Too much reliance on AI and things like spell-check (Page 2): Speaking of fools...

terryMc Loc: Arizona's White Mountains

srg wrote:

Acoarst, U cant expect to much from fools who just do'nt want too learn proper English.

Speaking of fools...

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

srg wrote:

Acoarst, U cant expect to much from fools who just do'nt want too learn proper English.

Of course, you can't expect too much from fools who just don't want to learn proper english.

Ha ha - have you tried writing it in pidgin?

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

Delderby wrote:

Of course, you can't expect too much from fools who just don't want to learn proper english.

Ha ha - have you tried writing it in pidgin?

bw79st Loc: New York City

Bridges wrote:

Because I consider spellchecking a form of AI. With phones and computers, you virtually have to override anything you write where you find spellcheck has inserted a different word than the one you want. I often have to erase and redo a word because the computer misinterpreted what I wanted to say.

Spell Check is fine. It lets you know there may be a problem. It's Autocorrect that changes words or usage for you. You don't need to use Autocorrect but Spell Check is a useful tool.

fantom Loc: Colorado

Bridges wrote:

Here is a passage from a news service (Gannett). ... (show quote)

This type of error has been going on for years and is the result of irresponsible writers trying to foist themselves off as journalists. The media is saturatied with these pathetic pretenders.

goofybruce

...or the writer was trying to replicate the exact quote and transcribed from a tape recorder. It reads like some people speak (and I'm not just referring to politicians).
On the other hand, could just be a 'rush job on deadline' and there wasn't time to correctly edit the copy....
...and, on the third hand, as mentioned above, AI is really, real lee, pour at gramma.

fantom Loc: Colorado

goofybruce wrote:

...or the writer was trying to replicate the exact quote and transcribed from a tape recorder. It reads like some people speak (and I'm not just referring to politicians).
On the other hand, could just be a 'rush job on deadline' and there wasn't time to correctly edit the copy....
...and, on the third hand, as mentioned above, AI is really, real lee, pour at gramma.

It would be helpful goofy if you would click on quote reply so that everyone could tell which post you are replying to.
It seems like omitting that step is becoming more and more prevalent on here and can lead to confusion.

goofybruce

fantom wrote:

It would be helpful goofy if you would click on quote reply so that everyone could tell which post you are replying to.
It seems like omitting that step is becoming more and more prevalent on here and can lead to confusion.

Seems pretty evident I was referring to the "writer" of the passage on which the OP was commenting. Your comment is a good example of why newspaper reporters are taught to write to a fifth phrase level so the reader doesn't have to think too hard...we leave the big words to the opinion columnists.

...and we never end a sentence with a preposition...

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

goofybruce wrote:

Seems pretty evident I was referring to the "writer" of the passage on which the OP was commenting. Your comment is a good example of why newspaper reporters are taught to write to a fifth phrase level so the reader doesn't have to think too hard...we leave the big words to the opinion columnists.

...and we never end a sentence with a preposition...

Using Quote Reply is just common courtesy so people don't have to look through previous responses to determine who they are answering. Often there are other posts in between. I'm not sure what you mean by "fifth phrase level".

terryMc Loc: Arizona's White Mountains

JohnSwanda wrote:

I'm not sure what you mean by "fifth phrase level".

I can guess. He meant 'fifth-grade level," but there was a typo, it auto-corrected, and he didn't read it before posting.

fantom Loc: Colorado

goofybruce wrote:

Seems pretty evident I was referring to the "writer" of the passage on which the OP was commenting. Your comment is a good example of why newspaper reporters are taught to write to a fifth phrase level so the reader doesn't have to think too hard...we leave the big words to the opinion columnists.

...and we never end a sentence with a preposition...

If it was "evident" without researching the history I would not have had to mention it.

Also, I am glad my comment about referencing the quote reply sunk IN and it is apparent that you came TO.

Not ending a sentence with a preposition is a pedantic anachronism.

terryMc Loc: Arizona's White Mountains

fantom wrote:

Not ending a sentence with a preposition is a pedantic anachronism.

It is a thing up with which I will not put!