Thread: English/writing class in highschool

why is it mandatory? I am not lieing when i say i learn nothing in english class. this year i learnt a few grammar things, but last year i learnt nothing (last year grade 9) all that english class is, is reading stories, and answering questions for them. its like a fake history class.

history - read stories about stuff that really happened, learn why the stuff happened, etc

english - read and learn about fictional stories.



and we dont even learn writing techniques. sometimes we have to write something, the teacher gets us to write it, some people do bad, teacher gives bad mark, but doesnt teach us how to write better. no actual writing tips, just some grammar, and thats all we get taught.


so why is english class even in highschool? i understand that it should be in grade school, so people learn how to spell and that stuff, but in highschool you dont need it.

You appear to be an excellent example of why those lessons are needed.

Every time you write something you are practising writing.
Every time you read something you're practising reading comprehension.

And every time you come across a new word or fact or idea in history or literature you're expanding your vocabulary and your general knowledge.

And writing, reading comprehension, a good vocabulary and a wide general knowledge are things that you use all day every day in your life. Whether it's writing reports for study or for work or taking an interest in a particular topic or just hearing the news - you'll understand more stuff more quickly and you'll convey your opinions/ findings/ results more accurately or more eloquently.

Originally Posted by adelady

Every time you write something you are practising writing.
Every time you read something you're practising reading comprehension.

well practice will do nothing if you dont know how to write.

just like you wont get any better at playing hockey if you hold the stick the wrong way.


and dont we read and write enough on our own? why do we need a class, just to read and write? I learnt more of grammar from just looking around the internet.

Originally Posted by Dywyddyr

You appear to be an excellent example of why those lessons are needed.

no i do not need these lessons. i choose to write without capitals. i am sorry if this upsets you, but im not sure what you want me to do about it.

Originally Posted by Dywyddyr

You appear to be an excellent example of why those lessons are needed.

This. This so f***ing much.

Originally Posted by Weterman

no i do not need these lessons. i choose to write without capitals. i am sorry if this upsets you, but im not sure what you want me to do about it.

Well....duh....it's pretty obvious what they want done: start making your sentences clearer by using conventional grammar notation.

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There'a a slow shift in the US away from literature to technical writing which I'm in total agreement with. Getting children to write write and write some more about things they are INTERESTED in should be a first commandment for teaching writing.

Originally Posted by Weterman

no i do not need these lessons. i choose to write without capitals. i am sorry if this upsets you, but im not sure what you want me to do about it.

So essentially you're saying you don't give a f*ck about your audience. YOU can't be bothered to write clearly and it's their problem, not yours.
Ignore list...

Originally Posted by Weterman

i choose to write without capitals. i am sorry if this upsets you, but im not sure what you want me to do about it.

Start acting (and writing) like an adult?

It does seem that there are a lot of people who think that school should only teach the things they are interested in. What about people who do want to learn more about language? And who knows what you might be interested in or want to do in future, when that basic all round education might become valuable.

Originally Posted by Strange

Originally Posted by Weterman

i choose to write without capitals. i am sorry if this upsets you, but im not sure what you want me to do about it.

Start acting (and writing) like an adult?

It does seem that there are a lot of people who think that school should only teach the things they are interested in. What about people who do want to learn more about language? And who knows what you might be interested in or want to do in future, when that basic all round education might become valuable.

then why is english mandatory? construction class is a choice. people that want to be a carpenter go in construction class.


why isnt english this way? science is different, cause in science you learn stuff. english isnt really a class, its just a competition. It's like in acting, you dont rehearse, you just act in all the plays.

Originally Posted by Dywyddyr

Originally Posted by Weterman

no i do not need these lessons. i choose to write without capitals. i am sorry if this upsets you, but im not sure what you want me to do about it.

So essentially you're saying you don't give a f*ck about your audience. YOU can't be bothered to write clearly and it's their problem, not yours.
Ignore list...

i dont give a f*ck about people who cry about no capitals. I'm sorry, but I have my own life, and I choose to spend more time on it doing more important stuff than making my writing as good as a top selling book.

