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>As a sidenote, I've noticed that teenagers love to declare their age when posting on the internet, as if their youth entitles them to an audience. I get that
by unimpressive 14y ago
>As a sidenote, I've noticed that teenagers love to declare their age when posting on the internet, as if their youth entitles them to an audience.
I get that feeling sometimes. I always feel bad about it afterwards. Don't worry, he'll regret it later.
Source: I'm 16. I've mentioned my age on the Internet many times, every time I felt like a dick about it later.
PS: This kids writing annoyed me, I know I must be doing something annoying with mine that I'm not noticing, please point it out to me; thank you in advance.
- tedmiston 14y agoComma splice Don't feel bad. Many adults don't even use commas properly.
- unimpressive 14y agoThank you. I've actually thought of that one before. Since it is noticeable, maybe I'll try fixing it tonight.
- tedmiston 14y agoA worthwhile idea. If you want a nice concise grammar & style reference, Strunk & White's The Elements of Style is a classic.
- jholman 14y agoI disagree. Rather than rant myself, I'll just point you at these august opinions: http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/happy-birthday-strunk-and-white/ http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/happy-birt... http://chronicle.com/article/50-Years-of-Stupid-Grammar/25497 http://chronicle.com/article/50-Years-of-Stupid-Grammar/2549...