Well, under the concept of artistic license, most of the old 'hard line' rules of grammar have gone by the wayside. We can start a sentence with 'But', and we can even start it with 'And', provided it increases the impact of the writing. We can certainly use a single word in lieu of a full sentence and punctuate the word seperately. It is done all the time. In a modern english class, at least in Canada, we no longer correct students for using the very same techniques our finest authors have been using for decades, if not centuries.
Personally though, I don't have any problem with written errors made by the various posters. They key is whether or not a communication can be established, and the onus is on all parties to see that effective communication occurs. Yes, I would agree that it is irritating when you meet those people who have been speaking english for 14 years and never bothered to improve their grasp of the language beyond the grade 2 level. That's simply laziness. On the other hand, it would be pretty hard to gauge from a forum post what the reasons might be for a poster's bad communication skills. There could be any number of legitimate excuses for their bad writing, but it is unlikely that we would ever know what they were.
Edited by - Gung_Ho on 27-08-2003 18:34:46
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