Comment Re:don't tolerate a single bit of aolspeak (Score 1) 350
You started off with a good point but it got lost in some of the other stuff you had to say.
The point I want to make sure is made is in whatever you choose to do you shouldn't tolerate one mention of an IM shorthand. No "lol"'s, no gotcha, no gonna, use proper English or get deducted. I am amazed when I read my younger brother's papers how much garbage he gets away with. (he is still in college) Don't tolerate shorthand. Donâ(TM)t tolerate shorthand in anything that you will be grading. Tests, quizzes, assignments, papers, et al. I have seen several examples of recent college graduates trying to join the workforce with me here but once hired, they couldn't express anything they had to say in anything other than shorthand! It's incredibly annoying and very unprofessional.
Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now. Let the grammar nazis pick out my spelling or grammatical errors.
The point I want to make sure is made is in whatever you choose to do you shouldn't tolerate one mention of an IM shorthand. No "lol"'s, no gotcha, no gonna, use proper English or get deducted. I am amazed when I read my younger brother's papers how much garbage he gets away with. (he is still in college) Don't tolerate shorthand. Donâ(TM)t tolerate shorthand in anything that you will be grading. Tests, quizzes, assignments, papers, et al. I have seen several examples of recent college graduates trying to join the workforce with me here but once hired, they couldn't express anything they had to say in anything other than shorthand! It's incredibly annoying and very unprofessional.
Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now. Let the grammar nazis pick out my spelling or grammatical errors.
