When buying firearms, does grammar irritate you?

[TrickyDick]

When I'm looking online at certain firearms whether local, or not, I cannot bring myself to buy something from someone who has absolutely terrible grammar, spelling, and punctuation. It just comes across as sloppy. I don't like to do business with sloppy people. You think they would try to be somewhat professional when selling something like firearms, they're not toys...(per se, lol.)

Am I the only one who does this?

 

[Mike1234567]

yes prolly

 

[jerkface11]

Your not alone.

 

[rondog]

Not so much when buying guns or other things, but poor spelling, punctuation and grammar bother me in general. Grammar may not be my strong suit, but I try very hard to spell and punctuate correctly, and it bothers me when others don't. Especially when the misspelled word was used correctly many times already in the same thread! It's like people don't care anymore.

Poor/no punctuation and not breaking text up into paragraphs also drives me up the wall.

 

[Sam1911]

Ehhh... if I could only deal with educated, enlightened, conscientious people all day that would be grand.

But I can't. So I don't worry about it much. Be polite, exchange money for goods, and bid them have a nice life.

You're buying a gun, not marrying them.

 

[TrickyDick]

You're buying a gun, not marrying them

Well, usually in these kinds of cases, the person just throws out terms like "assault weapon/ rifle" or vague terms regarding what it is. Or all capitalized lettering.

 

[Sam1911]

Yup. Folks are like that. Whatcha gonna do? You could take the gun off their hands, or let someone else do it.

 

[Lex Luthier]

Avoidable ignorance and blatant stupidity always annoy me, regardless of context.

 

[akodo]

if there price is write it ill be mine irregardless. good grammer ain't that hard

 

[TrickyDick]

It pains me to willingly give my hard earned money to ignorant morons, I do it enough through taxation.

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

couldnt hav sad it better lol

 

[mljdeckard]

I have to wonder, how hard is it, if you know you aren't the sharpest pencil in the drawer, to ask a friend; "Hey man, will you look at this to make sure I spelled 'your' and 'their' correctly?

 

[akv3g4n]

It's just not that hard with todays technology to check a listing before posting it. I don't need it to be perfect but do need to understand what is being sold and what they are expecting to get for it.

I avoid listings in broken English or with incorrect capitalization (all caps, etc.). Just screams shady.

 

[Reloadron]

When someone wants to sell me a Colt Woodsman for $200 I tend to be forgiving as to their grammar.

I am with Sam's thinking on this. While poor grammar bothers me a little I can deal with it.

Ron

 

[akodo]

All joking aside...

I am terrible at grammar and have mild dyslexia so spelling is no easy task. I try to be forgiving. One thing that does stand out and makes me roll my eyes is using an 's to make something plural.

 

[JohnKSa]

Your not alone.

Oh, the irony...

 

[TrickyDick]

Minor errors are acceptable, it's just when it looks like a 5 year old wrote it. And yes, it sometimes does look shady.

 

[oneounceload]

It depends - if it is an easy-to-make spelling error like the letter next to the intended one, that is one thing - if it is pure idiocy or illiteracy, and the gun is an expensive one, then it would give me pause as to whether things were being represented genuinely. If it is a High Point, I just consider the source.........

 

[SC Shooter]

When dealing with strangers, be it on line or in a store, you have to make a pretty quick assessment as to their trust worthiness and their knowledge. Often times the only thing you have is how they speak and how they act. Yes, grammar is very important in making that assessment. As the saying goes, "You don't get a second chance to make that first impression."

 

[Mike1234567]

I don't get no satisfaction...

Teacher, leave them kids alone...

Yo' mamma don't dance and yo' daddy don't rock 'n roll...

 

[Comrade Mike]

Unless it's a screaming deal ill but from someone else. Those illegible ads bug the hell out of me

 

[40-82]

I often find myself doing proof reading for professional writers and scholars with Ph.D's in literature. Guess what? I find mistakes, sometimes embarrassing mistakes. If some of us do better at avoiding errors in diction than others, none of us are immune. Occasional bouts of imprecision mark a constant in the human condition. Anyone who considers himself immune deludes himself.

If the writer does his best to express what he has to say clearly, I consider it uncharitable to try to embarrass him.

One thing I will not forgive is the seller who deliberately uses vague or imprecise language to make a firearm he describes appear to be something more than it is.

 

[SconnieGirl]

The best thing about this thread is the awkwardly worded original post that is seemingly missing some punctuation and also manages to use "lol" in a rant about poor grammar.

 

[BHP FAN]

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[buck460XVR]

When buying firearms, does grammar irritate you?


When I'm looking online at certain firearms whether local, or not, I cannot bring myself to buy something from someone who has absolutely terrible grammar, spelling, and punctuation. It just comes across as sloppy. I don't like to do business with sloppy people. You think they would try to be somewhat professional when selling something like firearms, they're not toys...(per se, lol.)

They don't bother me near as much as whiners.