Ranting about stuff.

Apoidea's picture
OOC means OUT OF CHARACTER and OC means ORIGINAL CHARACTER.
I mean, what would the extra O mean if OOC was ORIGINAL character? o.o


APOSTROPHES DON'T HAVE TO GO BEFORE EVERY 'S'! THEY ARE ONLY NEEDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH 'S' TO SHOW A WORD'S POSSESSION OF ANOTHER WORD! No, your sentence doesn't need to possess itself. Demon sentences running around would not be good. No.


And CSS... all of the CSS messing up everything all over is annoying too. Just put it under a cut already, or don't use it. Okay? And it's not just one person. But man. -.- It's a simple thing. Show some courtesy. PLEEEEASE!

And this girl ranting about things that might offend people? What a b****! Everyone should throw pinecones at her. Yeah.


Well, I should go find a shield so I do not get hit with too many pinecones. /rant
Amazegenalo's picture

Well the apostrophe thingy

Well the apostrophe thingy can be a tiny little bit confusing sometimes. ._.






*throw's pinecone's* xD

Apoidea's picture

Have I ever told you how much

Have I ever told you how much I adore you, Amaz? Hahaha *hug*
Kaoori's picture

it drives me crazy when

it drives me crazy when people use 'u' instead of 'you, at least in a serious instance'.. i want to throw tables dfkdh

THANK YOU when people talk

THANK YOU
when people talk with horrid-as-firetruck grammar and improper punctuation i CRY MY EYES OUT AND PUNCH HOLES IN WALLS
Apoidea's picture

Yes and yes. Then again,

Yes and yes.

Then again, when people get on the internet they think they should type like idiots. We all seem to do it every once in awhile. It really does ruin the younger generations' grammar skills.
StrangelyUnusual's picture

I find it kind of ironic that

I find it kind of ironic that I know of a ten-year-old who types better than most 16+ people I know xD
But when I think twice about it I don't know if it's ironic or just plain sad.

This gave me a good laugh. In

This gave me a good laugh. In the good way.

My pet peeve is when people mix up their/there your/you're and to/too.

I have a college friend that does this for pete's sake. And he still does it despite how many times our instructor and I 'effing correct his ass.
Farelia's picture

This. All of this. Thank you.

This. All of this. Thank you. ;u;

Also this

oh my god, crying ^

oh my god, crying ^
Blanton's picture

Apoidea, you've taken the

Apoidea, you've taken the words straight from my mouth.

I find it frustrating when people use poor grammar and spelling, especially when they mix up their/they're/there, your/you're, and to/too. Each of the spelling variations give a sentence a different meaning so it's confusing when someone gets it wrong.

As for the CSS messing up the site, I can't put into words how annoyed I'm getting with it. I mean, ?#@%*! How difficult is it to place it under the cut? I'm not intending to sound rude, I'm just annoyed with the fact that one person did it and now it seems that everyone else is following his/her lead. Please, whoever is putting their coding above the cut, move it underneath. We would like to be able to view posts normally again.

No need to worry about pinecones, Apoidea. I won't launch any at you as I'm just as irked as you are with all of the craziness lately.
Apoidea's picture

Thank you everyone. Oh my god

Thank you everyone. Oh my god thank you. -_- I am so glad I'm not the only one.

Lady, that pic is the story of my F****** life.
Vala 's picture

I know I make a lot of

I know I make a lot of mistakes but my first language is not English, it might be crazy for you...but I do my best ♥
And now I make this much too big too Sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!












































" ~ Lady in Red ~ "

♥ ♥

Apoidea's picture

Vala, it is understandable

Vala, it is understandable for people who don't have English as a first language. I wouldn't fault any of our foreign players for spelling or grammatical mistakes.

It just really upsets me when native English speakers don't listen to simple rules of written speech. Sad
Blanton's picture

It's one thing when a

It's one thing when a foreigner to the English language makes a mistake, and I would never fault them for having incorrect grammar or spelling.

