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"I see so much testing in the world, and see how badly most of it is done. I also see the faith many people put in tests and test results, and the consequences for people when test results are used to make decisions about their lives. --Liz Hamp-Lyons (2002)" - Last edited by knok : 05-13-2006 at 07:43 PM. Reason: Automerged post |
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05-13-2006, 09:54 PM
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A&A = GRE Analogies and Antonyms. Another of those TLAs (= Three Letter Acronyms -  is an ampersand a letter, and if so how many letters does it equal?) the use of which either simplify or confuse readers. I am never sure when, or whether, their use is appropriate.Michael
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05-14-2006, 11:37 PM
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Michael,
Thank you for the answer. It might be true that I was on the wrong forum and read those posts. I just skipped them all.  Knok
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06-29-2006, 09:49 PM
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@wesleys : Well I went thru your profile, if its true then you are even 10 years older than my Dad. Man! if its true you must have been the oldest member of this TM family. Who are you? Grandfather of Erin? :-))
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12-26-2006, 08:34 PM
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I also agree that many people here don't know how to write and make dum mistakes like "i". Occasionally, a TOEFL essay has so many errors in it I just comment "concentrate on your grammar" and rate it 2 or 2.5. It's not just essays, the whole forum is filled with posts like the above mentioned. All we can do is try and encourage those guys and girls to attend to grammar rules more and hope they'll listen.
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02-10-2007, 02:09 PM
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i checked his profile several times and checked his website too but never bothered to see his date of birth. anyway, back to the point.: I read the entire thread and all I (oops I typed "i" couple of times and edited it to "I" ) can comprehend is thread has two topics one discussed in post# 6 and the other in post #7.as a typical member ( or you can say i represent a common man here.  ) i present my case here.@post #6: I use dictionary (software). in fact i just checked couple of words i encountered while reading this thread... @ post #7 : how about such line>>: "HOpe that helps" yeah i commit such typos often so i prefer "hope that helps" avoid "shift-key" .... sorry for bumping old thread. |
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02-10-2007, 05:26 PM
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This is a great thread, and something that I've been thinking about a lot lately.
By the way, Firefox 2.0 has a built-in spell-checker. It works well, and it's fast. |
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02-10-2007, 06:24 PM
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02-10-2007, 09:51 PM
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@ Erin: yeah FireFox 2.0 is cool. it checks spelling as we type. its fast too.
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I am ready to take back my post but please dont post like that lolzthis is pain. c'mon you can be some lenient. have mercy! I hope you know the SMS English, compare to that this one is far better i guess. Mistakes i agree i commit are i>its: heres theres while correct words are it's here's there's ii> i correct I iii> and then there might be loads of grammatical errors in sentence construction. I agree with you and other folks. This is a serious issue and we all should refrain from SMS style writing. I might write something more later. Quote:
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