To paraphrase Blackadder, as I am given to doing, “Bad grammar and spelling stalk the internet like two giant stalking things”. Today’s post will address a few more common errors found around the goldmine of misspelled invective that is the internet. Again, I will stress that is not an excuse to poke fun at people [...]
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Having been hanging around the internet since it was two pocket calculators joined together with coaxial cable, I have seen something of a sea change in the standard of grammar and spelling used in online forums. The proliferation of acronyms and initialisms (OMG, WTF, LOL), leet speak (1337 5P34K) and the splling used n mble [...] Reports of my exit from the blogosphere (yes, I’m aware it’s not a “real” word) have been greatly exaggerated! I’ve been a trifle busy on other projects, including Picturenose – the film news and reviews site I’m also involved in. Here endeth the shameless plug, so let’s get on with word-related stuff, shall we? A [...] |
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