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GrayFoxDown
, 06-10-2007 at 06:07 PM (1492 Views)
It's easy to understand why foreign speakers would have trouble writing English: a language that's often frustratingly confusing even for native speakers.

The typos of our daily existence (and I've been known to set new precedents for such mistakes) are also easily understood.

Dyslexia? I think that this disease is overplayed and is often used to excuse more basic problems.

The fact that Lit.com isn't graded is also an understood fact. However, does a standard in one's actions have to be upheld by stated rules and regulations everywhere for a standard to exist?

The "dont care" part is what I suspected and expected when I posted this. It's what lies at the heart of this problem and far overwhelms the other factors with its intensity. For that matter, why care about literature at all?(at least, any traditional or classical literature)...and how it's written. Why care about any art form or for anything? When does "dont care" descend into chaos, when every standard of society is met with indifference and self-absorption?
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  1. kilted exile's Avatar
    Well, I disagree with you regarding dyslexia. It is a very real issue, which causes very real problems. One of the mods here has it (Nightshade) and she will be able to explain the issues regarding it a lot better than I can.

    The grading/formal thing is important. I see using "u" or "r" just like using slang in speech. Not suitable for formal occassions but perfectly acceptable in normal everyday conversation

    The "dont care" issue is also valid. The point of language is to communicate, so long as the grammatical errors dont make such an impact as to distort the meaning it doesnt matter. All that counts is if you can understand the point being made.
  2. kathycf's Avatar
    I've often wondered why people who love literature (which we could suppose are people here...those that join a literature forum) would not love language equally well, and respect it by writing it correctly. All of this "U" for you and similiar instant messaging slang has crept into a more widespread vernacular. I think a lot of the time this sort of thing is basically done without even realizing it. A lot of younger people communicate with each other by using text messages and online instant messaging programs and in the context of those, that type of shorthand makes sense. It is unfortunate that this slangy shorthand has become so widespread that it is used in virtually all written communication by some people. I don't necessarily think it is a "Don't care" attitude all the time.
  3. Countess's Avatar
    I'm a militant conservative English major who thinks text speak and grammatical errors make the writer appear stupid, so obviously, I can't agree. The basic point of language is to communicate, true (from a practical point) but I also think that words - like musical notes - are the building blocks of an art form, and when utilized correctly, can be beautiful.
  4. kathycf's Avatar
    You don't agree with what, Countess?