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OldBaldy1701E

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62. Well, a sizable number of people learned how to spell by using apps.
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 09:03 AM
Oct 2025

At the time, most of them had a 'count' of 435 characters, which includes spaces and punctuation. IN order to fit more into that defined space, one had to start dropping the punctuation in order to get all the words in. Now, this was fine for that application, but what it did was create a complacency in people when it came to proper punctuation because people started using the same methodology for writing in the real world.

I feel that some of them now cannot figure out how to write correctly anymore because of this. It is also humorous to read about the job applicants who cannot spell or write worth a plugged nickel and yet they cannot understand why they are not getting the jobs.

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Its a mystery to me. n/t CincyDem Oct 2025 #1
I see what you did there markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #56
I have to admit i'ts pretty infuriating. unblock Oct 2025 #2
I see IT'S used incorrectly here a lot (when it should be ITS) Skittles Oct 2025 #51
Not even then unblock Oct 2025 #55
ooh I didn't know that Skittles Oct 2025 #59
😳 Rebl2 Oct 2025 #63
Ignorance posing as correctness The Blue Flower Oct 2025 #3
. yellow dahlia Oct 2025 #5
One of my pet peeves. yellow dahlia Oct 2025 #4
I'm an AP Stylebook guy Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #18
I'll check them out. Thanks! yellow dahlia Oct 2025 #21
I've rid my writing of a few Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #22
I am a fan of the Oxford comma. yellow dahlia Oct 2025 #24
As am I Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #25
Same here! bif Oct 2025 #65
Ooohh, those sound like fun. I'll look for them. 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #26
I've owned a copy of it for over 30 years LogDog75 Oct 2025 #33
Many times it's auto complete and they just leave it Blues Heron Oct 2025 #6
That's the crux of the biscuit! JoseBalow Oct 2025 #7
Maybe Nanook could rub 'em out (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #19
There is a pediatric dental practice in a business complex near our neighborhood named... 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #8
Yeah, that's my gut reaction Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #28
Another jaw clencher for me is "your guyses" for the plural possessive. 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #29
I'd imagine Rachel does that Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #41
I hope you're right, but I've heard her say it many times without... 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #44
illiterate people see an apostrophe in an abbreviation or the singular possessive DBoon Oct 2025 #9
No, thank's Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #32
I'm a BIG reader buzzycrumbhunger Oct 2025 #10
And you toe the line, not tow the line. 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #27
This is something I dislike heartily. biophile Oct 2025 #54
My eyes don't like it either! 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #58
Hell, you don't even need a vanity press Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #35
MAGAs tend to be as sloppy with their grammar as their facts. Doodley Oct 2025 #11
And speaking of inappropriate apostrophes, this grammatic atrocity makes me grit my teeth... 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #12
I'se The B'y fargone Oct 2025 #17
I think people write sloppier on their phones womanofthehills Oct 2025 #13
Yeah, phones are a big part of it Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #37
My elementary school level stuck for me. Apparently the MAGAts didn't care, didn't "get" it. UTUSN Oct 2025 #14
'70s for a time period Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #38
Some of it anyway, is that people don't read much anymore. CrispyQ Oct 2025 #15
a combination of those that do not know - and those that do not CARE stopdiggin Oct 2025 #16
Refuse, found in waterfront bars JoseBalow Oct 2025 #23
And 'Meh, you know what I meant' Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #39
I suppose everyone should proof carefully before submitting, but I'm cool as long as point is worthwhile. Silent Type Oct 2025 #20
And understandable? (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #40
This post on FaceBook has me howling with laughter. 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #30
As a violist (musician who plays the viola) I find the sub of "viola!) for "voila'" to be pretty funny. fierywoman Oct 2025 #31
Seems like I've seen that a couple of times, too Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #43
It's vs Its LogDog75 Oct 2025 #34
I read further into the list of pet peeves from the link I posted in my reply #30... 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #36
That's f'n funny. nt Prairie_Seagull Oct 2025 #45
Drives me nut's. Chipper Chat Oct 2025 #42
"It should be easy to see WestMichRad Oct 2025 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author Intractable Oct 2025 #47
Because they are tiny and easily misplaced. Intractable Oct 2025 #48
One of my favorite cartoons. area51 Oct 2025 #49
I've seen this one before... 3catwoman3 Oct 2025 #50
No, it isn't Raven123 Oct 2025 #52
They no teacha grammar no more. bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #53
One especially annoying misuse markodochartaigh Oct 2025 #57
I've seen that many times Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #61
Sometimes I get lazy and dont use them Figarosmom Oct 2025 #60
Well, a sizable number of people learned how to spell by using apps. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2025 #62
While there's certainly much in what you say Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #66
Yes, that is my point. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2025 #67
They were Rebl2 Oct 2025 #64
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