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"No I don't, I cannot abide poor spelling but I am very aware that not everyone is like me and good at spelling. I talk to someone on a regular basis that cannot spell, sometimes I have to walk away from his message, not because I want to jump down his throat at his spelling but because I need to try and work out what he is trying to say. Besides, for me, how someone comes across is far more important that how they spell "Well said Kitten. 
The one thing I do hate with a passion is messages in txtspk.... just says lazy thick chav to me | |||
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"I have noticed and had it done to me. That if you Make a spelling mistake. Your head is verbally removed. Let alone not putting full stops in the right place. Or very poor grammar. I am dyslexic. I work hard at trying to get my spellings right. My grammar is far from perfect. But I try my best. All I can say is well done to the educational institution as it sure did fail me. Dyslexia at school in the 70s and early 80s was seen as a joke. And from the ridicule i have seen on here of late I still think people see dyslexia a joke. Rant over "There was a thred a few days ago about dyslexia and how we ( yes I am dyslexic) are all lasy as there are lots of way to check spelling in this day and age, so there's no excess for bad spelling . When I pointed out if I spell some thing wrong the comp gives me a list of words I might have ment I am not always able to work out witch one is the right one I was told I should copy and past all the words to a voics app and get them read out by the comp . My point is why is it that people can't just be a little more under standing . Op I know what you mean about schooling , but it's funny how schools changed in the 8 years between you and I . They worked out I was dyslexic at 9 and I went to a spechel school and ended up with a pritty good education x | |||
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"I don't like lazy grammar. For me, being well spoken and literate are both a must. wen sum1 rites lyk dis an xpex an reepli i and lyk go fuk urself " | |||
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"No I don't, I cannot abide poor spelling but I am very aware that not everyone is like me and good at spelling. I talk to someone on a regular basis that cannot spell, sometimes I have to walk away from his message, not because I want to jump down his throat at his spelling but because I need to try and work out what he is trying to say. Besides, for me, how someone comes across is far more important that how they spell "it isn't about spelling it's about the way the person puts it across ! I hate tex talk and to me you can see the difference between someone spelling a word wrong and the 'tex ' way it is spelt ! Plus I use my mob so you do make mistakes ! | |||
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"I don't like lazy grammar. For me, being well spoken and literate are both a must. wen sum1 rites lyk dis an xpex an reepli i and lyk go fuk urself "i agree but i've never seen anyone post like that. maybe in a private message but some on here, behead you for a simple typo its ridiculous. | |||
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"I don't like lazy grammar. For me, being well spoken and literate are both a must. wen sum1 rites lyk dis an xpex an reepli i and lyk go fuk urself i agree but i've never seen anyone post like that.
maybe in a private message but some on here, behead you for a simple typo its ridiculous."Wish I hadn't deleted them now as could have forwarded them onto you mate
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"It can be a joke on here, how people are so petty. Its a swinging site, not a spelling bee. "but generally if you type and talk on here like a dickhead you will behave like one in person ! Generally so don't bite my head off! | |||
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"It can be a joke on here, how people are so petty. Its a swinging site, not a spelling bee. but generally if you type and talk on here like a dickhead you will behave like one in person ! Generally so don't bite my head off! "OMG! Where's his head gone?!!!!!!  | |||
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"I have noticed and had it done to me. That if you Make a spelling mistake. Your head is verbally removed. Let alone not putting full stops in the right place. Or very poor grammar. I am dyslexic. I work hard at trying to get my spellings right. My grammar is far from perfect. But I try my best. All I can say is well done to the educational institution as it sure did fail me. Dyslexia at school in the 70s and early 80s was seen as a joke. And from the ridicule i have seen on here of late I still think people see dyslexia a joke. Rant over
There was a thred a few days ago about dyslexia and how we ( yes I am dyslexic) are all lasy as there are lots of way to check spelling in this day and age, so there's no excess for bad spelling . When I pointed out if I spell some thing wrong the comp gives me a list of words I might have ment I am not always able to work out witch one is the right one I was told I should copy and past all the words to a voics app and get them read out by the comp . My point is why is it that people can't just be a little more under standing . Op I know what you mean about schooling , but it's funny how schools changed in the 8 years between you and I . They worked out I was dyslexic at 9 and I went to a spechel school and ended up with a pritty good education x " | |||
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"Surely unless something is written so badly it is totally illegible…… But if you can understand what someone has written, but feel compelled to criticise their natural ability or writing style rather than just responding politely …. Its says a lot more about the person complaining… doesn’t it ! "
There are some forum spelling Nazis, but I generally disregard them unless I think they're taking it too far.
With so many of us using phones and tablets with autocorrect/predictive errors can happen to even the most anal of us!
The problem with calling someone out on their spelling is that you then have to ensure that you never make a mistake again!
If a post is difficult to understand then ask the OP for clarity.