But when you have a native English speaker who disregards the rules of written speech altogether, it gets very frustrating when you're attempting to speak to them. It makes me want to whack them in the face with a frying pan.

I was not meaning to offend or hurt any feelings with my previous post. I should have been more specific.
Amazegenalo's picture

Bee: Awwww~ stap it, youuu.

Bee: Awwww~ stap it, youuu. ^///^
^so much for proper phrasing and spelling

For me as a non-native english speaker it can be frustrating at times to hold a conversation because I'm used to a more complex sturcture of sentence when speaking/writing in my first language which I can't seem to properly transfer into english. This is also why I end up editing the sh** out of my posts. xD
But I totally get where you're coming from. Grammar and spelling are important to me, too.

Apoidea's picture

That's how I felt about

That's how I felt about German at first too, Amaz. There are quite a few things that are backward on both sides of the language barrier. I'm just glad that English and German have so many similar-sounding words.
I just resorted to thinking in German when I wanted to speak German instead of translating.

Then again I have found that Polish has many German words as well.


Guys, learn German. You can branch off to... quite a few European languages and be awesome.

Amazegenalo's picture

Yeah lets just all learn

Yeah lets just all learn german!
And I'm telling you this absolutly not for self-beneficial reasons of course.

But nah... english is just fine.

Apoidea's picture

So... because one person does

So... because one person does something, now everyone has to do it?

Is that how TEF works?

*hides behind shield*

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Cool

I honestly only ever see

I honestly only ever see major grammar or spelling errors with people that:

1. Don't originally speak English.

and

2. Usually people that are younger than most of us/are still learning stuff like that? I don't see a big problem with it, honestly, but I guess it can get just a little bit annoying.

As for the CSS thing, it doesn't happen all the time, and you can't blame people for not knowing. I've seen blogs politely asking for them to fix their CSS, so maybe instead of getting angered or annoyed by it, you/we should just keep asking for them to place the codes under the cut? Don't get me wrong, I completely know where you're coming from, but I don't think it's that big of a problem~
ohgoddon'thitmeplease
Apoidea's picture

Shutterfly, I see people

Shutterfly,

I see people over 30 making those spelling and grammar mistakes daily. My own parents even make them, then have me edit all official documents for the house because nobody else seems to be able to do so. It isn't just on here. You're extremely lucky if people around you do not do that. I'd like to trade lives with you.

As for CSS, there are many people on here who know but don't care. I know who many of them are, though I will not name names. Eye I'm not that mean.

Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't know

Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't know that many people actually did that. People around me.. well, the people I hang out with don't. I guess I've chosen good friends? My dad is good with spelling and my mom is too, though I do see her make a few mistakes. I'm just not as bothered by it as most people, I guess.
Ourania's picture

YES ALL OF THIS ALL OF IT

YES ALL OF THIS ALL OF IT DLAJSUDHFUISYDH And the thing that drives me the most crazy is mixing up then and than. I scream internally every time I see them mixed up ;A;
Seed's picture

I feel your pain on those.

I feel your pain on those. Oh, you know what I hate? I don't see it here, but, you know, while one is rambling about grammar... Failure with you're/your.
They are different. for. a reason. Language is built on structural cues, so it'd be nice if people didn't just trample all over them!
Apoidea's picture

Here, for all of my

Here, for all of my grammatically inclined friends. I will admit I only received 97% due to missing the 'of' vs 'with' question. I've heard it said both ways. Your turn!


Click image to open interactive version (via Staples.ca).
NerOlivers's picture

True. All that is true. I

True. All that is true.
I know the pain of it. I get so annoyed with this small stuff.
Nice to meet ya' by the way.
Boo.
NerOlivers's picture

Maybe both.

Maybe both.
Boo.

if u tell me how 2 type ill

if u tell me how 2 type ill eat your pinecon's
Ourania's picture

^you're*

^you're*