Sorry

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 12 Jun 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Tarot Babe	12 Jun 2004
Hello everyone, I don't know if this is the right place to post this or not, but I just wanted to apologize to everyone for writing in many of my posts in english slang. I was not aware of the rules. I promise I will be careful next time. My apologies. :) Love, Tarot Babe

ros	12 Jun 2004
It's O.K. We all make mistakes but this is just a misunderstanding. "Keep on Posting!"

Rusty Neon	12 Jun 2004
Punctuation, standard spelling, paragraphing, and capitalization of the first letter of the first word of every sentence certainly aid readability of one's post by other members. I must confess that there are some members (even longtime members) whose posts I find unreadable because of lack of adherence to these readability criteria. Generally, I skip over their posts as I get a headache; life is too short. I will spend energy to decipher content, but not to decipher form. IAE, that's just MNSHO. EOL HAND GD&R BBFN

contrascarpe	12 Jun 2004
Don't sweat it, Tarot Babe. I get cranky over those things because I fear the English language is eroding. Many of us on these boards are writers and get sensitive about these things. I have a few particular pet peeves like "kewl" or people or start spelling LiKe tHiS all the time. Although I must admit I sometimes (often) use LOL or OMG, hehe. We look forward to your wisdoms on the board. Dan

fairyhedgehog	12 Jun 2004
Glad to have you with us, Tarot Babe. Some people might find it hard to be told 'no textspeak' in here, but it really helps us oldies to have it in Standard English. Hope you enjoy being one of us on these boards :)

Khatruman	12 Jun 2004
I just wrote a response to your post in the Chat section in regards to this issue. Basically, I called on people to understand your reasons for writing in text-messaging slang, but also to ask that you do speak in the standards of our language when communicating with all of us. It isn't that you have done anything wrong; it is just that you have chosen a dialect which might not be understood by everyone in our group. That is why we ask for standard grammar rules, so that nobody feels left out of the communication process. Aeclectic is here to join together people from all parts of the globe to discuss the wonderful, powerful, amorphous thing called Tarot. I am proud to be part of such a diverse group and I am glad to know that you are part of it also. We have much to learn from one another.

Moonbow*	12 Jun 2004
Hi Tarot babe I am perfectly used to 'text type speak' because my teenageres use it on me constantly.... but... I have to agree that it makes reading difficult for us 'old timers' (myself not included, naturally :D ) Don't worry, no problem, it's just good to have you here, I like the energy and openness of the young.

Tarot Babe	12 Jun 2004
Hello everyone, Thank you so much for your replies. I also think this place is wonderful and I am really happy to be here. In fact, this is the site I visit when I am online because I love it so much! :) Love, TB

MeeWah	12 Jun 2004
Tarot Babe: No real harm done, & many thanks for your gracious thoughts! We are basically joined by common interests that cross all boundaries. We are all students & each other's teachers as well so we can learn from each other. If nothing else, we hopefully learn to see other points of view & thus, gain a broader insight. A belated welcome to Talking Tarot, & we look forward to your continued participation in the community!

Moongold	12 Jun 2004
Welcome, Tarot Babe Your English is great now :)

Nycelle	12 Jun 2004
We always have space for a member who is considerate and open to other people's ideas. Glad to have you here, Tarot Babe :)

Ruby7	12 Jun 2004
I'll look forward to reading your posts now Tarot Babe :) Ruby7

Imagemaker	12 Jun 2004
The best part of AT is how we learn from each other, and that includes posting style! And you're clearly sensitive and responsive to suggestion--a great quality for living well.

Dark Inquisitor	12 Jun 2004
Quote: Originally posted by contrascarpe96 I fear the English language is eroding. The prelude to the erosion of the English language is the erosion of English thinking. Everyone please add this to your list of things to fear and worry about immediately.

TemperanceAngel	12 Jun 2004
Tarot Babe keep posting, I love your posts :)

Jeanette	12 Jun 2004
Please, my list of things to fear and worry about is overlong as it is! I just had a discussion with another mom about the worries of "substances" being slipped into our kids' drinks at social events and how they should also avoid secluded bathrooms so they don't get "hacked to bits." (Something another mom clued me in on!) Even though we say it jokingly, we mean it to be taken seriously.

HudsonGray	12 Jun 2004
No harm done. The subject has come up in the past several times. We've got a lot of people from Europe, Asia & South America who are still trying to speak English as a second language and are completely lost when that style you used comes up. It's hard enough when they try to understand slang in another language, so when someone uses letters as shorthand, it becomes unreadable. This is really an international community here.

Star Spirit	12 Jun 2004
Welcome to AT. Don't worry about it too much, we all use some form of slang or abbreviation at times, after all this is a computer forum :D We just try not to use it in excess as there are many people here who are not familiar with this type of language due to their age or ethnicity and find it hard to understand. I don't blame you--habits just grow on us sometimes :D

Moongold	12 Jun 2004
Well, I learned a lot today and here is a link to a kind of glossary of terms. When people actually start speaking like this then we'll know we've made some retrograde steps. :D Try it and see.

HudsonGray	12 Jun 2004
Know what's really sad? Read this------ Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer msut be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Now, witch ward is speled rong? ----------------------- Please, don't ever let us get THAT bad!

ScarabFlight	12 Jun 2004
Tarot Babe, Welcome to the boards! I hope that our posts didn't make you feel bad. :( They weren't meant to, I won't reiterate what everyone has already said, but I do want to add my voice in welcome and keep posting!!! P.S. Thanks Moongold, very illuminating. HA! Now I know what (((((( ))))))) means!!!! Soooo, thanks also to Tarot Babe for writing the initial post that spawned this one so we (or at least I) can learn something new! :D

Rusty Neon	13 Jun 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Moongold When people actually start speaking like this then we'll know we've made some retrograde steps. :D To some extent, some people are already there, with their practice of air kisses -- kissing cheeks in the air, while saying "Mwah!".

cjtarot	13 Jun 2004
Hi, Welcome..and as far as visiting the board daily..the Tarot Trading section can be addicting. Collecting is a bug around here called tarotholic syndrome...visit carefully..lol (Hey I know that one..). I have to tell you, being younger than most of us (me. mostly) will allow you to see things differently..SHARE..Learning and teaching are what we do here. Blessings CJ

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