I'm a fan of right/wrong language. When we codify a language, it slows the evolutionary tree of the language down. And that helps people speak across borders and generations. Is it important to let language adapt? Of course! But when we allow a select group to assist in the adaptation of the language, we get fewer radical changes and it slows the change of the language. All of that said, the Internet has turned every human with a computer and a connection into a writer. And most people are not writers by trade. But as Gusteau says, "Anyone can cook!" And I believe that the same hold true with the art of writing. What we end up with are a bunch of people writing either "right" or "wrong" and a bunch of people judging its "rightness" and "wrongness." Sometimes it's important to correct someone. If they think NSFW means "This post contains content that will make you laugh," then they need corrected. And if you believe you'd like to be a force in the evolution of a language by attempting to correct a perceived misuse such as "literally" or "for all intensive purposes," then by all means, post your perceived correction. But be willing to be called a "grammar nazi" or to be attack by the "wrong majority." What I tend to do is just read the intent of the post and ignore ignorance, mistakes or blatant assaults against the English language. But if I'm publishing something and the audience expects correct usage, then I will do my best to be sure my English is as correct as I can make it be. I for one will remain vigilant in my perceived correct use of "literally." And I hope to never write the word that represents a male who watches and enjoys ponies. That was some fun writing. Thanks. :D

I tend to just ignore things too - but the problem is that editorial standards, for publications and conversations, have been slipping significantly. I think part of it is the general feeling that precision in language isn't so important. Speaking and writing well is hard, and people will avoid it when they can, but that doesn't mean that it isn't valuable.

And yeah, I'm willing to take flak for that. I'd much rather take flak for asking people to be precise and know what they're saying than to try and wade through the kind of confusion that happen when there's a gap between what people mean to say and what they actually said.

Did you know women can vote?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChIuk4mLTdw

Exactly! If things aren't clear, then communication isn't happening. And that's when going back to the universally understood rules of a language can help clear things up. I don't fault you for trying to understand what is written.

When we adhere to the basic principles of a language, we can really jump across geographical, cultural and political borders when trying to communicate. So long as both parties know the language, of course.

I gotta admit, it is confusing. Especially because I don't know what you had originally. (I don't hate "bronies", but I hate it when they force that stuff on you. A mere avatar is not too bad, though -- everyone is entitled to whatever they want as long as it is legal.)

I am a man, but I tend not to differentiate people by gender on the internet, precisely because I don't know which they are.

Some people, rare people I might add, sort of radiate the gender they are. I am fairly rarely wrong on which they are, if I ever find out, and I almost never really know if it is the truth anyway. (and , in fact, I don't really care.)

That said, even in the cases where I know, I think I treat everyone the same.

So I kind of think of you all as some sort of thinking robots. (Although I must admit I always envisioned orcishgamer just as an orc, automatically. I wonder why? ; D Take no insult)

I read somewhere that you can tell the men and women apart in MMORPGs by how close their avatars stand to other avatars. Close-standers are girls. Far standers are guys. I used this knowledge to better RP my female characters.

I previously had another cartoonish online generated avatar. It would not have been my inclination to use a pony, but the complaint about men with pony avatars was just too much to resist.

Post of the year all years.

Question: Was ET a dude?

Dude my comment was 4 days ago and I practically forgot about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69U-PKa1pns

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The reason there are few females here is because there all busy gossiping on Facebook!!!

I know, I'm just entertaining myself.

ARE YOU NOTE ENTERTAINED!!!???