper english when I text. I am convinced that it is part of the reason so many people can't spell! It drives me crazy. Right up there with avoiding reading because it's "too much work." Ugh.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994091708277654344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-54189914303281055112009-02-06T13:46:00.000-05:002009-02-06T13:46:00.000-05:00Every time I get a cold, about a week after it goe...Every time I get a cold, about a week after it goes away for some reason I start sounding just like Roz. I give up!<BR/><BR/>My kids all want cell phones and I won't give in. I may consider it for my son when he starts to drive, which will probably fall right after his 16th birthday. My feeling is if you don't drive and your friends all have land lines, then you don't need a cell phone. I Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911964780044663438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10276091654424452872009-02-06T13:27:00.000-05:002009-02-06T13:27:00.000-05:00OMG Dawn U R so funny (I don't know textspeak for ...OMG Dawn U R so funny (I don't know textspeak for that word).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75902478712017521712009-02-06T13:22:00.000-05:002009-02-06T13:22:00.000-05:00Have a great time and good luck, Rah...I mean, Daw...Have a great time and good luck, Rah...I mean, Dawn :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85494730913572204942009-02-06T13:15:00.000-05:002009-02-06T13:15:00.000-05:00At 24, I'm certainly part of that generation, but ...At 24, I'm certainly part of that generation, but even in texting, I can't bring myself to use grammatically incorrect spelling. A side note: When I was in 4th or 5th grade, I couldn't spell for my life. My mom went to the principal of my school, in attempt to get me some extra help, and the principal told her that it didn't matter, we'd all have spellcheck on our computers! My mom lost alot of Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647636655893691552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10593335898115796252009-02-06T11:47:00.000-05:002009-02-06T11:47:00.000-05:00I am on my 6th week with little o no voice. I hope...I am on my 6th week with little o no voice. I hope that yours get better fast!Eilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729929797052818512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-58507340841343974472009-02-06T10:34:00.000-05:002009-02-06T10:34:00.000-05:00'ur' and the extra uses for the 'Z' - whoever made...'ur' and the extra uses for the 'Z' - whoever made Zis happy as can be with all its new uses in text language. <BR/><BR/>the next generation won't know how to spell, read or walk...with the pants around the knees. Oh how I wish I was an orthopedic surgeon for when those kids finally pull up their pants and realize its no longer the pants making them walk funny, its the bones! ha ha!Hypermamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17251066743489720004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-47180298770183927342009-02-06T09:33:00.000-05:002009-02-06T09:33:00.000-05:00I hope you get your voice back soon...I'm looking ...I hope you get your voice back soon...I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing you speak on Saturday. I bet the kids love that you can't yell at them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33887907154828846922009-02-06T08:57:00.000-05:002009-02-06T08:57:00.000-05:00I hear you, I have trouble even making myself type...I hear you, I have trouble even making myself type LOL. :-)Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819103841245495719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49399906358255978662009-02-06T08:51:00.000-05:002009-02-06T08:51:00.000-05:00i am so sorry that you are not feeling well!! i am...i am so sorry that you are not feeling well!! i am a definate texter but i find myself texting your instead of ur haha...Cupcake Desserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839995144583941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72324292275353926342009-02-06T08:01:00.000-05:002009-02-06T08:01:00.000-05:00/nod to the kids can't spell thing. When I misspe.../nod to the kids can't spell thing. When I misspell someting its usually due to my typing , NOT my spelling knowledge.<BR/>i subbed a class not too long ago - around Veterans day and I had their assignment on the board - it was computer class and they were supposed to make a powerpoint presentation for Veterans Day. <BR/>How many kids do you think asked me how to spell Veteran's? EVEN though itMaBunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729495477063071692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33112029868032862292009-02-06T07:51:00.000-05:002009-02-06T07:51:00.000-05:00Your spell check blew up--ha! I'm moving to a dif...Your spell check blew up--ha! I'm moving to a different planet if they put ur in the dictionary. I can't use it either. My husband teaches mostly juniors and seniors in college and most of them don't know the difference between your and you're and there and their. It drives me crazy! I say give them all F's...He says he's not an English professor...I say do it anyway...He says he's their TheQueen@TerrorsInTiarashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804947259272814421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81823545115189659952009-02-06T07:40:00.000-05:002009-02-06T07:40:00.000-05:00PS I hope your throat feels better!PS I hope your throat feels better!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513668178209006408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53893858005994486482009-02-06T07:21:00.000-05:002009-02-06T07:21:00.000-05:00Hope you get to feeling better. I'm over here try...Hope you get to feeling better. I'm over here trying to make a decision on the silly house we found yesterday. Decisions... decisions...<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>DebbieDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450798070205006436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87589030358498832132009-02-06T07:01:00.000-05:002009-02-06T07:01:00.000-05:00I permanently have laryngitis due to a paralyzed v...I permanently have laryngitis due to a paralyzed vocal cord, and texting from one room to another is done quite frequently in our house! I have to admit I do love texting! I normally spell things out and my almost 12 year old is good about it too! Now when I twitter and I have too much to say I will use "2" in place of two, to or too! No one has to worry about me texting while I drive though..Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513668178209006408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-78337116746622059742009-02-06T06:04:00.000-05:002009-02-06T06:04:00.000-05:00I still qualify as part of the "texting generation...I still qualify as part of the "texting generation" but I still can't bring myself to misspell words on purpose in English or my native language. I get ribbed for it by my friends, but I guess I'm just a purist and a defender of proper grammar.<BR/><BR/>I might use substitutes for longer words to save time and space but I'll deny it anywhere :P<BR/><BR/>And as a non-native English speaker, I justMorrighanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999673198539830160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33179619382486399162009-02-06T06:03:00.000-05:002009-02-06T06:03:00.000-05:00Ok, I started being a smarty-bum and trying to typ...Ok, I started being a smarty-bum and trying to type my comment in text talk but I had to delete it because even I couldnt read it! My MUM uses it for texting but I take ages to decipher it.<BR/><BR/>I get a cold and loose my voice straight away, I think it has something to do with two wild boys in the house all day and not being able to stop talking. My friend calls it my phone-sex voice. She Mummy McTavishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06971283362730213835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-54506779734960876412009-02-06T06:01:00.000-05:002009-02-06T06:01:00.000-05:00I am a professional proof reader/editor, and more ...I am a professional proof reader/editor, and more frequently these days I have to bite my lip and think happy thoughts when I get emails from supposedly professional writers AND other proof readers that contain 'ur' and other travesties of mangled grammar.<BR/><BR/>It makes me sad, even though I know language is an evolving thing, I don't think this is the direction it needs to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34355112270341886142009-02-06T05:52:00.000-05:002009-02-06T05:52:00.000-05:00Oh here, people are so used to typing words like t...Oh here, people are so used to typing words like that.. omitting every letter they can.. since I have been to texting before I am into blogging, I also find it hard to write right or rite words.. LOL<BR/><BR/>I would love to have an exchange link with you.. I added you on my blog roll and I am now following your blog (I hope you too)<BR/><BR/>Oh well I also have an <A HREF="http://pehpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791996743008286559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-43051297447471822222009-02-06T02:23:00.000-05:002009-02-06T02:23:00.000-05:00If texting is too much of a hassle, you could alwa...If texting is too much of a hassle, you could always learn sign language. :) I hate it when people use u, ur, and whatever other words that aren't real. That is coming from a deaf person who likes to write in proper English. Oh, by the way, whenever someone in the family loses their voice, they sign! And whenever we went swimming, we could talk to each other underwater. It was fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com