A recent new poster got grief for using text speak and substituting der for there etc. But he took the criticism and adjusted his writing style. But we all make spelling and grammatical errors, some are dyslexic, some struggled at school, as long as someone makes the effort to communicate then give them a break and possibly helpful advice - this place can be so supportive but also so detrimental, sometimes in the same thread! | |||
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"The problem with spell check is that it rarely picks up homophones (words spelled differently but sounding the same - read/reed/, know/no etc) and homonyms (words spelled the same but with different meanings - wear, tear, row etc) so people on here could be typing phonetically and spell check won't pick it up. Add to that the fact that most spell checks are US English and its not surprising that posts are misspelt. Having been on various message boards for a fair while I can usually tell the difference between someone who struggles to spell correctly, and someone who just can't be arsed. I hate poor spelling but find it odd that it annoys some people so much that they only reply to a post to ridicule spelling. Not friendly at all!" I agree with you I however tend not to capitalise and am lazy with punctuation. I am a spelling nazi but do understand that typos and predictive text can change words often without the poster realising. There is a difference between dyslexia and people being too lazy to differentiate between your and you're | |||
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"Some people are not lazy, they have simply never learned how to spell. Is it fair to mock people because they struggled at school or had childhood issues that made attendance/concentration difficult? Would you mock someone for never learning to drive even though they can cross the road and ride a bike in traffic safely?" | |||
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"lOOk.dOes . It rely matter . Dat mutch? If people can't spell, why would you be so incensed by it? Instead of the person "learning to spell" I think the offended person should " learn to go and get some fucking therapy " does it really matter ? It's a swinging site not MENSA" It would matter if someone wanted to meet me but sent something I couldn't read - If I have to squint or think too much to read an initial message, I won't bother with that person even if they look like a straight John Barrowman - I'm not getting incensed by it and starting a thread bemoaning that person's use of text speak/dyslexia/lack of education/laziness, I'm just not answering a message and thinking no more of it | |||
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"Ok I saw a thread with board instead of bored in the introduction the poor bloke was ridiculed. " I posted on that thread and did ask for clarification but I don't think my post was done in a ridiculing way. | |||
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"No I don't, I cannot abide poor spelling but I am very aware that not everyone is like me and good at spelling. I talk to someone on a regular basis that cannot spell, sometimes I have to walk away from his message, not because I want to jump down his throat at his spelling but because I need to try and work out what he is trying to say. Besides, for me, how someone comes across is far more important that how they spell " Wrong spelling or grammar jumps out at me, just the way I am. I would never mention it though. Feel bad to 'admit' it grinds on me, but it does.
However it doesn't affect how I view the person at all. Dyslexia, bad spelling, just a typo, it really doesn't matter. If the person is nice then I like them, simple. X
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"No I don't, I cannot abide poor spelling but I am very aware that not everyone is like me and good at spelling. I talk to someone on a regular basis that cannot spell, sometimes I have to walk away from his message, not because I want to jump down his throat at his spelling but because I need to try and work out what he is trying to say. Besides, for me, how someone comes across is far more important that how they spell it isn't about spelling it's about the way the person puts it across ! I hate tex talk and to me you can see the difference between someone spelling a word wrong and the 'tex ' way it is spelt ! Plus I use my mob so you do make mistakes ! "Odd mistakes are okay, even I make them | |||
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"I'm completely anal about spelling and grammar, I'm still undergoing therapy for a mis-placed apostrophe in a "Critique my profile" thread on 17th June 2011...However, I would never pick up on it in a response to someone's post even though I'll cringe reading it, and if the word needs to be re-used in my response I'll spell it correctly...I do remember once someone picked up on a typo I'd made so I did rather childishly correct the several spelling and grammatical errors that person had made in correcting my one typo prior to them removing their post - maybe I'll get a life one day! "I love your posts on this subject! I'm anal too.... In the same way. X | |||
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"I am crap at spelling... I write sometimes up to 20 letters a day and thank god for spell check.. I hate getting things wrong but I was not the brightest button in school. We had weekly spelling tests and I practised so hard that I got 10/10 nearly all the time..." Good for you, I don't remember us having spelling tests but I do find spelling easy, not bad for someone that had to have special extra lessons to read with the head teacher | |||
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"I think that the reasons behind some forumites behaving so pedantically over spelling mistakes is simple really - it gives them an egotistical boost to put those who are not perfect down ! Sad , but certainly appears so often that it's hard to see otherwise " | |||
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"I think that the reasons behind some forumites behaving so pedantically over spelling mistakes is simple really - it gives them an egotistical boost to put those who are not perfect down ! Sad , but certainly appears so often that it's hard to see otherwise " | |||
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"I've said it a million times before and i'll say it again. I doubt half the people on Fab who claim to be Dyslexic are truly Dyslexic. If they ARE, then a study needs to be done into why swinging attracts mostly Dyslexic people as I have never seen a forum with so many so called Dyslexic people! Dyslexia is used as a term by lots of people who just can't be bothered. " well i am and had tests done over the years and so have my 4 children .. we all have this at different levels. And i have payed to see some of the top people in the UK too .. Spelling reading and writing not my thing but i make up in other things and maybe done alot better then alot of others its not stoped me or my family from doing very well in life.Don't ever think people are thick with this as we can run rings around others in different things. | |||
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"I just googled Albert Einstein he was dyslexic so is Cher Tom cruise. Oh and agatha Christie look up famous people with dyslexia then tell me that this crap about dyslexia and swinging think most of you will be very surprised who is on the list I was "Still... There's a big difference between clinically diagnosed Dyslexia and plain ignorance and lack of intellect | |||
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"I just googled Albert Einstein he was dyslexic so is Cher Tom cruise. Oh and agatha Christie look up famous people with dyslexia then tell me that this crap about dyslexia and swinging think most of you will be very surprised who is on the list I was
Still... There's a big difference between clinically diagnosed Dyslexia and plain ignorance and lack of intellect "Oh I quite agree and being clinically diagnosed I feel honoured to be among so many famous people there is hope for me yet lol | |||
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"On a different note....I am loving predictive text on the people who are using phones or tablets.....some of the sentances take on a whole new meaning. "I sent my friend a message saying 'enjoy your meningitis' once. He didn't have meningitis, it was meant to say morning. Oops x | |||
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"I've said it a million times before and i'll say it again. I doubt half the people on Fab who claim to be Dyslexic are truly Dyslexic. If they ARE, then a study needs to be done into why swinging attracts mostly Dyslexic people as I have never seen a forum with so many so called Dyslexic people! Dyslexia is used as a term by lots of people who just can't be bothered. well i am and had tests done over the years and so have my 4 children .. we all have this at different levels. And i have payed to see some of the top people in the UK too .. Spelling reading and writing not my thing but i make up in other things and maybe done alot better then alot of others its not stoped me or my family from doing very well in life.Don't ever think people are thick with this as we can run rings around others in different things. " | |||
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"On a different note....I am loving predictive text on the people who are using phones or tablets.....some of the sentances take on a whole new meaning.
I sent my friend a message saying 'enjoy your meningitis' once. He didn't have meningitis, it was meant to say morning. Oops x"ooppss | |||
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"I've said it a million times before and i'll say it again. I doubt half the people on Fab who claim to be Dyslexic are truly Dyslexic. If they ARE, then a study needs to be done into why swinging attracts mostly Dyslexic people as I have never seen a forum with so many so called Dyslexic people! Dyslexia is used as a term by lots of people who just can't be bothered. well i am and had tests done over the years and so have my 4 children .. we all have this at different levels. And i have payed to see some of the top people in the UK too .. Spelling reading and writing not my thing but i make up in other things and maybe done alot better then alot of others its not stoped me or my family from doing very well in life.Don't ever think people are thick with this as we can run rings around others in different things.
"I to have been tested and would like to point out I have an above IQ . A degree in accounts and am very well respected in my job . To talk to you wouldn't know I was dyslexic . So maybe some of you shouldn't judge people on some thing as petty as the written word | |||
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"What I like and dislike in a gent is my own business, if that includes one that can spell properly, then so be it. With the advancement in technology, it is not exactly difficult or hard to perform spell checks prior to posting something via electronic means. Making excuses not to do so is poor form, IMHO. "The prob with spell check is when I get the word wrong and the phone gives me a list I am 90% of the time unable to pick the right one from the list . So what would you have me do ? Also a spell check on a phone will not sort out my gramma . | |||
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"I don't like lazy grammar. For me, being well spoken and literate are both a must. wen sum1 rites lyk dis an xpex an reepli i and lyk go fuk urself "Ajie think u ment yam? | |||
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"I have noticed and had it done to me. That if you Make a spelling mistake. Your head is verbally removed. Let alone not putting full stops in the right place. Or very poor grammar. I am dyslexic. I work hard at trying to get my spellings right. My grammar is far from perfect. But I try my best. All I can say is well done to the educational institution as it sure did fail me. Dyslexia at school in the 70s and early 80s was seen as a joke. And from the ridicule i have seen on here of late I still think people see dyslexia a joke. Rant over "I had no problems reading and understanding what you posted, so dont let people in the forums upset you, when their pulling you apart, they are leaving someone else alone. Chin up and keep posting | |||
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"No I don't, I cannot abide poor spelling but I am very aware that not everyone is like me and good at spelling. I talk to someone on a regular basis that cannot spell, sometimes I have to walk away from his message, not because I want to jump down his throat at his spelling but because I need to try and work out what he is trying to say. Besides, for me, how someone comes across is far more important that how they spell it isn't about spelling it's about the way the person puts it across ! I hate tex talk and to me you can see the difference between someone spelling a word wrong and the 'tex ' way it is spelt ! Plus I use my mob so you do make mistakes ! "Two spelling mistakes oops I believe its text not tex | |||
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"I've said it a million times before and i'll say it again. I doubt half the people on Fab who claim to be Dyslexic are truly Dyslexic. If they ARE, then a study needs to be done into why swinging attracts mostly Dyslexic people as I have never seen a forum with so many so called Dyslexic people! Dyslexia is used as a term by lots of people who just can't be bothered. well i am and had tests done over the years and so have my 4 children .. we all have this at different levels. And i have payed to see some of the top people in the UK too .. Spelling reading and writing not my thing but i make up in other things and maybe done alot better then alot of others its not stoped me or my family from doing very well in life.Don't ever think people are thick with this as we can run rings around others in different things.
I to have been tested and would like to point out I have an above IQ . A degree in accounts and am very well respected in my job . To talk to you wouldn't know I was dyslexic . So maybe some of you shouldn't judge people on some thing as petty as the written word "You both need to re read my post carefully since you've quoted it. I never once called anyone thick, nor am I judging anyone who is truly, clinically diagnosed as Dyslexic. To spell it out to you (no pun intended), what i'm saying is I do not believe for one second that even half the people on here who claim to be Dyslexic actually are Dyslexic. Every time poor spelling & grammar is mentioned, almost all posters here claim Dyslexia instead of the truth which is they can't be bothered. Oh, and as a major form of communication the written word is hardly petty. | |||
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"No I don't, I cannot abide poor spelling but I am very aware that not everyone is like me and good at spelling. I talk to someone on a regular basis that cannot spell, sometimes I have to walk away from his message, not because I want to jump down his throat at his spelling but because I need to try and work out what he is trying to say. Besides, for me, how someone comes across is far more important that how they spell it isn't about spelling it's about the way the person puts it across ! I hate tex talk and to me you can see the difference between someone spelling a word wrong and the 'tex ' way it is spelt ! Plus I use my mob so you do make mistakes !
