full stops and commas.

[GingerPete]

sorry i have just been told off by my son Freddie for not using full stops and commas when i am posting messages and he has also noticed that others do not use full stops and commas and that when people are reading postings they can not stop to take a breathe and that we are trying to kill each other so in future please use full stops and commas if only for the peace of mind of my son Freddie and here a few to be getting on with ............................................................. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[littleangel]

Hi Pete, Yes, I have to agree. Its a bit like teaching grandmother suck eggs but, it is what we teach our children to do though. My problem is I only use a mobile for texting so I tend to use the same lazy format in writing, then have to go back and change words. I also remembered my Capitals for this reply!!

 

[MickC1]

Hi Pete

I work on an IT help-desk and spend most of the day answering customers e-mails. There is one thing that really winds up most of the team, and that's customers who write am e-mail as a text message. (This is even true of the young lads who spend half their lives texting.) Shortening words when using a phone keypad is understandable, but shouldn't be done when there's a full keyboard in front of them. When the text message is then messed up even further with bad spelling and grammar, it means that some enquiries are virtually unreadable. I have to reply to several customers each week and ask them to clarify what they mean by certain parts of the enquiry.

E-mails should be written as you would a proper letter.

Incidentally, if you want a spell checker to use on these forums for example, go to ieSpell.com and download the latest version of their product. It's free. Once installed, right click on the text box, i.e. the box that you've just typed your message into, and select 'Check Spelling'. You can select 'English UK' from the options selection.

No excuses now.

 

[MickC1]

Hi Pete

I work on an IT help-desk and spend most of the day answering customers e-mails. There is one thing that really winds up most of the team, and that's customers who write am e-mail as a text message. (This is even true of the young lads who spend half their lives texting.) Shortening words when using a phone keypad is understandable, but shouldn't be done when there's a full keyboard in front of them. When the text message is then messed up even further with bad spelling and grammar, it means that some enquiries are virtually unreadable. I have to reply to several customers each week and ask them to clarify what they mean by certain parts of the enquiry.

E-mails should be written as you would a proper letter.

Incidentally, if you want a spell checker to use on these forums for example, go to ieSpell.com and download the latest version of their product. It's free. Once installed, right click on the text box, i.e. the box that you've just typed your message into, and select 'Check Spelling'. You can select 'English UK' from the options selection.

No excuses now.

Yes I've spotted the typo thank you. Unfortunately a spell checker won't pick up an incorrect word that's spelt correctly. I read it through twice as well.

 

[littleangel]

I have an added fault besides texting, I also use speed writing that I learnt in college (klg) that slips into texting, I get told off all the time by my daughters. But how can you put people right if they do no wrong !!! and who does no wrong?