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 Mike IndustriesTopic: Grammar: Is it important in your Fanfiction?
I may have not been posting the last couple days, but I have been paying attention to what has been happening on Z's forum. So here it is.What do you think? Opinions welcome! (And as a kindly reminder, no flames!) |
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Ran HakubiHell yes grammer is important. It makes a story easier to read. |
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 Cody MacArthur FettWell duuuuhhhh, of course grammar's important! Without it I'd never be able to read any stories, much less a novel. |
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Drakonis AurousAgreed. I can see one or two mistakes throughout the whole story but throughout the story? I don't think so. What good is a story if you can't read it? |
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Pharaoh Rutin TutinThe elelmentary school teachers that let grammar and spelling mistakes slide to encourage students to express their ideas have not doene the language and culture any favours. And yes, I was one of those kids they let slide on details. Even today, my handwriting is largely illegible and my spelling is a joke. The backspace key is the most used button on my computer. |
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AkinyiIf a story has horrible grammer, and the author makes no attempt to correct it after it's been pointed out, then I stop reading their fic. I have way too much to get done, and too little time to do it, to waste valuable time trying to figure out just one sentence. Even today, my handwriting is largely illegible and my spelling is a joke. Lol, you're not alone on the spelling part (my teachers did try, but finally just gave up). Not even two years ago I spelled maybe 7 different wrong ways before finally finding the right one. When writing assignments are returned my friends crowd around to see which words I murdered this time. Spell check is the best thing since...well, ever :) |
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Pharaoh Rutin TutinSpell check is the best thing since...well, ever If I had a PC at home with a laser printer and spell check in the early 1980's, my GPA would have been at least a full point higher. As for grammar, most of us have bad gramatical habbits. But if a reasonably intellegent native speaker of a language thinks about what it is being said, the correct way to say it will become evident. And you don't even need to use diagrams and labels for parts of speech. That was probably some of the best writing advice I ever received from an English Professor. Of course it made my stuttering much worse. I now spend more time thinking about what I'm saying than actually getting the words out. |
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campyI voted "squeak," but should have voted "no." Grammar isn't important in my fics because grammar is only important when it's bad. Bad grammar can chase a reader (well, me) away no matter how good the plot is, but nobody's going to read a story if the only thing good about it is the grammar. |
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campyEDIT: Hmmm, double posted. No idea how that happened.| #9 Feb 04th 2008, 2:43am . Edited Feb 04th 2008, 2:44am | |
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Pharaoh Rutin Tutingrammar is only important when it's bad Just like drinking water, air quality, and local politics. | #10 Feb 04th 2008, 5:45am . Edited Feb 04th 2008, 5:45am | |
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2LunchmeatIt lends clarity to the presentation, though my own is usually scuppered by my ineptitude as a typist (really must get another copy of Word, one day).| #11 Feb 27th 2008, 7:02pm | |
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 panda0031698not realy to me as long as it does not spoile the story| #12 Mar 12th 2008, 12:41pm | |
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doomed89Why do i have the felling that this guy started this thread after reading one of my arguements in the other KP thread awhile ago and i think grammar is less important then plotholes and OOC characters way less| #13 Mar 21st 2008, 2:13pm . Edited Mar 21st 2008, 2:14pm | |
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Mike IndustriesYa know doomed, This thread was created for people to post on, and to put out some of the fire @ the KP discussion. However, we all have moved on now...| #14 Mar 21st 2008, 2:36pm | |
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doomed89Good to know| #15 Mar 21st 2008, 8:03pm | |
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Ran HakubiWord of warning doomed, you may have gotten away with a lot of stuff over at Zaratan's forum, but we known what to expect from you. If you can play nice with everyone else, then I don't foresee any problems. But if you start causing trouble, well, I don't think Mike, PRT, or myself can be held responsible for the consequences.| #16 Mar 21st 2008, 8:07pm | |
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Pharaoh Rutin TutinQuite the opposite, Ran. You, me, and Mike ARE responsible for what goes on in the Poll Vault. So if someone makes this forum unpleasant for others, it is our responsibility to take whatever steps we can to correct the sitch. | #17 Mar 22nd 2008, 5:01am | |
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doomed89actually i got away with nothing in the forum they banned me for no good reason basically just because ppl didn't like me.| #18 Mar 23rd 2008, 1:32pm | |
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Ran HakubiSuuuuuuuuure they did. Remember folks, Wil Wheton says: "Don't be a *CENSOR*" | #19 Mar 23rd 2008, 1:44pm | |
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Mike Industriesdoomed, Just remember this, I do not care for why, or how you got banned from the KP discussion. We already know. Get over it. If you have nothing to contribute to our topics, please leave. I do not tolerate it. Advisory to everyone here, let's get back on track. If you can't post on topic, then please do not post. | #20 Mar 23rd 2008, 3:11pm | |
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daccu65 Okay, back on topic. I voted no because minor grammar errors aren't that important to me. The big key, to me, is if there are so many that they make the story difficult to read. I admit to not knowing when to use who/whom, or to/too. That said, I honestly appreciate it when someone points out one of my errors. Bottom line up front, I feel that the occasional error is to be expected in amateur writing. | #21 Apr 15th 2008, 5:05am | |
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JPMod I'm not grammar and spelling perfect when I write, thus why I give my KP fics to my betareader for him to catch these mistakes before I post. Yet when it comes to my reading, I don't mind minor spelling and grammar mistakes, but I do mind if there are so many that it distrates me from the story. | #22 Apr 17th 2008, 10:36am | |
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Aero Tendo I know what you mean JPMod and while my writing skills *have* improved since I started to write for FF. There are times when I wish I had a betareader to catch things that I don't see even after re-reading the story before posting. As for reading. I generally don't mind typos as they happen no matter how good you are. What I do mind is when the story is one big giant BLOCK of text with no paragraphs at all or when the paragraphs are so poorly done that you can't tell who said what. Such as when one writer might have Kim, Drakken and Shego all talking but they forget to put in the " around the speech for ALL three. | #23 Jul 15th 2008, 8:07pm | |
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Pharaoh Rutin Tutin I believe that the following point has been raised in this thread. But repetition doesn't seem to bother people on other threads. So . . . I am not going to recomend a story to another reader just because it has good grammer and spelling. On the other hand. I don't care how fresh an plot idea may be. If bad structure makes a story difficult to read, then I won't read it. Competent use of basic English Language writing skills is something I simply expect in a story. If the story lacks that, then the story also lacks me as a reader. | #24 Jul 16th 2008, 4:56am | |
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Donteatacowman I am a die-hard Grammar Nazi. :P If you catch me butchering the language, let me know. http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20080528.html XD | #25 Oct 03rd 2008, 7:04pm | |
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