The Rants of an Opinionated Teenager
We all have those things that we could go on about for hours. Those things that get under our skin and tick us off. Those things that we just have the need to share. This is my way. You may not agree with some of the things I have to say. Don't waste time arguing an opinion that I'm not going to change. However, I do appreciate you reading, whether you do agree or not.
Also, if you have any ranting subjects, feel free to put it in the comments. (:
Grammar.
A word many Quibblo User's relate to in one way or another. Most of you user's fall into one of three categories, within the quibblo society. A few of you are "Grammar Nazi's." The largest portion grammar user's. And a small handful of you are, sadly, grammar abuser's.
Now, for those of you who "abuse" grammar- there's nothing wrong with that. You have the complete right and freedom to write or type however you'd like - evan if iz lik dis. No one can tell you have to type, and if that's how you express yourself, then so be it.
However, there are some downsides for bad grammar. If you hand in an essay to your English teacher with grammar mistakes in every sentence, you're probably not going to get a very good mark on the assignment. Secondly, you're reading this on Quibblo. You're probably on Quibblo for the purpose of writing. If you're going to write, don't you want to write to the best of your ability? This is what I think personally- if you take any story on quibblo, and add proper grammar and puncuation, it automatically looks professional, sounds professional when read, draws the reader's attention, and overall looks better written. Not to mention, sometimes it's hard to read and understand short forms and poor grammar; so if you want your story to reach it's full potential, you're better off using proper grammar- if you're going to spend a large portion of your time writing; you might as well do it to the best of your ability. It also gives you good habits for future necessity.
And now the Nazi's- It's good that you're trying to make Quibblo a better place, and try to improve another's writing. However, don't force it on them. Don't argue with them if they reject your idea. People are people, and they will start drama. If you're good enough to be a Grammar Nazi, you should be good enough to move on and ignore the retaliation of another Quibblo User. And to be honest- you don't have much of a right to go around telling people the way they should be writing. Also, "Grammar Nazi" isn't the best term to use.
The whole point of learning grammar- the differences of "they're", "there", and "their"- is so you can apply it later and life, and appear smarter, more mature, and more successful. Believe it or not- that's the reality of what proper grammar gives off.
If you choose to use poor grammar- so be it. That's your choice. And a lot of the time when I'm not writing- my grammar isn't anywhere near perfect. I mean, there's no point in typing twice the amount of letters in a text or messaging conversation, because it's just going to be read and discarded/deleted. However- here's my tip to you- if you're writing, you should at least do your best to use proper grammar.
~The Rants Of an Opinionated Teenager
A word many Quibblo User's relate to in one way or another. Most of you user's fall into one of three categories, within the quibblo society. A few of you are "Grammar Nazi's." The largest portion grammar user's. And a small handful of you are, sadly, grammar abuser's.
Now, for those of you who "abuse" grammar- there's nothing wrong with that. You have the complete right and freedom to write or type however you'd like - evan if iz lik dis. No one can tell you have to type, and if that's how you express yourself, then so be it.
However, there are some downsides for bad grammar. If you hand in an essay to your English teacher with grammar mistakes in every sentence, you're probably not going to get a very good mark on the assignment. Secondly, you're reading this on Quibblo. You're probably on Quibblo for the purpose of writing. If you're going to write, don't you want to write to the best of your ability? This is what I think personally- if you take any story on quibblo, and add proper grammar and puncuation, it automatically looks professional, sounds professional when read, draws the reader's attention, and overall looks better written. Not to mention, sometimes it's hard to read and understand short forms and poor grammar; so if you want your story to reach it's full potential, you're better off using proper grammar- if you're going to spend a large portion of your time writing; you might as well do it to the best of your ability. It also gives you good habits for future necessity.
And now the Nazi's- It's good that you're trying to make Quibblo a better place, and try to improve another's writing. However, don't force it on them. Don't argue with them if they reject your idea. People are people, and they will start drama. If you're good enough to be a Grammar Nazi, you should be good enough to move on and ignore the retaliation of another Quibblo User. And to be honest- you don't have much of a right to go around telling people the way they should be writing. Also, "Grammar Nazi" isn't the best term to use.
The whole point of learning grammar- the differences of "they're", "there", and "their"- is so you can apply it later and life, and appear smarter, more mature, and more successful. Believe it or not- that's the reality of what proper grammar gives off.
If you choose to use poor grammar- so be it. That's your choice. And a lot of the time when I'm not writing- my grammar isn't anywhere near perfect. I mean, there's no point in typing twice the amount of letters in a text or messaging conversation, because it's just going to be read and discarded/deleted. However- here's my tip to you- if you're writing, you should at least do your best to use proper grammar.
~The Rants Of an Opinionated Teenager
26 Comments
im neither nazi nor abuser. i cannot spell half the time, but i try with my grammar so it is easier to understand. but sometimes in realy hyper so i just stop caring if i used the correct term and all that fun stuff
* oops i made a mistake... even i didnt understand when i first read it..
sometimes im just realy hyper
I completely agree, nothing turns me off a user's story faster than bad grammar. Although it doesn't bother me anywhere near as much when it's in the comments and things like that.
I agree. :)) Though it bugs me when I see (intentional) grammar mistakes.
I don't really mind it if it's in a comment, but if it's like that in a story I usually stop reading the story.
I'm not a Grammar Nazi nor an abuser. I sometimes even make a few mistakes on my stories, but at most it's only 4. I naturally try to type with correct spelling. and you're right. I do hate how some people have an error in every sentence of their story and use text language.
I agree completely!
Thank you! (:
Chapter two is so true! And there are people who send out stories saying "goodnight guys, I'm going to bed now." I actually got one of those. I was like "seriously?!"
I once got twenty of the same story, literally. It's so annoying.
Sometimes, the multiple invites to a story is an accident. You have to have sympathy for people cuz people click the send invites multiple times because their computer's slow. I've had it happen to me with comments lots of times.
But mostly, I agree with you.
I completely agree! Very well-written and explained.
Well the thing is with the featured members is that some start acting like they are better than others. I agree with that member on the topic, however. It gets annoying.
That's why I mentioned the stereotyping. You're absolutely right- some act above others. But does that mean all of them do? In life, there's always going to be those who act better than others- and they won't change. It sucks, and it's not really fair, but it happens. Just because some are like this, doesn't mean they all are. But I don't necessarily thing it's because they were featured members, but that it's just how they are. It could add to their ego, though.