Please get off of our grammar and get to genealogy. I don't care how intelligent you think you are.. are you trying to impress us? Is this group for only those who speak like you want them to or is it for the rest of us. I think a bad attitude toward your fellow man is far worse than our grammar. Some of the most intelligent men and women in the world didn't tell people to watch their grammar but they communicated with people from all walks of life with love. That show's character and true intelligence. Who would pay any attention to them if they were critical of their fellowman? Sir Winston Churchill was one of them and in my lineage and that is through his grandmother who was a Drake. . Will Roger's was known to all of us. Werner Von Braum was a personal friend of my brother and a super nice man. My brother took his place on the board of the Space Museum in Huntsville, Al when Werner died. I don't think anyone is deliberately trying to offend anyone with our poor grammar. Some of our habits may come from where we live .. like Alabama and the far north has their language too. When I was new to this group a couple of people were very rude to me about my grammar and I guess this touches a tender spot with me. This is a genealogy group. I apologize for offending anyone by answering this but I think it should be addressed so, we can do our genealogy in peace and love. Frances In a message dated 12/21/2008 9:17:25 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, persisto@earthlink.net writes: This is an active list with many great researchers on it. As intelligent people, we all need to be cognizant of proper netiquette procedures. Yes, it is so human to want to react immediately and hit that REPLY button. But take just a few moments to edit your responses. In other words, the old KISS theory. (Keep It Simple, Stupid). (3) Grammar. I am probably a bad offender here. Not so much for my grammar, but leaving words out of sentences and not using spell check. George is right: Words do mean things, and grammar is important. When I see a post full of misspellings, bad grammar and no logical flow to what is trying to be conveyed, you can rest assured I will not reply to that message. Why? What's the point if someone is that ignorant, trying to guess what they talking about and then replying will probably result in that person not understanding the answer anyway. If you are intelligent enough to figure out to get on a mailing list in the first place, and inquisitive enough to do your genealogical research, do take the time to write meaningful posts and replies. **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)