Originally Posted by Weterman

Then why is English mandatory?

Certain subjects are considered sufficiently fundamental that everyone should have a grounding in them. For example: your native language, history, mathematics, one or more foreign languages, philosophy, etc.

and it is your problem if you cant understand what i say if i dont use capitals. the only puncuation (if you cant understand my misspelt word, you cant be human) i should use is periods and commas.

Originally Posted by Weterman

i dont give a f*ck about people

This makes you appear to be an arrogant and immature little shit. But if that is the impression you want to give, then knock yourself out. I'm sure it will really help with your future employment prospects.

Originally Posted by Strange

Originally Posted by Weterman

Then why is English mandatory?

Certain subjects are considered sufficiently fundamental that everyone should have a grounding in them. For example: your native language, history, mathematics, one or more foreign languages, philosophy, etc.

but the way these classes are taught, we learnt as much as we will ever learn by the time we get into grade 8 or 7. understanding why john didnt tell lucy that he liked her is not learnt in a class. its learnt by doing stuff. you cant just learn common sense stuff like that in a class.

Originally Posted by Strange

Originally Posted by Weterman

i dont give a f*ck about people

This makes you appear to be an arrogant and immature little shit. But if that is the impression you want to give, then knock yourself out. I'm sure it will really help with your future employment prospects.

this is a forum. not a resume. no, i shouldnt really care if someone will cry if i miss a capital in one of my words. why should i? this is chat. people can understand me without capitals. thats all that matters while talking to people.

thats all that matters while talking to people.

Good manners, mutual respect, making an effort ... these things count for nothing?

There is clearly no point wasting any more time on you.

Originally Posted by Weterman

Originally Posted by Strange

Originally Posted by Weterman

i dont give a f*ck about people

This makes you appear to be an arrogant and immature little shit. But if that is the impression you want to give, then knock yourself out. I'm sure it will really help with your future employment prospects.

this is a forum. not a resume. no, i shouldnt really care if someone will cry if i miss a capital in one of my words. why should i? this is chat. people can understand me without capitals. thats all that matters while talking to people.

1. This isn't chat. It's discussion.
2. This isn't talking, where a speaker takes rhetorical shortcuts, but listeners pick up all sorts of other cues (e.g. reading your face, watching your body movements and where your eyes go etc). This is writing. While it is ok to diverge from conventions occasionally, it is usually done as a form of communication in itself, such as a text feature, or to supplement someone listening (e.g. bullets during a speech). All you communicate by getting your hackles up at the suggestion that you should use capitalization, is you don't really care about how effective you are communicating, or perhaps enjoy looking ignorant.

All of which makes myself and others why you are here.

Originally Posted by Weterman

Originally Posted by Dywyddyr

You appear to be an excellent example of why those lessons are needed.

no i do not need these lessons. i choose to write without capitals. i am sorry if this upsets you, but im not sure what you want me to do about it.

I fully condone and support your decision to not use your native tongue in a correct manner. You can be a great man without it, look at Einstein he had trouble tying his own shoes for years.

However, should you choose to to continue down such a path. Do not expect to be taken very seriously later in life regardless of how excellent your brain is in other areas. College, jobs, peer reviewed published papers. They will ALL expect a level of spelling & grammar appropriate of someone of your education level. Meaning if highschool is as far as you go, being able to write like a high-school graduate will be expected of you.

Thus, if you wish to succeed in life. Learn the English language properly. I sure as hell wont take anything you say seriously till you do and I doubt anyone else will. Untill then. I'm out.

Originally Posted by Weterman

Originally Posted by Strange

Originally Posted by Weterman

i dont give a f*ck about people

This makes you appear to be an arrogant and immature little shit. But if that is the impression you want to give, then knock yourself out. I'm sure it will really help with your future employment prospects.

this is a forum. not a resume. no, i shouldnt really care if someone will cry if i miss a capital in one of my words. why should i? this is chat. people can understand me without capitals. thats all that matters while talking to people.