Two spelling mistakes oops I believe its text not tex "Sorry I was being ironic there no offence meant, my spelling is terrible I even keep spelling Grammar wrong in my address! | |||
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"I would never intentionally take the mick out of any one with dyslexia, if I offended anyone then I am sorry. "Nor me - it is a genuine and recognised impairment for which people are able to claim extra support be it in the sahpe of equipment or personal support and extra time during exams. | |||
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"I'm not pretending to know anything about dyslexia or how it effects people on a day to day basis, but I do have to wonder how some 'dyslexics' on here manage to put together line upon line of text without fault, then when dyslexia is discussed fall back into making obvious mistakes in their spelling? As I said in my previous post on the subject, a very good friend on here who I have known for some time sends me messages that I can barely comprehend...not that it matters one hoot to me, because the person concerned is a lovely guy and a gentle soul. But he never deviates from that trait, his messages are always almost impossible to understand, whereas other 'dyslexics' on here seem to change back and forth...." That is a very good point and I have encountered this in my world of work, too. Sometimes (and this not aimed at anybody but a general observation based on my experience outside fabs) people claim to be dyslexic without having had the formal diagnosis. The reason they do so? Again in my experience people feel so ashamed and afraid of the stigma attached to not being able to spell and write grammatically correct - they d rather say they are dyslexic. And tbh... I can understand that, too. | |||
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"I'm not pretending to know anything about dyslexia or how it effects people on a day to day basis, but I do have to wonder how some 'dyslexics' on here manage to put together line upon line of text without fault, then when dyslexia is discussed fall back into making obvious mistakes in their spelling? As I said in my previous post on the subject, a very good friend on here who I have known for some time sends me messages that I can barely comprehend...not that it matters one hoot to me, because the person concerned is a lovely guy and a gentle soul. But he never deviates from that trait, his messages are always almost impossible to understand, whereas other 'dyslexics' on here seem to change back and forth.... That is a very good point and I have encountered this in my world of work, too. Sometimes (and this not aimed at anybody but a general observation based on my experience outside fabs) people claim to be dyslexic without having had the formal diagnosis. The reason they do so? Again in my experience people feel so ashamed and afraid of the stigma attached to not being able to spell and write grammatically correct - they d rather say they are dyslexic. And tbh... I can understand that, too. " Apologies...should read... Again in my experience people feel so ashamed and afraid of the stigma attached to not being able to spell and write grammatically correct sentences.... | |||
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"I don't like lazy grammar. For me, being well spoken and literate are both a must. wen sum1 rites lyk dis an xpex an reepli i and lyk go fuk urself i agree but i've never seen anyone post like that.
maybe in a private message but some on here, behead you for a simple typo its ridiculous."There was a forum post in the ireland forum last month that looked exactly like that. No one could understand it. No full stops nothing. Just one big block of text speak. | |||
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"I've said it a million times before and i'll say it again. I doubt half the people on Fab who claim to be Dyslexic are truly Dyslexic. If they ARE, then a study needs to be done into why swinging attracts mostly Dyslexic people as I have never seen a forum with so many so called Dyslexic people! Dyslexia is used as a term by lots of people who just can't be bothered. well i am and had tests done over the years and so have my 4 children .. we all have this at different levels. And i have payed to see some of the top people in the UK too .. Spelling reading and writing not my thing but i make up in other things and maybe done alot better then alot of others its not stoped me or my family from doing very well in life.Don't ever think people are thick with this as we can run rings around others in different things.
I to have been tested and would like to point out I have an above IQ . A degree in accounts and am very well respected in my job . To talk to you wouldn't know I was dyslexic . So maybe some of you shouldn't judge people on some thing as petty as the written word
You both need to re read my post carefully since you've quoted it. I never once called anyone thick, nor am I judging anyone who is truly, clinically diagnosed as Dyslexic.
To spell it out to you (no pun intended), what i'm saying is I do not believe for one second that even half the people on here who claim to be Dyslexic actually are Dyslexic. Every time poor spelling & grammar is mentioned, almost all posters here claim Dyslexia instead of the truth which is they can't be bothered.
Oh, and as a major form of communication the written word is hardly petty. "Well to be honest you have just pointed out a most common sign in dyslexia by saying they need to read your post again lol | |||
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"I'm not pretending to know anything about dyslexia or how it effects people on a day to day basis, but I do have to wonder how some 'dyslexics' on here manage to put together line upon line of text without fault, then when dyslexia is discussed fall back into making obvious mistakes in their spelling? As I said in my previous post on the subject, a very good friend on here who I have known for some time sends me messages that I can barely comprehend...not that it matters one hoot to me, because the person concerned is a lovely guy and a gentle soul. But he never deviates from that trait, his messages are always almost impossible to understand, whereas other 'dyslexics' on here seem to change back and forth...." I have to sit and concentrate on what I am writing and typing for me is far easier to do than putting pen to paper. When writing this thread I made sure it was clear concise and clear. Predictive text helps me tremendously lol | |||
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"I've said it a million times before and i'll say it again. I doubt half the people on Fab who claim to be Dyslexic are truly Dyslexic. If they ARE, then a study needs to be done into why swinging attracts mostly Dyslexic people as I have never seen a forum with so many so called Dyslexic people! Dyslexia is used as a term by lots of people who just can't be bothered. well i am and had tests done over the years and so have my 4 children .. we all have this at different levels. And i have payed to see some of the top people in the UK too .. Spelling reading and writing not my thing but i make up in other things and maybe done alot better then alot of others its not stoped me or my family from doing very well in life.Don't ever think people are thick with this as we can run rings around others in different things.
