wow i cant spell and so what

take everything

Xavi6 wrote: »

Typos are an occupational hazard but the complete mispelling of words

I see what you did th... ah feck it.

curlzy

AAAAAAAHHH wrote: »

So we shouldn't try to better ourselves in case we upset someone?

I have no problem with you trying to better yourself or anyone trying to better themselves. I don't like when someone decides that someone else should better themselves and I just don't like it when people are made to feel stupid so some eejit can feel all superior. Personally I think spelling/grammer nazis are pretentious, just saying

Dudess

Dudess wrote: »

Would those who correct errors on thread do so in a real-life social setting with a number of others present to witness it? They'd be absolutely shot down for condescending behaviour if they did so.

Yes I do, and no I haven't been shot down.

orourkeda

There is no excuse for poor spelling other than the laziness of the speller.

senordingdong

burner2009 wrote: »

why do people on this always give out about my spelling
does it really matter how its spelled once people can understand it and i get my message across im getting really ****ing sick of it

Well that's the problem pal, if it's not spelled or punctuated properly, then some people can have difficulty understanding you.

Gunsfortoys

Dudess wrote: »

They'd be absolutely shot down for condescending behaviour if they did so.

Learnding is fun.:p

sensibleken

orourkeda wrote: »

There is no excuse for poor spelling other than the laziness of the speller.

Yes there is. Im dyslexic.

Theres also the excuse that its no feckin big deal

Pookah

bluewolf wrote: »

Yes I do, and no I haven't been shot down.

You're hanging around with the wrong people.

senordingdong

sensibleken wrote: »

Yes there is. Im dyslexic.

Theres also the excuse that its no feckin big deal

Dyslexia isn't an excuse.

If you were bothered you could look up correct spellings, or even use spell check.

You're just not bothered, even though you are being judged for it.

Haters gonna hate.

orourkeda

orourkeda wrote: »

There is no excuse for poor spelling other than the laziness of the speller.

I'm not sure that's true. I sometimes think that people just don't read enough for pleasure. I also think that common errors get 'absorbed' by a lot of people. If you start seeing "should of" everywhere and nobody has ever told you it's incorrect, you might not think it's wrong.

Pookah wrote: »

You're hanging around with the wrong people.

They're used to me being strange

orourkeda

sensibleken wrote: »

Yes there is. Im dyslexic.

Theres also the excuse that its no feckin big deal

No offence but www.dictionary.com

Snowie

I can't spell and when I first came to boards I couldn't spell very well at all.
8000 and something post later.
My spelling has got better... ... :cool:

senordingdong

Exactly, I had **** grammar untill I discovered internet forums.

I didn't like bing judged for something so 'small', which 'didn't matter'.

So I just improved my spelling and puntuation

sensibleken

senordingdong wrote: »

Dyslexia isn't an excuse.

If you were bothered you could look up correct spellings, or even use spell check.

You're just not bothered, even though you are being judged for it.

Haters gonna hate.

youd only look up a word if youre not sure how to spell it. Im not sure how to spell the vast majority of words. Im not going to look up every one of them. Sometimes I look up a lot of them, sometimes i miss some out.

hardly laziness

(and I don't have spellcheck on IE in work)

sensibleken

orourkeda wrote: »

No offence but www.dictionary.com

what? look up every word. Look, I don't expect you to understand what dyslexia actually is but maybe if you didn't dismiss us as lazy that would be really nice.

Rabies

General Zod wrote: »

Yes it does matter. In a text conversation spelling correctly and using proper grammar will make what you have to say far more understandable.

If you're getting sick of it try and improve your spelling and grammar and not rely on others to lower their standards for you.

Once its not text speak and is fairly understandable, then its ok.
Most people here need to get off their high horses.
Its easy to make a spelling mistake or a simple typo.

Some Boards users jump down people's throats too easy at times over small things.

orourkeda

bluewolf wrote: »

I'm not sure that's true. I sometimes think that people just don't read enough for pleasure. I also think that common errors get 'absorbed' by a lot of people. If you start seeing "should of" everywhere and nobody has ever told you it's incorrect, you might not think it's wrong.

This just illustrates the fact that either ignorance or laziness are major factors.

Failure to improve your efficiency in their primary means of oral and written communications will have significant long term consequences.

Canis Lupus

sensibleken wrote: »

Yes there is. Im dyslexic.