Believe it or not standard English is used in order to communicate more efficiently. I do sympathise with your view on education as in my experience my school did not teach us much about language itself, I do not recall a lesson on linguistics; and grammar in the UK is not taught as heavily as it used to be, which is probably why so many people have issues today (i've struggled quite a bit with grammar as I learned very little at school).

I come across many people whom cannot use the english language effectivly. I accept 2 excuses. Its not there native tounge (second most common) or they have a mental condition (least common) only other excuse is pure laziness, this is not an acceptable excuse. It is however the most common reason.

Originally Posted by GoldenRatio

I come across many people whom cannot use the english language effectivly. I accept 2 excuses. Its not there native tounge (second most common) or they have a mental condition (least common) only other excuse is pure laziness, this is not an acceptable excuse. It is however the most common reason.

And your excuse here would be which of those 3?

Originally Posted by GoldenRatio

Originally Posted by Weterman

Originally Posted by Dywyddyr

You appear to be an excellent example of why those lessons are needed.

no i do not need these lessons. i choose to write without capitals. i am sorry if this upsets you, but im not sure what you want me to do about it.

I fully condone and support your decision to not use your native tongue in a correct manner. You can be a great man without it, look at Einstein he had trouble tying his own shoes for years.

However, should you choose to to continue down such a path. Do not expect to be taken very seriously later in life regardless of how excellent your brain is in other areas. College, jobs, peer reviewed published papers. They will ALL expect a level of spelling & grammar appropriate of someone of your education level. Meaning if highschool is as far as you go, being able to write like a high-school graduate will be expected of you.

Thus, if you wish to succeed in life. Learn the English language properly. I sure as hell wont take anything you say seriously till you do and I doubt anyone else will. Untill then. I'm out.

I write with proper grammar, but i don't when I'm chatting. On job resume i do use grammar, and in school I use proper grammar.


see? i used proper grammar up there ^

2 I's not capitalized.

Edit: 3 if you count the second line when you referred to the first.

Originally Posted by GoldenRatio

2 I's not capitalized.

Edit: 3 if you count the second line when you referred to the first.

i made a typo. and this forum does not let you indent. so should this forum be removed from the internet?

Originally Posted by Weterman

Originally Posted by GoldenRatio

2 I's not capitalized.

Edit: 3 if you count the second line when you referred to the first.

i made a typo. and this forum does not let you indent. so should this forum be removed from the internet?

If you look at the bottom of the comment box you'll see the 'Go Advanced' button. Indents and all kinds of goodies your heart might desire await you there.

Originally Posted by adelady

Originally Posted by Weterman

Originally Posted by GoldenRatio

2 I's not capitalized.

Edit: 3 if you count the second line when you referred to the first.

i made a typo. and this forum does not let you indent. so should this forum be removed from the internet?

If you look at the bottom of the comment box you'll see the 'Go Advanced' button. Indents and all kinds of goodies your heart might desire await you there.

Also, capitalizing "I" has nothing to do with indention's. Nor does capitalizing the first letter in your sentence. Nor starting a sentence with "and"

Originally Posted by GoldenRatio

Originally Posted by adelady

Originally Posted by Weterman

Originally Posted by GoldenRatio

2 I's not capitalized.

Edit: 3 if you count the second line when you referred to the first.

i made a typo. and this forum does not let you indent. so should this forum be removed from the internet?

If you look at the bottom of the comment box you'll see the 'Go Advanced' button. Indents and all kinds of goodies your heart might desire await you there.

Also, capitalizing "I" has nothing to do with indention's. Nor does capitalizing the first letter in your sentence. Nor starting a sentence with "and"

Well you need to indent when you start a new paragraph. So don't correct my grammar when you don't use it properly either. You don't use an apostrophe in "indention". Apostrophe is used to say "is" after a word, or to show ownership.

So don't correct my grammar when you don't use it properly yourself.

Throwing poo at written language is... Defeatist?

Writing is the technology that made civilization possible.

Originally Posted by Beer w/Straw

Throwing poo at written language is... Defeatist?

