Typos, misspellings, or what have you...
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Typos, misspellings, or what have you...I wish I could read a poem here that has no misspellings. Doesn't anyone look over these poems that are submitted ? Gogant |
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...There are more posted here without typo's and misspellings, than with... Unfortunately, that detail is not a mandatory criteria for posting... While they're a bit of an eye-sore and a distraction from what may be, an otherwise very good piece of work, they aren't a true measure of the message itself... Everyone is guilty of those minor literary nuisances from time to time, but I would hope anyone who's not very good with spelling, or English grammar and diction, should make the extra effort to run their material through a simple spell checker and/or grammar editor before posting to cut down on the general distraction of it... Just my thoughts about it... I'm sure there are others... Last edited by laydbak1 06-27-2009 at 12:16:09 AM |
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Actually, there is a spell check on the O.P. site one can use before posting a new poem. Spell checks and grammar checks using Word are not always accurate. I suppose it is up to the writer whether or not they use any of these writing helpers. Also, if they are on your friends list you might offer help in a nice constructive manner through a private message. |
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Originally Posted by cousinsoren Originally Posted by Angellightwolf Actually, there is a spell check on the O.P. site one can use before posting a new poem. Spell checks and grammar checks using Word are not always accurate. I suppose it is up to the writer whether or not they use any of these writing helpers. Also, if they are on your friends list you might offer help in a nice constructive manner through a private message. This may or may not be the case but, it is kind to remember, there are people that have certain learning disorders which make writing with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation, more difficult.  Let's all work together & help each other Many Blessings... ============================================================== Great suggestion here . I have been pointing out errors to my friends via Private Messages. I too make occasional errors The great bug - bear is that once you have posted , for the competition, you cannot edit. I wish there was some device , whereby one could edit a submission without having to delete it , after posting. It is really tedious to delete and then repost, often times, just to correct a single typo. |
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...What Angellightwolf posted is true. I guess I feel that anyone who submits a poem is a genius...of course, I am not. I've read some poems that make me wonder if the author wasn't stoned at the time he or she wrote it. What if a jerk decides to use vulgarity in writing a poem...would O.P. censor it ? |
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Vulgarity or obscenities in poetry! Last edited by cousinsoren 06-29-2009 at 12:06:40 AM |
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Re: Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Quote: Originally Posted by cousinsoren Vulgarity or obscenities in poetry! OP needs a moderator or moderators to deal with such . Writers guilty of obnoxious literary offences ought to be summarily barred from OP, We have the alternative flag now. This is for poets who write adult/volguar/etc poetry. If you see a vulgar poem on a non-alternative account, flag it, and we'll be happy to fix the situation. -Papa Paczki 
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Re: Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Quote: Originally Posted by cousinsoren Vulgarity or obscenities in poetry! OP needs a moderator or moderators to deal with such . Writers guilty of obnoxious literary offences ought to be summarily barred from OP, We have the alternative flag now. This is for poets who write adult/volguar/etc poetry. If you see a vulgar poem on a non-alternative account, flag it, and we'll be happy to fix the situation. -Papa Paczki
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Re: Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Quote: Originally Posted by gogant What Angellightwolf posted is true. I guess I feel that anyone who submits a poem is a genius...of course, I am not. I've read some poems that make me wonder if the author wasn't stoned at the time he or she wrote it. What if a jerk decides to use vulgarity in writing a poem...would O.P. censor it ?  oppinions as to what is or is not "vulgar" is subjective.......rather you know it or not, we live in a "vulgar" world and anyone who is not effected by it, in my oppinion is blind and when they come across a "vulgar" poem they should bury their head a little deeper in the sand and click to the next poem and maybe it will be more to their liking. Some people may think it "vulgar" to want to censor what other people choose to read and write in a society that was founded on the freedom of expression......its the first admenment for a reason people. and maybe he or she was stoned when they wrote it...call it poetry for pot heads.....who really cares...if you don't dig it don't read it.....maybe they never learned to spell or read in school.....maybe they never went to school.....or maybe the don't give a &^%!!*& enough to want to spell correctly.....maybe they are doing it just to get under the skin of poople lick yuo......the only yard you are required to keep clean is your very own.....constant tending to yards that do not belong to you will cause your yard to turn to weeds........and then people might think you are stoned.......oh my ps i was stoned when i read and replied and its a good thing because it could have really pissed me off. 
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Quote: Originally Posted by gogant I wish I could read a poem here that has no misspellings. Doesn't anyone look over these poems that are submitted ? Gogant ahhhhh yeah we do when we read them......... 
