Some thoughts on Spelling !

[TheDecepticon]

Originally Posted by Octane

I love the spelling and grammar mistakes made by those saying how much the misuse of both annoys them.

I agree. Charity starts at home.

[circumpolar (Matt)]

Originally Posted by Octane

Warning: linked image has some profanity.

But, it's just about the ultimate example of how Internet communication can sometimes be a case of "mash butan".

http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/3sms...8623180829.jpg

Regards,
Humayun

Very funny.

[stephenb (Stephen)]

Would it be fair to say that there is a difference between people who make a genuine attempt to spell, whatever their level of skill, and just the plain lazy, who use a combination of SMS/texting and internet shorthand? Just a thought.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by glenluceskies

Would it be fair to say that there is a difference between people who make a genuine attempt to spell, whatever their level of skill, and just the plain lazy, who use a combination of SMS/texting and internet shorthand? Just a thought.

I think that this is a very good point Stephen. A person can really care about spelling and grammar yet still make mistakes. They are just those - mistakes. The intent is always there to do the best that they can.

On the other hand you have those who just plain don't care - for whatever reasons they can find or have.

I suppose it's also down to the medium. This and other forum-like environments sometimes make it difficult to maintain your standards because of the sheer speed at which things happen. I think that it comes down to the fact that there is a big difference between a forum, or other electronic means of instant communication, and writing a book.

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

I suppose it's also down to the medium. This and other forum-like environments sometimes make it difficult to maintain your standards because of the sheer speed at which things happen.

If people don't insist on being the first to reply to a post, they have time to reread what they wrote and fix the most glaring typos. Even more important is the grammar. Usually if the grammar is correct, the occasional spelling error can be forgiven.

Originally Posted by DavidU

You may notice all my posts are short. I cannot spell very well at all, I don't know why. I try very hard.

I don't know what you use to post to the forum, but Firefox with an Australian English dictionary picks up most of my spelling errors, and rereading fixes the grammar and the readability.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by mithrandir

If people don't insist on being the first to reply to a post, they have time to reread what they wrote and fix the most glaring typos. Even more important is the grammar. Usually if the grammar is correct, the occasional spelling error can be forgiven.

Indeed.

[DavidU (Dave)]

My Firefox did not have spell check,I just downloaded to add on.
Now it works !

[Starkler (Geoff)]

Anyone can make spelling mistakes or errors in grammar but what really gets my goat is people who make no effort at all in punctuation sentence structure or paragraphing inflicting through laziness a painful reading experience on those they expect to decipher what can seem like an endless ramble for petes sake read back what you write!

Phew!

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Starkler

Anyone can make spelling mistakes or errors in grammar but what really gets my goat is people who make no effort at all in punctuation sentence structure or paragraphing inflicting through laziness a painful reading experience on those they expect to decipher what can seem like an endless ramble for petes sake read back what you write!

Phew!

From what I've seen from my daughter's texting, you put in one too many capital letters, far too many vowels and not enough exclamation marks. I think you meant us to read that as:

Anyone can make spelling mistakes or errors in grammar. What really gets my goat is people who make no effort at all in punctuation, sentence structure or paragraphing, inflicting, through laziness, a painful reading experience on those they expect to decipher what can seem like an endless ramble. For Pete's sake, read back what you write!