[Closed] spelling mistakes, really that important?

That's your average STW post

Good spelling is the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit, surely?

crpmonehoiens dfeifiltucis pllsoneray

comprehension difficulties personally

unless you pick the words carefully its bobbins.

It's not that people can't make out what you are trying to put across, it just makes it bloody hard work for the reader, and makes the author look stupid. It's also something children can manage.

bad spelling can be accepted, posting in the wrong forum however....

Good spelling is the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit, surely?

lol no....... if your an english teacher maybe. I bet we have all spoken to someone at some point who really does know their shit but cant even spell their own name.

in modern times though spell check is just too easy to use

(spelling errors may be included)

Evidently not...

bad spelling can be accepted, posting in the wrong forum however....

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I believe that language, both written and spoken, is simply a means to communicate. If we can make ourselves understood we have achieved our goal. Here we have a mixture of people from all walks of life, engineering, medical, financial etc. I am sure the levels of English are different in different professions. Additionally there are different educational standards, some may not have done well at school and others excelled. Some focused on other subject not necessarily English.

It is often amusing when someone makes a mistake, either in punctuation or grammar, such as above, but if we have communicated our intended message then we have succeeded. We can't be correct every single time.

I believe that language, both written and spoken, is simply a means to communicate. If we can make ourselves understood we have achieved our goal. Here we have a mixture of people from all walks of life, engineering, medical, financial etc. I am sure the levels of English are different in different professions. Additionally there are different educational standards, some may not have done well at school and others excelled. Some focused on other subject not necessarily English.

It is often amusing when someone makes a mistake, either in punctuation or grammar, such as above, but if we have communicated our intended message then we have succeeded. We can't be correct every single time.

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I'm not fussed about folks spelling mistakes or grammar, i managed to read the above in less than 20 seconds and understood it perfectly but their are some folk on hear who get all uptight regarding impropar use of the english langauge but the bestest response is probobly to carry on and post as meny mistaks as posible to wind them up evan furthar as it will giv them something to do wiv there obviosly mundan lifes - crak on u keybord wariors, u r saviors of the humen race.

tomhoward's quite right. It's not that bad grammar and spelling mistakes annoy me by their very existence, it's more that it takes me longer to understand what's being said.

All of us, even closet grammar-nazis like myself, cock up occasionally, but I'm grateful that I'm usually able to string a sentence together and get my ideas across. It's a pretty basic human skill.

That said, if young'uns* are able to make themselves understood in words of one syllable using text messages, I'll not stand in the way of progress.

*I was going to say, "Da Yoof", but realised I'd get pulled up, so I guess a bit of forum-speak is allowed too.

I'm not fussed about folks spelling mistakes or grammar, i managed to read the above in less than 20 seconds and understood it perfectly but their are some folk on hear who get all uptight regarding impropar use of the english langauge but the bestest response is probobly to carry on and post as meny mistaks as posible to wind them up evan furthar as it will giv them something to do wiv there obviosly mundan lifes - crak on u keybord wariors, u r saviors of the humen race.

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I'm not uptight about it, but correct (or reasonably correct) spelling and grammar aids comprehension, so it seems obvious that it's better to be correct than not.

I'm not fussed about folks spelling mistakes or grammar, i managed to read the above in less than 20 seconds and understood it perfectly but their are some folk on hear who get all uptight regarding impropar use of the english langauge but the bestest response is probobly to carry on and post as meny mistaks as posible to wind them up evan furthar as it will giv them something to do wiv there obviosly mundan lifes - crak on u keybord wariors, u r saviors of the humen race.

Thin end of the wedge, innit.

Any spelling mistakes just make me think the person is uneducated. Hence, the content of their post'll just be complete nonsense that no one with half a brain will be interested in.

Any spelling mistakes just make me think the person is uneducated. Hence, the content of their post'll just be complete nonsense that no one with half a brain will be interested in.

sounds like your the uneducated one pal

It's a pretty basic human skill.

Indeed it is a human skill, to communicate. Not necessarily in English or Spanish but to make oneself understood. That may be y the use of gestures such as sign language. I believe you only need to understand a third of a sentence to understand it, therefore if spelling mistakes make it difficult to understand something it may be that you try to hard.

The spoken word is often easier as there is context but we should not be "grammar-nazis" as often it may be aimed at people who have not had some of the opportunities others have had, may just struggle with the language or indeed English may be their second language.

I work with people all over Europe and communicate in English, that said, the simple fact that those people can communicate with me both verbally and written is great as I cannot speak any other languages.

Everyone chill out, it's a forum for Gods sake.

