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Anyone else find their grammar/spelling gone to crap?

riffmongous · 2024-03-26 18:46:05

I've noticed in the last 2 years a huge decline in my grammar and spelling, including very basic their/they're and bear/bare style mistakes. It seems to be strongly correlated with my switch from laptop to mobile phone use for online posting, and I don't seem to make these mistakes on the now rare occasions I do use my…

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#32 27-03-2024 5:34am
Rubberchikken

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God definitely handwriting home down hill.
My signature is a squiggle if I'm lucky.
Signing it on the electronic thingy in credit union with the stylus .. well..let's say it's a good job no-one is actually checking it at that moment.
I'm lazy about capitals. Can completely ignore them in the hurry to type out something and nw finished
Ah the fun 😊😊

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#33 27-03-2024 10:32am
dxhound2005

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121944104#Comment_121944104

You might be able to find the spellchecker and select American or British. I know that Microsoft Word has that facility. Only important if the readers of your output are going to scrutinise/scrutinize it for so called Americanisms. On a forum like this you are writing for a potential worldwide readership, so it doesn't matter.

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