Writing is the technology that made civilization possible.

i not hating on it, im just saying, i dont have to be perfect with my writing to use writing.


what your saying, is just like saying that your a "defeatist" by planting plants a little too close together, and as a result some dont survive. you eat the ones that do survive.

The single greatest invention in human history was not a plant.

Originally Posted by Weterman

Originally Posted by Dywyddyr

You appear to be an excellent example of why those lessons are needed.

no i do not need these lessons. i choose to write without capitals. i am sorry if this upsets you, but im not sure what you want me to do about it.

Man, you go right ahead and write without capitals if you wish. Such independent thinking is to be applauded. We even have a name for people who adhere to this practice. We call them unemployed.

Originally Posted by John Galt

Originally Posted by Weterman

Originally Posted by Dywyddyr

You appear to be an excellent example of why those lessons are needed.

no i do not need these lessons. i choose to write without capitals. i am sorry if this upsets you, but im not sure what you want me to do about it.

Man, you go right ahead and write without capitals if you wish. Such independent thinking is to be applauded. We even have a name for people who adhere to this practice. We call them unemployed.

sorry i dont care what you think about my way of writing. i dont write with capitals because im not trying to apply for college. i am casually talking. if typing with capitals makes you feel smart, and insulting me because i dont makes you feel cool, i feel sorry for you.

Originally Posted by Weterman

why is it mandatory? I am not lieing when i say i learn nothing in english class. this year i learnt a few grammar things, but last year i learnt nothing (last year grade 9) all that english class is, is reading stories, and answering questions for them. its like a fake history class.

history - read stories about stuff that really happened, learn why the stuff happened, etc

english - read and learn about fictional stories.



and we dont even learn writing techniques. sometimes we have to write something, the teacher gets us to write it, some people do bad, teacher gives bad mark, but doesnt teach us how to write better. no actual writing tips, just some grammar, and thats all we get taught.


so why is english class even in highschool? i understand that it should be in grade school, so people learn how to spell and that stuff, but in highschool you dont need it.

You have to look to the future, since your in 9th grade, there is a possibility that you don't know what you will want when you're in your 50's, so the more knowledge you have through your life the more chances you will have to diversify your life around other people. Things like a resume, or even being a leader, the better you can communicate yourself to others the better it will go for you. There is nothing wrong with just understanding the basics as long as you know you can be happy, there are a lot of careers that spelling and grammar aren't really necessary so it comes down to just do what makes you happy but consider that all of us change as we age and it doesn't hurt to have a little bit better understanding of some things.

Originally Posted by siledre

Originally Posted by Weterman

why is it mandatory? I am not lieing when i say i learn nothing in english class. this year i learnt a few grammar things, but last year i learnt nothing (last year grade 9) all that english class is, is reading stories, and answering questions for them. its like a fake history class.

history - read stories about stuff that really happened, learn why the stuff happened, etc

english - read and learn about fictional stories.



and we dont even learn writing techniques. sometimes we have to write something, the teacher gets us to write it, some people do bad, teacher gives bad mark, but doesnt teach us how to write better. no actual writing tips, just some grammar, and thats all we get taught.


so why is english class even in highschool? i understand that it should be in grade school, so people learn how to spell and that stuff, but in highschool you dont need it.

You have to look to the future, since your in 9th grade, there is a possibility that you don't know what you will want when you're in your 50's, so the more knowledge you have through your life the more chances you will have to diversify your life around other people. Things like a resume, or even being a leader, the better you can communicate yourself to others the better it will go for you. There is nothing wrong with just understanding the basics as long as you know you can be happy, there are a lot of careers that spelling and grammar aren't really necessary so it comes down to just do what makes you happy but consider that all of us change as we age and it doesn't hurt to have a little bit better understanding of some things.

i see what you mean, but the thing is we dont learn anything in the class. we just read stories, then answer questions for them.