I to have been tested and would like to point out I have an above IQ . A degree in accounts and am very well respected in my job . To talk to you wouldn't know I was dyslexic . So maybe some of you shouldn't judge people on some thing as petty as the written word
You both need to re read my post carefully since you've quoted it. I never once called anyone thick, nor am I judging anyone who is truly, clinically diagnosed as Dyslexic.
To spell it out to you (no pun intended), what i'm saying is I do not believe for one second that even half the people on here who claim to be Dyslexic actually are Dyslexic. Every time poor spelling & grammar is mentioned, almost all posters here claim Dyslexia instead of the truth which is they can't be bothered.
Oh, and as a major form of communication the written word is hardly petty.
Well to be honest you have just pointed out a most common sign in dyslexia by saying they need to read your post again lol "And you clearly missed the point of my post too..... | |||
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"I've said it a million times before and i'll say it again. I doubt half the people on Fab who claim to be Dyslexic are truly Dyslexic. If they ARE, then a study needs to be done into why swinging attracts mostly Dyslexic people as I have never seen a forum with so many so called Dyslexic people! Dyslexia is used as a term by lots of people who just can't be bothered. well i am and had tests done over the years and so have my 4 children .. we all have this at different levels. And i have payed to see some of the top people in the UK too .. Spelling reading and writing not my thing but i make up in other things and maybe done alot better then alot of others its not stoped me or my family from doing very well in life.Don't ever think people are thick with this as we can run rings around others in different things.
I to have been tested and would like to point out I have an above IQ . A degree in accounts and am very well respected in my job . To talk to you wouldn't know I was dyslexic . So maybe some of you shouldn't judge people on some thing as petty as the written word
You both need to re read my post carefully since you've quoted it. I never once called anyone thick, nor am I judging anyone who is truly, clinically diagnosed as Dyslexic.
To spell it out to you (no pun intended), what i'm saying is I do not believe for one second that even half the people on here who claim to be Dyslexic actually are Dyslexic. Every time poor spelling & grammar is mentioned, almost all posters here claim Dyslexia instead of the truth which is they can't be bothered.
Oh, and as a major form of communication the written word is hardly petty.
Well to be honest you have just pointed out a most common sign in dyslexia by saying they need to read your post again lol
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Rant away, nice chest to get it off by the way, nearly used text talk then "Why thank you for the compliment of my chest and your chest has a couple of lovely bumps I like | |||
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"Suppose somebody is not dyslexic but cannot be bothered to double check (like I cannot be sometimes). Suppose the content of their message is still understandable. Suppose they do not see that as a priority. I guess I can then choose to 1.) point out my disgust with their attitude 2.) ignore it and post anyway in response 3.) show my disapproval and not participate in the thread and move on to another thread? Just a thought " | |||
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Why would you sooner get sacked than admit you have dyslexia, admittedly i guess some (the people that have it) may see it as a socal stigma, but surely when you take on a job that requires reading, writing and understanding its in your best interest to inform your employer"I got told I should have told them when I first got the job and I didn't | |||
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Why would you sooner get sacked than admit you have dyslexia, admittedly i guess some (the people that have it) may see it as a socal stigma, but surely when you take on a job that requires reading, writing and understanding its in your best interest to inform your employer
I got told I should have told them when I first got the job and I didn't "I wont say you should or should not have lol.. I am curious as to why people who know or think they are dyslexic keep this quiet? I believe as I said earlier it is because of the stigma attached, because of lack of spelling ability being associated with either lack of intelligence or lazyness .... either way not encouraging people to be open about it?? | |||
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"I have been sacked from jobs because I have hidden my dyslexia in the past. I make mistakes by not reading things properly. I am sorry I had a rant but felt I had to get it off my chest
Why would you sooner get sacked than admit you have dyslexia, admittedly i guess some (the people that have it) may see it as a socal stigma, but surely when you take on a job that requires reading, writing and understanding its in your best interest to inform your employer
I got told I should have told them when I first got the job and I didn't "
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Why would you sooner get sacked than admit you have dyslexia, admittedly i guess some (the people that have it) may see it as a socal stigma, but surely when you take on a job that requires reading, writing and understanding its in your best interest to inform your employer
I got told I should have told them when I first got the job and I didn't I wont say you should or should not have lol.. I am curious as to why people who know or think they are dyslexic keep this quiet?
I believe as I said earlier it is because of the stigma attached, because of lack of spelling ability being associated with either lack of intelligence or lazyness .... either way not encouraging people to be open about it??"Imbarresment being told from a young age your thick. I had a school teacher that turned round to my dad and said don't worry Ian will always find work the council need a lot of road sweepers to keep him busy | |||
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My point exactly. It is sad that people feel they cannot say they have a problem with spelling, they are dyslexic. Also as somebody else pointed out, dyslexic brains are wired differently and they think in very different ways to "neurally normal" - brains. Dyslexic people are clever in areas where non dyslexics might struggle. "Sometimes I get asked a question might be a simple question like how many driving hours have I got left. Brain goes into freeze mode and I look like a goldfish out of water lol | |||
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Why would you sooner get sacked than admit you have dyslexia, admittedly i guess some (the people that have it) may see it as a socal stigma, but surely when you take on a job that requires reading, writing and understanding its in your best interest to inform your employer
I got told I should have told them when I first got the job and I didn't
Of cause you should of told them then they might have been able to help you"I know that but it's the chicken and egg will they take me on knowing I'm dyslexic | |||
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"I am curious as to why people who know or think they are dyslexic keep this quiet? I believe as I said earlier it is because of the stigma attached, because of lack of spelling ability being associated with either lack of intelligence or lazyness .... either way not encouraging people to be open about it?? Imbarresment being told from a young age your thick. I had a school teacher that turned round to my dad and said don't worry Ian will always find work the council need a lot of road sweepers to keep him busy
My point exactly. It is sad that people feel they cannot say they have a problem with spelling, they are dyslexic. Also as somebody else pointed out, dyslexic brains are wired differently and they think in very different ways to "neurally normal" - brains. Dyslexic people are clever in areas where non dyslexics might struggle.
