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Msg: 1005 | |
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Firefox is a wonderful browser for spelling challenged people. It is free, you just have to download it and when it underlines a word, guess what, it isn't spelled correctly. You only have to download it once. I don't know, maybe people are that lazy. I place a far higher value on people's ability to take the time to spell correctly... misspelt words on forums and in emails are not nearly as high of a priority to me as grammar for spelling challenged people.
I also find it petty to constantly harp on others when no one is perfect...
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/2/2008 6:47:36 AM | | In terms of the OT, it all depends on what she looks like. Some things, like intelligence, are flexible, whereas others, like physical attractiveness, are absolute musts. So, if a thin, long haired, sensual woman wrote to me, I'd reply. If an unattractive nuclear physicist wrote, I would answer as a "friend", but nothing more. | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/2/2008 8:53:42 AM | I've always thought that it wouldn't matter and I wouldn't judge a person
as critically as the omnipresent spelling and grammar police on here.
However, I have had it happen, and it IS MOST ANNOYING!
Poor education is one thing, but there is always spell check! I know that
isn't perfect, but I am left with the impression that some people just don't
give a damn! | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/2/2008 9:03:56 AM | Interesting thread! I am always fascinated by the wide range of opinions people have on all the subjects in the forums. Makes interesting reading!
Regarding this particular thread- I appreciate proper grammar and spelling. It is something that I personally like. I am not so concerned about capitals because I believe that most people know to capitalize the first letter of a sentence. I also give people the benefit of the doubt if they spell France , france, for instance. Some spelling mistakes I believe are probably intentional like thru for through or nite for night. Grammar and spelling are just something I like personally, like hiking or tennis, etc. I will read through a person's profile and try to determine if English is a second language to that person. I will try to get a sense if their writing reflects their intelligence level. I also realize that I am not perfect at spelling or grammar and will utilize tools if I am unsure. I still make mistakes, however, and I recognize that a woman with a phd in English might judge me on these same issues and find me lacking. I except that completely. For people who know that they have dyslexia, then it would probably be a good idea to use spelling tools. For me , this would convey an interest in making a good first impression. Less important later on , especially if the person explained to me that he/she is dyslexic and didn't want to take the time to use tools with every e-mail.
BUT, a bigger pet peeve to me than grammar or spelling mistakes is the fact that so many people don't respond to e-mails. I understand that there are are people on pof who get bombarded with e-mails. I have finally accepted that they don't have time to respond to every e-mail they get. However, I am a big believer in respect. Would it kill people to send a quick "thanks,but no thanks"?! I know that this is covered in another thread; it just irritates me when people write on this thread that they would just delete or not respond at all. What a society of rude, insensitive people we have become!! | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/2/2008 9:24:27 AM | | It's kind of strange to me when people don't take any pride in how they express themselves either with their spoken words or in written language. It's one of the pleasures that just doesn't get old for me. I would like to be an even better writer, speak even more clearly and evocatively, but hanging around someone that simply doesn't value that doesn't appeal to me. It's a personal ethic sort of thing. | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/2/2008 9:24:36 AM | Misspelled words can often be attributed to typos which we have been guilty of doing at one time or another.. I am not overly picky about that...I am more focused on the message itself rather than donning my " Captain Spellcheck" cape and obsessively zeroing in on a misspelled word or misplaced adjective or adverb. ..
As far as bad grammar? ....well that depends on how bad the language is butchered.. If someone sends me something that I feel I need "translator" to decipher and the person's native language is English, then that's a problem..and does leave a pretty bad impression.... But that's an extreme example...and rare
What annoys me at times is when people send messages in "textese" eg.. idk wat 2 say/
Once you're out of high school, it's no longer cute...
People who send concise, clear messages, reflecting that they are articulate make the best overall impression .. | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/2/2008 1:37:33 PM | | brad.pitt....you have obviously not had someone here respond to your 'No thanks' with a rude comment. As a proper lady with manners, it was my practice to respond to e mails from men with a polite 'No thank you'. Imagine my surprise when I was then greeted with rude and offensive responses. Trust me, it happened several times. Some people do not take rejection well. So I stopped responding. I am neither rude nor insensitive...far from it. I will not, however, stand for nasty e mails from wierdos here. The moral of the story is...never assume and try to understand why some women here do not write back. I have now included my stance on this subject in my profile, leaving no room for any misunderstanding. If a man has a problem with that, so be it! As I said, I have my reasons. | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/2/2008 2:55:56 PM | I try to respond to all e-mails, however, if yours is filled with misspellings and bad grammar I'm less likely to be interested. If you are that careless with your e-mail I get the feeling that you will be equally careless as a friend or lover. Attention to detail or lack of it tells me something about you as a person.  | |
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mz one
| | Joined: 12/3/2007
Msg: 1015 | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/2/2008 6:12:37 PM | To circe 1: I have had unpleasant responses to "no thank you" messages. Don't you think that reflects poorly on the writers of those messages? I can't take responsibility for their behaviours (correct spelling because I live in Canada!) but I am responsible for my own. So, I continue to treat people the way I would like to be treated and do not assume that because I have had a bad experience with one person that it will be the same for others.
