does ones grammer matter?

I hope i am setting this up correctly.Ok i have always wondered what the members on this site opinions where on ones grammer.I have been told on another site that if your grammer is bad then there is no way you can keep or breed reptiles properly:rolleyes: .I will be the first to admit my grammer is bad.I have kept snakes going on 9yrs now and this is my second year breeding.I feel your grammer has nothing to do with caring for your reptiles or breeding them.Now on to the poll if i set this up correctly:oops: .

I voted no. Personally I don't judge someone by their grammar, most especially online. Yes I enjoy a well worded, well spoken person or typed post. However, there are a number of people I know that are quite intelligent, responsible wonderful adults but have dyslexia so their typing skills may not be the best. I think when one sets up a website for a business or prints brochures, etc. then yes you do need to make sure they are grammatically correct but that's easy to accomplish with a good proof-reader.

If someone judged our ability to raise and breed quality snakes, based solely on something like grammar...well personally they can keep their money and shop elsewhere as far as I'm concerned...that's just ridiculous! (IMHO)

Does this really even need to be addressed? I mean....come on, how do the two go together. I think we should all have a decent knowledge of grammer so we can understand each other. I get tired of people going extreme with grammer. In school they make a big deal about grammer, but I work for an insuance company (thier home office) and you should see the e-mails I see. I think as long as you can get your point across effectively then what is the problem? Oh and my spelling is bad too, but I'm a math person not a grammer person....and I would think math is more important to owning snakes (temps, measurements, etc.) then grammer anyways....but if you are not good at math I wouldn't hold that againts you either. Of course I'm a noob snake owner :), so I guess I'm not the best person to address this issue.

In my opinion, being grammatically incorrect does not in any fashion or form have anything to do with one's intellect. If you can gather the necessary information and apply that knowledge to your breeding program successfully, then that is all that matters. On the other hand, if you wan't to do business on a professional level, having a decent arsenal in the vocabulary deparment wouldn't hurt :cool:

Hmmm another thought (just struck me as funny).....

Seems the most effective scam artists are what my grandparents used to call "silver tongued SOB's" LOL They generally have some pretty slick manners and just lovely grammar....but I'd rather look deeper and see the person's message not just the slick package they are delivering it with.

I voted no by the way.

I like a post to be worded well and understandable. Everyone makes grammatical mistakes and spelling mistakes now and then but I like to be able to have an idea of what someone is trying to convey. Just my opinion...

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I like a post to be worded well and understandable. Everyone makes grammatical mistakes and spelling mistakes now and then but I like to be able to have an idea of what someone is trying to convey. Just my opinion...

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I agree.

I like to be able to read ones posts and understand what it is they are asking or making comment on. Nothing frustrates me more than a post that is nothing but a run along half thought out paragraphical mess that has no punctuation. It drives me insane. It is those same posts I tend to either quit reading because my eyes tired out about 1/4 of the way through it, or could not make heads or tails of what they are saying because of lack or punctuation and even things as simple as paragraphs letting you know they are moving onto a new idea or thought.

Spelling is not so very important, however, I like to still be able to read and somewhat get the gist of what a person is saying, when spelling errors are such that you cant make sense of what they are saying, it is frustrating.

Do I feel that lack of these things I have pointed out means they are unable to care for thier reptiles correctly? No, not neccessarily, because thier reading skills may actually be better than thier communication skills.

I'm a dyslexic atheists i don't believe in the almighty dog. One year i got confused and sold my soul to santa, but i think i can keepie my snakies just finie but rember before you singie anythingie read the fineie printie.

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Originally Posted by McAdry

I'm a dyslexic atheists i don't believe in the almighty dog. One year i got confused and sold my soul to santa, but i think i can keepie my snakies just finie but rember before you singie anythingie read the fineie printie.

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What the "hail" did you just say? :D :pinkele: