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April 16, 2014, 04:28:02 AM |
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Grammar/Spelling Nazi, here. It makes me want to cry so much when I see errors like this. You have no idea.  |
The signature campaign posters adding useless redundant fluff to their posts to reach their minimum word count are lowering my IQ.
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Each block is stacked on top of the previous one. Adding another block to the top makes all lower blocks more difficult to remove: there is more "weight" above each block. A transaction in a block 6 blocks deep (6 confirmations) will be very difficult to remove.
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Slark
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April 16, 2014, 04:37:32 AM |
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Not all people are native english speakers. Just saying...
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apsvinet
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April 16, 2014, 04:49:01 PM |
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Not all people are native english speakers. Just saying...
No, but most people have gone to school for at least 9 years, and should know the difference.  |
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dogechode
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April 16, 2014, 04:53:26 PM |
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We should also do an explanation of such important grammatical concepts as:
1.) The semicolon
2.) Run-on sentences (also know as commas and periods are your friends!)
3.) The paragraph (closely related to the issues presented by #2 above!)
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g4c
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April 16, 2014, 06:18:46 PM |
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I like posts with high information density. If you're taking the trouble to post then clearly you want readers. Walls of text, no matter how good the grammar, are perceived as "work" by many. For maximum mind penetration, posts should be crafted like a high dollar infomercial. Posts written with this method are very good for non native English speakers. Apologies if I'm loosing track of the thread.  |
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bitkanu
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April 16, 2014, 06:21:49 PM |
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lots of ponzi schme in market place in this forum to lose your bitcoins from your wallet
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g4c
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April 16, 2014, 06:25:43 PM |
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Grammar/Spelling Nazi, here. It makes me want to cry so much when I see errors like this. You have no idea. I'm questioning your first comma. I'm not an expert, it just seems that when reading/speaking it, the words "Nazi" and "here" need to be rolled together without pause. |
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roslinpl
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April 16, 2014, 06:59:09 PM
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Well English is not my native, but I know that there is a huge difference between lose and loose. And I already see people above are posting some loose/lose word games And just a though came through my mind: You can be too loose and lose your BTCAnd maybe we can create a definition of "To Loose Bitcoins" To Loose Bitcoin means:  |
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apsvinet
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April 16, 2014, 07:41:37 PM |
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Well English is not my native, but I know that there is a huge difference between lose and loose. And I already see people above are posting some loose/lose word games And just a though came through my mind: You can be too loose and lose your BTCAnd maybe we can create a definition of "Loosing Bitcoins" Loosing Bitcoin means: I'm sorry I don't get it, Loosing Bitcoin means what? A guy with a bitcoin cutout on his face sitting in a staircase? Sounds good to me! |
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roslinpl
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April 16, 2014, 07:53:12 PM |
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I'm sorry I don't get it, Loosing Bitcoin means what? A guy with a bitcoin cutout on his face sitting in a staircase?
Sounds good to me!
Oh sorry I told English isn't my native. I meant "To Loose Bitcoin" Just edited in a post above. Nice one. |
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apsvinet
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April 16, 2014, 07:54:06 PM |
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I'm sorry I don't get it, Loosing Bitcoin means what? A guy with a bitcoin cutout on his face sitting in a staircase?
Sounds good to me!
Oh sorry I told English isn't my native. I meant "To Loose Bitcoin" Just edited in a post above. Nice one. Ah alright that's better. |
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April 16, 2014, 08:00:58 PM
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I'm gonna be honest here I still don't get the joke with the picture. 'To Loose Bitcoins' ?
Oh and I forgot, another one that drives me crazy is when people write "please advice" in an email.
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apsvinet
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April 16, 2014, 08:27:58 PM |
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I'm gonna be honest here I still don't get the joke with the picture. 'To Loose Bitcoins' ?
Oh and I forgot, another one that drives me crazy is when people write "please advice" in an email.
What when who why would someone write "please advice"? In what context? |
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dogechode
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April 16, 2014, 09:19:27 PM |
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I'm gonna be honest here I still don't get the joke with the picture. 'To Loose Bitcoins' ?
Oh and I forgot, another one that drives me crazy is when people write "please advice" in an email.
