Re: Everything u can think of 2 help a puter illiterate

There's nothing wrong when using chat methodology communication typing
methods in such conversations. Meant to be trite short lines to convey
little real information. Simply conversational, meant to be typed quickly
to convey a similar vocal conversation speed.

There are 2 glaring aspects of differentiation when conveying information
meant to convey information regarding hardware/software problems using such
a method on usenet. Accuracy of information, and chat communication
shortcuts that defeat communication of the actual problems.

Whimsically stating other problems in vague terms, compounded by such
communication methods only confuses the reader even more.

Protesting such methods is appropriate, but may result in future similar
responses.

Text messages and similar are the result of tech that many people live by.
And, develop that as a primary communication method. Not many people
actually write and type English, grammatically correct, anymore. I just
hope it doesn't become vocal in a similar way.

I wrote this freehand, without aid of a spelling or grammar correction tool.
I finished high school, that's it.
--
Jonny
"Ken Blake" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Terrible when people start to use text messaging and chat on these
newsgroups, isn't it?


It's mostly terrible for those who those who do it, because it enormously
decreases their chance of getting the answer they are looking for. When I
see messages like the one below, my eyes just glaze over and I go on to
the next message. If someone is too lazy to take the trouble to write
standard intelligible English, I'm not going to take the trouble to try to
help him. I'm certainly not going to go to extra lengths to try to figure
out what he means. I assume many others here feel the same way as I do.

I'd make the effort for someone who clearly is not a native English
speaker, but not for someone who wants to save hinself the work of writing
clearly, thereby making extra work for me.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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fishinfan wrote:
u r welcome 2 use any of my ??'s when u need a laugh w/ your friends!
What is my (server)? Approx. 2 weeks ago i paid Curcuit City employee
$240.00 to erase my puter due 2 a virus he said - approx 4weeks ago i
upgraded from NetZero Platinum to 3G highspeed which has Norton
Anti-V - HOW could i get a virus? Employee charged me $90.00 to install
Norton again and I still use 3G! I now have new things on my puter i
don't know what they r -eg. MSN installer? Hot mail? (i have netzero
mail) I don't understand how the private telephone line works? SOOOOO
many ??'s I can't think of em all now!!!! lol Thank you very much if u
can help me mf!! Whats an IP address? etc...


Is English a second or third language for you? If so, may I suggest
that you try posting your question in a news group dedicated to your
native language? I say this not to insult or offend, but rather to
point out that you're not likely to get much help, if no one can
understand what you're asking.

Otherwise, I'd suggest you start by reposting in standard English,
complete with paragraphs, sentences, capital letters where appropriate,
and punctuation. As it is, your post is quite undecipherable: some of
the the words used are from the English language, but are completely
meaningless as currently assembled.

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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Bruce Chambers

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