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Quote by Sgt Bilko
Right, now everyone has had a sleep, let's see if we can get back to the topic and stop sniping at each other!! confused :? :?

Thanks Sarge, no more sniping from me!
Right, now everyone has had a sleep, let's see if we can get back to the topic and stop sniping at each other!! confused :? :?

:shock: Has this door been unlock? rolleyes
Gosh it has :thrilled: :thrilled: :thrilled:
dus it mattur if sum peepul spel the od wurd rong NO
dus it mattur if sum peepul spel the od wurd rong NO

:shock: Is your Cat <<<<< trying to lick my pussy? redface lol
wel..I have an excuse.....I did ITA at junior school where the books were actualy spelt incorrectly. It was spelt as it sounds..it was suppossed to make to read quicker. maybe it did but I have to confess my spelling is awful and i put it down to that fact. However I did get grade A english A'level. My teacher was amazed considering my spelling. However as I pointed out, I knew in an exam situation, that I was marked down on spelling..and so if there was a word I couldn't spell, I just thought of another, that ,meant the same that I could spell. bloody easy.
lol
You know, if the world was full of perfect people ..wouldnt it be boring?
Full of people with the same education, same up bringing, same tastes , same principles etc etc...
What one has to recognise is that we each are individuals , with the rights to say what we want , how we want, when we want.. Who gives anyone the right to say that someone is spelling wrong and that it makes a difference in the forum?
Theres no fun out of humiliating people wether it be directly or indirectly in these forums,its a shame that we members have got feelings and get hurt from words on a screen..It does seem tense in the forums some times,wether it is intended or not.
Thats life... just get on with it,theres more to worry about than a few misspelt words.... surely?
This wasnt aimed at anyone in particular either...just the site as a whole, after all without all types of members paying or none paying members there would be no site, so where could you post your views then?.....
Spelling on this site!
As I have always said I am not on this site for my spelling ability! biggrin
However I do try and make an effort to get it right.
and I hate txt spk!! lol you need an 'A'level in that just to try to understand it!! :D
Quote by Willwill69u

All I ask in the forums is that people make an effort so that they can be understood. When a post appears with poor spelling and no punctuation, It can be an absolute nightmare to understand. confused

