I know that this thread will be closed really soon, but I would love if I could get some answers first. I have my own website (one of those dinky little do it yourself things), but I would be more than willing to set up a board on it (it already has an unused chat room if anyone is interested tell me). Problem is I don't know how, does anyone know a place where I can find out how or would be willing to take the time to shoot me an e-mail or PM telling me. Thanks a bundle!
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Some people's brains are wired for spelling and grammar, some aren't. Those in the second camp usually learn it isn't worth the effort to worry much about it, but those of us in the first are always there to point out their errors!
originally posted by knelson
My brain is wired to admire things that make logical sense to me......Maybe this sounds egocentric....and I apologize if it does....but in all seriousness, it is hard for me to pay much attention to something that I see as a kind of "artificial layer of complexity" woven into a language that has little practical purpose.....In mathematics you hardly ever see this kind of thing....the symbolic language is subject to interpretation based on the context that it is used....for example (1,5) can mean many different things depending on the context in which it is used...... it could represent a single ordered pair in the x-y plane.....or it could mean all the real numbers that are both strictly greater than 1 and strictly less than 5......It could also be interpreted as a 1x2 matrix (usually without the comma though).....My point is that there are many symbols and words commonly used in mathematics that have ambiguous meaning without supporting context clues......In English (and other languages as well), it seems as if many of the inconsistencies (i.e. irregularities) within the rules of grammer, spelling and punctuation are some kind of attempts at correcting perceived ambiguities (like it's verses its for example).....It's not good enough to simply ascertain the meaning of the apostrophe in it's from the context clues....we need an extra complexity within the rules to help us?.....To me, the extra layer of unnecessary complexity within the rules of English only serves one purpose.....So that those who have wasted their time learning them all can go around correcting others who have not.....Sorry Knelson.....Please try not to take to much offense.
Newmastersswimmer
Some people's brains are wired for spelling and grammar, some aren't. Those in the second camp usually learn it isn't worth the effort to worry much about it, but those of us in the first are always there to point out their errors!
originally posted by knelson
My brain is wired to admire things that make logical sense to me......Maybe this sounds egocentric....and I apologize if it does....but in all seriousness, it is hard for me to pay much attention to something that I see as a kind of "artificial layer of complexity" woven into a language that has little practical purpose.....In mathematics you hardly ever see this kind of thing....the symbolic language is subject to interpretation based on the context that it is used....for example (1,5) can mean many different things depending on the context in which it is used...... it could represent a single ordered pair in the x-y plane.....or it could mean all the real numbers that are both strictly greater than 1 and strictly less than 5......It could also be interpreted as a 1x2 matrix (usually without the comma though).....My point is that there are many symbols and words commonly used in mathematics that have ambiguous meaning without supporting context clues......In English (and other languages as well), it seems as if many of the inconsistencies (i.e. irregularities) within the rules of grammer, spelling and punctuation are some kind of attempts at correcting perceived ambiguities (like it's verses its for example).....It's not good enough to simply ascertain the meaning of the apostrophe in it's from the context clues....we need an extra complexity within the rules to help us?.....To me, the extra layer of unnecessary complexity within the rules of English only serves one purpose.....So that those who have wasted their time learning them all can go around correcting others who have not.....Sorry Knelson.....Please try not to take to much offense.
Newmastersswimmer
