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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/21/2007 7:13:04 PM | Pamperpooch000:
^^^^^^^^lmao, I've already admitted that my spelling is less than perfect, and I don't expect perfection from other people either, but theres a difference between being imperfect at grammar, and not even bothering to attempt it.
I agree completely. Grammar assists the reader to understand what is written. It is so much easier to read to when somebody uses punctuation. I am not looking to be the grammar police. I just don't want to struggle to understand what you have written. If you can't make the time to make your correspondence clear, then I am obviously not that important to you.
I am not a great speller or typist. I use Firefox as my browser; I have it check my spelling as I type. | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/21/2007 8:06:20 PM | As long as they are intelligent and cordial, I wouldn’t necessarily dismiss somebody because of their poor spelling or grammar. I know many highly intelligent people, including one of my best friends from school, who can’t spell if their life depended on it. They’re all great people, just bad spellers.
It is, however, one of the first things that I notice, especially, since I work in publishing. In fact, most of my coworkers have admitted to correcting other people’s spelling and grammar outside of work. It has never occurred to me to do that. I wouldn’t want one of my friends or family members pointing out all my mistakes in spelling, math, or in my life. | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/21/2007 11:54:04 PM | Dear nortatem..... see the difference between Stephen King and well let's just callem .. ah others... is .. he uses his brain to think and ah "others " are utilizing their brains as spell checkers ...and poor poor Steven ... up there with ah what's her name yah Tabitha.,.. her writing kinda sucks if yah ask me ... well they are up there on the hill in Maine looking over their kingdom... and us sorry ass losers are arguing whether a spell checker is worth a game of chest ....
Nortatem .. you are so right and right on .. ... I hate critical people cept me .. okay and maybe you ...
Now Gwendolyn is gonnah think I am coming onto yah>??? Can you bring your spell checker to my dilapidated housing unit I need a recall and a price check on a specific item.. in isle number ah ah .. 69 ...???? hahah life is good till someone seizes yah...
Oh yah PS and this is to Gwendolyn, okay the rest of yah can read it , no secrets here on plenty of bs... .. you sound deliberate in your delivery to me ... and I am allways intentional.. but don't have kittens over it k... meow...
Got any good books to recommend? ... as in fictional plagarism ... something came first , had to be the hen or the egg wouldn't a got laid... and don't let any milsum fool yah the sword will lop off creativity and spell checkers so keep typing and eventually you will find a voice beyond articulational zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz's | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/22/2007 2:52:45 AM | well, having an I.Q. in zee triple digits (yup, i said 'zee'...And , 'yup')
~i~ UseD to be very Attracted to 'Smart' Men
(i am Also 'surrounded' by Very 'Smart' people, in my 'day to day'-daughter entered College at age 14, blah blah baLAH)
HowEver, i have 'found' that....'proper'
-spelling
-'placement' of commas/capitalization/parenthesis/quotations/ETC
-periods/spacing/typos/ETC
are Not Really Any indication of WHAT is IN one's
~HEART~
while i DO *cringe* a little, when reading
-"hey wassup ur cute wanna hit me up"...
i AlWays reply to mail (and, Yes-it Can get/Be...'tedious' , at times)
it seems (just from MY life experience) THAT: Males (in general) are Not always the 'stronger' of the genders in English (as a 'subject'/'school') , Spelling
i Have met MANY men that caNT Spell Or Type worth a *s h i t*
and, out of Those men? there were/are...MANY with Big, Generous,Giving,Caring,Loving
~Hearts~
soooooo.....?
*as for using 'i'? inStead of 'I'?*
'i' just doNT deem my'Self' as 'oh so Important' as to Use 'I'
ahw, mayBe i Am just 'lazy'
as Another poster put it...
"ya just might be missin out on some Good/Great gents"
(if yer a spelling/grammer Nazi)
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/22/2007 4:40:25 AM | OP, I'm with you. When I see bad spelling and grammar, it's like nails on a chalkboard to me. Totally cringe-worthy.
I know not everyone is a spelling guru. My best friend is an editor and she is a grammar NAZI with her friends, so I understand the reverse position as well. But the thing about email and posting in these forums is, it allows for editing. You have all the time in the world to read through it it make sure things are spelled correctly and make sure it sounds the way it should.
