On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:45:25 +0400, Derek Parnell <de...@psych.ward> wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:58:30 -0400, A.M. wrote: > >> Nick Sabalausky Wrote: >> >>> "A.M." <ama...@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:h083sf$h7...@digitalmars.com... >>>> Christopher Wright Wrote: >>>> >>>>> A.M. wrote: >>>>> > please correct that, as it gives a bad picture of ur project. >>>>> >>>>> The Ur-Project has arrived! Photos at 11 -- we're waiting on a >>>>> replacement lens. >>>> >>>> what is that?? >>>> are u making fun of me, or u misunderstood what I was saying? >>>> if u think I was wrong when I said so, correct me rather than just >>>> laughing at me. >>> >>> "You" is spelled "y-o-u", and "your" is spelled "y-o-u-r". This isn't >>> kindergarten, garbage like "ur" doesn't belong here. >>> >> >> I didn't know it would make such a difference.PERIOD > > Well, it turns out that it does. No one is criticizing you personally, > just > trying to help with your education. > > Correct spelling and grammar are indications that the person does not > tolerate mediocrity. Spelling variations that are "cute" or "modern", are > fine in other contexts but not really in a technical forum where there > are > readers from many different cultures and spoken languages. Using the > standard form of English is also a sign of politeness and inclusiveness. > In > general, we are attempting to communicate our thoughts here so we need to > do that in a way that makes it easy for all potential readers in the > forum. > Here comes superdan....
