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Post by Kinygos on Jun 24, 2009 7:06:02 GMT
There is the risk that this posting will be self-defeating so, please, I wish no offence to anybody.
The English language contains a plethora of words and sundry grammatical devices, and in the written form, these have worked well from Chaucer, through Shakespeare, et al. to the present day. On notice boards, things are sometimes written, and read, in haste and the meaning is lost. Those who read too quickly can misunderstand the use of irony, hyperbole, litotes, metaphor, synecdoche etc. In addition, people will write things on a board that they would not say directly in normal conversation.
The medium is the written word; paradoxically people write the spoken word; the visual clues are missing and the device used to correct this is the “emoticon”. Others try to communicate using the purely written word eschewing these abominations; by writing this, I can be accused of elitism. My problem with them is that I am not sure what they mean, and prefer accurate English; I hope I use it!
So I make a plea.
Please take time to read what you write and check if the meaning is clear, and conversely read carefully, and do not jump to the conclusion that someone is being gratuitously offensive; to do so will certainly be erroneous. If you think someone has obfuscated his or her meaning, you could ask politely for clarification; this is, above all, a communication between friends who visit Halki.
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Post by Liz on Jun 24, 2009 7:18:03 GMT
Lordy Simon ...you swallowed a dictionary ??  but seriously you are right ...we've done well so far not many misunderstandings ..but the odd hiccup is to be expected ..in my experience the quicker they are sorted the better for everyone concerned  |
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Post by Kinygos on Jun 24, 2009 7:23:58 GMT
I apologise if the peregrinations of my epistle are too sesquipedalian!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2009 7:29:09 GMT
You must have been a young fan of Leonard Sachs (That means I'm winking at you!!) |
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Post by Liz on Jun 24, 2009 8:04:19 GMT
Ok ..guide to emoticons..  ...generally happy ..ok with whats been wrote ...wink ,tongue in cheek  ..this one ..another general happy one although sometimes it seems to move !! ;D..very happy .laughing.the more you use the more you laugh  very angry  angry ..ish  shocked cool  confused  rolleyes.. as in Duh !  tongue ,slightly sarcastic but in Good humour  sad  oops!  not sure  kiss  crying Thats how I understand them but you can mix them up and use a few at a time |
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Post by geedee on Jun 24, 2009 13:30:14 GMT
Love it Kinygos! Next time I get really stuck on my crossword, you're the Man! Oh, and Peace definitely lots of Peace (a bit of love too, would be good).
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Post by kathy on Jun 24, 2009 17:05:16 GMT
goodness me ... and I thought my command of the English language was pretty good! ;D ;D
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Post by Liz on Jun 24, 2009 17:16:43 GMT
I'm not convinced it is English Kathy ;D |
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Post by daisy on Jun 24, 2009 17:47:09 GMT
Well it probably wouldn't pass the "written in plain English " criteria that lots of forms etc have to be written in these days but I think I understand what you are saying ;D ;D
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Post by xkatiechaosx on Aug 8, 2009 18:23:19 GMT
Oh yes, the Education system works! I got the vast majority of that, well chuffed now |
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Post by Enforcer on Aug 8, 2009 22:34:36 GMT
Could we go easy on this peace thing? You could be putting me out of a job! |
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Post by daisy on Aug 9, 2009 21:13:58 GMT
Could we go easy on this peace thing? You could be putting me out of a job! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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...generally happy ..ok with whats been wrote
..this one ..another general happy one although sometimes it seems to move !!
very angry
angry ..ish
shocked 
confused 
rolleyes.. as in Duh !
tongue ,slightly sarcastic but in Good humour
sad
oops!
not sure
kiss
crying 
