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Is it just me....
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....or are there others out there who get really irritated at bad spelling? This board seems to be notorious for it. When I see something spelt incorrectly I just ITCH to correct it.
Is it a generational thing? Is it that english lessons in schools these days do not put too much emphasis on correct spelling? In these days of increasing text speak is it old fashioned and quaint to bother to spell properly?
Why don't people use spellchecker? Or even a good old fashioned dictionary? Is it just me being pedantic - am I the irritating intolerant one?
No - I am not an english teacher.
No - I am not an old fuddy duddy.
No - I don't profess to never ever making the odd spelling mistake, but.... aaaaaarrrrrggggghhhh
Not all of us are literary geniuses (or should that be geniii?!) - but I just wish people would make an effort when writing to spell correctly.
Rant over.
Is it a generational thing? Is it that english lessons in schools these days do not put too much emphasis on correct spelling? In these days of increasing text speak is it old fashioned and quaint to bother to spell properly?
Why don't people use spellchecker? Or even a good old fashioned dictionary? Is it just me being pedantic - am I the irritating intolerant one?
No - I am not an english teacher.
No - I am not an old fuddy duddy.
No - I don't profess to never ever making the odd spelling mistake, but.... aaaaaarrrrrggggghhhh
Not all of us are literary geniuses (or should that be geniii?!) - but I just wish people would make an effort when writing to spell correctly.
Rant over.
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....or are there others out there who get really irritated at bad spelling? This board seems to be notorious for it. When I see something spelt incorrectly I just ITCH to correct it.
Is it a generational thing? Is it that english lessons in schools these days do not put too much emphasis on correct spelling? In these days of increasing text speak is it old fashioned and quaint to bother to spell properly?
Apparently English should be capital E .
And this is an old arguement and very dull.�
D T H ?�
Why don't people use spellchecker? Or even a good old fashioned dictionary? Is it just me being pedantic - am I the irritating intolerant one?
No - I am not an english teacher.
No - I am not an old fuddy duddy.
No - I don't profess to never ever making the odd spelling mistake, but.... aaaaaarrrrrggggghhhh
Not all of us are literary geniuses (or should that be geniii?!) - but I just wish people would make an effort when writing to spell correctly.
Rant over
Is it a generational thing? Is it that english lessons in schools these days do not put too much emphasis on correct spelling? In these days of increasing text speak is it old fashioned and quaint to bother to spell properly?
Apparently English should be capital E .
And this is an old arguement and very dull.�
D T H ?�
Why don't people use spellchecker? Or even a good old fashioned dictionary? Is it just me being pedantic - am I the irritating intolerant one?
No - I am not an english teacher.
No - I am not an old fuddy duddy.
No - I don't profess to never ever making the odd spelling mistake, but.... aaaaaarrrrrggggghhhh
Not all of us are literary geniuses (or should that be geniii?!) - but I just wish people would make an effort when writing to spell correctly.
Rant over
I agree wholeheartedly sallabananas! The odd spelling mistake or typo is fine but when posts are riddled with them it drives me nuts.I have almost given up correcting people on here about it but in one or two instances I have had to comment.Text speak is the main one that gets to me,save it for the mobile phones people,not a website!
It's not ageism - age should have nothing to do with it.
All I'm saying is, unless you are indeed texting on a mobile or similar, where it's appropriate to keep things brief & no-one expects perfectly spelt workds, if you know 'proper english' - then why not use it? - that's just laziness as far as I'm concerned.
All I'm saying is, unless you are indeed texting on a mobile or similar, where it's appropriate to keep things brief & no-one expects perfectly spelt workds, if you know 'proper english' - then why not use it? - that's just laziness as far as I'm concerned.
I agree with you, but, having said that, I would never criticise anyone for the spelling or grammar on this site as I don't know anyone's personal circumstances.
What is important on this site is that someone can make themselves understood.
I often find I have made spelling errors by typing too quickly. I often put 'there' instead of 'there' and only today put 'to' instead of 'too'. I should perhaps use the edit facility.
I don't think text speak is correct for the site though - I can't understand half of it anyway!!!
What is important on this site is that someone can make themselves understood.
I often find I have made spelling errors by typing too quickly. I often put 'there' instead of 'there' and only today put 'to' instead of 'too'. I should perhaps use the edit facility.
I don't think text speak is correct for the site though - I can't understand half of it anyway!!!
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