I, as someone who has butchered the language several times in my posts, can fathom
what happened. The mind is not only thinking of the irregular past tense of the verb,
"to be" , but is also thinking of the adverb , "where", in reference to Purdue. The
wrong word is typed, the message sent, and one reads one's missive in disbelief, "Did
I really write that!"
A nice little book describing common grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, and such
is Richard Lederer's, "Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay". It's a fun read as well.
Ian MacGregor
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
ian_at_slac.stanford.edu
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 6:00 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Number 032
Ken,
please, it was a typo right? "engineering students where required"?
I automatically proofread, so short cutting words drives me nuts. I can
see limited use for it in instant messaging, but in email you have time
to read what you write, and it doesn't take THAT much longer to type
the whole word
Rachel
- KENNETH JANUSZ <kjanusz_at_worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> I received my undergrad degree from Purdue University which is one of
> the
> best engineering schools in the country. At the time engineering
> students
> where only required to take one English class during their four year
> tenure.
> And, it only had to be a simple speech class. So, it is no wonder
> that
> people in the US of A cannot communicate in writing.
>
> Ken Janusz, CPIM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 3:17 PM
> 032
>
>
> I b wid u!
>
> Actually, I worry about the code people are pounding out if they
> can't spell
> a simple sentence.
>
> Caveat 1. I'm talking about native English speakers here. I'm in awe
> of
> people who can communicate in more than one language.
>
> Caveat 2. Occasional errors happen even with grammar and spell
> checkers. I'm
> sure that I will make a mistake or two now that I've aired out my
> opinion on
> this subject.
>
> Jerry Whittle
> ACIFICS DBA
> NCI Information Systems Inc.
> jerome.whittle_at_scott.af.mil
> 618-622-4145
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric D. Pierce [SMTP:PierceED_at_csus.edu]
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 1:50 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: is it f*ing f*day yet? / ORACLE-L Digest -- Volume 2002,
> Number
> 032
> >
> > rant:
> >
> > "bcoz" ????????
> >
> > "u" ??????
> >
> > "shud" ????????
> >
> > "ur" ??????
> >
> >
> > maybe I'm just being an *sshole, but does anyone else find
> > this kind of "cutsie" mutiliation of the english language
> > nauseating, insipid, banal, inane, egregious, atrocious,
> > deplorable, heinous, monstrous, outrageous, preposterous,
> > autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical, absolutist,
> > violating of all good/beauty/truth in the universe, just
> > basically completely f*ing stupid, etc
> > ?
> >
> >
> > ORACLE-L Digest -- Volume 2002, Number 032
> > > > JoJo, i'm also not a HiFi DBA like those few, and my purpose of
> being
> in
> > > > the list is to gain more knowledge. What i feel is that nobody
> has the
> > > > right to be arrogant, just bcoz the question is below their
> dignity to
> > > > answer. It wastes their time but if they only want complex
> questions
> > > > they shud form their own mailing lists.
> > > >
> > > > having said that, what i feel is that you shud do a bit of RTFM
> > > > rather than getting a cooked answer becuase that helps in ur
> > > > development too. who knows trying to find an answer to one
> query u
> > > > may hit upon new things in the manuals.
> > >
> >
> >
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