Paragraphs People!

Like uppercase letters at the start of a sentence, perhaps?

I like all the mistakes people make. I've got a literacy test tomorrow, because I've applied for a job with the DWP (department of work and pensions.... NOT a far right racist political organisation - BNP - which is what my Dad thought when I told him and he was horrified at me).

I've got to go through several passages and letters etc, marking all the grammar and punctuation errors. So, I'm practising here, haha!!

Also got to do a numeracy test... why can't they call it Maths and English like in the old days?!?!

I'm always mortified whenever I come upon some of my first posts at LPSG, which were often incredibly lengthy and had no paragraphs.

Summarized.

that would make talking down to someone alot more meaningfull.

Odd. I was taught to always indent, but never line break, when paragraphing(?).

AMEN. Going to a play or attending operas are lost forms of entertainment. The only time we can pay attention for more than 5 minutes is if there are constant car crashes and love interests and sex and afflictions. Why sit through a boring opera when you can watch a 3 minute music video?

I appreciate spaces between paragraphs or groups of ideas, but it's not a headache if they're not used. This thread should be moved to "Short Attention Spans and Grammatical Militants." Uh-oh, I'm three sentences in and I haven't separated my ideas. SYSTEM OVERLOAD! SYSTEM OVERLOAD!

My final statement:

I used to ignore every rule, capitalization, spacing, grammar rule because I felt like a Penis Support Group site would elicit informal speech patterns but apparently this site is one giant English course. Oh my God! That sentence was a run-on! I plead informality and request leniency at the hands of the Supreme Grammar Court. I'se been a good boy I has! I'se none been capalizin my propa' nouns and punctufyin' my se'ences fo' yall fo' quite some time now! I'se even bin spellen' all my werds correckly! Let me be yall, just let me be!!

*gets hit with a tazer, falls to the ground, convulses, lays in a pile of drool for a few seconds*

*gets up, dusts off blazer, fixes collar, adjusts tie*

I apologize to the courtroom for my previous outburst. My behavior was irreprehensible. I will resume posting in a format that is efficient, formal, and elicits minimum interprative effort. I thank the jury for saving me from my uneducated former self.

Yes, we definitely have our own "DICK" tionary terminology here... haha

I'm sure I will write enough stuff on here to make into two paragraphs.

One day....

Best....post.....ever!!!! It's a matter of I think I can I think I can vs. Do I really have to? Do I really have to?


*stands in front of cymbals*

Pt tsh Tshhhh!

I'm still trying to figure out why some people get so angry that others post in a style that is coherent and understandable.

No, LPSG isn't one big dissertation. It does help, though, if you can actually understand what a member means when he posts.

Oops....

I think the offense is that we get ridiculed for every error we make.

If your distaste it with people who don't pay attention to grammar and punctuation, wouldn't it be more reasonable to put them on ignore? I've tightened up a bit about posting style but I imagine the average user is more likely to respond with hostility instead of consideration. Insults fly across the web so frequently it's hard to distinguish requests for accomodation from personal attacks. Big difference between:

-Hey, could you separate your paragraphs. Hey can you capitalize and punctuate
and
-God who the fuck taught you English? Slap all your teachers from pre-k right up to senior year you ignorant fool

It doesn't really bother me if someone has bad punctuation or spelling. As long as it's understandable, I honestly could not care less.