The AH forum and illiterate posters.

hoorsmelt · 04-03-2011 07:34PM #1

Is it just me or are many of the posters on AH and Boards.ie functional illiterates? Thread titles abound with spelling mistakes, the points put across by many posters are incomprehensible and I'm beginning to wonder if some posters have basic English language skills. Is it something to be worried about or am I just anally retentive about it :pac:?

Basq · 04-03-2011 07:36PM

hoorsmelt wrote: »

Is it just me or are many of the posters on AH and Boards.ie functional illiterates? Thread titles abound with spelling mistakes, the points put across by many posters are incomprehensible and I'm beginning to wonder if some posters have basic English language skills. Is it something to be worried about or am I just anally retentive about it :pac:?

2 Long; Cudn't Reed!

Dravokivich · 04-03-2011 07:36PM

alot of people post on this forum through their phones and its a pain in the tits to alternate caps and scroll back to correct a typo.

seanybiker · 04-03-2011 07:37PM

hoorsmelt wrote: »

Is it just me or are many of the posters on AH and Boards.ie functional illiterates? Thread titles abound with spelling mistakes, the points put across by many posters are incomprehensible and I'm beginning to wonder if some posters have basic English language skills. Is it something to be worried about or am I just anally retentive about it :pac:?

Anal teehehehe

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 04-03-2011 07:37PM

Wot r u takling bout?

dOntt you spoke proper England?

Chaotic_Forces · 04-03-2011 07:38PM

benwavner wrote: »

Wot r u takling bout?

dOntt you spoke proper England?

Dude speak American!

rachaelf750 · 04-03-2011 07:38PM

Dyslexia is the root of my problem.;)

Solair · 04-03-2011 07:38PM

Many people now post on iPhones, Android phones etc, often from the toilet. So, it's not surprising that you see the odd mistake.

BengaLover · 04-03-2011 07:39PM

roflmao

seanybiker · 04-03-2011 07:40PM

Solair wrote: »

Many people now post on iPhones, Android phones etc, often from the toilet. So, it's not surprising that you see the odd mistake.

I use my phone all the time on here. Tried posting from the jacks but it just felt weird. Thank fook I thought it might be a problem and brought a paper with me.

Xivilai · 04-03-2011 07:40PM

Blast them with piss

Kimono-Girl · 04-03-2011 07:41PM

look i have no excuses im too lazy to spell check

and the damn thing has American spelling anyway so i get realize instead of realise....

and when i see the red squiggle line i think it's trying to give me the american spelling so i ignore it, counterproductive i know

tallaghtmick · 04-03-2011 07:43PM

i only use boards in work so i dont have the time to check spelling or caps or even full stops:pac::pac:

Mint Sauce · 04-03-2011 07:43PM

Most internet forums are informal, some people are dyslexic, some people have difficulty spelling (including my self), etc etc.

As long as a post is understandable, not littered with txt talk, not one big sentence or paragraph, it doesn't bother me.

mgmt · 04-03-2011 07:44PM

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rest can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Fcuknig amzanig huh?

Xivilai · 04-03-2011 07:44PM

HARR HARR Pacman trying eat Questioon mark in silly man's letter

ballsymchugh · 04-03-2011 07:44PM

Xivilai wrote: »

Blast them with piss

this will never ever lose it's hilarity!

hoorsmelt · 04-03-2011 07:44PM

I get your points about posting on iPhones, etc. All the same, could it not be said about normal writing that it's too much hassle to spellcheck it as well? I always make sure when texting to spell everything correctly with apostrophes in the right places, so why should it be any different for using an iPhone? That's my two cents anyway, most of ye probably think I've a severe problem by now :pac:

billymitchell · 04-03-2011 07:45PM

Rolf

stevejr · 04-03-2011 07:46PM

Do you believe OP that some posters who don't have a proper education or have literacy issues or learning difficulties shouldn't be allowed post? That I don't I agree with TBH.

But if it's laziness your talking about then yes it can be annoying.

