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Originally Posted by LSxJunkie
I don't "prefer" to have perfect grammar. I prefer to convey my thoughts in the most clear and understandable manner possible. Being a science major has nothing to do with presenting yourself like an adult.
Think of it this way. The thing that you consider such a waste of your precious time and energy is so easy to do that you use more energy in a day pulling your phone out of your pocket to check the time than you would extending your pinky at the beginning of ever sentence. You post on the internet. This means you care enough about your thoughts to put them out into the world. Do you want those thoughts to be taken seriously by the people who are reading them?
The idea that using proper grammar is a "waste of time" and that certain people should not be held to such a standard, however low it may be, because their strengths lie elsewhere reflects a lazy, entitled mentality that is frightfully pervasive in the current generation of undergraduate students.
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I'm not sure how lack of punctuation marks, or uncapitalized letters can make a statement difficult to understand. I post on the internet to share my opinion, and socialize. I honestly don't care if people assume that i can't use correct grammar, as long as i get the point across. I spend hours everyday taking notes, most of the time i won't even be able to finish writing out an entire word. I know people can clearly understand the point i try to get across when i make a post, and i know that i am capable of using proper grammar when i need to. I also don't think its right to label a group as lazy, because they don't find it necessary to have perfect grammar when posting on something as meaningless as an internet forum. People prioritize what they spend their time and energy on. Is an individual lazy because they don't get up and exercise everyday? Or if they do not perfect their omelette when cooking breakfast, because that time and effort could be spent doing something else? Internet grammar nazis are usually just some pretentious hipster kid trying to impress others by pointing out peoples grammar mistake on something that has very little meaning, not implying this is you. However, i am offended that you implied i am lazy because i choose to use my time and effort somewhere else. My point is made, and i'm not looking for
So i am just going to agree to disagree.