proofreading is for those with patience and inner calm! I spent a large part of my life in NJ, I have neither.H20nly wrote:it's not the abundance of degrees, it's the lack of proofreadaisling wrote:shadx312 wrote:I've noticed something, Aisling. It's YOU'RE. YOU'RE. That's how I know I'm old.
Fuck it, you're 42, why bother.
3rd grade and kindergarten, so I guess I should walk the walk and set an example.....H20nly wrote:^ yeah i spent a large part of my life in south texas so spelling things in English wasn't important
i actually only thought of it because i have to grill my kid about proof reading... all. the. time. he just started 4th grade and the cycle began again. i gave him a proper evil stare and a "we're not doing this again" speech last night. we'll see how far that goes... you reap what you sow and all
you know how we know we're getting old? 
Yeah but I can still out blunt motherfuckers half my age and keep it together, retaining short term memory and all.....H20nly wrote:^
cuz we're yakin bout razin chulrin on this here muzak furrum.
but yeah, 3rd grade is when punctuation and such starts to matter... so the time has come... daddy.
we're talking about 3rd graders writing with fat pencils and shit!!beats me wrote:On my Macs when you make a spelling or grammar error you get the little underline warning on ANY program or browser.
On my work Windows 7 computer at work, not so much.
JUST SAYIN’
Mac boy here as well, and I appreciate that feature. If it's underlined red, I'm on it.....but if it is green, I let it slide most of the time.beats me wrote:On my Macs when you make a spelling or grammar error you get the little underline warning on ANY program or browser.
On my work Windows 7 computer at work, not so much.
JUST SAYIN’
yeah when i checked back in and saw some of the new-old bands, i was stoked... then i got to that last postaisling wrote:Yeah but I can still out blunt motherfuckers half my age and keep it together, retaining short term memory and all.....H20nly wrote:^
cuz we're yakin bout razin chulrin on this here muzak furrum.
but yeah, 3rd grade is when punctuation and such starts to matter... so the time has come... daddy.
ot....sad we got locked out of our musical nostalgia thread, was getting fun. That fly hasn't buzzed around today either.
he didn't like my post in this thread here:
... if only he had something to ask for me to be banned for. i don't think "i don't like this guy's sense of humor" is gonna get you too far on this forum unless maybe you're dom's little sister or something. son, everything gonna be all right!Silverfish wrote:
Can I share a secret? I'm only 26.
Naw mang I didn't think you were trying to pull anything. I'm pretty sure I would've been a metal head in the 80's too (even if I was ten years older) because Iron Maiden, Anthrax & Metallica were my Holy Trinity as an early teen and I didn't appreciate the more electro side of that time until the past few years (though more obscure stuff; I've heard 80's hits for 30 years, so, it's time to hear stuff from other countries or the not so well known) and since metal was strong until the early 90's, I don't think I would've burned out on it at the time. I probably would've thought of new-wavers as hipsters of the time, like less depressing goths and Cure-heads. But yeah, now is different. And since there's always a "20 Years Ago Revival" and kids in their early 20's and younger are sporting 80's band shirts and styles now (that tight-calf look with the jeans and rolling the hems at the ankles; I was guilty of that). It looked stupid then and it looks stupid now. Sometimes I can't help but think "poser, I was there when it actually happened", but the diplomatic part of me thinks that they're appreciating it. But how many are doing it just because it's a trend? Why should I care? It's not like I wasn't guilty of having a 60's & 70's period when I was their age. It still gets me though sometimes that no matter how stupid a fashion will be, people will follow it because some "star" ("oh that's different and you made it acceptable so I can do it now too") does it and next thing you know....Was not trying to pull the wiser than thou....
Funny thing was I hated new wave in the 80's, I was a hard rocker and took my self very seriously.
Now days I am SO all over anything New wave from the 80's. I just think there was some tremendously talented songwriting coupled with synths and technology. I even have my kids (under 10) into it.....
Totally all good, you can razz all you want. I prefer it, as it "humanizes" the communication.....shadx312 wrote:Naw mang I didn't think you were trying to pull anything. I'm pretty sure I would've been a metal head in the 80's too (even if I was ten years older) because Iron Maiden, Anthrax & Metallica were my Holy Trinity as an early teen and I didn't appreciate the more electro side of that time until the past few years (though more obscure stuff; I've heard 80's hits for 30 years, so, it's time to hear stuff from other countries or the not so well known) and since metal was strong until the early 90's, I don't think I would've burned out on it at the time. I probably would've thought of new-wavers as hipsters of the time, like less depressing goths and Cure-heads. But yeah, now is different. And since there's always a "20 Years Ago Revival" and kids in their early 20's and younger are sporting 80's band shirts and styles now (that tight-calf look with the jeans and rolling the hems at the ankles; I was guilty of that). It looked stupid then and it looks stupid now. Sometimes I can't help but think "poser, I was there when it actually happened", but the diplomatic part of me thinks that they're appreciating it. But how many are doing it just because it's a trend? Why should I care? It's not like I wasn't guilty of having a 60's & 70's period when I was their age. It still gets me though sometimes that no matter how stupid a fashion will be, people will follow it because some "star" ("oh that's different and you made it acceptable so I can do it now too") does it and next thing you know....Was not trying to pull the wiser than thou....
Funny thing was I hated new wave in the 80's, I was a hard rocker and took my self very seriously.
Now days I am SO all over anything New wave from the 80's. I just think there was some tremendously talented songwriting coupled with synths and technology. I even have my kids (under 10) into it.....
Sorry bout the off-tangent.
There's a great compilation of French New Wave called Bippp (79-85) you might want to check out (and the Comix album (a few standouts), they have a song on there, and Tesla Boy is doing some good 80's synth-pop, looks like they got a full-length out; I only heard the EP, half is a little cheesy for me most of the time, but some is great. And since they kind of fit in to it, The Presets have some great stuff. Oh, and Thieves Like Us, love the first album, 2nd one is so so imo. Well, a lot fluffier..
Grammar wise, just a few years ago I would say to Grammar Nazis, "Who cares? You know what they mean...", and now I see it so much, can't quite pinpoint what it is but it has something to do with societal decay, or at least some form of representation I didn't realize I cared as much for until more recently. It's a completely different thing from misspelling, also. I was just razzin ya, though, if that's a word. I think you know what I mean:p
(you're) going with the societal decay comment. I see it in a different capacity, TEXTING. People don't seem to have conversations anymore. Although I love the fact that I don't have to "share my feelings" with my wife, I can just text her and get to the point, short and sweet (just like.....activities 
). I also notice it in a lack of integrity and follow through, people change their minds at the drop of a hat. Commitments and promises, seem to fade away when inconvenient....