Spelling and grammar

Ditto with the text speak.

Regarding spelling I must admit I spell check most of my posts if Im unsure of something within it but thats the OCD in me!! lol I would never correct someone's spelling in a post as I think that would be rude. So long as its in context and understandable then I dont think it matters.

I do however think that punctuation matters. It can be really hard to read a post if its just one constant sentence.

[ophic]

trailing dots...
wind me up...
when put after every sentence...
makes things appear very whimsical...
i'm going to sleep now...
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......................

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by barwel1992

sorry i’m not prepared to go out of my way to make my spelling better

So if you can't be *rsed to use a spellchecker, and let's face it with one coming bundled in with free web browsers like mozilla firefox it is plain laziness, then why should anyone be bothered to reply?

While I have sympathy for your disability, I have no sympathy for laziness.

It's a well known fact that I can't spell the word that sounds 'manoovers' and I'm hoping to convert the English speaking world to my much more sensible way than that French rubbish 'manoeuvres'. Oh $hit, I've spelled it right after all

Originally Posted by Amanda

Ditto with the text speak.

Regarding spelling I must admit I spell check most of my posts if Im unsure of something within it

And then you went and spoilt it all by omitting the semicolon between "spelling" and "I", and the apostrophe in "I'm"


Ignore me, I'm a pedant of the worst kind.

[ophic]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

So if you can't be *rsed to use a spellchecker, and let's face it with one coming bundled in with free web browsers like mozilla firefox it is plain laziness, then why should anyone be bothered to reply?

While I have sympathy for your disability, I have no sympathy for laziness.

for dyslexic people, its hard to do. So whilst ultimately it might be lazy, its virtually impossible to keep up with what is sometimes a fast moving forum, whilst concentrating on making sure each word is spelled correctly, even with the aid of a spellchecker. It would make every post take half an hour. Whilst you or I do it naturally and quickly, and the spell checker might only highlight one in fifty words, for him it might highlight one in two, and some words can be spelled several ways.

This place should be fun and involving for dyslexic people too. As long as he makes sense and can be understood, what's the problem? And if he doesn't, then ask him to clarify.

[yorkie_chris]

I don't really mind that he can't spell, what I mind is the fact that he said he doesn't want to make the effort.

Originally Posted by ophic

This place should be fun and involving for dyslexic people too. As long as he makes sense and can be understood, what's the problem? And if he doesn't, then ask him to clarify.

+1

For what it's worth Barwel, i've always been able to understand your posts. Some folk seem to think the org doubles up as a giant spelling bee.

Personully, I cannae spel eethir: but am nought dislexik!

[Spiderman]

no, he said he shouldn't HAVE TO make the effort to get it perfect if it can be understood by us all.

YC, i could accuse you of the same thing almost but in reverse...taking the time to miss-spell swears so they get past the swear filter when you could easily choose something else.

Lets all just let the little things go is the key, the big things that really need pointing out fair enough but a word here and a word there between online friends, whats the big deal?

Originally Posted by Spiderman

Lets all just let the little things go is the key, the big things that really need pointing out fair enough but a word here and a word there between online friends, whats the big deal?

+1