Thread regarding Verizon Communications Inc. layoffs

Just wanted to add...where I am from, at least, there are two other perfectly acceptable forms of the subjunctive conjugation of the verb "be". "If I wuz you" or "if I beed you" are very good common usage expressions and are routinely heard in normal conversation.

Whenever I see misspelled words, I always look at the keyboard. Since R and T are next to each other, I would always give that a pass. In fact I don't worry too much about spelling or grammar but my pet peeves are (their, there, they're), (your, you're, UR), (to, too, 2), (I should of went, I should have gone). Things like that. I also hate the misuse of the subjunctive tense (if I was you should be subjunctive i.e. if I were you). I learned the true value of that difference in Spanish. I also believe technologies like the smartphone will make things worse. BRB, TTYL, LMAO. Voice recognition will slide us further down the slope. So people who care about grammar and spelling (like me) are dinosaurs and the comet is about to strike. I rarely criticize a badly written post but I won't take it seriously either. Some posts start out more or less okay but get progressively worse. I wonder what could be happening in those? Many people should have breathalyzer locks on their keyboards. I think the internet would be much more civilized.

Before you crucify me, yes, I know, I wrote “ate”, rather than “are” .

What I enjoy on threads regarding grammar, spelling, punctuation, and English, in general, is that they so closely parallel a schoolyard fight. Starts out mildly enough but, sooner or later, it gets ugly. In my opinion, the first one that blinks by needlesslyy introducing politics, in this case @2shf, into an otherwise non-political debate, loses. I will listen more to someone who speaks or writes to the topic at hand because I see that they are not attempting to co-opt the debate at hand as a means of subterfuge to further propagate their own political agenda, and to take cheap potshots, under the guise of making a ‘legitimate’ comment.

No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, those who take every opportunity, even within totally inappropriate forums that are 100% non-political, as a means of introducing their own political beliefs, or stew upon their sour grapes, ate exhibiting childish behavior and wasting the time of both Republicans and Democrats that are not on the outer fringes, and that can rationally discuss issues and, occasionally, find mutually beneficial common ground that moves America forward.

What I enjoy on threads regarding grammar, spelling, punctuation and English in general is that they so closely parallel a schoolyard fight. Starts out mildly enough but sooner or later it gets ugly. My opinion is that the first one to blink and starts using foul language loses. I will listen more to someone who speaks or writes well because, rightly or wrongly, I believe they are better educated, read, listen and have more informed opinions. But that’s just me.

...oh, yeah, I blame Brooklyn too!

I think the early days of texting, in which there was an impetus to get a point across in as few characters as possible in order to keep your texting bill low, was the ruination of the art of spelling and grammar for entire generations to come, and bastardized the written word irrevocably, to the point where people are arguing that spelling and grammar are non-issues.

If I were unable to spell, or to produce a grammatically correct thought via the written word, I too would be tempted to diminish its importance, if only as a means of not making myself feel bad and, perhaps, as a personal attempt to sway public opinion to accept what I am doing as proper even though I know that, in the back of my mind, it is not.

(BTW, I know, run-on sentence)

I like this post big time. Most people don't seem to agree that proper English is an asset. The master practitioner of childish English even got elected, which proves my point. There is certainly a degeneration of the language used nowadays; is it just laziness or rather the obvious result of people with thick fingers typing on small smartphones? Anyhow, I am always shocked to see how people from behind their very safe computer and anonymity have such big mouths and excel in (trying to) insult people. Cheers to that.

"english" should be capitalized.

F--- you and your proper english b---s---.

@hak: If you are going to insult me, put some effort into it. It’s “you’re” a douche, not “your.” Otherwise I don’t feel as insulted. Thank you. God bless.

This makes me no never mind....ain't nobody gonna tell me my's grammar ain't right. You no what I'm sayin don't you? That's it then.

Your a douche,lol ,ok mr or mrs im right your wrong or im smart your dumb..

My wife doesn’t agree to anything.

@ckk: Your wife must certainly agree that “...keep repeating for as long as wish...” is incorrect.

@xpr: I’m right, you’re wrong. Go back into your stupor.

@pbm: If an individual has more than one opinion ( likely) the sentence was still missing “an.”

the grammar nazi strikes again.

"most agile iphone sometime remove text even when type so OP maybe not in error.

No matte, work harder stop waste time"

You made your point very well.

I have met many English teachers including the ones I had in school as well as ones I have met through parent-teacher conferences. Just because someone has the job of English teacher, doesn't qualify them as being experts in the English language. It simply means they can explain what is in the textbook better than the students in the class. My children are coming out of school with high marks in English and yet their grammar skills are poor. So, under the corcumstaces (which gets a red squiggly line BTW), I will not accept her critique simply on face value.

most agile iphone sometime remove text even when type so OP maybe not in error.

No matte, work harder stop waste time

Perhaps the individual had more than one opinion skittle?

I suspect Skittle @sfy has a hidden agenda in that silly post, that of provocateur.

Yet the rank and file didn't fall for it.

Nice try troll.

Go back to school skittle.

Funnythe biggest loudmouths are the dumbest 😀

Her lone critique was his or hers using you in the third paragraph but even that she thought might be passable in some corcumstaces

@sfy, I was wondering the exact same thing but I asked my wife, she’s an English teacher so I defer to her, because I was as eager as you ti take the pompous down a peg or too.

Her take was that looking at ot more broadly, it was acceptable ss written.

Is no rif....you bloviating jackwagons

@SAYhLdR: “I have been reading, with some amusement, the mean-spirited debate going on within this site regarding individual’s opinions concerning grammatically correct writing. You young bloods can keep repeating for as long as wish that proper capitalization does not matter, that grammatically correct sentences have become passé, and that legible cursive, or script, is no longer necessary, but I’m not so sure.”

First off, “...regarding individual’s opinions...” is incorrect. It should be “....regarding an individual’s opinions...”

Secondly, “....can keep repeating for as long as wish...” is incorrect. It should be “....can keep repeating for as long as you wish....”

Please be more careful in your written communications before criticizing others.