Writing Skillz

kidakida Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13778Members
<div class="IPBDescription">have they gotten better?</div> Hey

Is it just me or does typing a lot on the internet in discussion and game forums help you become a better writer?

I guess all that loitering over the computer didn't have to many dentrimental effects...

What are your thoughts and opinions? Feel free to talk about other stuff, like how writing has degraded over time and whatnot. Do you guys have any tips to becoming a better writer, for example: where to put different types of "unused" punctuation properly?

YAY for 100+ hours wasted!!! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

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  • SirusSirus Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8466Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    It definetly helps your typing rate, that's for sure. When I first joined, I pecked at the keyboard, and I had to look at the keys. Right now, I can just look at the monitor and probably type 80+ words per minute.
  • KeitaroSempaiKeitaroSempai Join Date: 2003-06-04 Member: 17003Members
    To me, writing has degraded very much. I remember in the old days of AIM, one would make use of capitalization and punctuation. Now it's more like:

    --
    hey man i cant wait to go to the movies tonight at 900
    --

    900 is 9:00, not "at 900 hours".

    I believe the only way to become a better a writer is to write more <i>correctly</i>. Classes such as AP Literature (if you're in high school) help quite a bit with the in-class essays one would do in there. However, to become better at expressing on what you want to say, you should read more. It's sad to see that many people in my generation (who are in my area) don't read much. However, I believe that books are making a comeback because I see more kids everyday at Barnes and Noble searching the adult book section rather than the children section.

    Read more and write more. It helps =}.
  • SirusSirus Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8466Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    My grammar and punctuation have improved. In normal conversations at least, mainly because I can type just as fast normally, then that of the smashed-up kiddy english. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • KeitaroSempaiKeitaroSempai Join Date: 2003-06-04 Member: 17003Members
    Some AIM conversation...


    Friend: "Well at least my grammer has improved online."
    Me: "Unfortunately your spelling hasn't."
  • Cry_HavocCry_Havoc Join Date: 2003-01-22 Member: 12593Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--kida+Sep 7 2003, 12:39 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (kida @ Sep 7 2003, 12:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Is it just me or does typing a lot on the internet in discussion and game forums help you become a better writer? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It does if you refrain from reading what lazy morons try to pass off as legible and coherent writing. That sort of prevalent garbage has a tendency to rub off on you.

    <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • KeitaroSempaiKeitaroSempai Join Date: 2003-06-04 Member: 17003Members
    edited September 2003
    One good thing about writing on the internet is that people tend to become sarcastic and then in turn become satirists...in one way or another <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    In my opinion, satire is a great way to write. It catches the reader and compells them to read what you have to say.
  • WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    you spelled "detrimental" wrongly <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • KeitaroSempaiKeitaroSempai Join Date: 2003-06-04 Member: 17003Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Wheeee+Sep 7 2003, 01:30 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Wheeee @ Sep 7 2003, 01:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> you spelled "detrimental" wrongly <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    you spelled "wrongly" uncorrectly <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • Bosnian_CowboyBosnian_Cowboy Join Date: 2003-06-07 Member: 17088Members, Constellation
    You mean "incorrectly", don't you?
  • KeitaroSempaiKeitaroSempai Join Date: 2003-06-04 Member: 17003Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Bosnian+Sep 7 2003, 01:50 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Bosnian @ Sep 7 2003, 01:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You mean "incorrectly", don't you? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    yes

    but that wasn't exactly the point ^_~
  • Bosnian_CowboyBosnian_Cowboy Join Date: 2003-06-07 Member: 17088Members, Constellation
    Actually, "wrongly" is a word with correct spelling. So your point is lost.
  • WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    huh? wrongly is right <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    MUDs do wonders for your typing skills, especially roleplaying ones. Aside from that, most internet based applications improve only typing speed, but not quality.
  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    when I started on the computer I was a peck typer with about 30 words per minute. Now that i've had my split keyboard for a long while I don't even have to keep my eyes open when I type and i have very few spelling eroors. Those that I do I usually go back to corect. My split keyboard felt unnatural @ first but now it is completely second nature, it's amazing how comfortable homerow feels now.
  • Mr_HeadcrabMr_Headcrab Squee&#33;~ Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9392Members, Constellation
    Well, My loathing of humanity has helped alot with ideas for Haikus:


    Goat See Dot E ex
    What has happened to your butt?
    Die you sick bass-turd
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--SmokeNova+Sep 7 2003, 05:38 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SmokeNova @ Sep 7 2003, 05:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Those that I do I usually go back to corect. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Two "r's" in correct <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Seriously, last I checked, I was over the 80 WPM mark without looking at they keyboard, and like Smoke, I automatically go back and correct my words without thinking. Of course, sometimes you're typing so fast that you get a few words in before you start hitting delete, but that's the way it works I guess. When I'm writing a paper or a story or something, I never want to have to take my hands off the keyboard to touch the mouse and go back, so I usually just delete crap until I get to the mistake and retype it all, or leave it for MSWord to catch.

    And the day the internet improves writing skills is the day I eat a shirt. I've seen perfectly smart, normal people who write comprehensive English papers go on the internet and say "hi 2u , wuht r u doing 2moro."
  • FlatlineUTDFlatlineUTD Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7695Members
    I'd say that it definitely helps your typing speed, but for puncuation and grammar, no way.

    The only time I ever see puncuation and capitalization online now are in some forums - AIM, IRC, whatever, you're lucky to even read a complete sentence.
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