Sorry, definitely off the thread here! | |
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MNL70
| | Joined: 8/21/2008
Msg: 1019 | |
| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/3/2008 10:36:10 PM | | I know this may come off as conceited, but no, I would not respond. It is a big turn-off for me and that is just something I know about myself. I spent many years in advanced education, and I have learned through my personal relationships that if I do not fully respect a man's intelligence, our relationship will not work. This is not to say that I do not understand a "typo", as I have many of my own, but if it appears an individual only expresses themselves online in a grammatically incorrect manner, or as they would in a more casual text, I must assume the mutual respect that I need will just not exist with that person. I am a well-educated, successful woman, that may intimidate some men. As a result, if they can not handle me or keep up, it just would not work out. Looking for my equal or better (somewhat of a geek, I guess), so anything less just would not turn me on. | |
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Posted: 10/5/2008 4:44:01 PM | | Heres something i find funny, some of you have mentioned using Spell check and other programs, Well news flash,at least to me Lol, is that a person is really just masking the problem using those programs only make you appear to spell good. I reminds me of dancing with Women some times who say Just lead me(in dancing) i can follow you, but some of them don't know the patterns and thats not the same as Owning the dance patterns for onself, without just being Lead on the dance floor.. | |
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joro
| | Joined: 12/2/2007
Msg: 1025 | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/11/2008 4:58:32 AM | dancing/shoes wrote <div class="quote">if you found out a guy on here was a bit poor in his writing But was rich and really good looking you all would change your mind in a instant.
You're joking right? With money and power, only come curruption and loneliness. Besides, if he had that kind of money he could pay someone to edit his posts
I guess the quickest way to answer this question would have been: yes or no, but then what's the fun in that? | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/11/2008 5:56:25 AM |
know I shouldn't be so picky about it;but, people who email me with very bad grammar and misspelled words turn me off. Is this an indication of how they communicate in person? Is this being too critical?
There is way too much imphasis on spelling on these sites. If a person mispells, I see others jumping all over them for no other reason, than to make themselves appear to look better.
It realy saddens me how some can pick on others simply because they mispell a word or two. I mean come on people... Are we stooping to that level of low that we have to redicule others to draw attention to ourselves? Geeze...... | |
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Posted: 10/11/2008 7:33:29 AM | Absolutely not, babe...Even as an Editor, I don't do that. But I'm certainly tempted. Poor spelling does not make a loser out of someone...no more than a beard....smoking....baldness....or whatever else turns someone off.
It's difficult for some of us to understand why people don't see the little red lines when they misspell a word. I can only guess that they don't really care. Sometimes it's not the spelling, it's the not caring....
Just my thoughts...
KK | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/11/2008 7:37:01 AM |
If they are obviously from a foreign land, I ask them to have someone with whom they are close who speaks/reads/writes English review their profile and edit them before going any further.
OK, I'm flirting with being off topic here, but I found this amusing enough to save, maybe someone else will too.
This was printed on the back of a "bubble pack" of a headlight relay kit I bought a few years back. I quote......
This bulb is not effective by using of normal wiring and also will cause troubles, so that, please use the atached wire. Besides, please don't turn on two lights at the same time to prevent from shortening the bulb life.
For whom of using 4 bulb square type low beam in case of using 4 bulb square type low beam , (etc. etc.)
Good thing there was a diagram. I bought this through a mail order catalogue, not sure I would have, if I picked it up at a store. | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 10/11/2008 7:48:14 AM | Wow.... I can't believe I just got an email trying to correct me for mispelled words in my profile! I was told there were five.... lol....
See this is the crap I am talking about. Why should anyone single anyone else out for a few mispelled words here and there?
So I take this person and others go around just looking to make excuses to correct others... Wow..... They must truly be borred!!!
Does it make them any better a person, exspecialy when they read you thier pedegree?
I think NOT!!!!! | |
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