spellchecker!

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

so does google Plowsie.

Its the little box on the toolbar that says

ABC(green tick symbol) check

Thanks, I didn't know about the spell checker

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Dan

Exactly. These days, any child who doesn't apply themselves or performs badly academically is automatically given an excuse, whether it's a poor home life, undiagnosed Dyslexia, Autism or something else.

Now, I'm not disputing the existence of these issues/illnesses, and some children are without a doubt victims of bad luck when it comes to the gene pool, but there is to my mind a huge amount of over-use of these conditons as excuses.

When I was at school, there were academically gifted pupils, athletically gifted pupils and normal all-rounders. Everyone had strengths and weaknesses.

Then, some were just dense.

Laziness goes by many names these days..........

Originally Posted by plowsie

No, I don't feel it is...

Your entitled to you opinion

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by plowsie

Has anyone just thought it may be lazyness (sp? Laziness(as per Firefox ))?

Yes I often think it is laziness. They are either to lazy to make an effort to write an intelligible post or were to lazy to make an effort at school and now know no better.

In my opinion nothing makes you appear poorly educated or thick more than an inability to read or write to a basic standard. I know we all have to make allowances for those with genuine problems, but it seems to me (and has already been posted) that these conditions are bandied about as excuses for poor academic performance by those that just cannot be arsed.

In fact, after reading some posts on an undergraduate forum recently, I despair of the level reading and writing skills that is acceptable in schools currently.

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by The Guru

It annoys me aswell, but at the end of the day some people have poor reading and writing abilities... and some people are just ignorant.

fixed for you

Originally Posted by Dan

Exactly. These days, any child who doesn't apply themselves or performs badly academically is automatically given an excuse, whether it's a poor home life, undiagnosed Dyslexia, Autism or something else.

Now, I'm not disputing the existence of these issues/illnesses, and some children are without a doubt victims of bad luck when it comes to the gene pool, but there is to my mind a huge amount of over-use of these conditons as excuses.
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I have to agree with you Dan. I do think its an over used excuse. My brother is dyslexic, he doesn't use it as an excuse, and for the record has a degree

I think I've officially joined the old gang or something.
Coincidently(and a sweeping generalisation) rather a lot of new members are below the age of 20, and its these members that are usually the ones with terrible posts, so what the hell is going on.
As someone already said, if our foreign friends on here make a huge effort to post properly, why can't our younger members? English is taught all over the world as a mutual second language, are their schools going to have to start teaching text speak as well, because the English are getting so damn lazy with their own language?


waits for the burning flames of hell to descend upon me

Originally Posted by The Guru

Your entitled to you opinion

Okay, so say, I called you **** at riding your bike because you didn't make an overtake that anybody could've made in a 3 seater armchair, I've never met you but I've just said that to you...

"**** you" would be my reply to me.

Originally Posted by plowsie

Okay, so say, I called you **** at riding your bike because you didn't make an overtake that anybody could've made in a 3 seater armchair, I've never met you but I've just said that to you...

"**** you" would be my reply to me.

No, I'd probably agree

I ride like Im driving Miss Daisy

Originally Posted by The Guru

No, I'd probably agree

I ride like Im driving Miss Daisy

Fair enough then.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by The Guru

No, I'd probably agree

I ride like Im driving Miss Daisy

Hey nothing wrong with taking your Granny out on Pillion

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

I have to agree with you Dan. I do think its an over used excuse. My brother is dyslexic, he doesn't use it as an excuse, and for the record has a degree

Exactly. On the other hand, I worked with someone until a while ago who had been written off by many as being thick as mince, but I suspect he may have been mildly Autistic. He was like the ****ing Rain Man when it came to numbers, and was highly artistic, very inventive and a great creative thinker.

Just goes to show that it cuts both ways - some are diagnosed wrongly and never succeed as a result, some aren't diagnosed at all and do brilliantly.