I get these emails as part of a Freecycle network where people who are looking for things or looking to get rid of things can go. It's a great way to get rid of stuff or find things you want. It also keeps things out of dumps. I've gotten rid of a few things to people who actually have use for it (one man's junk...). I have even gotten a few things. Didn't know Sassy was eco-friendly now did you? Anyway, you get notice via your email when someone posts something. Yesterday I get a message from a guy I've seen around before. Rest assured this is an adult okay? He's looking for a video game. Here's the message:
pleas im desperit i cant fine the play stashon games eney ware i have
bean to every stor that sells games and no wone hase them
I don't want to judge other people. I'm not even going to offer the suggestion of spellchecker, but as a teacher I am appalled. Where did we fail this guy? I know that are a whole slew of possibilities here to explain his poor spelling and grammar, to say nothing of the total disregard for the conventions of the language...I'm just sad for him.
Maybe I should offer him some tutoring...since I don't have the game he's looking for.
pleas im desperit i cant fine the play stashon games eney ware i have
bean to every stor that sells games and no wone hase them
I don't want to judge other people. I'm not even going to offer the suggestion of spellchecker, but as a teacher I am appalled. Where did we fail this guy? I know that are a whole slew of possibilities here to explain his poor spelling and grammar, to say nothing of the total disregard for the conventions of the language...I'm just sad for him.
Maybe I should offer him some tutoring...since I don't have the game he's looking for.
12 comments:
its the internet i swear.there is a generation out there who refuses to actually learn to spell cause its easier to IM or text your friends in short form and 'engrish' then it is in the actual language.
it seriously drives me to drink.
ok ok i never use caps cause im lazy and short form a few things but for the most part im pretty good.
Oh dear!
His spelling and grammar was horrible!
I don't think there's anything supportive I can say in his defense.
:(
Maybe you should freecycle him your copy of Hooked on Phonics...
Do they make a Playstation game that teaches one to spell? ;)
i dont get it?
Maybe he is only 6 yrs old? At least, phonetically the words would be "mostly" right.
Jobthingy - I agree. I had a student once write "LMAO" in a story a) thinking I didn't know what it meant and b)when I told her I knew what it meant she said "it's not like I really wrote the word..."
Rage - What can I say? It is what it is I guess.
Melissa - Excellent idea!
Sage - It's okay dear. Come sit with momma sass and I'll show you...
JAG - True..but from previous post, I know it's an adult male. Married...unless of course he gets his kid to write the posts for him....
Um, yeah. He writes like my ex wife, who is an educated, albeit, lazy woman. She doesn't use capital letters or punctuation and most things are abbreviated.
(I the course of writing this comment my spell checker caught three things.) If a browser doesn't spell check I wont leave comments because I wouldn't want to embarrass myself.
You're giving away your man's junk???
Oh dear. This is bad. REALLY bad.
I am one of those "know-it-all" spelling and grammar people that drive people nuts by correcting them all the time. This person would NOT wanna be friends with me! LOL
HA HA HA! We have freecycle too and I love it, BUT WTF? Is he serious? maybe he's learned all he knows from video games...? Yikes. Doesn't say much for his teachers or parents, huh?
So very sad. And it's totally because of stupid IM and text message language. Terrible.
G-Man - I don't know if this is just lazy...but dammit if I don't double check and triple check so I don't look uneducated, or like and ass.
Os - Nooo!! I need that junk!
Chesneygirl - I've been told that I'm like that, but I'm not that good, but I'm not that bad either!
Funkybee - He was probably raised by wolves.
Randi - It so is! Just think what it will be like in 20 years...
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