Time for a spelling lesson

[Eul]

Err, git gud?

[magdahmhara]

I'm thinking of playing a rouge.



Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

[Gamer3427]

I like big words and complicated sentences most of the time, yet my ability to spell is terrible in most instances. If it wasn't for spell check systems on things like these forums, it would be rare for me to spell half of what I say correctly. I do understand where you're coming from though, OP. But you do also have to remember that this is the internet. People spell things however they wish, and just expect everyone to know what they're talking about. In most cases it's annoying, but in the case of que vs queue, it's understandable in part because it's common terminology that is used within the game by it's player-base. Complaining about it is like complaining that people abbreviate dungeon names, or even other player's names. It's a shortened variation on a common word used for the purpose of faster typing as much as due to a lack of knowledge about it's original spelling, which while may not be "technically" correct, is still acceptable so long as everyone knows what it means.....

Furthermore, if you look at it from a historical standpoint, words are shortened or changed all the time as culture evolves, throughout the history of civilization. Complaining about the dialect, (yes, though in text format, it IS a type of dialect), used by internet members is rather pointless unless you intend to complain that we don't use the same syntax or words that were used hundreds of years ago by our ancestors. The shortening of this word, even if it's due to a lack of spelling abilities, is just a sign of an ever evolving language. English being the most common language in the world, as well as the "trade language", means that it will continue to change to fit the needs, accents, or cultures of the people who are using it. I sympathize with your point, but disagree that it is an issue.....

[Reila_Circus]

I'm gald I red this thread before I qued up for that dunjin.

[KeiranOlive]

Heck, I just want people to use the most basic of punctuation marks, the period. Please tell me where one sentence ends and the next begins so I don't have to to reread the paragraph three times to figure out what you're saying.

[Kaurie]

Faerie.
The game doesn't localize it as fairy. Please stop misspelling faerie.

Well, I que'd for extreme roulette yesterday, and their was defiantly a Au'Ra with a fairy, so I think your wrong

[Aryalandi]

That's fine it's not like I'm going to arrest you or anything, just maybe consider that if you knowingly can't bother to take a sec to spell a word right maybe I'll just skip over what you have to say entirely.
Or not
Depends how I'm feeling I guess

Soooo does that mean that people have the right to ignore everything that you have to say because you are not taking the time to spell out "I am" instead of "I'm" or "do not" instead of "don't"? or "it is" instead of "it's"? Like.. we are not texting are we?

Mind you it is always nice when people try to spell out whole words instead of using shortened versions but um.. yeah.. not many people actually do that because shorter words are shorter

[Kaurie]

Soooo does that mean that people have the right to ignore everything that you have to say because you are not taking the time to spell out "I am" instead of "I'm" or "do not" instead of "don't"? or "it is" instead of "it's"? Like.. we are not texting are we?

Mind you it is always nice when people try to spell out whole words instead of using shortened versions but um.. yeah.. not many people actually do that because shorter words are shorter

I think the lower hanging fruit was

sec

instead of second and

Or not

as an incomplete sentence, with a capitalized or, and finally

Depends how I'm feeling I guess

with incorrect punctuation.

[Aryalandi]

I think the lower hanging fruit was instead of second and as an incomplete sentence, with a capitalized or, and finally with incorrect punctuation.

Low hanging fruit is delicious.
Unless a diremite pops out..

[Noxifer]

Soooo does that mean that people have the right to ignore everything that you have to say because you are not taking the time to spell out "I am" instead of "I'm" or "do not" instead of "don't"? or "it is" instead of "it's"? What are we texting?

Mind you it is always nice when people try to spell out whole words in steady of using shortened versions but um.. yeah.. not many people actually do that because shorter words are shorter

It's not a matter of not using contractions or shorter versions of words. "I'm" is a perfectly correct version of "I am". On the other hand, "que" is not a correct version of "queue", no matter how you look at it. But sure, it's up to you whether you want to ignore what people are saying =)
Personally, I'm much more inclined to listen to (and take seriously), someone who uses correct forms of there/they're/their and types out "you" instead of just going with a "u". I can understand poor language skills if it's not a person's first language, and I can understand if there's another reason for it (such as dyslexia), so it's not that I don't sympathize with trying your best. It's when people don't seem to even bother that I have a difficult time overlooking bad spelling and/or grammar.

"Theirs a really long que over they're. Wat do u think there waiting 4?" I mean... what? >.<

(Of course, too long words and rambling sentences just make things tedious, too. If only Urianger could learn to use shorter words, I might actually listen to what he has to say instead of zoning out while he's talking...)