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    Angry I would like to propose the death penalty...

    ...for illiterate rappers who misspell words, whether deliberately or through illiteracy, and for their illiterate followers who then carry over those misspellings into regular English.

    Example:
    The word "ludicrous" is now misspelled as "ludacris" more often than not. People, when you spell it that way, you LOOK ludicrous. This has become so common that I fly into a murderous rage whenever I see it.

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    I'm inclined to agree.

    It seems like all the trends lately seem to promote looking like an intellectual idiot.
    Guy #1: I'd totally hit that.
    Guy #2: Dude, I'd hit that so hard whoever could pull me out would become the King of England.

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    Why are the majority bothered more by those whose grammar and spelling are impeccable (and expect the same from others) than by those who cannot spell without (and sometimes even with) Spell Checker?

    Why do I get shit for using the pronoun "whom"? Please, explain this to me.

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    I agree...

    And while we are at it, can we throw in the people who spell the names of their business wrong on purpose, like
    "Quik Wash" or "E-Z Cash"

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    I know. And what's with every trendy new phone dropping a vowel or other random letters? Razr, Pebl, etc... Why not call it a Razor or a Pebble? When did schools stop teaching the proper usage of "your" and "you're," of "to" and "too," of "their," "there," and "they're," of "its" and "it's"? It's really making me angry to see the level of illiteracy that our society has reached.

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    I think we ought to make Eats, Shoots & Leaves required reading in all the public schools.

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    The death penalty.... Really???? WOW

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    "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" should be required reading, I agree. Then again, how many people do you know that actually read books anymore?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrChristopher View Post
    "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" should be required reading, I agree. Than again, how many people do you know that actually read books anymore?
    Books? What are these books of which you speak? The last thing I read was a t.v. guide.




    I hate people. Whenever I read in public, people always ask me what class I'm reading for. For FUN, you morons! I'm reading to make pretty pictures in my head!

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    I guess it would be along the same lines as you calling Los Angeles "hell.A."

    You like it, everybody knows what you mean (the connotation behind the "slang" I mean), so its just cool.
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    Slang is slang, but widespread, deliberate illiteracy is another thing altogether.

    Rozz, did you hear the Bill Hicks bit along those lines? He was in a Waffle House, eating and reading a book, and the waitress came along and drawled, "Whatchew readin' for?" He was flabbergasted. "Not what am I READING, but what am I reading FOR? ... I guess I read for a lot of reasons, but one of them is so I don't wind up a goddamn waffle waitress."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post

    Rozz, did you hear the Bill Hicks bit along those lines? He was in a Waffle House, eating and reading a book, and the waitress came along and drawled, "Whatchew readin' for?" He was flabbergasted. "Not what am I READING, but what am I reading FOR? ... I guess I read for a lot of reasons, but one of them is so I don't wind up a goddamn waffle waitress."
    I hadn't heard that. Freaking awesome. I can't believe how many people are astounded that I would read for enjoyment. It can't be that uncommon. Can it?

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    Sadly, it is nowadays. People are proud of illiteracy and insist that they don't read because it's "boring," which I don't understand. Some books are boring and some aren't, just like some movies are boring and some aren't.

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    Krazy gurl!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rozz View Post
    Books? What are these books of which you speak? The last thing I read was a t.v. guide.




    I hate people. Whenever I read in public, people always ask me what class I'm reading for. For FUN, you morons! I'm reading to make pretty pictures in my head!
    Pretty pictures in your head--exactly! This is what is so immensely superior about reading, vs. television.

    And also about just listening to the fucking music without the required video to tell you exactly what pictures to see when you hear it. MTV is evil, I tell you...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    Sadly, it is nowadays. People are proud of illiteracy and insist that they don't read because it's "boring," which I don't understand. Some books are boring and some aren't, just like some movies are boring and some aren't.
    I think most of what those people spend their time doing is boring as all hell.

    Television? Fucking boring, not to mention insulting to anyone of intelligence. No, sorry--it is entirely possible to be a man without using Gillette razors, or driving Ford trucks.

    Football on television? Worse than boring, it drives me nuts, I have to leave wherever it is playing.

    Watching MTV? Almost as bad as football, especially the 'reality' shows.
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    I recall reading somwhere (more of that silly reading stuff) that your brain is more active while sleeping than while watching t.v. Saaaaaaaaaaaad.

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    Yeah, they did studies and the flickering light irritates the brain so much that it shuts down. That's why people watching TV wind up in that slack-jawed stupor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rozz View Post
    I recall reading somwhere (more of that silly reading stuff) that your brain is more active while sleeping than while watching t.v. Saaaaaaaaaaaad.
    Right, that's cool--that's when the brain actually digests what you put in it that day.

    As opposed to watching television, which fosters passivity like nothing else.

    Moments later--I missed that, Yekh, that's good--slack-jawed stupor, lol...

    That's the kind of people who like mispelling things, it's much easier. Hey, I saw it on TV, it's gotta be cool.
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    I would like you to know that reading is my favorite pastime. Whether it be books, magazines or newspapers.

    I also do my best to be grammatically correct.

    My biggest peeve is when someone says: "let me axe you a question"

    I just hate that. Can't they ask me a question?

    Kandy

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    I don't think Ludacris would be as popular if his name was "Ludicrous". Same if we had an "Ice Tea", or "Genuine", or the band "Corn", or "Lincoln Park". It's just cooler, and actually slightly more unique, but idiots who know nothing get confused and spell words wrong.

    What actually irritates me more is [primarily] Usher's songs where he writes U and 2 instead of you and too. I mean, whats the point of that?! It's just a song name. ugh

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheSexKitten View Post
    What actually irritates me more is [primarily] Usher's songs where he writes U and 2 instead of you and too. I mean, whats the point of that?! It's just a song name. ugh
    to be fair, Madonna, Jewel, Pink and other more mainstream pop artists do that too...

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    I think Prince started that.

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    how did he know he'd be a revolution?

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    ^^^

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