| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/17/2007 12:21:32 AM | | This is the Internet isn't it? This is not Business or school. The only mistakes I make are unintentional. Some people spell in a funky manner for a reason I guess. Doesn't bother me at all. | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/17/2007 8:26:27 AM | It counts, but it's not a deal breaker..
But what I find more irritating is why we have to bring up a thread that is almost 2 years old, where 1/2 the original posters are no longer even members..
Why can't we just start a new one? I just don't get that... 
B. | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/17/2007 8:44:06 AM | ...for the most part I can overlook spelling mistakes, it doesn't really bother me.
But....when people just type in some random, stream-of-consciousness type of post, that is unreadable because of slang, spelling, weird punctuation or lack of spacing is very annoying.
Typing too quickly is not an excuse for a half-page of solid text littered with the above mentioned issues, either, nothing anyone has to say is that important, those people should slow down and pay attention!
A spell checker on here would be nice, but lacking that I often just have a word document open to check the spelling of words I'm unsure of. I also simply stop and take quick look at my entry before I post, to avoid some of the aboved mentioned. | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/17/2007 9:00:09 AM |
Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Yep, I think it does but not so much that a slip-up can't be overlooked.
Pet Peeve: lose/loose. When did these words become interchangable? Just say it out loud: "the canucks are going to loose their next game ..." "I sure hope I don't loose my wallet again..." | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/17/2007 12:02:29 PM | | I have said this before over the years here and will say it again, and again, and again, and again! I am at the point where I will not even read a thread if it starts out with poor grammar and spelling. It is my personal opinion that if you cannot take the extra 1 second to spell the word correctly then I won't take the extra 1 second to figure out what the heck you are trying to say! If you don't care that the entire virtual world can clearly see that you could not pass a 3rd grade spelling test then continue to demonstrate your scintillating intellect through the forums expecting that anyone with an IQ above 90 will bother to reply. It is really sad to me how many people seem to have forgotten how to spell, use punctuation and construct a grammatically correct sentence. I can't swallow the excuse that IM and Text Messaging are to blame, in my opinion, it's pure laziness. | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/17/2007 12:13:44 PM | I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a
rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and
lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you
can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos
not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
which goes to prove that proper spelling is meaningless
So the question is would you date someone from here who had poor spelling?
It depends on what he was trying to spell | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/17/2007 12:27:12 PM | | Personally I spell check personal messages but not posts. They make points in general and be expressing opinions on occasion . You learn what annoys some by posting in a certain manner. Then you learn not to. The nature and intent of the post depends on the mood at the time. We all be in school on here,some need to learn thier lessons better. IM be like e-mailing. Some people are lazy and we all know the hazzards of drunking posting. Post with a purpose. Or to just bide time when BORED. | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/17/2007 2:25:45 PM | I don't like spell check for the following reason:
"Eye halve know won two tock to." Makes more sense if you read it "allowed."
Being in the business I am in, I tell my students not to rely on it either.
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/24/2007 4:56:27 AM | | Many people want to go out with someone with the same level of education. If your spelling is horrible in English, and you are originally from Russia, Romania, or France then I can understand. If English is your first language, and you cannot spell well, and your grammar is horrible than, for me, at least, we have a huge gap when it comes to education. I don't mean one person has an M.A., and the other has a PH.D. I like English. It's my language. I respect it. The words I use matter. In most countries in the world people make a huge effort to write well in their language. Now, if you make a few errors, that's not a big deal. I mean so many people don't know how to spell definitely. They spell it thus - definately. I don't know why so many people spell it that way, but it happens. For me, that's no big deal. However, if you wrote the following: "I love eating hot dogs'?" That annoys me. I just don't like seeing an apostrophe after the letter s to indicate plural when it is extremely incorrect. I think it looks bad. My friends can spell well and have decent grammar. I expect the same from the girl unless she was born in another country. | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/24/2007 2:47:31 PM | Lack of it definitely makes for some annoying reading:
They’re, there, their
Your, you’re, yore
Dependant, dependent (my personal favourite, aaargh!)
