Charles I couldn't agree more.
the amount of e-mails I get from day to day with poor spelling and sloppy typing is incredible, it takes twice the time to read because you have to work out what the person is trying to say. And this is coming from me, a selfconfessed awful speller, honestly, my spelling is pretty poor. Cheers Darren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Rivard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 7:57 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] blind people and punctuation was Re: thanks a lot. > Actually, people, whether blind or not, should care about > how they are > understood. Punctuation and, to a degree, spelling, are > important tools > used to accomplish this. If you don't punctuate, and your > spelling and > grammar are horrible, even though you may not be, you > appear uneducated, > ignorant, retarded, stupid, or just plain lazy. You give > people a very bad > impression of yourself. If you don't care about your > impression, that sure > says a lot about you, doesn't it? Especially since the > cure is so darned > simple. If needed, get a spell checker from the Internet, > learn to use it, > and do so. Nobody will know that you are a bad speller > anymore, and you've > just raised people's opinion of you by such a huge jump. > People will pay a > heck of a lot more attention to you if they can understand > your messages. > If nothing else, listen to your message before sending it > out. If it goes > on and on with no pauses, punctuate so that it makes > sense. This only takes > a minute or two, and the rewards are so well worth your > time and effort! > > --- > Laughter is the best medicine. Look around you and find a > dose. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Yohandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 5:38 PM > Subject: [Audyssey] blind people and punctuation was Re: > thanks a lot. > > >> Gees what's with blind people having this serious >> obsession with >> punctuation? Yeah I try using correct punctuation, but I >> don't criticize >> those that don't. fact is people don't really care. all >> they'll do is use >> even worse punctuation just to annoy you. So please guys >> do us all a favor >> and drop it already ok? You're just >> generating unnecessary >> traffic. You say you're mature, so prove it. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sarah Haake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 7:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] thanks a lot. >> >> >>> Hi Ian, >>> >>> I would suggest you take a deep breath, calm down and >>> learn to write >>> with punctuation before you send your next message. It >>> is quite possible >>> that it will be readable after all. >>> >>> Thanks a lot. >>> >>> Sarah >>> -- >>> "Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur." >>> (Einen sicheren Freund erkennt man in unsicherer Sache.) >>> Cicero >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "ian mcnamara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:25 AM >>> Subject: [Audyssey] thanks a lot. >>> >>> >>>> hi all thanks to the bad apples we are not going to see >>>> thomas's free >>>> d starwars game and stuff like that so all i am going >>>> to say is >>>> thanks a lot to all of you out their who are more >>>> concerned about >>>> having your type of game that you wanted rather than >>>> see the changed >>>> copy. you would not have been loosing out on your money >>>> as your key >>>> would have been still active so you would have been >>>> getting a better >>>> game with out paying any more money out., >>>> >>>> so all i can say is thanks a lot >>>> --- >>>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> You can make changes or update your subscription via >>>> the web, at >>>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read >>>> at >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the >>>> management of the >>>> list, >>>> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the >>> web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read >>> at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the >>> management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the >> web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the >> management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the > web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the > management of the list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. 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