Why Everquest doesn't make any sense

[Harrison]

Sweet excuse for not knowing how to communicate.

[Lenovian]

I was amused lol

[Doeboy]

hah!

this is the shit that goes through my head every single fucking time i read this shit on the internet, which is sadly nearly every other day.

fuck English.

i don't really give a shit if what i speak or type is correct according to your standards. my language is living and comes from my environment. not wtf some asshole with a masters degree says. and fuck yes i'm from southern LA/TX.

we can look at the history of language and see that at least one thing is for certain: it will fucking change, drastically. when i hear different american dialects, phrasings etc it sounds like cadence to me. then you have some nazi asshole across the interweb holding his holy book up saying, "see right here! this is the PROPER way to do it". it's fucking futile.

here's both middle fingers to the queens english.

i'm happy that i got that out of my system guys.

[karsten]

So, mild illiteracy can be defended by saying that language is fluid. Check.

[Doeboy]

Originally Posted by karsten [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So, mild illiteracy can be defended by saying that language is fluid. Check.

it's just the internet. i cant pull enough energy out of me to actually give a shit when someone is typing a message i can perfectly understand but did not put the apostrophe where it belongs. this isn't a job interview.

it's your problem, not mine.

[Neno]

Originally Posted by Ashimar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Some months later i was in Africa learning the ways of an ancient tribe who boasts many elder Shamans - Then the thought came to me, why can't my Erudite be a Shaman?

seriously?

Odus =/= Africa

Erudites are just very intelligent humans. The black man in EQ saw how crazy the white man was and decided to go settle some where else so they could learn and practice magic away from them. Asking why Erudites can't be shamans would be like asking why humans can't be shamans since they are really the same exact thing.

[Ashimar]

Originally Posted by Neno [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

seriously?

Odus =/= Africa

Erudites are just very intelligent humans. The black man in EQ saw how crazy the white man was and decided to go settle some where else so they could learn and practice magic away from them. Asking why Erudites can't be shamans would be like asking why humans can't be shamans since they are really the same exact thing.

Did you know Barbarians are humans too? Ever heard of Conan the Barbarian? he was a fuckin' human.

[Odeseus]

Originally Posted by Doeboy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

it's just the internet. i cant pull enough energy out of me to actually give a shit when someone is typing a message i can perfectly understand but did not put the apostrophe where it belongs. this isn't a job interview.

it's your problem, not mine.

It's actually both of our problems. Communication is a two way street. You have to make an attempt to send the message you want to the other person. And the other person has to make an attempt to understand you.

I could be lazy like you as well. Instead of pausing the minute or two to understand typos and misspellings (which can't really be excused in the internet, since I would hope you use firefox or something similar with a spell checker), I will instead simply skip over them. And I will not understand what you meant. So we have a communication failure.

Bottom line, if you want me to put forth the energy to read whatever drivel you type, at least attempt to put forth the energy to make it readable.

Some typos and mistakes happen. This is unavoidable since not everyone is fully competent. Some people just plain suck at English, and that is not always their fault. Some people just don't have the time to write well, and that is forgivable too. In-game, you might not have the time to type perfect English as you're running for your toon's life. No one is going to complain that you yelled, "TRIAN!" instead of "TRAIN!".

But let's be honest here. This is a forum on the internet about a game that is very heavily reliant upon English text. The vast majority of people here have at least a high school degree. You know enough of the language, have enough time to read video game forums (if you have enough time to read this shit, you have enough time to at least try to write well), AND you have the ability to have your browser automatically spell check as you write, let alone the ability to look up anything, at any time.

So it is just you being lazy. And if you're too lazy to write clearly, then why should I put forth the extra energy to decipher whatever the hell you're trying to say?

[Malrubius]

And right or wrong, if you can't write, many people will assume that you might be a little bit dumb around the edges. Yes, in many (most?) cases this is an inaccurate perception (writing != intelligence), but the perception is still there.

[Extunarian]

Originally Posted by karsten [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So, mild illiteracy can be defended by saying that language is fluid. Check.

Reminds me of...


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