Spelling & Grammar Online

[LC_Dave]

I don't know if I'm a fuddy duddy at 30 years old or what, but sometimes when people post online, I just can't read it.

The spelling errors and the poor grammar. I am talking about situations when it's clearly not a typing error. I'm talking when the same word is spelt wrong over and over.

And what is worse - people get really pissed off and defensive about it.

Here I have to learn to read and write, but also I am required to be understanding about their laziness?

Hey I'm not perfect either, but I try!

And it seems to happen a lot with the younger ones these days. Where is the English language headed?

[lorree27]

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uh okay, well I suppose you are entitled to feel however you want but I dont think expressing it on here will get people to all the sudden "shape up"
heheh!

[Sheshy]

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...Here I have to learn to read and right, but also I am required to be understanding about their laziness?

...shouldn't that be write?

Sorry couldn't resist!

[CarbaholicJoe]

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Ironically there are quite a few errors in his post

[2big4mysize]

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LOL looks like the spelling police need to go back to school.

And Dave they have done studies that show that the average human brain can read mistypoed and mispelled words in paragraphs as long as the begining and end letters, and word shape are the same as the intended word since the huiman brain does not read letters but shapes of groups of letters making up words.

ther is the clasic example many here have seen in one of MOGs topics

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe. ceehiro.

[sadie147]

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I'm talking when the same word is spelt wrong over and over.

Should be SPELLED.... for the record, this is one of my pet peaves/

Spelt is a grain, and is not allowed until Rung 7.

[2big4mysize]

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Should be SPELLED.... for the record, this is one of my pet peaves/

Spelt is a grain, and is not allowed until Rung 7.

heheheheh actually grains are a rung 9 food not 7

[CarbaholicJoe]

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Should be SPELLED.... for the record, this is one of my pet peaves/

Spelt is a grain, and is not allowed until Rung 7.

Actually it is spelt; spelled is a bastardized (American) version that has become accepted.

If I were writing a letter I would be concerned, as this is a forum, who cares about the odd typo!

[cHeRBeRR]

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Well, yeah, it does irk me too. I don't think I've seen that much on here, though. But I do shake my head when I read things from my teenagers' friends. I wonder if they'll ever "get it". And since I'm anal....I do spot the errors when I read things, even when I'm not trying.

[LC_Dave]

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...shouldn't that be write?

Sorry couldn't resist!

I amended my original Post! Thank you Sheshy! I appreciate people picking me up on those things!

I did not claim superiority or to be perfect.

It regards to spelt.
http://dictionary.reference.com/sear...pelt&x=43&y=13

Hmm so that's another one of those American/English/Australian differences.

Like colour, neighbour, honour?

[LC_Dave]

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uh okay, well I suppose you are entitled to feel however you want but I dont think expressing it on here will get people to all the sudden "shape up"
heheh!

No, but I thought this was the chit chat area, so I brought up the subject to 'chat',

[Lady_Hawke]

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Thanx 4 bringin this up!
I seem to get stumped on the "np, sth" type of new pc words! I wish there was a list to study!

[Richt]

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what does "sth" stand for?>

I know what "np" is.

Btw I would say "spelt" aswell.

[cmcole]

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I think a lot of the problem with grammer/spelling comes from the instant messaging, etc., generation.

However, and I wish I could find the link, there was a site that showed pictures of misspelled signs, and the guy dubbed himself as the grammer police, and issued fake "fines" for such horrid unprofessionalism.

Signs are one of my biggest peeves - if someone chooses to display to the community their lack of spelling - well, then, they deserve to have someone issue them "grammer fines".

And, no, I am not perfect, but I really try and proofread my messages before posting.

[Miss Phode]

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I can't stand when folks type an incredibly long post with no punctuation, and no paragraph breaks. Very difficult to read.