Sometimes I get asked a question might be a simple question like how many driving hours have I got left. Brain goes into freeze mode and I look like a goldfish out of water lol "Part and parcel of dyslexia and yet another moment where people can get so embarrassed and made to feel inadequate. One of my close relatives visited a bank a couple of years back and as it was not his usual bank he ahd to fill in a particualr form to make a transfer. He needed to write down the location of the bank "montpellier" and was unsure of the spelling. The clerk got impatient with him for asking about the spelling, by this time there was a queue behind my relative who was only young at then 19. The clerk got more impatient and even somewhat sarcastic until the young man asked her in a reasnably loud voice "I am dyslexic!Are you going to hlep me with this form or will you continue to embarrass me publicly?" The clerk proceeded to help without a further word or apology. The bank had suddenly fallen very silent. As the young man left the building there was a round of applause for him! | |||
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My point exactly. It is sad that people feel they cannot say they have a problem with spelling, they are dyslexic. Also as somebody else pointed out, dyslexic brains are wired differently and they think in very different ways to "neurally normal" - brains. Dyslexic people are clever in areas where non dyslexics might struggle.
Sometimes I get asked a question might be a simple question like how many driving hours have I got left. Brain goes into freeze mode and I look like a goldfish out of water lol Part and parcel of dyslexia and yet another moment where people can get so embarrassed and made to feel inadequate.
One of my close relatives visited a bank a couple of years back and as it was not his usual bank he ahd to fill in a particualr form to make a transfer. He needed to write down the location of the bank "montpellier" and was unsure of the spelling. The clerk got impatient with him for asking about the spelling, by this time there was a queue behind my relative who was only young at then 19. The clerk got more impatient and even somewhat sarcastic until the young man asked her in a reasnably loud voice "I am dyslexic!Are you going to hlep me with this form or will you continue to embarrass me publicly?"
The clerk proceeded to help without a further word or apology. The bank had suddenly fallen very silent.
As the young man left the building there was a round of applause for him! "He deserves a medal and this is the thing with this dyslexia we look and are normal lol xx | |||
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"No I don't, I cannot abide poor spelling but I am very aware that not everyone is like me and good at spelling. I talk to someone on a regular basis that cannot spell, sometimes I have to walk away from his message, not because I want to jump down his throat at his spelling but because I need to try and work out what he is trying to say. Besides, for me, how someone comes across is far more important that how they spell
Well said Kitten.
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"I think that the reasons behind some forumites behaving so pedantically over spelling mistakes is simple really - it gives them an egotistical boost to put those who are not perfect down ! Sad , but certainly appears so often that it's hard to see otherwise "When I meet folk they tend to speak to me as opposed to writing to me so I couldn't really give a toss how good they are at spelling  | |||
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"Just a little bit more info..... Dyslexia is part of ASD is Autistic Spectrum Disorder. So if i react to you in a slightly differant way of seem to take longer to answer your question than you exspect, its just the wiring in my brain doing its thing and trying to get my nuerons to fire up in the odd strange way that they seem to want to work and not the way you would exspect them to....." I was going to put this earlier but thought it might provoke more problems... but you are , of course 100% right as is Vanguard in saying that Dyslexia affects not only people's spelling but also their reponses, their difficulties in organising things, their time management, their short term memory to name but a few. | |||
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"Just a little bit more info..... Dyslexia is part of ASD is Autistic Spectrum Disorder. So if i react to you in a slightly differant way of seem to take longer to answer your question than you exspect, its just the wiring in my brain doing its thing and trying to get my nuerons to fire up in the odd strange way that they seem to want to work and not the way you would exspect them to.....I was going to put this earlier but thought it might provoke more problems... but you are , of course 100% right as is Vanguard in saying that Dyslexia affects not only people's spelling but also their reponses, their difficulties in organising things, their time management, their short term memory to name but a few. "I didn't know that about it being part of the Autistic Spectrum . One of the things I can't do is tell my left from my right lol | |||
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" One of the things I can't do is tell my left from my right lol Me neither! On my first driving test the examiner told me to turn left and I turned right down a one-way street! On my second test I had L/R written on my hands "Omg I thought I was the only one in the world that needed to do that | |||
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"I have noticed and had it done to me. That if you Make a spelling mistake. Your head is verbally removed. Let alone not putting full stops in the right place. Or very poor grammar. I am dyslexic. I work hard at trying to get my spellings right. My grammar is far from perfect. But I try my best. All I can say is well done to the educational institution as it sure did fail me. Dyslexia at school in the 70s and early 80s was seen as a joke. And from the ridicule i have seen on here of late I still think people see dyslexia a joke. Rant over "I for one , dont care.. If i can read it and understand what the person is trying to say, all is well and good. Some people are quite anal about spelling and punctuation on here but your not on your own with being dislexic so dont worry about it to much. | |||
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"Just a little bit more info..... Dyslexia is part of ASD is Autistic Spectrum Disorder. So if i react to you in a slightly differant way of seem to take longer to answer your question than you exspect, its just the wiring in my brain doing its thing and trying to get my nuerons to fire up in the odd strange way that they seem to want to work and not the way you would exspect them to.....I was going to put this earlier but thought it might provoke more problems... but you are , of course 100% right as is Vanguard in saying that Dyslexia affects not only people's spelling but also their reponses, their difficulties in organising things, their time management, their short term memory to name but a few.