"you're"

LOLZ.

Desperately trying to reply in this thread without any spelling or grammatical errors. Bloody killing me!

watsontony - Member
Any spelling mistakes just make me think the person is uneducated. Hence, the content of their post'll just be complete nonsense that no one with half a brain will be interested in.
sounds like your the uneducated one pal

9 GCSE's, passed them all.

*Awaits flaming*

You're = You are.
Your = Something that belongs to you.

Not hard.

At the age of four, I could count to one thousand.

post'll

Is that apostrophe abuse?

not hard = impotent?

no such problems here.. this thread's certainly working for me

Probably. I don't know anyone that'd say "will" in that situation though!

9 GCSE's, passed them all.

whats your point? how old are you? if you took the same tests tomorrow how well would you do?

Also if you clatter away on a keybored all day then yea spelling should be easy, believe it or not, we dont all spend all day typing reems of shite. in fact the only non verbal communication i use is, sms occasional e-mail and writing on this hear forum.

sounds like your the uneducated one pal

Oh, come on now! Your just doing that on purpose.

*wonders who watsontony really is...and duirdh*

David I understand where you are coming from, however you can't have it both ways! Personally I would have written "will" but had 10 other spelling mistakes in there by the way. 😀

Perhaps the post with spelling mistakes and grammatical errors was written by an individual who suffers from dyslexia or has english as a second language, or maybe has had poor schooling.

Then again they may be just be a lazy uneducated slob who care not for how they appear to others. In which case they deserve a good caning across their outstretched palm, similar to what i received on numerous occasions...... 😉

pingu66 - Member
David I understand where you are coming from, however you can't have it both ways! Personally I would have written "will" but had 10 other spelling mistakes in there by the way.

I know. To be honest, my whole paragraph was a badly put together one. The first sentence reads horribly.

I don't mind spelling mistakes though, they add character to a persons posts. And when a bad speller "owns" you (like watsontony did above), you can sit back and relax, safe in the knowledge that at least you're alot more intelligent than them.

D Taylforth (9 GCSE's)

Then again they may be just be a lazy uneducated slob who care not for how they appear to others. In which case they deserve a good caning across their outstretched palm, similar to what i received on numerous occasions......

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At the age of four, I could count to one thousand.

Hmmmph.....That's more advanced than i was at the age of 4, i had a propensity for hiding small lego blocks up my nose, the doctor always managed to find them though.

pingu66, you've quoted me but I fear I've failed to make myself understood. I was trying to move beyond spelling errors (we all do it), on to grammar and the ability to succinctly get an idea across.

It's not that rare to open a thread here (for instance) and spend a few minutes trying to decipher whether the OP is on about bleeding brakes or not getting any bleedin' breaks in life. OK, so that's never actually happened, but you probably understand where I'm coming from.

And I did say I was grateful for my ability to get ideas across - I fully accept that I was lucky enough to go to a half decent school. I still don't understand compound interest though...

At the age of four, I could count to one thousand.

[starts game of one-upmanship] I could do this in French at 3

No worries, however there have been some classically badly written posts on here.

onceinalifetime - Account Suspended

It's not because I am a runner with your money type.
I found myself in a very tricky situation for all of new yrs eve into new yrs day.

This about tops it!!!

Bring on being able to ride aye!

Even if it is a old saracen, however weird that sounds, it may be the only way so I genuinely apologise regarding not being available to email and send out that hope rotor and mount bud but hopfeully some day soon or money bk soon for you as a payment came through to my email address before a confirmation email which was slightly shocking in a this is odd type fashion. Obviously a handsomly good low price

I honestly do not know when I will be able to get to the PO to send items so please just email with your interest to begin with.
Please don 't send me monies to then expect item arrival next day or so.
That's all.

Thanks guys for the support offered so far but knowing myself being stubborn I Will Sort this out off my own back as always but if the offers still stand then great and all the best.

I have limited access to comms so over and out!

I learnt some new grammar just the other day. I thought that the possessive plural always used an Apostrophe. Turns out it doesn't.

you can sit back and relax, safe in the knowledge that at least you're alot more intelligent than them.

presumption is the mother of all **** ups. 😉

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I learnt some new grammer

"Grammar". IT EVEN COMES UP RED IN THE SPELLCHECK!111!1111!11

I had changed that before your post appeared to me. 🙂

presumption is the mother of all **** up's.

Under Siege 2!

"No one beats me [s]in the kitchen[/s] on STW"

"your"

Whose (pos. plural)
Who's - who is. Like that?

The woman's shoes
The womens' shoes

Confusing as ****. Let's start again.