Poor spelling

To me it's about two issues: communication (poor spelling and grammar make it hard to understand what the person means) and pride (showing care in the little things so that people will assume you also take care in the big things). While I understand that English isn't everybody's strongest subject, I'd argue that it takes only a moment to get someone to proofread something that you are intending to publish.

It's perfectly understandable that occasional errors show up in quickly-dashed-off forum posts, and only a pedant would mind these.
 
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Oh, and there should be no comma before the but, and you shouldn't start a sentence with the word 'because' as it is a conjunctive.
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Can you say "Because of the weather, we stayed indoors and played Twister"?
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I was a proof reader for 30 years, working for a regional newspaper group. I left the industry last year when those in charge decided that post was no longer relevant. One of the biggest laughs I've had since then was reading an ad for an AUTHORPIEDIC mattress! And no, I'm not bitter (I landed a job with horses and I'm as happy as a sandboy), SPELLING JUST DOES NOT MATTER ANY MORE.
 
Poor spelling and grammar in ads and posts irritate me too. Correcting such stuff is what I do for a living, and it's hard to switch off. People should bear in mind that what they write down is intended to communicate something to the reader - and so often all it communicates is that the writer is careless and expects the reader to do all the work.

Genuine dyslexia is something else entirely and I have every sympathy with people who struggle with that.
 
It doesn't irritate me, but it saddens me sometimes. I can be too lazy to type out posts with correct grammer at times
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but my spelling isn't too bad!!
We have teenagers work for us at weekends and i have to say their spelling and grammer is shocking, BUT it's their handwriting that really gets me. It looks as if a spider has fallen in an inwell and galloped around the page.....it's totally illegible. I firmly believe this is due to lack of emphasis on handwriting in schools today, with too much work being done on computers.
As for dyslexia, a freind of mine has this as well as another learning problem, which i won't go into on an open forum, she finds spelling difficult and words become a jumble, she was bullied and ridiculed mercilessly on this forum
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so it's not all laziness.
On another tangent, when my uncle owned a garage, he took on a lad for work experience, this lad was totally illiterate yet was utter brilliance with anything mechanical, his school were totally unsupportive and even asked my uncle not to take him on
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My uncle knew his family so told the school to bog off!! That lad became a fantastic mechanic, he just employs someone else to do the books!! So we don't have to be academic to get on in life, BUT it is a basic skill that IMHO is being overlooked in schools today.
 
Do you think therefore, that it is quite worrying that some schools now do not use any paper, but everything is done on the computer? Can these children master handwriting?

I think that possibly bad pronunciation hinders correct spelling. People words as they sound.
 
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Oh, and there should be no comma before the but, and you shouldn't start a sentence with the word 'because' as it is a conjunctive.
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Can you say "Because of the weather, we stayed indoors and played Twister"?
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No.
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Well, actually, in today's language it is probably considered correct, and it isn't a conjunctive, however it is not the best English syntax.

You should say, 'Due to the weather' or 'Following inclement weather'.
But I doubt anyone cares to correct that any more.

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Do you think therefore, that it is quite worrying that some schools now do not use any paper, but everything is done on the computer? Can these children master handwriting?

I think that possibly bad pronunciation hinders correct spelling. People words as they sound.

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Very, very worrying indeed......i don't know whether it's due to teachers having to cope with bigger class sizes, but handwriting standards are slipping, as for spelling and grammer, don't even go there
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It annoys the hell out of me too. Sometimes when someone sends me an email I feel like returning it with correct spelling and punctuation. I am not as bothered by grammar, (eg, me and my friend instead of my friend and I.) As long as it makes sense, that is fine by me!

However, I hate using the letter 'u' instead of the word 'you'. The only abbreviations I use are brb and lol.

Anyone want to guess how old I am?
 