That's exactly what I was saying - so amen to that.
The original exchange which brought all this about included the opinion of the person who couldn't spell too well saying that they didn't see the need to take the time and trouble to make an effort on the forum because they're just conversing with people. It had been observed that their profile and advert were well spelt and readable and they had taken the trouble.
I'm sorry but that just implies that they couldn't be fucked on the forum and is a dicourtesy to the reader in itself.
I for one think that this thread is not a good thread because of the trickle running between the lines and I regret it was ever started.
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ho hum as the person this is all about I have followed this and kept silent....
however the above insenced me with its selectivity that is not what I said unless you always edit all you hear and see to make it fit your view of life!!!
you can thank god that my original reply was timedout and that I dont use word spellcheck and cut and past here but speak from the heart without aids or proof reading i dont do that in a pub! I dont plan my conversations in advance and follow the layed down speach that I have planned!do you?
if you feel that I am being disingenous go back and read and inwardly digest what I said and then if you still feel offended about my spelling ask yourself whats your problem!
we dont use spelling and punctuation in conversations
and the substiutes are acent and inounciation of words!
do you dismiss ppl so quickly for their accent or ponounciation!!
or is this your way of dealing with anything you dont want to hear!
you can be thankfull that the last post got timed out
it went into detailed justifacation of the abbove annd my have been quite offencive
nearly as much as bing tod that spelling errors equate to saying f**k U to all the ppl who take the time to read what I have to say!!
and that is on a parr to efectivly saying my views are worthless because my spelling is crap!!
personally I think that anyone that shallow needs to stand in front of a mirror and take a long hard look at themselves and thier way of thinking!!!!
WillWill,
If it was my comments quoted above which incensed you, please PM me.
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firstly I wish to thank sgt bilko for reopening this thread! I always loved watching you on telly and will buy your next dvd
secondly to winchwench your comment did not offend as I believe that I can always be understood if ppl listen or read what I have to say! I seem to be sadly mistaken there and will change my ways as I do not like confrontations!
thirdly to westerross thank you for the pm I am sorry that I was so sharp that you felt the need to mail me and it is not taken as a personal insult even it I may seem to do so at times. however this first started 4 or 5 threads ago and has increased in vitriol over a period ending with 2 other ppl attempting to tag team me and I don't respond well to that!
this was after I had responded to a personal attack by pointing out that I was dyslexic and bi polar ect and that in these forums I treat them as tho I am talking to equals in the pub not writing political speeches to state a position and as such I do not use spellcheckers or proof read what I write. I do believe that you did not post any comments on the last thread therefore all I can assume is that you have either been setup to elicit a negative response or did not know the context of your comments and I must apologise most deeply to you for my uncalled for attack
finally unc I read your post with great interest about my post and would like to speak to you about your comments and observations I am more than happy to do this here in the forum and I will accept any comments so long as ppl accept that the don't believe you any excuse type comments are going to receive very short shrift from me so I don't know if it is appropriate I would like to hear yours and anyoneelses comments before I hijack this thread
thanks again to sgt bilko
Will,
firstly, :thumbup: for responding in a calm, measured manner.
I genuinely didn't know if what you said was aimed at me, or Tune. I merely wanted to check that you had read my entire post. Not just the bit Tune quoted- but particularly what I said about my Dyslexic/ lousy spelling friends, and more importantly, their I.Q's.
I really don't have a clue about most of the other stuff you mention. However, I do stand by what I said about making an effort to be understood in the forums. Take your pub example. If you we're trying to get your point across to your equals, I'm assuming that you would be as articulate as you could be. You wouldn't sit there using a series of "grunts" or saying "Yer, but no, but" would you?
That's all I was trying to say, that if we wish to be understood, we should use all the tools available to us to be so. I'm not saying we should all aim to be word perfect, spell check everything & have it proofread by Will Shakespear. And for the record, I can mostly understand what you are trying to get across. There have been some forum posters in the past who have literally left me completely unable to make sense of what they said.
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thanks who was it said jaw jaw not war war!!!!
just shows the USA is not all bad!! wink
Ill take that as a positive vote so I better start using word to make sure I dont mess up a chance to explain what a lot of ppl go thro and never speak up about because of fear!
speak up, not shut up!!!!
lp
Ok so where do I start? I suppose at the beginning is a good place!
I suffer from bi polar disorder. i am a manic depressive I can be high and low at the same time! I am dyslexic, I suffer from migraines, I believe that I may be borderline asperser's.
Hay there is a good start.
I am very intelligent! you will have to judge the accuracy of that statement but I will endeavour to justify it!
I don't know how long I have been like this but I believe I was born this way!
I am 51 years old.
You may wonder what my age has to do with this, but as a child going to school in the sixties, the way children with learning disabilities were dealt with was not nice! and I have spent a lot of my life hiding my disabilities so that I did not get labelled!!
Twice I have looked for medical help, on one occasion I was told ,I was "bad not mad" ,on the second occasion the ppl wanted to section me as a schizophphrenic! I am not a schizophrenic!!
If you will excuse me, I will deal with this later, firstly I will deal with the dyslexia as that is maybe the most important thing, to you the readers of my posts, and your excuse to ignore any point I make that you have no argument against and do not wish to accnolodage as it places you in a light that you do not like!! However they are all linked and that will make some of this seem very disjointed, so I will try to do this in little bits, lots of middling length posts, if I tried to do it in one post I would delete the post and shut up and I don't believe that is a good thing,
Quote by Willwill69u
thanks who was it said jaw jaw not war war!!!!
just shows the USA is not all bad!! wink
Ill take that as a positive vote so I better start using word to make sure I dont mess up a chance to explain what a lot of ppl go thro and never speak up about because of fear!