What when who why would someone write "please advice"? In what context? I'm not complaining about them using the phrase, but rather that they stupidly write ADVICE instead of ADVISE. It has become so common I think some people think this is correct, ie it may not even be a type-o in many cases. It's very commonly in business emails. For example: "We still have not received the updated software that was due on April 10th. Please advise.." or "We cannot complete the schedule until we receive your availability, please advise" etc. (Only the dumbasses write please 'advice.') |
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g4c
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April 16, 2014, 10:24:45 PM |
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How do you all feel about mistakes by intent? Like hodl is "the thing" to say nowadays instead of hold? I enjoy coding and the last thing I would want is keywords changing syntax every few months. But this is happening with written language. Please advice.  |
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April 16, 2014, 10:37:51 PM |
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How do you all feel about mistakes by intent? Like hodl is "the thing" to say nowadays instead of hold? I enjoy coding and the last thing I would want is keywords changing syntax every few months. But this is happening with written language. Please advice. Hodl is funny and just a joke. It's like bitcointalk's own meme. I guess it's similar to 4chan's sauce vs source and other such purposely done misspellings that have entered into their own respective lexicons. Per se vs per say/ persay is done a lot too. |
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roslinpl
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April 16, 2014, 10:41:29 PM |
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How do you all feel about mistakes by intent? Like hodl is "the thing" to say nowadays instead of hold? I enjoy coding and the last thing I would want is keywords changing syntax every few months. But this is happening with written language. Please advice. Like already posted above this one - loose and hodl is not the same case. But perhaps loose will became anothe Bitcointalk meme. I do not mind, I am not English native speaking so I haven't got any grammar mania or something like that |
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apsvinet
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April 16, 2014, 11:28:59 PM |
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I'm gonna be honest here I still don't get the joke with the picture. 'To Loose Bitcoins' ?
Oh and I forgot, another one that drives me crazy is when people write "please advice" in an email.
What when who why would someone write "please advice"? In what context? I'm not complaining about them using the phrase, but rather that they stupidly write ADVICE instead of ADVISE. It has become so common I think some people think this is correct, ie it may not even be a type-o in many cases. It's very commonly in business emails. For example: "We still have not received the updated software that was due on April 10th. Please advise.." or "We cannot complete the schedule until we receive your availability, please advise" etc. (Only the dumbasses write please 'advice.') Ah. Well I know the difference between advice and advise, I just didn't understand what the error you were referring to was just from "please advice". |
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dogechode
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April 17, 2014, 01:29:27 AM |
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Ah. Well I know the difference between advice and advise, I just didn't understand what the error you were referring to was just from "please advice". Advise, if I remember correctly, is an adverb. It should be used like "Please advise me." It has become acceptable to leave off the object if it is obvious from context (in this case obviously you mean please advise ME.) The hold thing annoys me too but it is obvious that it's an intentional error. Another annoying thing is everyone saying butthurt every 20 seconds on the board. "OMG stop being butthurt, oh now you're butthurt, all the butthurt xyzcoin miners... etc. It was funny like the first... 2... times. Maybe. Now it's just annoying and every 12-yr-old on the forum reveals that they are ... well 12 years old, by throwing it around in every other post. |
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apsvinet
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April 17, 2014, 01:31:32 AM |
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Ah. Well I know the difference between advice and advise, I just didn't understand what the error you were referring to was just from "please advice". Advise, if I remember correctly, is an adverb. It should be used like "Please advise me." It has become acceptable to leave off the object if it is obvious from context (in this case obviously you mean please advise ME.) The hold thing annoys me too but it is obvious that it's an intentional error. Another annoying thing is everyone saying butthurt every 20 seconds on the board. "OMG stop being butthurt, oh now you're butthurt, all the butthurt xyzcoin miners... etc. It was funny like the first... 2... times. Maybe. Now it's just annoying and every 12-yr-old on the forum reveals that they are ... well 12 years old, by throwing it around in every other post. Fun fact, about the word advice ( you're correct about the use of advise ) but a common mistake is also people talking about "an advice", which technically is wrong as it should be "a piece of advice", or something alike. |
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