LOL - trust me to spell it wrong!!!! Still i have the most dreadful cold and am not thinking straight......*grammar*grammar*grammar*...
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You would all love me. I had a learning disability, which means I have poor motor skills, so my hand writing is very slow and untidy. Also my brain doesn't processes things correctly, so I make a lot of mistakes, spelling and can miss words and often half a scentence from what I am writing. I can check a post 4 or 5 times very carefully each time, correct all the errors, post what I have written, the re-read it and there are still mistkes.

I made it through school, being the lazy and careless one constantly in trouble and being picked on for it by the staff. The motor issues were picked up at 6th form, so I got extra time in exams But I made it through a degree and accountancy qualification before I was actually diagnosed with a disability at the age of 31.

It is frustrating when people think you are either lazy or stupid if you make lots of mistakes. According to the Dr who diagnosed me, the reason I got through all my qualifications with out help was because my intelligence level is high and I have always had to work harder than most people to get thing right.
 
i am both hard of hearing and wear two hearing aids and i am also dyslexic. i think it is very difficult to criticise people for having poor spelling and grammer without knowing anything about them. i try me best to sound words and break up words to improve my spelling. i am also very aware of my problem and it annoys me to read posts like this. i am 33 years old i only found out i was dyslexic when i went back into futher education. as i child i was told i was stupid by the teachers and as a result i have no confidence in my own ability. i am know in my 3rd year of studying and still question myself. SO PLEASE DO NOT CRITICISE OTHER PEOPLES SPELLING ABILITY. as it is thought at 25% of the population are likely to be dyslexic and not know about it.

just think about it
 
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im so sorry but i have to say i do love it when people rant about spelling, and then make *mistakes* themselves makes me chuckle!!
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It just shows we can all have a bad day - and I was certainly having one last night
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Just to put it in context I don't have a problem with the odd spelling mistake, especially on something like a forum, where it should be a bit more relaxed. However, in a professional capacity I would expect things to be checked for spelling and grammar.
We do get the occasional post on here that is so badly written it is virtually unreadable, and those are the ones I have a problem with.
 
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Oh, and there should be no comma before the but, and you shouldn't start a sentence with the word 'because' as it is a conjunctive.
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Can you say "Because of the weather, we stayed indoors and played Twister"?
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No.
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Well, actually, in today's language it is probably considered correct, and it isn't a conjunctive, however it is not the best English syntax.

You should say, 'Due to the weather' or 'Following inclement weather'.
But I doubt anyone cares to correct that any more.

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Well
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I was taught that only trains and babies are 'due'. The correct sentence would commence 'Owing to the weather...'.
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im so sorry but i have to say i do love it when people rant about spelling, and then make *mistakes* themselves makes me chuckle!!
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It just shows we can all have a bad day - and I was certainly having one last night
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Just to put it in context I don't have a problem with the odd spelling mistake, especially on something like a forum, where it should be a bit more relaxed. However, in a professional capacity I would expect things to be checked for spelling and grammar. [ QUOTE ]

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i do have to say, i do agree with your point!!In a professional form you are 'paying' for a service,(correct professional ad' ) and would expect things to be correct!!
 
As another oldie I too despair at people's spelling, but what annoys me more is the growing use of text speak on forums...............I don't even bother to read those posts.................that is just sheer laziness by people!

I'm quite convinced that the English language will be unrecognisable to us in the very near future!!
 
it doesn't seem to matter how old you are you learn something new all the time, anyone know what this means???

orthography
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and this is my favourtie sounding word used on the forum, by a clever forumite(is forumite a word? can i use it) ?

oxymoron
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Oh, and there should be no comma before the but, and you shouldn't start a sentence with the word 'because' as it is a conjunctive.
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(sorry)
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Can you say "Because of the weather, we stayed indoors and played Twister"?
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No.
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Well, actually, in today's language it is probably considered correct, and it isn't a conjunctive, however it is not the best English syntax.

You should say, 'Due to the weather' or 'Following inclement weather'.
But I doubt anyone cares to correct that any more.

(except me!
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Well
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I was taught that only trains and babies are 'due'. The correct sentence would commence 'Owing to the weather...'.
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You are right as well!
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