Originally Posted by Weterman

Originally Posted by siledre

Originally Posted by Weterman

why is it mandatory? I am not lieing when i say i learn nothing in english class. this year i learnt a few grammar things, but last year i learnt nothing (last year grade 9) all that english class is, is reading stories, and answering questions for them. its like a fake history class.

history - read stories about stuff that really happened, learn why the stuff happened, etc

english - read and learn about fictional stories.



and we dont even learn writing techniques. sometimes we have to write something, the teacher gets us to write it, some people do bad, teacher gives bad mark, but doesnt teach us how to write better. no actual writing tips, just some grammar, and thats all we get taught.


so why is english class even in highschool? i understand that it should be in grade school, so people learn how to spell and that stuff, but in highschool you dont need it.

You have to look to the future, since your in 9th grade, there is a possibility that you don't know what you will want when you're in your 50's, so the more knowledge you have through your life the more chances you will have to diversify your life around other people. Things like a resume, or even being a leader, the better you can communicate yourself to others the better it will go for you. There is nothing wrong with just understanding the basics as long as you know you can be happy, there are a lot of careers that spelling and grammar aren't really necessary so it comes down to just do what makes you happy but consider that all of us change as we age and it doesn't hurt to have a little bit better understanding of some things.

i see what you mean, but the thing is we dont learn anything in the class. we just read stories, then answer questions for them.

well, all I can say is just do your best to weather it, get the best grades you can and eventually it will be over, sometimes you have to just do the work despite your feeling about it, trust me, you sometimes have to deal with that in whatever job you end up in. the best advice I can give is be patient and work through it.

Originally Posted by Weterman

sorry i dont care what you think about my way of writing.

Yes. I fully understand that. I am trying to advise you that such indifference is ill advised. You are completely free to ignore this advice. You may feel that free advice is worth precisely what you pay for it. However in rejecting that advice you are rejecting something based upon decades of business experience and a knowledge of what employers are looking for - given that I've hired and managed many hundreds of people.

Originally Posted by Weterman

i dont write with capitals because im not trying to apply for college.

It is encouraging that you recognise that sloppy writing is definitely inappropriate in certain situations. What you seem not to recognise is that in this forum such sloppy writing is a sign of disrespect for the other members. That casual approach implicitly devalues them, since you clearly don't care what they think about your writing.

Originally Posted by Weterman

i am casually talking. if typing with capitals makes you feel smart, ...

When I type with capitals it shows respect for the English language, respect for fellow forum members, respect for casual visitors and respect for myself. The absence of such respect in your posts reflects on you.

Originally Posted by Weterman

. if ..........insulting me because i dont [use capitals] makes you feel cool, i feel sorry for you.

You are insulting yourself by the failure to use capitals. I am simply alerting you to the fact. As I said at the outset you are free to pretend I am talking bollocks, or you could actually use this as a productive life experience. It is your choice. I hope you make the right one.

Originally Posted by John Galt

Originally Posted by Weterman

sorry i dont care what you think about my way of writing.

Yes. I fully understand that. I am trying to advise you that such indifference is ill advised. You are completely free to ignore this advice. You may feel that free advice is worth precisely what you pay for it. However in rejecting that advice you are rejecting something based upon decades of business experience and a knowledge of what employers are looking for - given that I've hired and managed many hundreds of people.

Originally Posted by Weterman

i dont write with capitals because im not trying to apply for college.

It is encouraging that you recognise that sloppy writing is definitely inappropriate in certain situations. What you seem not to recognise is that in this forum such sloppy writing is a sign of disrespect for the other members. That casual approach implicitly devalues them, since you clearly don't care what they think about your writing.

Originally Posted by Weterman

i am casually talking. if typing with capitals makes you feel smart, ...

When I type with capitals it shows respect for the English language, respect for fellow forum members, respect for casual visitors and respect for myself. The absence of such respect in your posts reflects on you.

Originally Posted by Weterman

. if ..........insulting me because i dont [use capitals] makes you feel cool, i feel sorry for you.

You are insulting yourself by the failure to use capitals. I am simply alerting you to the fact. As I said at the outset you are free to pretend I am talking bollocks, or you could actually use this as a productive life experience. It is your choice. I hope you make the right one.