Theres also the excuse that its no feckin big deal

Small things like your and you're don't bother me much in the grand scheme of things but a post like:

is it only me who thinks these places that bye gold in dundalk are causeing a rise in robberys (sorry about the spelling).. i went in the other day to see how much my ring was wort and i seen a young fella in selling girls rings no questions asked no even asked for id

is nothing short of shocking from an adult without a reasonable excuse. Do I undertand what he is saying? Yes I do but the image that post instantly conjures up in my mind is the picture of a tracksuit wearing dirty teenager, the kind that hangs around bus stops asking for €1 for the bus.

In regards to pulling someone up about poor spelling etc then I do if they're a mate and in return I like being corrected as well. Why would I settle with being wrong?

senordingdong

sensibleken wrote: »

youd only look up a word if youre not sure how to spell it. Im not sure how to spell the vast majority of words. Im not going to look up every one of them. Sometimes I look up a lot of them, sometimes i miss some out.

hardly laziness

(and I don't have spellcheck on IE in work)

Sometimes you look them up, and sometimes you don't?
Sounds like you're cutting corneres, which is another way of saying you're lazy.

Tell me, if you weren't sure how to spell a word, and then you looked it up, does that not mean you now know how to spell that word?
Mission accomplished in my opinion.

sensibleken

senordingdong wrote: »

Sometimes you look them up, and sometimes you don't?
Sounds like you're cutting corneres, which is another way of saying you're lazy.

Tell me, if you weren't sure how to spell a word, and then you looked it up, does that not mean you now know how to spell that word?
Mission accomplished in my opinion.

If you are unsure of how to spell a word you will look it up. If you think you know how to spell a word but you are incorrect you will not look up the word.

Its really quite simple.

Squiggle

senordingdong wrote: »

Exactly, I had **** grammar untill I discovered internet forums.

I didn't like bing judged for something so 'small', which 'didn't matter'.

So I just improved my spelling and puntuation

Really? I think you should stay quiet.

This is a subject close to my heart.....there is no excuse for laziness and a can't be bothered attitude.....on the other hand dyslexia is a real condition that can be mild (me) or it can be severe and it will affect your spelling.

However i do have a problem with people linking spelling with academic ability.

I did okay in my leaving cert and went to college despite having problems with spelling, as have lots of people.

senordingdong

sensibleken wrote: »

If you are unsure of how to spell a word you will look it up. If you think you know how to spell a word but you are incorrect you will not look up the word.

Its really quite simple.

If that was the point you were trying to make in your last post, then I have to admit that I missed it completely.
You failed to communicate it properly.

orourkeda

sensibleken wrote: »

what? look up every word. Look, I don't expect you to understand what dyslexia actually is but maybe if you didn't dismiss us as lazy that would be really nice.

I don't understand it. Fair enough.

Every poor speller isn't dyslexic though. Those who don't have dyslexia or any other "disability", for want of a better term, are lazy.

Language is our primary form of communication be it written or oral.

senordingdong

Squiggle wrote: »

Really? I think you should stay quiet.

There's a difference between a typo and not bothering to spell correctly.
It happens to the best of us.

Squiggle wrote:

gmac crackig putt

I assume you meant 'cracking putt.' Right?

sensibleken

orourkeda wrote: »

I don't understand it. Fair enough.

Every poor speller isn't dyslexic though. Those who don't have dyslexia or any other "disability", for want of a better term, are lazy.

Language is our primary form of communication be it written or oral.

Sure, there are different reasons for bad spelling. And there are different levels of bad spelling, but it is not always laziness but most of the time, convention.

There is also to consider the dynamic nature of spelling and language. English was standardized but standardization does not reflect how a language actually behaves. For example which one is correct

war or warre
dog or dogge
glib or glybbe

They're extreme examples but it does illustrate that spelling changes over time, it evolves and 'bad' spelling and grammar become acceptable with usage. 'I've' and 'd'ont' were not proper words when i was in school

BigDuffman

Xavi6 wrote: »

Ireland is supposed to have a good education system yet we have a massive amount of people who can't spell the most basic of words.

It's down to two things - the education system is not all it's cracked up to be or people are just simply lazy.

I'm going to go with the latter, and it bugs the hell out of me. Typos are an occupational hazard but the complete mispelling of words, as well as not knowing the the difference between 'to', 'two' and 'too' or 'loose' and 'lose' is bloody annoying.

Grammar Nazi and proud

Fun game.

Squiggle

senordingdong wrote: »

There's a difference between a typo and not bothering to spell correctly.
It happens to the best of us.


I assume you meant 'cracking putt.' Right?

