SouthArk's Suggestions For Effective Posting (Grammar/Spelling Counts)

SouthArk370Z · 11-13-2013, 12:11 PM

Just had lunch with my Dad and he says the niece is complaining about how many of the students can't write. I thanked him for making me get a good education.

onzedge · 11-13-2013, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

Just had lunch with my Dad and he says the niece is complaining about how many of the students can't write. I thanked him for making me get a good education.

Chuck33079 · 11-13-2013, 12:15 PM

Being able to write well has been very helpful my entire life. I don't understand why it's not emphasized more today. Hell, I made a lot of money in college writing other people's papers.

waaaasabi · 11-13-2013, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

Just had lunch with my Dad and he says the niece is complaining about how many of the students can't write. I thanked him for making me get a good education.

Effective writing is a lot more difficult than people think; it requires forethought, a robust grasp on the tools of language, and an understanding of the socio-cultural norms of the audience. A good education may help in some facets of a person's writing ability, but at the higher education levels (college and above), where specialization is prominent, I don't think there's much correlation between education and writing ability. I went to an Ivy League school (not a backdoor humblebrag, I swear) with some of the brightest people in the country, and many of them couldn't write for sh*t.

As for hoping for any sort of writing standards on any forum, online or otherwise, it's a futile exercise. As long as someone can get their point across somewhat well, then they're golden in my book.

Chuck33079 · 11-13-2013, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dAvenue

my wife is a high school math teacher and tells me all about it. their #1 complaint is prepping students for State tests. it takes most of their time away from teaching fundamentals. good material is skipped over because it's not on the State's curriculum.

Yep. I hear teachers venting about it every weekend.

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Originally Posted by waaaasabi

As for hoping for any sort of writing standards on any forum, online or otherwise, it's a futile exercise. As long as someone can get their point across somewhat well, then they're golden in my book.

That's the issue. A lot of our members can't even manage that and get pissy when we point out that we could help them better if they didnt write like a complete retard.

Magic Bus · 11-13-2013, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 4r3s

Is the need to say all this really an indicator that the used 370s have come down in price enough that the younger generations are able to afford them now and it has led to an influx of idiots on the forum? Just speculating.

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Yeah, now that an 09 is a $2ok car, it's gotten worse. In another few years when it's a $10k car and high school students can buy them, this place will be a barren wasteland of stupidity, stretched tires and hellaflush.

Exactly why we need to praise and not bash the BRZ/FRS twins. Let's keep the illiterate plus monetarily less fortunate people on the other forums.

I enjoy reading many of the insightful, humorous posts on this forum and would dearly miss it, if that were to change.

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Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29540	Being able to write well has been very helpful my entire life. I don't understand why it's not emphasized more today. Hell, I made a lot of money in college writing other people's papers. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

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