The Loosers Are Comming!

I used to love forum hopping. I became addicted to it early on in my internet career. Now I don’t have as much time for it, but I still miss it. The only downside to forum hopping is the constant barrage of grammar and spelling errors that inevitably get posted.

I don’t mind some of it. It’s one thing to misspell “pterodactyl”, or to confuse “its” and “it’s”. I don’t even mind the occasional “to” when it should be “too”, or “your” versus “you’re”.

But simple spelling is another thing. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen “loose” instead of “lose”. “He’s a looser!” “They’re going to loose.” “I don’t want to loose this match!” It sounds like they’re sharing some sort of gastro-intestinal issue.

At least “loose” is a real word. Here is an actual quote: “They are comming! They are here!” Comming? What in the world does that mean? They are communicating over a com link?

I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that my spelling and grammar are always perfect. I do proofread what I write before posting, and if I’m not sure how something is spelled I check with Word before I use it. But the occasional “its/it’s” error sometimes sneaks in, and I’ve even caught myself writing the wrong “your/you’re”, although I think that’s more a symptom of too much forum-hopping than anything else.

Anyway, I guess in the end it’s not so important. I try not to comment on anyone’s grammar or spelling unless their post is just totally unreadable. One thing I have learned is that people don’t appreciate having their grammar or spelling corrected. The loosers.

In other, writing related, news, I had an idea yesterday for a new story (to add to my list of stories that aren’t being written right now). It seems like a good concept, and might actually make a better screenplay than novel. I have no idea how to write a screenplay, or market it, for that matter. Presumably there are agents for screenplays. Guess I’ll have to do some <shudder> research. If anyone happens to know a trustworthy site or two on the subject with some free information, I’d appreciate it.