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Bluefrog 
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Posted: 12 May 2005 at 11:24pm |
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1115895626177_51/?hub=Canada
You would have thought that with the internet, most people would be able to at least read.
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xeerex
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Posted: 13 May 2005 at 3:00am |
I would argue that the Internet has probably contributed to stagnant
literacy rates. Have you read any emails or IM's lately? Very few
people use correct grammar in speech or normal writing much less in
email or IM. 
<wonders why i never get tested for these studies>
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Posted: 13 May 2005 at 11:20am |
 xeerex wrote:
I would argue that the Internet has probably contributed to stagnant
literacy rates. Have you read any emails or IM's lately? Very few
people use correct grammar in speech or normal writing much less in
email or IM.
<wonders why i never get tested for these studies>
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Oh Jesus Lord in Heaven! I only wish you were wrong. It's enough to
make one puke. Very few people can write a proper letter (email) or IM
properly in any minimal way.
Sickening.
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Gullanian
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Posted: 13 May 2005 at 11:29am |
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Does it really matter? I make a concious effort to use correct
grammar, it contributes to appearance and is essential in business.
But at the end of the day if you can understand the person in the context of a casual conversation, nothings wrong... right?
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Posted: 13 May 2005 at 1:05pm |
wrote:
Does it really matter? I make a concious effort to use correct
grammar, it contributes to appearance and is essential in business.
But at the end of the day if you can understand the person in the
context of a casual conversation, nothings wrong... right? |
With casual conversations, no it doesn't really matter. I make
occasional typos, etc, all the time, but even with personal email I am
very conscious of grammar and spelling.
Business settings are very different. Even with my small business in a
town of less than 20,000 people, I transact a lot of deals via email
and IM and that fact continues to grow. First impressions cannot be
undone so I try to type just as I speak, which is using a very good
command of grammar. It comes across as authoritative (except my
southern accent to yankees - LMAO), and that translates into more
success.
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Posted: 14 May 2005 at 2:37am |
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Proper grammar use is essential. I try to use proper grammar as much as
possible (although this message is probably wrought with mispelled
words!).
I would say the Internet is to blame, not only because of IM's and
e-mail, but also because people who visit websites do not want to read
a bunch of stuff. Everything is flashy and abbreviated.
Television can also be a blame as well: reality shows are popular and
the news folks only report on "news worthy" items like the finger in
the Wendy's frostie, and Michael Jackson's trial. How often do we hear
news about the Cassini mission, or global warming?
And have you ever read a newspaper lately? They are geared at readers with an 8th grade level.
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Gullanian
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Posted: 14 May 2005 at 3:01am |
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Deviations from language is how language evolves. I guess
abbreviation is just another language evolution and will probably
become more popular as time comes.
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