Okely dokely. Wait. . . . are wierd expressions like that acceptable?
Also I occasionally use expressions like c'est la vie, que sera, sera, etc. Are these allowable in whatever language they were in, should I include a translation or just include a translation?

those expressions are common and do not need a translation, though if I, for example, felt the need to write 'P stor krig" I'd have to provide the translation (which , by the way, is 'P big warrior'... don't ask and I won't tell.)

That which does not kill me has committed a serious mistake.

Posting for Garner.

[quote:38c1d60a9b="Garner"]"Hyperbole and unnecessary graphic metaphores aside, we have a long tradition of using 'formal casual' English around here. If you forget to cross an 'i' or dot a 't', no one's going to go ballistic. Droped case, comma splices, even verb tense agreement errors are not cardinal sins.

Substituting numbers for letters or words, or relying on 'textphone' or 'chatspeak' typing are, however, major no-nos. The occasional 'lol' is considered acceptible, as is the use of smilies by way of emoticon replies. This should, I would have assumed, been self evident to anyone who's spent any time looking around the place.

The key is simply 'write clearly.' If you call someone an insulting name but include a happy smiley face, this is ambigious and confusing. If you use no punctuation or line breaks, your text becomes a jumble and difficult to read. If you use excessive abreviations and various forms of internet languages, you will alienate a lot of people here.

that's the long and short of it. expressions in foreign languages that are in common idiomatic usage in english would not require translation. If anyone doesn't know, they can ask. posting entirely in a foreign language might be annoying, as this is an english language community, but then again it may sometimes be relevant to a discussion if someone's asking for help in improving their french.

take your queues from the community, and take any correctional advice with good graces, and you'll do fine. learning to ignore the graphic excesses of some of our lunatic fringe may also help. sadly, i fear that because your screenname includes one of those forms of shorthand (-cks replaced with -x), they may have over reacted a bit, u no?"[/quote:38c1d60a9b]

Anticipate charity by preventing poverty. - Rabbi Moshe ben-Maimon

[quote:f93546c46c="Garner"]If you call someone an insulting name but include a happy smiley face, this is ambigious and confusing. [/quote:f93546c46c]

A bit like saying "Rinso has such a sexy beard" with a serious face.

Damn Spider pig

Hey Katcal, do you mind lowering your Rinso-joke quotient? I know he's a
weird person that we (which definitely includes me) like to make fun of,
but sometimes you seem to overdo it. I'm not saying you should cut it out
altogether, a bit of taking the piss out of Rinso is good for you, like red
wine. But, also like red wine, too much can be a bad thing.

(Playing blind Pictionary, me drawing)
Ella: Is it a giraffe?
Me (stops drawing): No
Ella: Star Trek?
Me: Yes!

:oops: Oh, sorry... I do tend to take the piss a lot, and I guess I do over do it sometimes, but it was definitely not meant to offend anyone, Rinso is just one of the people I "know" the best here, and I may just have got too confortable with that particular joke. Sorry again, I'll try to cut down on that... :oops: **wonders where you can get Rinsotine patches**

Damn Spider pig

Cool and thanks to all who steered me on the right path
Is the Rinso thing an in joke or something I'll eventually get or just a random thing?

[quote:33d7c4eae2="Angua_rox"]Is the Rinso thing an in joke or something I'll eventually get or just a random thing?[/quote:33d7c4eae2]

All three, but mainly the first one and less of the third one.

(Playing blind Pictionary, me drawing)
Ella: Is it a giraffe?
Me (stops drawing): No
Ella: Star Trek?
Me: Yes!

Huh.
[quote:bae287ff08]sadly, i fear that because your screenname includes one of those forms of shorthand (-cks replaced with -x), they may have over reacted a bit, u no?"[/quote:bae287ff08]
I chose said name before I was aware of the rules/guidelines against chatspeak etc. Whoops. . . . . Oh well, "He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. . . ."