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Is this an English language group?
A rhetorical question, of course. However, the 'standard' of prose in this group leads one to think that it is not populated by educated science types, but by illiterate idiots. The whole purpose of ones communication is to try to instil in others what one thinks and / or believes. If your grammar and / or punctuation is so bad that the reader can't understand your point, what's the point? I understand that not every bodies mother tongue is English, and I would be the first to applaud anyone who posts in a language which is alien to them. My problem stems from the fact that some people here express their opinion, as fact, in an awfully bad manner yet seem to have English as a first language. (One can usually tell if the latter isn't the case) This is all fine and well, and who am I, you may ask, to pose such questions, but my point is, I stop reading and / or concentrating on /your/ point if your writing makes for difficult understanding due to unreadability. Is this what you are trying to achieve? Thought not. I know I have put myself up to be shot at with this post, and it isn't intended to 'troll', but whatever you think, I know you can easily understand, if not agree with, my point of view, as the expression of my thoughts is paramount in my writing, rather than a mental rambling, as often seems the case. -- Alex Wilde Motor Sport Photography - http://www.cizeta.demon.co.uk |
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Alex Wilde wrote:
A rhetorical question, of course. However, the 'standard' of prose in this group leads one to think that it is not populated by educated science types, but by illiterate idiots. Filters, AKA "killfiles", are a good way to keep track of which posters are which, once you've identified them -- assuming your newsreader has some capabilities in this regard. This old version of Netscape's are minimal, but suffice to keep the signal-to-noise ratio tolerable. The whole purpose of ones communication is to try to instil in others what one thinks and / or believes. If your grammar and / or punctuation is so bad that the reader can't understand your point, what's the point? Some of those whose writing is poor at least seem to be making an effort; others just don't appear to have any consideration for their prospective readers. -- Odysseus |
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Alex Wilde wrote:
A rhetorical question, of course. However, the 'standard' of prose in this group leads one to think that it is not populated by educated science types, but by illiterate idiots. Filters, AKA "killfiles", are a good way to keep track of which posters are which, once you've identified them -- assuming your newsreader has some capabilities in this regard. This old version of Netscape's are minimal, but suffice to keep the signal-to-noise ratio tolerable. The whole purpose of ones communication is to try to instil in others what one thinks and / or believes. If your grammar and / or punctuation is so bad that the reader can't understand your point, what's the point? Some of those whose writing is poor at least seem to be making an effort; others just don't appear to have any consideration for their prospective readers. -- Odysseus |
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Sorry, I can't resist ...
"Alex Wilde" wrote in message ... This is a (A) rhetorical question, of course(.); (H) however, the 'standard' of prose in this group leads one to think that it is not populated by educated science types, but by illiterate idiots. The whole purpose of one's communication is to try to instill in others what one thinks and / or believes. If your grammar and / or punctuation is so bad that the reader can't understand your point, what's the point? I understand that not every bod(ie)y's mother tongue is English, and I would be the first to applaud anyone who posts in a language (which) that is alien to (them) him or her. My problem stems from the fact that some people here express their opinion, as fact, in an awfully bad manner yet seem to have English as a first language. (One can usually tell if the latter isn't the case) This is all fine and well, and who am I, you may ask, to pose such questions, but my point is, I stop reading and / or concentrating on /your/ point if your writing makes for difficult understanding due to (unreadability) illegibility. Is this what you are trying to achieve? I (T)thought not. I know I have put myself up to be shot at with this post, and it isn't intended to 'troll', but whatever you think, I know you can easily understand, if not agree with, my point of view, as the expression of my thoughts is paramount in my writing, rather than a mental rambling, as often seems the case. -- Alex Wilde Motor Sport Photography - http://www.cizeta.demon.co.uk Indeed! IP |
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Sorry, I can't resist ...
"Alex Wilde" wrote in message ... This is a (A) rhetorical question, of course(.); (H) however, the 'standard' of prose in this group leads one to think that it is not populated by educated science types, but by illiterate idiots. The whole purpose of one's communication is to try to instill in others what one thinks and / or believes. If your grammar and / or punctuation is so bad that the reader can't understand your point, what's the point? I understand that not every bod(ie)y's mother tongue is English, and I would be the first to applaud anyone who posts in a language (which) that is alien to (them) him or her. My problem stems from the fact that some people here express their opinion, as fact, in an awfully bad manner yet seem to have English as a first language. (One can usually tell if the latter isn't the case) This is all fine and well, and who am I, you may ask, to pose such questions, but my point is, I stop reading and / or concentrating on /your/ point if your writing makes for difficult understanding due to (unreadability) illegibility. Is this what you are trying to achieve? I (T)thought not. I know I have put myself up to be shot at with this post, and it isn't intended to 'troll', but whatever you think, I know you can easily understand, if not agree with, my point of view, as the expression of my thoughts is paramount in my writing, rather than a mental rambling, as often seems the case. -- Alex Wilde Motor Sport Photography - http://www.cizeta.demon.co.uk Indeed! IP |
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Plumber writes Sorry, I can't resist ... * Corrections snipped Very good! I knew however hard I tried, I'd cock it up. You /did/ get my point though, I take it, which was /the/ point, if you see what I mean. Indeed! * IP * -- Alex Wilde Motor Sport Photography - http://www.cizeta.demon.co.uk |
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Plumber writes Sorry, I can't resist ... * Corrections snipped Very good! I knew however hard I tried, I'd cock it up. You /did/ get my point though, I take it, which was /the/ point, if you see what I mean. Indeed! * IP * -- Alex Wilde Motor Sport Photography - http://www.cizeta.demon.co.uk |
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