The ultimate irony is people like you pulling people up over spelling mistakes and yet you make them yourself - but it's only a typo when you do it :rolleyes:. However I fully expected that irony to go above your head and you didn't disappoint.

General Zod

General Zod wrote: »

Yes it does matter. In a text conversation spelling correctly and using proper grammar will make what you have to say far more understandable.

If you're getting sick of it try and improve your spelling and grammar and not rely on others to lower their standards for you.

To any student of grammar and good writing this post is pretty ironic. Obviously we should focus on the more glaring grammatical errors first but criticising a man's grammar and then having 3 conjunctions in one 24 word sentence is somewhat laughable.

orourkeda

mariaalice wrote: »

This is a subject close to my heart.....there is no excuse for laziness and a can't be bothered attitude.....on the other hand dyslexia is a real condition that can be mild (me) or it can be severe and it will affect your spelling.

However i do have a problem with people linking spelling with academic ability.

I did okay in my leaving cert and went to college despite having problems with spelling, as have lots of people.

Spelling on its own isn't a significant indicator of intelligence or academic ability. The ability to express and communicate effectively, especially in an academic environment, can impact upon performance.

It doesn't in every discipline I know but clarity counts.

senordingdong

Squiggle wrote: »

The ultimate irony is people like you pulling people up over spelling mistakes and yet you make them yourself - but it's only a typo when you do it :rolleyes:. However I fully expected that irony to go above your head and you didn't disappoint.

I'm not sure I understand irony enough to get your point, but is the irony not also lost on you for making similar mistakes?

orourkeda

sensibleken wrote: »

Sure, there are different reasons for bad spelling. And there are different levels of bad spelling, but it is not always laziness but most of the time, convention.

There is also to consider the dynamic nature of spelling and language. English was standardized but standardization does not reflect how a language actually behaves. For example which one is correct

war or warre
dog or dogge
glib or glybbe

They're extreme examples but it does illustrate that spelling changes over time, it evolves and 'bad' spelling and grammar become acceptable with usage. 'I've' and 'd'ont' were not proper words when i was in school

Language changes and develops over time. So does everything else. It's usually a gradual development though.

Poor grammar or spelling shouldn't be just accepted. Two wrongs don't make a right.

evercloserunion

Deleted User wrote: »

To any student of grammar and good writing this post is pretty ironic. Obviously we should focus on the more glaring grammatical errors first but criticising a man's grammar and then having 3 conjunctions in one 24 word sentence is somewhat laughable.

But the spelling is grand and the syntax is perfectly understandable.

There's a difference between asking people to put a little bit of thought into typing what they want others to read, and being a pedantic little git. Guess what category your post falls into.

Hank Scorpio

This is one issue on boards I don't understand, people quoting posts pointing out spelling mistakes. I mean WTF like? It doesn't happen on any other forum I use.

Do all the people who do it have teachers as parents or something? Its feckin sad and really irritating when ye do it. My spelling is holier than thou

Text speak is a different issue though and should be frowned upon:pac:

shinikins

senordingdong wrote: »

Dyslexia isn't an excuse.

If you were bothered you could look up correct spellings, or even use spell check.

You're just not bothered, even though you are being judged for it.

Haters gonna hate.

Do you realise that a severe Dyslexic can't differentiate between correct spellings and incorrect spellings as the letters appear to be mixed up?....

orourkeda wrote: »

No offence but www.dictionary.com

.....so telling a Dyslexic to look up words or use spell check pretty weak, as it would be of practically no use to them.

orourkeda wrote: »

I don't understand it. Fair enough.

Every poor speller isn't dyslexic though. Those who don't have dyslexia or any other "disability", for want of a better term, are lazy.

Language is our primary form of communication be it written or oral.

Why write "disability"? Do you not believe that Dyslexia is a very real and recognised disability?

Personally i don't mind spelling mistakes, everyone makes them, and the OP has admitted to them in his post and in previous posts. He's not making excuses, and he is improving. What i don't like is seeing others snipe at posters that have spelling mistakes, and be nasty about it. If you have the gall to ask someone to take the time to spell properly, at least put it to them nicely, "you catch more flies with honey than vinegar"

up for anything

I have a second hand Magic Spell for any one who needs it.

senordingdong

shinikins wrote: »

Do you not believe that Dyslexia is a very real and recognised disability?

Personally, I don't.
But I'm not and expert and can only go on what I know.
I know lots of 'dyslexic' people.
One goes to a little extra effort to make sure her spellings etc.. are as correct as can be.