And depending on the time of night, a lot of people are drunk to boot:).

seanybiker · 04-03-2011 07:48PM

hoorsmelt wrote: »

I get your points about posting on iPhones, etc. All the same, could it not be said about normal writing that it's too much hassle to spellcheck it as well? I always make sure when texting to spell everything correctly with apostraphes in the right places, so why should it be any different for using an iPhone? That's my two cents anyway, most of ye probably think I've a severe problem by now :pac:

you

Tahuti · 04-03-2011 07:48PM

hoorsmelt wrote: »

I get your points about posting on iPhones, etc. All the same, could it not be said about normal writing that it's too much hassle to spellcheck it as well? I always make sure when texting to spell everything correctly with apostraphes in the right places, so why should it be any different for using an iPhone? That's my two cents anyway, most of ye probably think I've a severe problem by now :pac:

Had to happen.

:pac:

hoorsmelt · 04-03-2011 07:49PM

stevejr wrote: »

Do you believe OP that some posters who don't have a proper education or have literacy issues or learning difficulties shouldn't be allowed post? That I don't I agree with TBH.

But if it's laziness your talking about then yes it can be annoying.

And depending on the time of night, a lot of people are drunk to boot:).

Not at all mate. Illiteracy from a lack of education or learning difficulties is not what I'm talking about, it's people who are too lazy to spell correctly, and in any case, it's reasonably correct to assume that most people who post here have basic literacy skills which is why they signed up to Boards.ie in the first place.

Azureus · 04-03-2011 07:49PM

I'm on here in work most of the time, so while I do my best to type in fairly comprehensible English, I do it quite quickly so as to look like I'm doing something more productive and I have re-read some of my posts and thought 'wha?'
Maybe its because I think without Ts now that I mention it, I'm not sure.

FlutterinBantam · 04-03-2011 07:51PM

hoorsmelt wrote: »

Is it just me or are many of the posters on AH and Boards.ie functional illiterates? Thread titles abound with spelling mistakes, the points put across by many posters are incomprehensible and I'm beginning to wonder if some posters have basic English language skills. Is it something to be worried about or am I just anally retentive about it :pac:?

I wouldn't worry about it Hoors.

You see most of cnunts here are semi illiterate.

Dravokivich · 04-03-2011 07:53PM

hoorsmelt wrote: »

I get your points about posting on iPhones, etc. All the same, could it not be said about normal writing that it's too much hassle to spellcheck it as well? I always make sure when texting to spell everything correctly with apostraphes in the right places, so why should it be any different for using an iPhone? That's my two cents anyway, most of ye probably think I've a severe problem by now :pac:

try typing on a touch screen. its really easy for a finger to slide and hit another character. also... on android anyway... you have to use a sub menu to get to commas apostrophes and other stuff.

thats why its annoying having to flick back and forward.

when im on a pc i make sure to use them.

as irish stew said himself. im not too fussed about the way a post is wrote as long as i can understand the point being puy forward.

also... some people can talk and you will never be able to shut them up... but saying something and thinking about how to write it down are 2 different things.

also gotta take into account the fourdinners with regards to that too...

Sanjuro · 04-03-2011 07:53PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iSD9lPVY6Q

ballsymchugh · 04-03-2011 07:55PM

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about it Hoors.

You see most of cnunts here are semi illiterate.

and the rest just talk shyte :pac:

stevejr · 04-03-2011 07:55PM

hoorsmelt wrote: »

Not at all mate. Illiteracy from a lack of education or learning difficulties is not what I'm talking about, it's people who are too lazy to spell correctly, and in any case, it's reasonably correct to assume that most people who post here have basic literacy skills which is why they signed up to Boards.ie in the first place.

That's a big assumption to make hoorsmelt, and probably incorrect IMHO.

Why would having basic literacy skills be the why for people signing up to Boards.ie?

whatdoicare · 04-03-2011 07:56PM

You guys can post here from yr iphone?? How? Mine won't let me!

Rented Mule · 04-03-2011 08:24PM

billymitchell wrote: »

Rolf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KDM_kTiYEw

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