:thumbup: I'd say we don't even have a difference of a opinion now.
I think a vote of thanks to Sarge as well!
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as a dyslexic the most obvious thing is my inability to spell the same word the same way twice in a row and difficulty in reading!
this does not mean I cannot read it means words and letters disappear or rearrange themselves!!
Bs become Ds Os Qs and via ser versa also small words in's, at's, on's, no's disappear completely sometimes whole lines can do so too!
This means for me to be sure that I have read a text properly I need to read it at least twice!! and preferably with a gap between readings!
Other thing's that it means are i have difficulty with balance and rhythm!!! these I can cover quite easily by not dancing and being very careful in my movements, also my coordination is not as good as it should be but again it can be covered most of the time and most ppl never link being clumsy with dyslexia and if I am very careful it is not apparent!
The stutter that also goes with my dyslexia is easy to hide most of the time! no one stutters when they sing! so when i speak it is with a singsong voice that some think is camp! and have bullied me for in the past but I can live with that it is the lesser of two evils!!
The only time that my stutter becomes apparent is when I loose my temper and then the ppl who have wound me up to the point of loosing all control think its funny that I cant get my words out!!
they generally stop thinking it is so funny when they find me beating the living crap out of them!
By the way I served in HM Armed Forces for 5years 207days and have seen active service in NI and the Falklands so when I snap it is not pretty! and I hate violence so when forced to use it I really go over the top!(I believe that this may be as a result of the bipolar disorder but I do not use that as an excuse for inexcusable behaviour
Quote by Willwill69u
as a dyslexic the most obvious thing is my inability to spell the same word the same way twice in a row and difficulty in reading!
Other thing's that it means are i have difficulty with balance and rhythm!!! these I can cover quite easily by not dancing and being very careful in my movements, also my coordination is not as good as it should be but again it can be covered most of the time and most ppl never link being clumsy with dyslexia and if I am very careful it is not apparent!

I thought the clumsy coordination bit was dyspraxia? I'm only saying that as a member of my family has it.
There's a girl on my degree course who has dylexia and she's highly intelligent and in fact you wouldn't even think she has it because she copes so well. I'm really proud of her achievements.
Ive recently discovered that my inability to type is down to charcot marie shark disorder.
How about that for a mouthful.
Wyrd biæð ful aræd!
now for the bipolar bit!! god this is the real killer!!most of the time I am on the highest high tat you can imagine! and I would not change it for the world! but it does have certain drawbacks, I tend to open my mouth and let ppl no what I think before i consider their feelings this leads to hostility, the hostility is felt by me!(it is one of the lesser known bits of being bipolar,that is that you are extra sensitive to your surroundings) this can (does) lead to paranoid feelings, this then leads to depressed feelings and........then the pit! and at the bottom of the pit is a very ANGRY individual that you would not want to meet! (I think this is why so many bipolar sufferers are wrongly diagnosed as schizoid) I have no proof of this only my logic.
One thing is for sure tho and that is that most bipolar individuals spend their life under the radar and as a result of this the condition is not understood by either the sufferers or the medical profession
When you add to this the fact that most bipolar individuals when tested are found to be in the top 10% in cardrill IQ tests and the top 2% in non written IQ tests it is no wonder that we hide under the radar as it seems to us that the only time anyone takes notice of us other than to dismiss us for our lack social graces is to lock us up as dangers to society!
Will u will find a lot of friendly faces here.
Quote by jaymar
as a dyslexic the most obvious thing is my inability to spell the same word the same way twice in a row and difficulty in reading!
Other thing's that it means are i have difficulty with balance and rhythm!!! these I can cover quite easily by not dancing and being very careful in my movements, also my coordination is not as good as it should be but again it can be covered most of the time and most ppl never link being clumsy with dyslexia and if I am very careful it is not apparent!

I thought the clumsy coordination bit was dyspraxia? I'm only saying that as a member of my family has it.
There's a girl on my degree course who has dylexia and she's highly intelligent and in fact you wouldn't even think she has it because she copes so well. I'm really proud of her achievements.
dont know what your studying but I can tell you that what I say is correct!
my next post might explain!1
ouch sos bad quoting on my part!1
Quote by benrums0n
Will u will find a lot of friendly faces here.

thanks unc asked me a question I fund fery valid I am trying to answer it and maybe in the process learn somthing from others here and maybe tell them things they do not know!
I would not have bothered if I didnt feel that their were freindly faces here!
and i would not be saying anything about this if we were face to face here I am still hiding!!
Quote by Willwill69u
thanks unc asked me a question I fund fery valid I am trying to answer it and maybe in the process learn somthing from others here and maybe tell them things they do not know!
I would not have bothered if I didnt feel that their were freindly faces here!
and i would not be saying anything about this if we were face to face here I am still hiding!!

