does ones grammer matter?

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Originally Posted by joepythons

OK, say you are at a reptile show.Do you base your purchases on how the person talks or how the reptile looks? Like i stated in the beggining of this poll i was told that if your grammer is bad then there is no way you can breed reptiles:rolleyes: . I told this person who cares how someones grammer is,what matters is how the snakes are cared for and there health.I also told this person last time i checked reptiles could care less as to what we are saying,if they are in the mood then they are in the mood :wuv: lol.

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Well, my answer was geared to internet sales and communication. But I do believe everyone is capable of using proper grammar if they at least put an effort into it. I'm not saying people can't make mistakes, I am not an english professor. LOL!! If I am looking at purchasing a snake from 2 different people and I sent them both an email asking questions. IF the emails contained the same information, but one was very hard to understand and the other looked very professional. I think you can tell which way I would lean.

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Originally Posted by Wild Bill

Well, my answer was geared to internet sales and communication. But I do believe everyone is capable of using proper grammar if they at least put an effort into it. I'm not saying people can't make mistakes, I am not an english professor. LOL!! If I am looking at purchasing a snake from 2 different people and I sent them both an email asking questions. IF the emails contained the same information, but one was very hard to understand and the other looked very professional. I think you can tell which way I would lean.

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O i understand.If i recieved a reply from someone and it was like " i beba huvng 2 sneaks four sells witch ones yuns wants".I would run away lol.I was told by me spelling a few words wrong that i was to ignorant to be able to have the knowledge to breed reptiles.That is why i asked this question on a poll to see how others feel on the subject.

Like Wild Bill said, I certainly think someone with bad grammer can breed snakes just as well as the next guy, but I think it would be harder to sell them...

It's more about salesmanship and just looking professional. Same goes for websites and so forth. I went with SMR over Kathy Love for my first snake because Don's site was more professional and easier to read and navigate. People feel more comfortable when they can easily and quickly get the information they need. Doesn't mean the quality of animal is any different, that's just knowing how to sell yourself.

Of course, that's mainly just internet sales. As far as breeding and chatting, so long as I got the gist then who cares., and when the snake is right there in front of you... well, that's cheating! I got my Beauties from a guy I'd probably never buy from if Ma-tsu hadn't been sticking her cute little face in my purse. :) More about sales, less about the actual breeding and the snakes themselves. :2cent:

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Originally Posted by joepythons

OK, say you are at a reptile show.Do you base your purchases on how the person talks or how the reptile looks?

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I would say "both."

A person could speak with perfect diction, but if he doesn't know what he's talking about and his snakes are flaking old shed and looking thin...it's a no-brainer. And if a person says "This snake eats real good," instead of saying "This snake eats well," I'm not likely to even notice because I'm busy looking at his lovely, healthy snakes and asking questions that he actually knows the answers to.

But if it comes down to two different vendors...both of whom obviously care about their snakes and know what they are talking about and have a nice selection of animals....I will definitely be more drawn to the one who communicates best and comes across as more educated.

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Like i stated in the beggining of this poll i was told that if your grammer is bad then there is no way you can breed reptiles:rolleyes: .

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With this precise point, I disagree wholeheartedly...and answered the poll accordingly, because I was basing my answer on your original question, and not on whether I believe good grammar is important in other aspects of our lives.

Yes.

If we are talking about just online sales here, then reading/writing is about the only thing you have to base your decision on. If I am buying an expensive animal from someone, I expect them to be professional.

Who here does not have access to a word processing program? Almost every one has a spell checker, and many e-mail clients and BB's have built in spell checkers.

I don't expect everyone to write perfectly in posts... half of the time I am posting I am doing it in my spare time at work and just type it up as fast as I can.... however if I was trying to sell a snake, and was responding back to a potential client, I would make an effort to spell everything correctly and phrase everything in a grammatically correct way.... you don't even need to know how to spell right if you have a spelling/grammar checker.

If I e-mail someone about a snake and they respond saying "Ya, kool, here be the piks you askde for".... I tend to think that this person may not take themselves, or their business/hobby very seriously.

Does this mean that this person raises bad or unhealthy snakes? No, of course not. But it does mean I am less likely to deal with someone who gives the appearance of being unorganized, unprofessional, uneducated, or simply just doesnt seem to care enough to make the effort.