Hello, guys, I'm french but my opinion about that is about to be the same except... I mean I use correct langage, as far as I can (remember again : french :-) on mails, forums, news on my site etc. But I must admit that I use "newspeak" on chat (icq usually). I know what you mean about what can become our langages. That is why I keep writing well on "slowers" media like mail etc. But I admit that, on chat modes, it is faster, easier (and sometimes funnier ;-) to use shortcuts :-D
Sorry for my poor english, we can try it in french if you want :-P Mac ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [OT] Grammer Lessons | Proper grammar and speech patterns a must for me. Not only are all kinds of | h4x0r-speek fairly hard to read (I run HL at 1600x1200 now that it supports | that res, and my monitor is only 19" across), but I have found that most | people who speek like that are idiots. When instant-messaging people, I still | can't get over everyone using moronic expressions and contractions like "lol", | "ur", and "2" as in "i got 2 go". It drives me nuts. Sure, I do use some | acronyms (like "RTFM"), but not to these extreme excesses. Also, the people | who speek in normal English, but leave it all lower case annoy me. | To me, with the number of people gaming and chatting online, all of these | corruptions of English appear like there will be long term effects. Even if we | don't see them yet, I can see them coming in the future. Many people here have | probably read 1984. Think newspeak. Newspeak, I think, is disgusting. This is | where I believe all of these corruptions will head. I could not stand talking | (or for now, speeking) like that. Anyone else feel the same way? | | Just my 50^-1 cents. | | --agenthh | | On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 22:29:57 -0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | > I can't believe you guys are really this anal | > to carry on proper grammer | > usage on a game server admin list. Do you | > really talk proper in your | > servers, forums, and IRC? Just curious. O_o | > | > -HD- | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "James Gurney" | > To: | > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:16 PM | > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [UA] Cheating-Death | > v2.1.x Released | > | > | > > Brad Schulteis wrote: | > > > HoundDawg, not to be an ass, but | > irregardless is not a word. Back in | > > | > > Depends who you listen to. I happen to agree | > with your opinion on this | > > one, but Merriam-Webster says: | > > | > > "Irregardless originated in dialectal | > American speech in the early 20th | > > century. Its fairly widespread use in speech | > called it to the attention | > > of usage commentators as early as 1927. The | > most frequently repeated | > > remark about it is that "there is no such | > word." There is such a word, | > > however. It is still used primarily in | > speech, although it can be found | > > from time to time in edited prose. Its | > reputation has not risen over the | > > years, and it is still a long way from | > general acceptance. Use | > > regardless instead. " | > > | > > Although dictionary.com then says: | > > | > > "Usage Note: Irregardless is a word that many | > mistakenly believe to be | > > correct usage in formal style, when in fact | > it is used chiefly in | > > nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined | > in the United States in the | > > early 20th century, it has met with a | > blizzard of condemnation for being | > > an improper yoking of irrespective and | > regardless and for the logical | > > absurdity of combining the negative ir- | > prefix and -less suffix in a | > > single term. Although one might reasonably | > argue that it is no different | > > from words with redundant affixes like debone | > and unravel, it has been | > > considered a blunder for decades and will | > probably continue to be so." | > > | > > Pick a side :) | > > | > > Just being devil's advocate 3:-) | > > | > > James | > > | > > | > _______________________________________________ | > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, | > or view the list archives, | > please visit: | > > | > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux | > > | > > | > | > _______________________________________________ | > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or | > view the list archives, please visit: | > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux | > | | _______________________________________________ | To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: | http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux | _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
