I agree but sometimes it may not be carelessness.
Mind you I've got bad news - I'm a Fu**y Du**y - ducky!
Mind is flapping like mad but just can't seem to take off - anybody else have days like that??
Totally and utterly agree. Obviously, there are people who do have a genuine problem (but we love her none the less for it ;)) but I find the term 'dyslexic' being used more and more by people who are NOT. They just don't bother.
As someone who is genuinely dyslexic, i do hope that people dont judge me by my spelling on here, i have to put up with that everyday of my life in the real world, dont need itt here!!
feckin apostrophies make my head hurt!
2 things that anais said earlier...they just sum it all up really;
(a) it's the person we're listening to, not their ability to use the english language well, that matters.
(b) this SHOULD be a "safe" environment, where we can make mistakes and still be accepted and supported.
I think there are two issues here:-
the grammatical etc one and, the downright crude, hasty and unplanned entry just to try and get someone to meet and beat them! Personally, i have loads of time for the first category, as i fall into it too! In the second category, there is probably still some relevance.....these messages show some degree of intellect....they may be read by someone wanting an equal....let's give them the opportunity to meet up and then they may post less!!!!!
The genuine spelling or grammar mistakes can be, and perhaps should be forgiven, after all we can all make a mistake. It's when no effort at all has been made to sure that the post makes some sort of sense that really gets frustrating.
(I cautiously click on the 'Submit' button, but not before checking and double checking)
PS
I can see why foxylady 123 won best bum of the year award. Wow!!
i agree wit evrythng dats been sed here n i think u all hve a really valid point im glad im not1 of da offenders cos dat wud just be bad innit
Thankfully my Grammar doesnt know how to use the internet . She'd be shocked :shock:
I use this to check my spelling, of course does not pick up on many typos but it does help with big words.
I don't mind informal use of punctuation and grammar. Like my favourite the - which I would never use IRL. And I'm certainly not pedantic about the usual misspells. Indeed I often make them myself.
I cannot imagine how hard it must be for people with Dyslexia to communicate in a written forum and so I admire those that are successful at it.
There are a lot of mad mad posts that are almost impossible to understand and that is nothing to do with any problems the poster may have with writing. These posts automatically alienate me - I assume that I have nothing to share with this person and I never read their posts.
CQ
A bit like what Mellow said - my mistakes are often down to my not so great typing skills and the rapid rate of posting posts,to respond,join in with some line of thought that is being played out at speed.
I do try to spot things and do correct them if I find fault but a spell check would "correct" things I mean to say!
I appreciate that dyslexic people have a problem, as my best mate is dyslexic, the thing that really winds me up is txt speak. It's lazy, and "American".....
And people who put "Lol" after everything they write..... Do they walk around laughing all the time? Or is it because they can't find anything intelligent to say?
Rick. :shock:
I'm not sure that grammar is the real issue here.
For me, it's the thought put into a post that counts. I'm only annoyed by bad grammar, text-speak or bad spelling if it's clearly symptomatic of laziness, an 'oh, that'll do' attitude to taking part in the discussion.
It's usually quite easy to spot posts where errors are present, but they are genuine unintentional mistakes, and the content is still thoughtful and interesting. We all make mistakes from time to time, especially in the heat of discussions, and sometimes it's more important to strike while the iron is hot rather than go and look up the spelling of a long word or two!
I reckon the word people get wrong most frequently is "accommodate".