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...I guess what you are saying, jadedjezzabel, is that I shouldn't read any of your poems. |
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...We have free speech. Patriotic my ass! If you were-this judgment you made would make |
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Re: Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Quote: Originally Posted by gogant I guess what you are saying, jadedjezzabel, is that I shouldn't read any of your poems. P.S. I am as patriotic as any red-blooded American...  I don't have typos and misspelled words. So you do what ever you want to do. It's a free country.........and anything someone as narrow minded as you appear to be had to say about anything i write would be meaningless to me anyway. 
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...I happen to think it vulgar that you think it your right to sit in judgement of another person expressing their self through creative writing or poetry.....You don't know their level of education, where they are from or the type of life they have lived. Why is it that much easier to feel good about youself when you are tearing down someone who may be no match to you or challenge to you at all... that is a sign of a poor character. I'm not judging you......I'm judging what you said here because this is a place that builds people up.....thats what we get out of this web site.....thats what the spirit of the creative written word should be about......And maybe you shouldn't want me to read your poetry either. ...... but then again I tend to follow the golden rule and say nothing if i can't find something good to say......so you would probably hear nothing from me. |
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Re: Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Quote: Originally Posted by mspoetris We have free speech. Patriotic my ass! If you were-this judgment you made would make tyranny the norm. Ya don't what your missing. But closed eyes never see the whole mirror- just the corner reflecting themselves. Sorry...no d%#*^! I'm not sorry.   thank you mspoetris........ |
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Your welcome,JadedJezzable. This remark was unwarranted and uncalled for. I was pst. off and felt it was my " Patriotic Duty " to come to arms. You are a phenomenal poet. |
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Mere soapboxes and appeals to the lowest common denominator. |
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Originally Posted by JadedJezzabel Originally Posted by gogant I guess what you are saying, jadedjezzabel, is that I shouldn't read any of your poems. P.S. I am as patriotic as any red-blooded American... I don't have typos and misspelled words. So you do what ever you want to do. It's a free country.........and anything someone as narrow minded as you appear to be had to say about anything i write would be meaningless to me anyway. |
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Well, Miss Jezzabel, I read your poem Consistent Distraction and it was beautiful...no vulgarity, no misspellings that I noticed, no hate, no suicidal connotations...just a poem that deserves to be called poetry. |
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...mspoetris, I wonder how your English teacher would feel after reading your post. For one thing you shouldn't be so angry about my statement...you and Miss jezzabel bring up freedom of speech...am I not included in that right ? |
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Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you... |
I am from Jamaica where our English is from the British as our country was colony under the British rule, so my spelling of some words will be different from the American spelling, I am just saying when ever you read my poetry and you see a word it might not be a misspelling,
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Re: Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Quote: Originally Posted by gogant mspoetris, I wonder how your English teacher would feel after reading your post. For one thing you shouldn't be so angry about my statement...you and Miss jezzabel bring up freedom of speech...am I not included in that right ?  Of course you are. I guess I felt your statement, at least the way it was put, a little too aggressive. No offense meant. I am glad you took a read. |
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Re: Re: Typos, misspellings, or what have you...Quote: Originally Posted by gogant mspoetris, I wonder how your English teacher would feel after reading your post. For one thing you shouldn't be so angry about my statement...you and Miss jezzabel bring up freedom of speech...am I not included in that right ? you are included. that goes with out saying. i just get my justice flag waving everytime someone mentions censorship and poetry in the same conversation. personally I am not going to tell you I'm sorry for what I said to you or the spirit in which I said it. I think what you implied with this forum that you started by the way with the whole mispelling thing is in bad taste and bad spirit. then to take it a step farther with the whole vulgarity thing.......vulgarity is subjective. what I find vulgar the next person may not. and subjective oppinions meaning personal likes and dislikes are all fine and good when you don't expect people to censor other writers according to them. (your likes and dislikes) and that was how what you wrote came across to me. and yes I will get down thre in the trenches every time I see a post asking for the powers that b to censor any of us......as far as reading my poems I will repeat.......you do whatever you want to do. your approval of my writing means nothing to me. and as for who ever didn't like what I've had ro say to gogant........whatever.......I'd get down in there in the trenches to fight for your your right to creative expression though poetry as well......I do not have ego issues. if someone was to leave a negative comment on my poetry, so be it. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. do you know why??????? because they are what folks?????? SUBJECTIVE!!!!!
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We had a good one going there...Hey y'all, I guess we all had our say about censorship, flag waving, typos, and feelings. I think we helped each other in a different kind of arena...one where nobody got hurt, nor lost to the beasts. |
A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words.
Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.