Ok thanks for those tips but ill still write without capitals if i don't want to use them. And it's not really my fault if someone is offended by my writing. They are overly sensitive if they are.

Ok thanks for those tips but ill still write without capitals if i don't want to use them. And it's not really my fault if someone is offended by my writing. They are overly sensitive if they are.

Remember that all choices have consequences. If you "choose" to avoid capitals when writing usually, you will acquire the automatic habit of avoiding capitals. What this means is that you will no longer have a free choice to use them when you want to. Practice is what makes it easy for us to do some things and lack of practice means it is hard for anyone to do other things. This applies equally to sports, musical instruments, writing whether it's by hand, by fancy calligraphy or by machine.

The most important thing about using a machine for writing is the same as that for playing a musical instrument. Keyboard skills make writing correctly easy for me and not for you, just as if we were both pianists or guitarists and I practised regularly and you chose not to. If you choose - deliberately or otherwise - to not practise certain skills, you'll always be less likely to use them fluently or accurately.

Reading this thread reminds me that one of my most difficult subjects was English grammar, in part because the teacher was not very strong in making her case. I still remember that her take on adverbs was that "most adverbs end in -ly". It sounds like Weterman may possibly have a teacher who could be more effective in helping the students understand the purpose of the lessons. Just a thought...

Reading and composition came quite easily to me because I did a lot of reading and learned to emulate various writing styles.

Subject-verb-object was simple enough but modifiers and prepositional phrases soon became murky under the tutelage that I received.

Originally Posted by scheherazade

Reading this thread reminds me that one of my most difficult subjects was English grammar, in part because the teacher was not very strong in making her case. I still remember that her take on adverbs was that "most adverbs end in -ly". It sounds like Weterman may possibly have a teacher who could be more effective in helping the students understand the purpose of the lessons. Just a thought...

Reading and composition came quite easily to me because I did a lot of reading and learned to emulate various writing styles.

Subject-verb-object was simple enough but modifiers and prepositional phrases soon became murky under the tutelage that I received.

ya the teacher doesnt really teach. one weird thing she said, when you say "everyone", you talk about it as if it were one person. i cant remember example she used but it made no sense and you'd never say that when talking.

i hear germany has good education, and they dont have english mandatory, maybe they're onto something :P

one weird thing she said, when you say "everyone", you talk about it as if it were one person. i cant remember example she used but it made no sense and you'd never say that when talking.

Well, that's the way it is used.

Everyone is/was required to sign in by 10 am. ... using the singular,

or,

All competitors are/were required to sign in by 10 am. ... using the plural.

We use everyone exactly the same way we use anyone - grammatically anyway.

It's the same as the distinction when using every, any, all as an adjectives on its own.

Every library book is catalogued according to the Dewey decimal system.
All library books are catalogued according to the Dewey decimal system.

Perhaps I'm not seeing the problem you're getting at.

Originally Posted by GiantEvil

Ah yes, the "comma of direct address". More memorably known as the Donner Party Comma.

Originally Posted by Weterman

Ok thanks for those tips but ill still write without capitals if i don't want to use them. And it's not really my fault if someone is offended by my writing. They are overly sensitive if they are.

God created capitals for a reason: maybe you should use them.

Originally Posted by Strange

Ah yes, the "comma of direct address". More memorably known as the Donner Party Comma.

I would rather eat a grandma than a Doner...

Originally Posted by Strange

Originally Posted by Weterman

Ok thanks for those tips but ill still write without capitals if i don't want to use them. And it's not really my fault if someone is offended by my writing. They are overly sensitive if they are.

God created capitals for a reason: maybe you should use them.

they are not mandatory for casually talking. you can understand something very well without capitals. so i see no reason to use them while casually typing.

Originally Posted by Weterman

they are not mandatory for casually talking. you can understand something very well without capitals. so i see no reason to use them while casually typing.

From your logic, it follows that punctuation, white spaces, paragraphs are not mandatory for casually talking and that one can understand something very well without them. Yet, you use punctuation, white spaces and paragraphs. So why do you use those things and ignore (despite being advised not to do so) the usage of capitals?

