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30 Oct 2003, 03:46
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Ensign
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: An intricate fantasy world.
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A small bit of grammar naziism
There is no such word as 'alot'
There is _definatley_ no such word as a 'allot'
Using the aforementioned words on your (5 page no less) CV is a sure fire way not to get a job.
k thx bye.
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30 Oct 2003, 03:48
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BlueTuba
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
Indeed.
And it's 'definitely', by the way.
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30 Oct 2003, 03:50
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Ensign
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: An intricate fantasy world.
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
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Originally Posted by lokken
And it's 'definitely', by the way.
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shush! you dont see me bitching about peoples spellings!
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30 Oct 2003, 03:55
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overtired
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 5,900
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
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Originally Posted by Coffee
There is _definatley_ no such word as a 'allot'
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allot
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): al·lot·ted; al·lot·ting
1 : to assign as a share or portion <allot 10 minutes for the speech>
2 : to distribute by or as if by lot <allot seats to the press>
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30 Oct 2003, 07:33
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Guest
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
"proper spelling and punctuation on this forum is like wearing a dinner jacket to a crack house".
I saw that somewhere
but it fits, loads
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30 Oct 2003, 10:21
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Good Son
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Finland
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
Internet, IRC, and SMS capable phones ruin people's grammar.
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30 Oct 2003, 12:02
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 8,476
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
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Originally Posted by Coffee
There is no such word as 'alot'
There is _definatley_ no such word as a 'allot'
Using the aforementioned words on your (5 page no less) CV is a sure fire way not to get a job.
k thx bye.
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If luddites like you existed 300 years ago, we would still be conversing in olde english.
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30 Oct 2003, 12:26
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dennaB
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
What annoys me almost is much as "alot" is
Gullible
"That person is extremely gullible, he took our bait, hook, line, and sinker."
It's NOT in the dictionary folks, no matter how hard you want it to be:
http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=gullible
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30 Oct 2003, 12:27
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Guest
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
it obviously is
or is dictionary.com webpage lying
OR DID I NOT GET THE JOKE
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30 Oct 2003, 13:25
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:cool:
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Here, there and everywhere
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
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Originally Posted by I'm not Idler
it obviously is
or is dictionary.com webpage lying
OR DID I NOT GET THE JOKE
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You fell for it
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30 Oct 2003, 13:32
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Guest
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
in that case, I'm proud
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30 Oct 2003, 15:45
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Good Son
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Finland
Posts: 3,991
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
Btw.
I read some 178 job applications last summer. I didn't mind the grammar errors. I did mind the tons of copies of all kinds of stuff (like, an accountant applicant's job application had to include her chef course grade copies) and CVs longer than my foot (20 pages or more pisses me off seriously). I will ahve to rant about CVs and applications some day.
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30 Oct 2003, 19:03
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Ensign
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: An intricate fantasy world.
Posts: 166
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
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Originally Posted by Toccata & Fugue
Furthermore what are you gonna do about it?
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Not give them the job?
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30 Oct 2003, 19:42
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Look over there!
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 704
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
Quote:
Originally Posted by I'm not Idler
"proper spelling and punctuation on this forum is like wearing a dinner jacket to a crack house".
I saw that somewhere
but it fits, loads
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Wittgensteinian.
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30 Oct 2003, 19:45
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Klaatu barada nikto
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
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Re: A small bit of grammar naziism
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Originally Posted by Toccata & Fugue
I very much doubt a mild grammatical error would threaten someones chances of getting a job, I suspect that you would be hard pressed to find a grammatically perfect CV, expect in professions where that was a necessity.
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Use of 'alot' is something any spelling-checker should/would catch though. It's a red flag that indicates that the applicant doesn't think the job and/or their resume/CV is worth the few seconds it would take to run it through said spelling-checker and fix the mistakes. I have absolutely no interest in hiring someone with that kind of attitude.
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As for grammer fascism, it should only be imposed when the lack of grammer makes the post difficult or annoying to read, cleary people make typo's and have necesary short hand.
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Forum posts != job applications. For a job application I expect people to put their best foot forward. On this forum, it's fortunate if they don't fall over.
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Furthermore what are you gonna do about it?
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For job applications, that's easy: Mr. Job Application, meet Mr. Trash Can.
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