General Chat

Budgie I hope I would never "ridicule" anyone over their spelling! A poor speller can have very legitimate reasons for being so, lack of education, dyslexia, poor eyesight and so on.

Also 'sloppy language' contributes, eg the use of "should of" which should be "should have " ..."should've"/should of"

In the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter if the words are spelled or pronounced correctly as long as they are understood...but it still irritates me when people who can , don't! lol.

I used to be very good at spelling, but have always had a couple of blind spots, lol... receipt being one, it always looks wrong!!

Since the chemo, I have to struggle a bit more with remembering... it is things like i's and e's, lol... it is improving, but I had some neurological damage from one of the chemos so they don't know how much will come back over time.

What really gets on my nerves is when someone has a whinge about the grammar and spelling of another poster... and makes mistakes him or herself... now that is appallingly rude and ill-mannered, and also very pompous and.... erm, there is another word and I can't think of it just now!! lol

Love

Daff xxxxx

Runs quickly to check my grammar or should that be "quickly runs....." or "runs to quickly check....." ?!

Daff I have a friend called Sheila and no matter which way I put the i and e , it always looks wrong :)


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Wmsl.... nooooo, not you, Rose... but there have been a couple on here... and quite a few on that other site, lol.... although it seems to have mellowed a little recently!!

I know I make mistakes.... but hecky thump.... life really is too short to be worrying about the odd mistake or three.... I know what you mean about grammar and spelling when it is deliberately executed badly on thread after thread (not the little colloquialisms we all use occasionally) , though. (Not talking about textspeak or dyslexia, or people who genuinely can't spell either!) And then suddenly... there it is, virtually perfect grammar and spelling, proving that they are able to do it, and are deliberately *dumbing down*.

Now that is taking the mickey... I don't get cross, but I do feel very sorry for the people who feel this is either amusing, or necessary!

Love

Daff xxxxxxx

We all make mistakes, and we all have typos that are typical to our style. I cannot type JUST, without thinking about it, or just going back to correct it from jsut. That's why I would never get away with having a second account, not that I'd want one anyway. I've got sloppy typing on here, and I don't always spellcheck. I spend most of my time editing out the errors after posting LOL.

Hayley's spelling mistakes, which really are down to dyslexia and are definitely NOT a measure of her intelligence, are rather endearing. I remember her 'nevres hangin' out' and how often has she been turmatised?

Even a certain amount of text, as much as I hate it, is tolerable, and I'm used to stray.

I have a relative on here who can't spell well, she spells as she speaks, and her being a cockney, I love it. It' s part of her. Again, endearing.

What gets my goat, is the deliberate 'error's when I know a person can write and spell properly. That' sj ust pure laziness and bloody-mindedness, and really doesn't reflect well on the person at all. Then for that person to follow that up with a mindlessly stupid excuse, is ridiculous.

eye no wott yoo meen, Eye Have neen Nown two curtizise uthers, but as has bin sed spellin mitsakes jsut leep of ther paige at yoo......As Eye am gettin older Eye am finedin that I forget how a werd goes, loik recieve, or issit recieve? and as fer sheela......i gett that rong too


Hope you dont mind my little mickey take, no offence intended or slight to anyone in particular.....

Bob

I do tend to pick up on spelling mistakes, and words spelt the wrong way such as their/there/they're, but they don't usually bother me, certainly not on forums or sites like FB. My own spelling isn't perfect, especially with words like necessary lol (I just spelt it wrong first go lol). When on forums/FB I don't always spell perfectly, eg I'll use tho instead of though occasionally, depending on the type of thread. I certainly wouldn't comment on someone's spelling, although I used to tease a friend of mine, Lemon Nelly, who was a member on here a while back. I came up with the word Lemonitis lol

However, I wouldn't be too impressed with someone who sent in a job application/C.V. which was full of spelling errors. If they can't be bothered to make sure words are spelt correctly when applying for a job what attitude would they have towards doing the job.

Trouble is Dermot,
confusion can creep in as to which one is correct, for that occasion.
for example ,
and I digress a little here , someone a long while ago, once suggested that to learn Morse code all you need to learn is half of it, for most characters have an opposite.....OK in theory but useless in practice for there will always be, "which one is which?"

I'm really lucky with spelling and have never had much problem but I do struggle with grammar sometimes or I would if I was very bothered about it.

I make the same spelling mistakes time and time again I''m sure. I know I spell definately wrong constantly and I rarely bother to edit it .......and am also very lazy with my apostrophes and capital letters on here......though not in real life.xx

Sorry Rose, didn't answer the whole question:) I do always notice spelling mistakes but if they're by someone I like it doesn't bother me at all. If someone on here I don't like is being rude or aggressive, it always irritates me.

I am really trying ~~~~~ evening Udders lol

Evening Holey:))

Holey first time for everything lmao

Ah, so if someone is going to take the time and effort to be rude or aggressive toward you Uggers, then they could at least bother to do it properly? LOL

Strangely enough, grammar doesn't bother me as much as spelling does. I can usually work out what is really meant in cases of bad grammar.

Like this phrase from a school nativity....

“And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph and the baby lying in a manger.”

:-))))

lmao @ Holey and Udders ;-)

Hayley, I can understand what you're saying so any spelling mistakes don't bother me. I just have a tendency to proof read without thinking about it.

now numbers I can work out in my head without thinking about it...and also I am really good at remembering years...as well.

Except your own age eh?


Holey *sniggers, remembering tea-towel*

Exactly Teresa, a spell checked rant is far more effective.

Hayley, I can always grasp what you're saying, even if I have to read it a couple of times and even when you're talking sh*te:))

I can I just juggle them about it...dont start on me just because you're 50.... lol

I have noticed that people write ....just because your instead of you're...