Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Arbiter of Wyrms" data-source="post: 3674565" data-attributes="member: 18021">I am a linguist and a teacher of English.&nbsp; As a linguist, my training leads me toward descriptivism, rather than proscriptivism.&nbsp; That is, I am trained to observe the language people use, not to tell them what language they should use.&nbsp; As an English teacher, I cringe when my fellow ENworlders (who are, on the whole, highly literate) use badwrong language.&nbsp; It is my job to correct the language use of twelve-year-olds, but I believe that it is rude to call people on their language use in a discussion thread on any other topic.This thread is about language use and when I see you screw up my language, I'm going to come here to complain about it.Don't mix up &quot;lose&quot; and &quot;loose.&quot; They're easier to keep straight.&nbsp; You can &quot;loose the hounds.&quot; You can &quot;lose three levels to a wight.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Lose a game of chess.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Tie a loose knot.*&quot;pwned&quot; is not a word.&nbsp; Niether is *&quot;1337.&quot;&nbsp; We all make typographical errors sometimes.&nbsp; That's why there's an edit post button.People using English as a second language deserve some slack.&nbsp; Don't pick on people.&nbsp; English-only posters make some of the most egregious errors.&nbsp; Leave the high-horse in the stable.&nbsp; If you know you don't know how to spell a word, look it up or spellcheck it.&nbsp; Don't expect others to guess what you intended.&nbsp; We have language so we don't have to guess what others are thinking.If you must type in computer shorthand, please do so in moderation.&nbsp; Most people will get that &quot;BTW&quot; means &quot;By the way.&quot;&nbsp; if you write &quot;OTMFCtM,&quot;&nbsp; please don't expect anyone here to divine that that is supposed to mean &quot;Other than my favorite class, the monk&quot; unless you've already spelled it out at least three times in the thread where it appears.Jargon is appropriate in context.&nbsp; Folks on ENWorld know what you mean by &quot;medium base attack,&quot; &quot;d12,&quot; and &quot;arcane spells.&quot;&nbsp; They shouldn't also be expected to keep up with &quot;LD50,&quot; &quot;SDAIE,&quot; or &quot;POG.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arbiter of Wyrms, post: 3674565, member: 18021"] I am a linguist and a teacher of English. As a linguist, my training leads me toward descriptivism, rather than proscriptivism. That is, I am trained to observe the language people use, not to tell them what language they should use. As an English teacher, I cringe when my fellow ENworlders (who are, on the whole, highly literate) use badwrong language. It is my job to correct the language use of twelve-year-olds, but I believe that it is rude to call people on their language use in a discussion thread on any other topic. This thread is about language use and when I see you screw up my language, I'm going to come here to complain about it. Don't mix up "lose" and "loose." They're easier to keep straight. You can "loose the hounds." You can "lose three levels to a wight." "Lose a game of chess." "Tie a loose knot. *"pwned" is not a word. Niether is *"1337." We all make typographical errors sometimes. That's why there's an edit post button. People using English as a second language deserve some slack. Don't pick on people. English-only posters make some of the most egregious errors. Leave the high-horse in the stable. If you know you don't know how to spell a word, look it up or spellcheck it. Don't expect others to guess what you intended. We have language so we don't have to guess what others are thinking. If you must type in computer shorthand, please do so in moderation. Most people will get that "BTW" means "By the way." if you write "OTMFCtM," please don't expect anyone here to divine that that is supposed to mean "Other than my favorite class, the monk" unless you've already spelled it out at least three times in the thread where it appears. Jargon is appropriate in context. Folks on ENWorld know what you mean by "medium base attack," "d12," and "arcane spells." They shouldn't also be expected to keep up with "LD50," "SDAIE," or "POG." [/QUOTE]

Verification