I didn't know that about it being part of the Autistic Spectrum . One of the things I can't do is tell my left from my right lol "How common is ASD? | |||
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Omg I thought I was the only one in the world that needed to do that "Me too. I did exactly the same for my driving test regarding writing L/R on the back of my hands. When someone in the car is giving me directions I ask them to say your side or my side. | |||
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"Just a little bit more info..... Dyslexia is part of ASD is Autistic Spectrum Disorder. So if i react to you in a slightly differant way of seem to take longer to answer your question than you exspect, its just the wiring in my brain doing its thing and trying to get my nuerons to fire up in the odd strange way that they seem to want to work and not the way you would exspect them to.....I was going to put this earlier but thought it might provoke more problems... but you are , of course 100% right as is Vanguard in saying that Dyslexia affects not only people's spelling but also their reponses, their difficulties in organising things, their time management, their short term memory to name but a few.
I didn't know that about it being part of the Autistic Spectrum . One of the things I can't do is tell my left from my right lol
How common is ASD?"To be honest very but people try to hide it for fear of stigmatising | |||
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"Dyslexia can also be with numbers too "I've often wondered if I might have this problem At work, I can't file away the project files, I used to stare at the numbered cabinets till I was red in the face.. now I just ask one of the girls which drawer it is
Fuck knows how I got a job in a technical office, I have trouble doing bills of materials if only part of a component is used... if it's not bought in as one item (ie. bags of 50 or sheet sizes) I always take forever calculating it and usualy get it wrong.
I also get lost in town constantly, can never find the shops I want cos I can't visualise where the streets are.. and lost count of the times I actually walked passed my own house
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"As people have pointed out on here there are some that hide behind dyslexia with poor spelling. Dyslexia is far more complex than just spelling it can affect every day living. Simple tasks like posting a letter can be a nightmare. Sorting bills form filling can freak me out. I am not looking for sympathy I am looking for understanding and a bit of compassion that is all. Oh and when I get stuck maybe some help. Thank you all for your input on this thread and maybe we all have learned something today. I am not lazy I am not thick I'm just wired up differently that's all. " If I was a sparky, I would come and sort it out for you | |||
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"As people have pointed out on here there are some that hide behind dyslexia with poor spelling. Dyslexia is far more complex than just spelling it can affect every day living. Simple tasks like posting a letter can be a nightmare. Sorting bills form filling can freak me out. I am not looking for sympathy I am looking for understanding and a bit of compassion that is all. Oh and when I get stuck maybe some help. Thank you all for your input on this thread and maybe we all have learned something today. I am not lazy I am not thick I'm just wired up differently that's all. If I was a sparky, I would come and sort it out for you "well come visit me anyway and sort me out | |||
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"As people have pointed out on here there are some that hide behind dyslexia with poor spelling. Dyslexia is far more complex than just spelling it can affect every day living. Simple tasks like posting a letter can be a nightmare. Sorting bills form filling can freak me out. I am not looking for sympathy I am looking for understanding and a bit of compassion that is all. Oh and when I get stuck maybe some help. Thank you all for your input on this thread and maybe we all have learned something today. I am not lazy I am not thick I'm just wired up differently that's all. If I was a sparky, I would come and sort it out for you
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"I'm not pretending to know anything about dyslexia or how it effects people on a day to day basis, but I do have to wonder how some 'dyslexics' on here manage to put together line upon line of text without fault, then when dyslexia is discussed fall back into making obvious mistakes in their spelling? As I said in my previous post on the subject, a very good friend on here who I have known for some time sends me messages that I can barely comprehend...not that it matters one hoot to me, because the person concerned is a lovely guy and a gentle soul. But he never deviates from that trait, his messages are always almost impossible to understand, whereas other 'dyslexics' on here seem to change back and forth...." I've noticed that too...with one exception. | |||
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"As people have pointed out on here there are some that hide behind dyslexia with poor spelling. Dyslexia is far more complex than just spelling it can affect every day living. Simple tasks like posting a letter can be a nightmare. Sorting bills form filling can freak me out. I am not looking for sympathy I am looking for understanding and a bit of compassion that is all. Oh and when I get stuck maybe some help. Thank you all for your input on this thread and maybe we all have learned something today. I am not lazy I am not thick I'm just wired up differently that's all. If I was a sparky, I would come and sort it out for you
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"I have been sacked from jobs because I have hidden my dyslexia in the past. I make mistakes by not reading things properly. I am sorry I had a rant but felt I had to get it off my chest
Why would you sooner get sacked than admit you have dyslexia, admittedly i guess some (the people that have it) may see it as a socal stigma, but surely when you take on a job that requires reading, writing and understanding its in your best interest to inform your employer
I got told I should have told them when I first got the job and I didn't I wont say you should or should not have lol.. I am curious as to why people who know or think they are dyslexic keep this quiet?
I believe as I said earlier it is because of the stigma attached, because of lack of spelling ability being associated with either lack of intelligence or lazyness .... either way not encouraging people to be open about it??