Obviously I am a little more lenient when it comes to IMing and texing because that is the nature of those means of communication-electronic shorthand. Thing is, I've known some reasonably intelligent people who were horrible spellers and their emails were one grammatical error after another. I can overlook it in people I already know but if my first impression of you is through the written word, you BETTER make sure you leave a good impression. | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/22/2007 5:12:31 AM | Did you ever consider that maybe there is a problem with the keys sticking on there board,Mine do all the time. Yes I do agree with you sometimes you can just tell; The grammar is something to watch out for,I have meant some of these guys some are awesome, some are just like thier spelling:: DOUBLE CHECK YOU SPELLING GENTLEMEN :::::: | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/22/2007 9:26:25 AM | | I for one do not judge someones personality by their ability to read or write. Although it makes it difficult to talk sometimes, I find that taking that extra bit of effort to understand makes life so much more interesting. You may be missing out on a great friendship if you judge someone by their ability to communicate. Afterall, we can't all be "A" students. | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/22/2007 10:52:41 AM | To be quite honest here...most off the comments on this thread are very judgemental...how can you judge someone by their spelling abilitys and whether they type in txt talk......I write in txt talk when im texting some one simply because its quicker, doesnt take up too much room on your pages thus costing alot less!!! When I talk to someone on msn from my local area I will type as I talk which is broad scotish, But this does not mean I am thick!!! and do have an education...it means I am able to communicate with people as I would in person....I dont try to prettend im a snob the only time I would write to someone in proper english would be if i were applying for a job or writting a formal letter..........but it feels like that sometimes on here...being judged whether or not your good enough for the position based on you spelling and grammer. Its all bull shit!! lol
noo try n suss oot this wan, jist cause a dinae tipe proper engsh disnae make me thick, a kin dae both u ken....its wot thy caw type as u talk....ma opinion is it dis make u sound friendly...so there git it up use!!!!! | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/22/2007 12:53:00 PM | I would respond but not the way that my English teacher would be ashamed of me. She was (and still is) the biggest lover and fan of the proper/correct English, very strict, witty and unconventional in how she conducted her English lessons.
Still though when it comes to the pronunciation, I think that the beauty of the English language lies in bending the tongue. True or false?
P.S.
That might be my *Achilles heel* but I'm digressing.LOL | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/22/2007 1:17:34 PM | Musstluvdogs--EXACTLY--the biggest reason to be leery of bad grammar & spelling--especially if you are a woman--the Nigerian scammers. There are a load of them on POF, probably because it is free. After a while you can spot them a mile away.
I thought about starting a thread on the 10 biggest give aways that your online suitor is Nigerian...or for the men, Russian women.
They use pictures from a modeling agency in Hawaii (I have seen the same pix under numerous screen names). They describe themselves as "Native American", not knowing that this means American Indian, not Caucasian.
The photo has blue eyes and blond hair and they in profile say black hair and brown eyes. Many claim to be widowers, and call their wives "he" died under mysterious circumstances. Leaving them with a small child to raise. And a few sick relatives (for the "touch" later on).
Their height can be 4'9" or 6'8" (very unlikely). They might be on metric in Nigeria and not sure about US measurements. And they obviously never heard of spell checker.
And biggest dead giveaway of all, besides their being in love with you after the second email and suddenly needing money in an emergency, is that they all want you to IM them on their yahoo address. What's that all about?
Anyway, I can understand the odd typo, we all do that, but total incoherence is a good reason to beware. | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/22/2007 1:31:24 PM | if someone has obviously made a typo I overlook it but if the word always is repeatedly spelled allways in a profile or something like that I have a hard time taking that person seriously. Grammar and especially spelling are major issues with me and horrible mispellings of everyday words are just something that I can't abide. It gets me wondering...did these people even graduate from highschool? I want a mate who is intelligent enough to carry on a conversation at my level and these profiles are your first chance to make that impression on me.
now...everyone have a supper time on POF :) ha ha! | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/22/2007 1:42:19 PM | maybe just maybe that the person who has taken the time to go out of there way to send you a message has not ever had the golden oppertunity that you obviously have had, and that is being Schooled & Well Educated?? maybe just maybe mind you! that this Uneducated Uncouth Person you are passing off as a Uneducated Moron might have more of Life's Skills & Street Savvy in there little finger than the person who has just brushed them off as an Uncouth , Uneducated Looser will ever have ??? so where do you draw the line?? which is more important a person who has there nose up in the air or a person who is down to earth and not false, who maybe
was brought up the hard way with little or no Education?? which was no fault of there own, take a page out of Charles Bronson's book, I rest my case!
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/22/2007 3:41:29 PM |
which is more important a person who has there nose up in the air or a person who is down to earth and not false
Being educated and being intelligent are two entirely different things. I recognize that. I only have a high school education and so to many people am "uneducated". But wanting an intellectual equal is not snobbery! It's knowing what you want! I've posted a similar response in a thread before...how is it any different than the people who judge someone based on their looks, height, weight, etc? There's always bound to be someone who doesn't like it and who gets offended by it.
I think the point is, at least online, the English language in typewritten form can be edited so that it's clean and clear. It shows effort, it shows respect for the recipient of your message, and, especially when contacting someone who is clear in their profile that they are looking for someone with brains, it shows that you are paying attention.
If you don't attempt to put your best foot forward when contacting someone via email/IM, then why should they bother giving you the time of day?
I spend 7 long years in a relationship with someone who was not my intellectual equal. He was a great guy-funny, hard-working, handsome, loyal....but ultimately, something was missing for me. I refuse to make that mistake again.
It is my preference, and I'm allowed that. I might not like it that other people judge me solely on my looks without taking the chance to get to know me, but they're allowed that, too. That's THEIR preference. And all my b!tching about it won't change it.
Just accept it and move on to someone who doesn't mind that they can't understand a single thing that you type and don't know the difference between their and there and they're. | |
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| If someone emails you with misspelled words and bad grammar, do you respond?
Posted: 11/22/2007 4:23:24 PM | I don't respond.
If someone contacts me with more than a few typos and doesn't respond in an intelligent manner, then they obviously didn't read my profile.
I have no patience for idiots or those who can't read and write (since reading and writing are my passions)...
Why waste your time? The only way they might learn is if women don't respond to their stupidity.... | |
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