# Dudes of straight dope, if I type in proper english... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 15, 2013, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899 "2013-09-15T08:14:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/201 "2013-09-24T20:30:39Z")
> [@Gateway](#): > > i think im gonna chill off this thread 4 now as obviously everyone reading is kind No sweat: you feel free to post whatever ignorant drivel you wish, and we’ll feel free to ignore it. And since you chose to post this in the pit, I can also feel free to say ‘blow me’. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/202 "2013-09-24T20:35:01Z")
Methinks the author is 14 years old. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/203 "2013-09-24T20:36:36Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > No sweat: you feel free to post whatever ignorant drivel you wish, and we’ll feel free to ignore it. And since you chose to post this in the pit, I can also feel free to say ‘blow me’. Hal moved it. So the proper response would be “Blow sheep” ---
**Author:** ![Gateway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/204 "2013-09-24T20:38:40Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > No sweat: you feel free to post whatever ignorant drivel you wish, and we’ll feel free to ignore it. And since you chose to post this in the pit, I can also feel free to say ‘blow me’. Its a competely normal reaction to tell me to blow you because you dont like the style of my postings…What is your definition of ignorant drivel? ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/205 "2013-09-24T20:39:53Z")
> [@Gateway](#): > > Thats funny, because obviously intelligence should b judged by how a person types n not the message. Thx 4 lettin me no. Given that your message is about as stupid as your typing, I’d say the system works as advertised. > [@Chimera](#): > > Methinks the author is 14 years old. My cousin…nephew…(what’s my first cousin’s kid called?) is about the same age. He can actually read and write whole sentences. ---
**Author:** ![Gateway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/206 "2013-09-24T20:44:10Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > My cousin…nephew…(what’s my first cousin’s kid called?) is about the same age. He can actually read and write whole sentences. Im 24 actually 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/207 "2013-09-24T20:49:14Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Given that your message is about as stupid as your typing, I’d say the system works as advertised. > > My cousin…nephew…(what’s my first cousin’s kid called?) is about the same age. He can actually read and write whole sentences. First cousin, once removed. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/208 "2013-09-24T20:49:30Z")
> [@Gateway](#): > > You all: dont care if you think i m immature but: I realized i will post on this forum NEway i want. if you have beef with that, well, too bad. > > 2 those who r respectful bout this and not oversensitive twits, then: its not bout hurting u. i feel its retarded 2 even have to say that > > its not a moral obligation for me to conform to ur writing standards. u would think that a debate forum…, well i guess people wouldnt b butthurt if other people typed different from u. if u dont like it hit the ‘back’ button I read half of the first sentence of this, winced, and scrolled on down to read the responses. They are at least intelligible, and much more entertaining. If someone won’t put in the effort to write legibly, I don’t know why I should put in the effort to figure out their hieroglyphics. If you want to be taken seriously, writing seriously would be a good start. . ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/209 "2013-09-24T20:50:57Z")
Sorry, not going to even try to read the OP. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/210 "2013-09-24T20:51:31Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > …(what’s my first cousin’s kid called?)… First cousin once removed. 1337 speak FTW! Heck! Darn! Poop! ---
**Author:** ![want2befree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/211 "2013-09-24T20:51:46Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > My cousin…nephew…(what’s my first cousin’s kid called?) is about the same age. He can actually read and write whole sentences. Second cousin, I think. I have a nephew who is like a brother so I have my kids call him Uncle, even though he is their first cousin. He has 2 kids and so I guess his kids are their second cousins but we just consider them first cousin types. His first kid is from one woman and his second kid is from another, so my kids always get confused and ask questions every time we get together about all the different relations, not to mention that my nephew is the offspring of my half brother, so that causes some confusion. Not to mention that my nephew’s kids now have all sorts of step siblings and siblings from their mom’s new guys, so what do you call those, second half cousins?? To add further to the confusion, my son and his second cousin are one year apart and my son’s grandma is my mom, who became a feeble 90, and his cousin’s grandma is my nephew’s mom, who is a pretty young looking 62. Oh, I’m sorry, did I get off base here? Muaahhaa. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/212 "2013-09-24T20:53:36Z")
4q2. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/213 "2013-09-24T21:02:00Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > My cousin…nephew…(what’s my first cousin’s kid called?) is about the same age. He can actually read and write whole sentences. The OP can read and write whole sentences, too, but he decided to be like the honey badger and not give a shit. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/214 "2013-09-24T21:10:56Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Heck! Darn! Poop! I want in on some of that action. BOOGER!! ---
**Author:** ![turtlescanfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/215 "2013-09-24T21:14:23Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > This person has to be a troll, right? I don’t believe anyone could write in, er, text-speak(?) so thoroughly without doing it on purpose to piss people off. This. It really seems to me that the OP is going out of his way to make this an issue. I’ll admit I don’t get around to all the forums as much as I’d like, but are there really that many people complaining about his writing style (except in these two threads, where he explicitly made it the subject)? ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/216 "2013-09-24T21:23:26Z")
Maury Povich called, he wants his loudmouthed, ignorant, rebellious, unrepentant and attention-seeking child schtick back. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/217 "2013-09-24T21:27:05Z")
> [@turtlescanfly](#): > > This. It really seems to me that the OP is going out of his way to make this an issue. > > I’ll admit I don’t get around to all the forums as much as I’d like, but are there really that many people complaining about his writing style (except in these two threads, where he explicitly made it the subject)? Most of the time (on the SDMB) when I see an entire post in either leet or text speak, I just skip it. Not worth the bother to see if they have any point at all. But report it? Why bother? I do the same with an entire post in a foreign language. If it’s a sentence or two, I may translate it. But an entire post will get passed over. Want to be heard/read/understood on the SDMB? Write in a way that allows it. Other boards, other ways. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/218 "2013-09-24T21:29:12Z")
On the internet, people can appear to be anything they want to be. Why do so many people want to be idiots? ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/219 "2013-09-24T21:34:27Z")
Not allowing avatars and inline images has done a splendid job at keeping out the textspeaking teenybopper riff-raff and preserving the intellectual flavor of the SDMB, hasn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/220 "2013-09-24T21:38:49Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > But report it? Why bother? He did say that, in spite of previous discussion on the subject and an agreement on his part to post in the manner to which we have grown accustomed, he is going to resume posting in a way which is unpopular, difficult to read, and predisposes readers to think he’s a clueless noob, said statement being trolling. It makes as much sense as if somebody had started out posting in all caps, then asked why that’s objectionable, posted like a rational person for a week and then came back saying SCREW YOU, I’M GOING TO POST IN ALL CAPS EVEN IF I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SPOOF THE MESSAGE BOARD TO LET ME DO IT, AND YOU CAN’T MAKE ME STOP. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899.md?page=12)