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wow i cant spell and so what
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You know the OP has clearly said this upsets him. I think people that are willing to upset someone just to be correct on a public forum are just pathetic. I mean personally as long as it's legible I really couldn't give a toss if it's spelt correctly or using correct grammer. We're aware of dyslexia etc but some forms of it aren't as clear cut as we would think. By jumping down the troats of bad spellers and making them feel like crap, are we not just guilty of bullying? Is someone's input not as valid as the next persons if they don't have good grammer/spelling skills? Is boards.ie not a forum of equals? Why should someone feel excluded or that they can't participate over something as silly as spelling and grammer. I like AH very much but I find it really off putting that people are so willing to gang up on someone and continue doing something that they've expressly said upsets them. Just saying
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tl:dr: Why can't people stop being mean?
So we shouldn't try to better ourselves in case we upset someone?0 -
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Outlaw Pete, one of the hardcore posters here, is dyslexic, and uses spell-check whenever he's posting. Perhaps you could try that.
I am yes and can't understand it when some people are criticized for txt speak and the like but I really don't like posts that have a go at someone for spelling and grammar errors.
I have posted this already here, but my biggest problem is when I spell words correctly but just choose the wrong words and so spellcheck can't really account for that.
Like, I will say something like:
"I scene that thread two".
If you check my really long posts, like the nonsense I post in Feedback, then you will see quite a bit of the above. I should really proof read more of posts to combat that but usually I am mentally exhausted with long posts, and so I just say 'feck it' and hit submit.
It's only when they replies come in quoting me, that I see the errors standing out like neon flashing signs and I'll facepalm myself
The fact of the matter is though, that the vast majority of grammar nazi'ism and spelling corrections are not done because a poster could not understand a post, they are done because that user wishes to appear to the forum as someone that is clever and in the hope that they will come across as being more intelligent that then poster who was grammatical incorrect.
If it is someone genuinely complaining and it is clear that the poster is just being lazy, then fair enough but that is rarely the case.0 -
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Donkey Oaty wrote: »There'll be some correspondence on this.
Why, what have i done?
Never said i was perfect!0 -
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alwaysadub wrote: »Why, what have i done?
Never said i was perfect!
Nothing wrong, Dub - it's just that some dyslexics I used to work with always complained that dyslexia was about so much more than just spelling.
The pedantry on this thread has rubbed off on me...sorry!0 -
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