Will, there are plenty of friendly faces here:-) I am certainly learning things so keep posting please! The little I know about bi-polar disorder is from Stephen Fry's documentary and I guess he's one of the cleverest guys on the planet.
sorry for this forgot to run the spell check so :cry: :shock: sad
now for the kickers! and god they take some dealing with.
Comorbidity is the rule, not the exception, in bipolar disorder. The most common mental disorders that co-occur with bipolar disorder are anxiety, substance use, and conduct disorders. Disorders of eating, sexual behaviour, attention-deficit/hyperactivity, and impulse control, as well as autism spectrum disorders and Tourette's disorder, co-occur with bipolar disorder. The most common general medical comorbidities are migraine, thyroid illness, obesity, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
Associated Mental Disorders
Bipolar I Disorder is often associated with: alcoholism, drug addiction, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Social Phobia.
excuse the cut and paste but these are the links from one to another in my problems. It has taken me the last 51 years to get to where I am now! I like my sexual behaviour I like my mania I don't like my loss of control at times I don't like the black pit I enter every now and then but if loosing the pit means loss of all the plusses I'll live with the pit!!!!
as for my posts I do not use word cut and past ect because if I did I would censor myself to the point of silence and I have read some very well put together posts here that have no foresight and if their views are left unchallenged we will end up living in orwell's 1984
and to those ppl and they know who they are!!
I WOULD WILLINGLY DIE FOR YOUR RIGHT TO HOLD AND EXPRESS THOSE VIEWS EVEN THO I FIND THEM REPUGNANT IN THE EXTREME!!!!
COULD YOU SAY THE SAME ABOUT YOURSELF AND SAY MY VIEWS!!!
I apologies for using the caps lock but some things need to be shouted!!
I speak as I find when I find it or I stay silent to me there is no middle road is that social phobia I am on the hyperactive side of the spectrum in thought and action so any hints to make me a nicer person shud i realy use word and then censor myself!
And if any of you think this is some type of whinging moaning diatribe go (sorry Bilko) FUCK YOURSELVES!
because I have NEVER BEFORE in my life gone to this length to try and make ppl understand!!!!
dont think I have anything else to say
any and all comments please thanks sarge and cherrytree
unc have I answered your questions and have you any advice or comments
Quote by jaymar
I thought the clumsy coordination bit was dyspraxia? I'm only saying that as a member of my family has it.

Your right hun it is dyspaxia which clumsyness is most apparent in, however a lot of the tell tale signs are inter-related - hence why there is so much mis-diagnosis between them. My son visits a physiotherapist and an occupational therapist as treatment.
hi fanny dont know if its any help but in my late teens I discovered rock climbing this may seem a silly thing for some one who is clumsy but it is safe the moves are slow and it takes total concentration and focous on the next move it may help your child and their condition
It will give them a sence of achievment and a sport where they will not be the one that is last to be picked and have to endure the "awe sir/miss do we have to have them!"
and it is fun!!
Well i learned somethings and something biggrin One being that I know a lot more about stuff i didn't before, things like Polar bear disorder and asparagus syndrome :scared: (I'll pay for that!) reading this topic. Another is, blimey! I thought i could type long posts I am in awe of you Will :D
I guess that in the end this is a place where people can say almost what and how they like and get away with it as for the most part it is fairly easy to hide behind a keyboard and a screen. I suppose this allows anyone to be what or who they want to be without fear that someone will go face to face with them.
In a way thats good though isn't it? At least with it brings animation to the place, and the most popular topics read and contributed to are the ones in which there is tension running through them whether through difference of view points or differences of style in posting.
I get severe arse ache with people at times on here, though in the end I am thankful to those that make me feel that way because it gives me a reason to swear with incredulity the ability of some, who in my mind, and i stress, in my mind. Are rude arrogant and do what they do because they can, and bollox to all those that feel bad by it. If they get a kick out of it, well good for them, at least they feel something, though sure as hell i'm not envious in the slightest.
No doubt some will feel the same as i do about me. Hey, I contribute to the place so I cant complain about people having arse ache with me. Swings and roundabouts I guess. Though I do know that I don't go out with the intention of insulting an individual and if it happens, then it is more than likely a mistake.
This language of ours. English, is the most fantastic of things beautiful and complicated. But even when used without apparent scholastic skill, if it's able to be understood then it, has a place.
I've had a good old session and its late. I guess i'll let the wardens turn the lights out now :smile: Good or bad, those I like reading those I don't they all have a place.
Quote by Lost
Well i learned somethings and something biggrin One being that I know a lot more about stuff i didn't before, things like Polar bear disorder and asparagus syndrome :scared: (I'll pay for that!) reading this topic. Another is, blimey! I thought i could type long posts I am in awe of you Will :D

hehe I like asparagus too lightly steamed with melted butter!!!gummy!
when you going to invite me for lunch! and wots for afters?????