The rest just continue to mis-spell etc.. and shrug their shoulders while saying; 'I'm dyslexic'.

Pace2008

bluewolf wrote: »

Yes I do, and no I haven't been shot down.

Really? I'd never correct someone during an informal conversation, except perhaps if they come out with an absolute howler like "thrun," and even then it'd be in good nature. A minor grammatical faux pas like "seen" in place of "saw" would go unheeded.

The written word and spoken, colloquial English are two very different beasts, in my opinion.

Hank Scorpio

senordingdong wrote: »

Personally, I don't.
But I'm not and expert and can only go on what I know.
I know lots of 'dyslexic' people.
One goes to a little extra effort to make sure her spellings etc.. are as correct as can be.

The rest just continue to mis-spell etc.. and shrug their shoulders while saying; 'I'm dyslexic'.

You have a sh1te attitude judging from the previous couple of posts

A friend of mine in college had to take exams in a different room cause he was dyslexic. It was so bad he was unable to read chunks of the exam paper and a tape was often used. He was one of the brightest people in the class...

Mint Sauce

nuxxx wrote: »

This is one issue on boards I don't understand, people quoting posts pointing out spelling mistakes. I mean WTF like? It doesn't happen on any other forum I use.

Do all the people who do it have teachers as parents or something? Its feckin sad and really irritating when ye do it. My spelling is holier than thou

Text speak is a different issue though and should be frowned upon:pac:

to build up the post/thanks count. as long as a post is legible and not in txt talk i dont see the problem, not all of us are blessed with perfect spelling.

senordingdong

nuxxx wrote: »

You have a sh1te attitude judging your the previous couple of posts

A friend of mine in college had to take exams in a different room cause he was dyslexic. It was so bad he was unable to read chunks of the exam paper and a tape was often used. He was one of the brightest people in the class...

Yeah I have a ****e attitude.
**** it sure. Let's all just shrug our shoulders and perpetuate the problem.

Hank Scorpio

irish-stew wrote: »

to build up the post/thanks count. as long as a post is legible and not in txt talk i dont see the problem, not all of us are blessed with perfect spelling.

I got good spelling (imo) but I still don't see the need to correct other people over it, so so petty, it really just baffles me.

senordingdong

nuxxx wrote: »

I got good spelling (imo) but I still don't see the need to correct other people over it, so so petty, it really just baffles me.

Why is it petty?
Do you think a teacher correcting a student is petty?

Sure, it'd be easier to just to leave the children alone.
They can't spell very well.
But **** it, it'd be petty to correct them.

Hank Scorpio

senordingdong wrote: »

Yeah I have a ****e attitude.
**** it sure. Let's all just shrug our shoulders and perpetuate the problem.

All I'm trying to say is that there are genuine cases of dyslexia out there.

Obviously there are others who never bothered to put the work in.

Hank Scorpio

senordingdong wrote: »

Why is it petty?
Do you think a teacher correcting a student is petty?

Its a internet forum. People quoting others for writing their instead of there is petty to me.

Teachers are paid to teach, quoting someone you don't even know behind a monitor pointing out slight mistakes for thanks whoring is entirely different.

Canis Lupus

nuxxx wrote: »

I got good spelling

nnnnnnnnnnnnnngh......

Hank Scorpio

Canis Lupus wrote: »

nnnnnnnnnnnnnngh......

I hope you crank up some nice thanks for pointing out my slight mistake

I could do it to the majority of posts in this thread, but it doesn't bother me

senordingdong

nuxxx wrote: »

Its a internet forum. People quoting others for writing their instead of there is petty to me.

Teachers are paid to teach, quoting someone you don't even know behind a monitor pointing out slight mistakes for thanks whoring is entirely different.

Ok, so unless you know the person or are getting paid for it, you should never try to correct anything?

Misticles

nuxxx wrote: »

I hope you crank up some nice thanks for pointing out my slight mistake

I could do it to the majority of posts in this thread, but it doesn't bother me

It's only spelling, sure if you have one brain cell, it will pick up on the word it should be

Squiggle

senordingdong wrote: »

I'm not sure I understand irony enough to get your point, but is the irony not also lost on you for making similar mistakes?

No. The only reason I pointed out your spelling mistakes was to highlight the hypocrisy of you pointing out the mistakes of other posters. Order than in the context I've just described there is no way I would pull people up on grammatical or spelling mistakes because I do it myself at times so it would be hypocritical .