Advice, advise
Scents, sense, cents
To, too, two, tutu (just kidding)
Run-on sentences (sometimes entire paragraphs with zero punctuation), no capitalization – from the written word it can be hard to decipher what the person is trying to get across without “hearing” any inflection. I am rarely patient enough to be bothered to try to interpret the message. I equate it to the person incessantly nattering without caring whether you understand them or not – more of a rant than a dialogue. The quintessential forum post drive-by.
Our society allows graduation from high school or even university without individuals being able to either read or write properly – I guess it is just not seen as important.
Possessives and plural possessives seem to be difficult for many; either apostrophes are non-existent or randomly applied.
Is it a deal-breaker? My preference is for trying to communicate effectively using correct spelling and good grammar, but it certainly is not everyone’s forte…..therefore, each situation will be taken for what it is.
(There’s another thread floating about regarding keeping the “u”. Absolutely – see above!) | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/24/2007 3:01:34 PM | | Poor spelling/grammar used to be a pet peeve of mine, until......I had a son with learning disabilities. The experience has taught me to be a whole lot more tolerant, because not being able to spell is no reflection on their intelligence! | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/24/2007 3:47:29 PM | Originally posted by johnsmith67:
I personally would not want to enter a forum with people who mispell words. It's not funny. And nobody caught it, ahahaha. Oh well, you tried, man.
As for me, I can't stand intentional idiocy. I'm willing to even accept it if somebody is too lazy to look up how to spell "sooperfloous", or screw up on "teh", but there's a few out there that take the cake. The ones who go out of their way to AlTeRnAtE CaPiTaLs, t41k 1337, or have ~-~ between every word cause a part of me to perish. | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/24/2007 11:22:48 PM | | I have an unnatural attraction to blondes (comes from my childhood) so I don't expect spelling to be up to my standards even if spell check is just a click away . : ) | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/24/2007 11:49:11 PM | I don't expect my standards to be met from morons who ass u me that blondes can't spell. In fact, I have a natural aversion to morons in general. Maybe it's the blonde in me.
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/25/2007 9:40:08 AM | I'm going to have to agree with you on that one.
Insults coming from someone who does not have a photo posted = moron  | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/26/2007 1:34:34 PM | | I have been in relationships where the other person could not spell or just basically did not have the slightest grasp of the english language and yes, it bothers me. I'm bad for deleting emails without responding if it's bad enough. | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/26/2007 1:37:08 PM | "I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a
rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and
lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you
can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos
not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!"
That was incredibly interesting. And you have a point! I think what gets to me most is when people say things like "Nite" "U2" and other random shortening of words that really don't need it. | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/26/2007 4:41:10 PM | | There is nothing more annoying when you're reading profiles and there are more spelling errors than correct ones. It puts me off a little, I guess it's a personal thing, but did they go to school? | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/26/2007 6:39:30 PM |
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a
rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and
lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you
can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos
not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
Yes, most people can read this.
which goes to prove that proper spelling is meaningless
No, it does not.
If you did not learn how to read and write correctly in the first place, you would not be able to read this or even understand it.
So, spelling and grammar do count for something...... | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/26/2007 8:17:29 PM |
No, it does not.
If you did not learn how to read and write correctly in the first place, you would not be able to read this or even understand it.
Wrong Mike! I am a terrible speller and I read it fine, in fact I read it faster then the other posts that were made
 Wrong Worgn | |
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| Spelling and Grammar, does it count?
Posted: 3/26/2007 9:39:21 PM | Yes, spelling and grammar count. It distracts me from what the person is saying. If it is really bad, or full of phoneticisms (does anybody mind if I make up words?) like 'luv u 2' I find myself thinking less of the writer and may lose interest entirely. Poor spelling does suggest poor education, and the phoneticisms suggest a younger age group than mine. That being said, if the content of the profile is otherwise very interesting I'd still date the person.
Sorry. Just looked it up. I can't make up a word because there already is one for that meaning: phonetism. (Personally, I like my word better but I think I'd defeat my own argument if I used my own instead.) Please replace above term 'phoneticisms' with 'phonetism'. Thank you. | |
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