Originally Posted by Cogito Ergo Sum

Originally Posted by Weterman

they are not mandatory for casually talking. you can understand something very well without capitals. so i see no reason to use them while casually typing.

From your logic, it follows that punctuation, white spaces, paragraphs are not mandatory for casually talking and that one can understand something very well without them. Yet, you use punctuation, white spaces and paragraphs. So why do you use those things and ignore (despite being advised not to do so) the usage of capitals?

its hard to understand without punctuation capitals just makes the sentence look prettier you dont really need capitals but punctuation you need as you can see with no punctuation this sentence is harder to read

Originally Posted by Weterman

its hard to understand without punctuation capitals just makes the sentence look prettier you dont really need capitals but punctuation you need as you can see with no punctuation this sentence is harder to read

And do you write cities, countries, continents, languages, names, deities, abbreviations (of institutions), titles, etc. also without capitals?

Originally Posted by Weterman

its hard to understand without punctuation capitals just makes the sentence look prettier you dont really need capitals but punctuation you need as you can see with no punctuation this sentence is harder to read

Look. This conversation is largely pointless. Here is a summary of the facts.

1. Regardless of what you think, the majority of mature, well-educated, respectful people believe it is sensible, productive, polite and worthwhile to use capitals when writing, whether or not such writing is casual or formal.
2. You assert that you are indifferent to what others may think, apparently because you feel your personal view trumps that of informed society.
3. Therefore, you are - in essence - telling the rest of us to like it, or lump it. If we don't like we can just take a hike. You don't really care.
4. On that basis, why are you even trying to justify your (unjustifiable) position, since you don't care what the rest of us think?
5. I mean, if you intend to act like an arrogant bastard, why are you stopping half way?

Originally Posted by John Galt

Originally Posted by Weterman

its hard to understand without punctuation capitals just makes the sentence look prettier you dont really need capitals but punctuation you need as you can see with no punctuation this sentence is harder to read

Look. This conversation is largely pointless. Here is a summary of the facts.

1. Regardless of what you think, the majority of mature, well-educated, respectful people believe it is sensible, productive, polite and worthwhile to use capitals when writing, whether or not such writing is casual or formal.
2. You assert that you are indifferent to what others may think, apparently because you feel your personal view trumps that of informed society.
3. Therefore, you are - in essence - telling the rest of us to like it, or lump it. If we don't like we can just take a hike. You don't really care.
4. On that basis, why are you even trying to justify your (unjustifiable) position, since you don't care what the rest of us think?
5. I mean, if you intend to act like an arrogant bastard, why are you stopping half way?

not true.

all im saying is, dont worry about my grammar. you have to have better stuff to do than that.

im not the one that started going off topic. and i am not the arrogant one, im just trying to be left alone about my grammar. the arrogant ones are the ones insulting me because i have better stuff to do than make my grammar perfect. arrogant means - you think your the best.

i dont think that. i just think that my grammar has nothing to do with this topic.

people that insult me because of my bad grammar are the arrogant ones, they thing that they are better than me because they use correct grammar.

So essentially you're saying you don't give a f*ck about your audience. YOU can't be bothered to write clearly and it's their problem, not yours.
Ignore list...

thats just trolling. i dont even know what to say about that

people that insult me because of my bad grammar are the arrogant ones, they thing that they are better than me because they use correct grammar.

I can't speak for anyone else, but what I think is that every time you choose to write a certain way (or hold a tennis racquet a certain way or play a guitar a certain way) you are choosing to practise and reinforce one way of doing things and you. are. also. choosing. to practise. and reinforce avoiding other ways of performing that skill.

What we know about brain plasticity (call it practice or reinforcement if you like) is that the more you do or say or think anything in a particular way, the more likely you are to continue to do that. Most importantly, the more often you choose one particular way, the less able you will be to do (or speak or think) any other way.

It's your choice. But it's a distinctly disadvantageous choice for your future education and your options for employment. (Whatever you might think of the attitudes expressed here, they're nothing compared to what most employers say.)