Henry
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Seinfeld references aside, there is a difference between professional and informal writing, and it applies to message boards, which are the new form of the "Water Cooler" in the Twenty-First Century.
Are you 100% grammatically and politically correct when socializing with friends? Most people I know are not - partially because of the informality, but also to drive a point home.
When I use "ain't" or "this is not problem" (instead of "not a problem") or "wanna" (instead of "want to") on a message board, I am trying to convey a feeling of casual behavior and a sense of who I am. Coincidentally, because I am not the best typist in the world, spelling mistakes occasionally slip through. Sometimes the two mingle in such a way that some posters cannot distinguish between the two. But as I said earlier, poor spelling and grammar, as long as they do not create barriers, are not a large problem. In the list of "major problems for a message board," this issue does not rank very highly.
Are you 100% grammatically and politically correct when socializing with friends? Most people I know are not - partially because of the informality, but also to drive a point home.
When I use "ain't" or "this is not problem" (instead of "not a problem") or "wanna" (instead of "want to") on a message board, I am trying to convey a feeling of casual behavior and a sense of who I am. Coincidentally, because I am not the best typist in the world, spelling mistakes occasionally slip through. Sometimes the two mingle in such a way that some posters cannot distinguish between the two. But as I said earlier, poor spelling and grammar, as long as they do not create barriers, are not a large problem. In the list of "major problems for a message board," this issue does not rank very highly.
