[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

There was an excellent thread the other day about how we're losing our language.

The death of cursive writing is related to the inability of Americans at all ages to write a coherent sentence.

Just look at the posts on this forum. Misspelled words, nonsensical sentences, and punctuation errors abound.

[bert]

You apparently aren;t aware of the rule of 65.

Internet seniors beyond 65 are free from observence of all the old rules.

Haste trumps editing

[Lurker]

There was an excellent thread the other day about how we're losing our language.

"Those who control language control minds." Ayn Rand

[ConservativeStatement]

Few things infuriate me as much as the over usage of the word “like” when people speak. So many examples, but I heard someone just last week respond to a question by saying “Like never.” How can something be “like never”? That said, excessive use of “you know” and “you know what I mean?” are incredibly annoying.

[Sawdring]

Just look at the posts on this forum. Misspelled words, nonsensical sentences, and punctuation errors abound.

The comma before the "and" isn't needed in your sentence.

[thecodont]

The death of cursive writing is related to the inability of Americans at all ages to write a coherent sentence.

"How do different tools affect writing style? I was curious, so I tried an experiment: to compose this book, I used a pen and paper, a Sears typewriter, and a word processor. The following substitution cryptogram tells which sections I wrote with which tools."

Clifford Stoll, Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the Information Highway. New York: Anchor Books (a division of Doubleday), 1995. p. 237.

How you write will affect what you write, in both style and content. I believe people tend to compose more thoughtfully when using pen and paper. Handwriting (sloppy script, printed text or perfect cursive) should never become a "lost art."

[Reddy]

Judging someone on they way they spell and punctuate on a public board is ridiculous. Especially when half the time people are posting using their phones with minute buttons. And they are probably in a hurry. What is this, compostion class??

[Reddy]

Judging someone on they way they spell and punctuate on a public board is ridiculous. Especially when half the time people are posting using their phones with minute buttons. And they are probably in a hurry. What is this, composition class??