Illiterates.

JCC · 04-07-2008, 05:25 AM

On another forum I used the word 'obstinate' and now they're all "Oh, someone's using thesaurus.com"

OBSTINATE IS A FUCKING COMMONPLACE WORD

GRAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHHH

gothicusmaximus · 04-07-2008, 05:45 AM

I hate that shit too.
"NOW YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO SHOW OFF WITH FANCY WORDS LIKE 'SUBJECTIVE'"

Apathy's_Child · 04-07-2008, 06:19 AM

Heh......... I remember Lady Lucretia (or someone with a similar name) getting her ass handed to her when she tried to correct GM's word usage in his intro thread, then rounding it off with "well, I correct college essays for a living so I know what I'm talking about", when it was established that the original wording made perfect sense.

gothicusmaximus · 04-07-2008, 06:29 AM

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Heh......... I remember Lady Lucretia (or someone with a similar name) getting her ass handed to her when she tried to correct GM's word usage in his intro thread, then rounding it off with "well, I correct college essays for a living so I know what I'm talking about", when it was established that the original wording made perfect sense.

Actually, I believe it was something to the effect of "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was eighteen year olds who know everything." Well, you do now, bitch.
The woman was like four years my senior, but she acted like I was a toddler and she was an antedeluvian.

JCC · 04-07-2008, 07:19 AM

Oh God. Now they're using the "You're 14, therefore do not have this vocabulary" argument.

So I relayed my recent experiences of debating Noocracy, and they appear to have shut up.

WIN.

Beneath the Shadows · 04-07-2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JCC

On another forum I used the word 'obstinate' and now they're all "Oh, someone's using thesaurus.com"

OBSTINATE IS A FUCKING COMMONPLACE WORD

GRAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHHH

Instead of getting frustrated about it, you should just laugh at their stupidity.

badteccy · 04-07-2008, 03:44 PM

One time in gradeschool someone called me an oxymoron...get it? Because the word "moron" is in that word...GET IT?
Fuck gradeschool. In highschool someone told me to "stop using big words" when I said the word facetious....are you fucking kidding me?

Duane · 04-07-2008, 03:50 PM

Meh... people should try reading a dictionary...*pulls out dictionary, and reads it*

PhenomenalTranquility · 04-19-2008, 03:36 AM

I can't believe this.. JCC, the society in that forum is fucking stupid.

Paigeybobert · 04-19-2008, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by PhenomenalTranquility

I can't believe this.. JCC, the society in that forum is fucking stupid.

All societies are stupid.

prophecyofdoom · 04-19-2008, 01:09 PM

I don't understand why so many people are barely literate. Every internet conversation I've ever had, except with you people, the people's writing is almost illegible. Some people I know who seem really smart in real life could not write a complete sentence to save their life. I just don't get it. I think a lot of people dumb themselves down because it is considered "cool" to be a compete blithering idiot, and they want to fit in like the mindless sheep they are. Even I, when talking online to someone I really connect with, find myself making the same sorts of spelling and grammar errors as they. I think I subconsciously try and get on the same wavelength as they by dumbing myself down.

gothicusmaximus · 04-19-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Paigeybobert

All societies are stupid.

Only on gnet, folks. Only on gnet.

killer_asian_Dax · 04-19-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by prophecyofdoom

I think a lot of people dumb themselves down because it is considered "cool" to be a compete blithering idiot, and they want to fit in like the mindless sheep they are.

I certainly hope that's not the case. After a while I just learned to shut up and let them destroy themselves through their own ignorance. Now, everyone just thinks I'm mute. Volumes can be written about the nature of illiterate people, but I don't think that's necessary here. Nor am I that much of an obnoxious prick to do something like that.

JCC · 04-19-2008, 01:31 PM

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Only on gnet, folks. Only on gnet.

I thought I might make a comment about it, but she was on my side so I thought I don't want to alienate my fledgling fanbase.

PhenomenalTranquility · 04-19-2008, 01:45 PM

Aww well, seeing as how this thread topic developed about l33tness I must say.. that some people are plain lazy, not necessarily as brainy as a dumb sheep.

prophecyofdoom · 04-19-2008, 01:53 PM

Agreed. But, a lot of the time, when you utilize proper grammar and punctuation, you stand out from everyone else.. I suspect that many people don't want to stand out.

Moloch_The_Sceptered_King · 04-19-2008, 01:57 PM

Confucius say: The nail that stands out quickly finds itself hammered back in.

PhenomenalTranquility · 04-19-2008, 02:03 PM

I feel the same way.

.. Well, I'm that nail usually when I speak english with my friends.

Moloch_The_Sceptered_King · 04-19-2008, 02:26 PM

lol y u tlk dat way n yoos prpr eng dats not cool, yo.

JCC · 04-19-2008, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Moloch_The_Sceptered_King

lol y u tlk dat way n yoos prpr eng dats not cool, yo.

For someone who appears to have not read anything published after the 1200s, you have a tight grasp of text talk.

Moloch_The_Sceptered_King · 04-19-2008, 02:35 PM

Dude, personally I don't like anything that ends in A.D., but some of you young rapscallions just have some hee-larious ideas buzzing around in your head. I took a nap back when that napolean feller was kickin' off, woke up when people started drinking drain-o to get high, and since then I've been paying my celestial bills. Anything cool happen since then?

Crying_Crimson_Tears · 04-19-2008, 06:25 PM

My favorite thing to hear from the idiots at my school is: "Stop using big words, you're hurting my head."

Use words like subjective, ironic, or even fallible and you're considered one of the "smart kids." Not that I care or anything.

PhenomenalTranquility · 04-20-2008, 04:40 AM

Yeah. this new guy I've met was like.. "What are these words!?? Why are you talking like this??" I've said, "... Words from the language... " and he was like "chyeah"

Murasaki eyeliner · 04-20-2008, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JCC

Oh God. Now they're using the "You're 14, therefore do not have this vocabulary" argument.

what utter hebetudinous piffle (ok i did use theasaurus .com for that one)
do they honestly think that no one under the age of 18 has a brain?,if they do think that then im surprised that theire vocabulary is more than durrrrrr and ugg. :P

LaBelleDameSansMerci · 04-20-2008, 10:30 AM

If you're going to post in a thread about literacy, at least make an effort you use proper punctuation and capitalization and get your homophones right.

On another note, I love the word "piffle." I should use it more often.