That stupid "good grammar" sig pic

[FlyingJesus]

http://www.habboxforum.com/image.php?u=32933&type=sigpic&dateline=1160068806

Firstly; it says "Dont you get it?" near the start, leaving out the apostrophe and therefore failing at its own game.

Secondly; when it says "This is a horrible way to type." it seems to be forgetting that through the entire animation it is writing in lots. Of. Short. Sentences. Which is very annoying, and also poor grammar.

Thirdly; it mistakes chatspeak for leetspeak. 'Nuff said.

Fourthly; it says it's from "anyone with an IQ over 50", which entirely fails in its purpose as I (at last check) have an IQ of 150, and I often type in shorthand.

Finally; that bit where it says "type out your damn words" is what really gets me about the whole thing. Surely if they knew that much about the English language they'd have realised that it should read "your damned words", as damn is a verb.


I'm sure there's more I could pick out of this, but making this thread makes me extremely sad as it is. Basically, what I want to say is:

If you have this in your signature, you have failed at life.

[RedStratocas]

Ive seen one that counters that stupid sig, and basically it says "if you complain about other people's typing style, get a life. Go outside."

[PaulMacC]

13375P3AK 9wnz j00 .
\/\/l-lY 930P13 H4T3 1T 1 [)0l\ll\l0

Edited by Youheard (Forum Moderator): Please do not pointless post.

[:Hazel]

that sig is silly, i often type shorthand espec when txting. its easier unless your stupid you should be able to understand abbreviated words. ;l

[beth]

grammar nazi's are always boring; that's from appearance.

[DCeption]

Lmao, i hate that signature :P And good findings? ;P

[ReviewDude]

Rofl the 'Damn' bit gets me when people say that... Indeed I never type in 'chat' or '1337speek' (with the exception of rofl & lmao) unless having a laugh :D

[Browney]

Ha ha. The irony. I have a mix of full grammar and chatspeak. Or bad grammar, whatever you see it as. ;)

[Russia]

y0 plz diz iz well gai cz i speak slang nwz n diz well kwl lawl (h)

[Mentor]

http://www.habboxforum.com/image.php?u=32933&type=sigpic&dateline=1160068806

Firstly; it says "Dont you get it?" near the start, leaving out the apostrophe and therefore failing at its own game.

Secondly; when it says "This is a horrible way to type." it seems to be forgetting that through the entire animation it is writing in lots. Of. Short. Sentences. Which is very annoying, and also poor grammar.

Thirdly; it mistakes chatspeak for leetspeak. 'Nuff said.

Fourthly; it says it's from "anyone with an IQ over 50", which entirely fails in its purpose as I (at last check) have an IQ of 150, and I often type in shorthand.

Finally; that bit where it says "type out your damn words" is what really gets me about the whole thing. Surely if they knew that much about the English language they'd have realised that it should read "your damned words", as damn is a verb.


I'm sure there's more I could pick out of this, but making this thread makes me extremely sad as it is. Basically, what I want to say is:

If you have this in your signature, you have failed at life.

With most of that, i agree, the sigs annoying as hell, fails in putting over its point, and fails to realize people are making smalltalk on a forum, not a literary works.

[madmike666]

Stupid 1337 speak, so annoying. I use it on the odd ocasion, are bad spelling but i always try my hardest at spellings :D

[joshuar]

It is a stupid signature trying to put people down because they don't want to type out their words, it's up to you if you want to type out properly. I normally don't capitalise on MSN / MySpace but I do on here.

It is annoying and I hope it gets shot. And as you said, it is failing at proving it's point.

[YoManGo!]

grammar nazi's are always boring; that's from appearance.

no need for that apostrophe in nazis.
sayin'.

[beth]

no need for that apostrophe in nazis.
sayin'.
oh, i'm phoning up my mandems from the b6 now.

[FlyingJesus]

im phonin mi dad hes kl

[YoManGo!]

oh, i'm phoning up my mandems from the b6 now.

the b7 will merk you one tbh.

[beau03]

LOL :p
Let people type the way they want! :P lol
I don't like it etheir, ah well! They can do what they want ha

lol r0fl xD

[RedStratocas]

The only thing that really gets on my nerves is people capitalizing every first letter of every word. Not because the actuall concept bothers me, but because the people who do it always seem to be trying to be all high and mighty and proper and stuff.

[GommeInc]

Finally; that bit where it says "type out your damn words" is what really gets me about the whole thing. Surely if they knew that much about the English language they'd have realised that it should read "your damned words", as damn is a verb.
There should also be a "your" in "Type out your own damned words," because you cannot really damn any word "/ Just adding to what you said :)

It is a pretty dumb, half-witted signature, which doesn't know what it is talking about. It was probably made in the space of 20 minutes.

[Mentor]

There should also be a "your" in "Type out your own damned words," because you cannot really damn any word "/ Just adding to what you said :)

It is a pretty dumb, half-witted signature, which doesn't know what it is talking about. It was probably made in the space of 20 minutes.

Lol, im going to have to nick that expression

[FlyingJesus]

"Sorry to trouble you sir, but you seem to have a somewhat half-witted signature" ^_^

[foxyfox00]

Those sigs are annoying!
Even thought I dont like that kind of language and rarley use it, people have to recognise that its made a contibution to English as a language and it has a place in the right context.

[le harry]

hu crs iv ppl l33tsp33k g@wd gt @ l1fE u n€RDS

Bahah. I hate the text as well ;).