Imbarresment being told from a young age your thick. I had a school teacher that turned round to my dad and said don't worry Ian will always find work the council need a lot of road sweepers to keep him busy "I was told I was thick because I used different words to my classmates is stove instead of oven, pipe instead of tap. I and the four other black kids were seen as "special"...but that's a whole new thread! | |||
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"I'm not pretending to know anything about dyslexia or how it effects people on a day to day basis, but I do have to wonder how some 'dyslexics' on here manage to put together line upon line of text without fault, then when dyslexia is discussed fall back into making obvious mistakes in their spelling? As I said in my previous post on the subject, a very good friend on here who I have known for some time sends me messages that I can barely comprehend...not that it matters one hoot to me, because the person concerned is a lovely guy and a gentle soul. But he never deviates from that trait, his messages are always almost impossible to understand, whereas other 'dyslexics' on here seem to change back and forth.... I've noticed that too...with one exception. " Predictive text is a wonderful invention has helped me out so much if I took predictive text off and was not concentrating on what I put then my text would be terrible I write things as they sound not how they spell very hard to explain to people who don't understand how complex dyslexia is. | |||
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"I have been sacked from jobs because I have hidden my dyslexia in the past. I make mistakes by not reading things properly. I am sorry I had a rant but felt I had to get it off my chest
Why would you sooner get sacked than admit you have dyslexia, admittedly i guess some (the people that have it) may see it as a socal stigma, but surely when you take on a job that requires reading, writing and understanding its in your best interest to inform your employer
I got told I should have told them when I first got the job and I didn't I wont say you should or should not have lol.. I am curious as to why people who know or think they are dyslexic keep this quiet?
I believe as I said earlier it is because of the stigma attached, because of lack of spelling ability being associated with either lack of intelligence or lazyness .... either way not encouraging people to be open about it??
Imbarresment being told from a young age your thick. I had a school teacher that turned round to my dad and said don't worry Ian will always find work the council need a lot of road sweepers to keep him busy
I was told I was thick because I used different words to my classmates is stove instead of oven, pipe instead of tap. I and the four other black kids were seen as "special"...but that's a whole new thread!"That is a trait of dyslexia funnily enough using words that mean the same but you know how to spell. I still do it to a certain degree if I can't spell a word and spell checker can't find the word I'm trying to spell I will re word the whole sentence again lol | |||
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"I have noticed and had it done to me. That if you Make a spelling mistake. Your head is verbally removed. Let alone not putting full stops in the right place. Or very poor grammar. I am dyslexic. I work hard at trying to get my spellings right. My grammar is far from perfect. But I try my best. All I can say is well done to the educational institution as it sure did fail me. Dyslexia at school in the 70s and early 80s was seen as a joke. And from the ridicule i have seen on here of late I still think people see dyslexia a joke. Rant over " | |||
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"I have been sacked from jobs because I have hidden my dyslexia in the past. I make mistakes by not reading things properly. I am sorry I had a rant but felt I had to get it off my chest
Why would you sooner get sacked than admit you have dyslexia, admittedly i guess some (the people that have it) may see it as a socal stigma, but surely when you take on a job that requires reading, writing and understanding its in your best interest to inform your employer
I got told I should have told them when I first got the job and I didn't I wont say you should or should not have lol.. I am curious as to why people who know or think they are dyslexic keep this quiet?
I believe as I said earlier it is because of the stigma attached, because of lack of spelling ability being associated with either lack of intelligence or lazyness .... either way not encouraging people to be open about it??
Imbarresment being told from a young age your thick. I had a school teacher that turned round to my dad and said don't worry Ian will always find work the council need a lot of road sweepers to keep him busy
I was told I was thick because I used different words to my classmates is stove instead of oven, pipe instead of tap. I and the four other black kids were seen as "special"...but that's a whole new thread!
That is a trait of dyslexia funnily enough using words that mean the same but you know how to spell. I still do it to a certain degree if I can't spell a word and spell checker can't find the word I'm trying to spell I will re word the whole sentence again lol "I do this all the time lol, I ponder for ages then give up and rewrite the whole sentence | |||
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"I have noticed and had it done to me. That if you Make a spelling mistake. Your head is verbally removed....." You've obviously not notice3d that this doesn't happen to everyone who makes typoes and the head removal is selective. | |||
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"I have noticed and had it done to me. That if you Make a spelling mistake. Your head is verbally removed..... You've obviously not notice3d that this doesn't happen to everyone who makes typoes and the head removal is selective." That's true for any post about anything. | |||
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"This has turned out to be a really interesting thread. Lots of people identifying with different things. Possible undiagnosed variations of dyslexia, ASD etc. Good to know we're not alone. " | |||
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"This has turned out to be a really interesting thread. Lots of people identifying with different things. Possible undiagnosed variations of dyslexia, ASD etc. Good to know we're not alone. "I can spell and recognise words very well. I do however have a blind spot when it comes to grammar and punctuation. The high school I went to didn't usually take kids from the primary I went to, it was in a different catchment area. One of the differences is that all the others in my first year at high school had had a more intense teaching of punctuation and grammar, I had had practically none. Because I had above average literacy skills noone really noticed that I was guessing so I never got taught the basic rules. I have fudged my way through life due, again, to good literacy skills and guessing. Eats, shoots and leaves was a mystery to me. I'm not even certain about the greengrocers apostrophe! There are plenty who have an educational gap like mine, for a wide variety of reasons. But I am impressed if people who struggled to learn basic reading and writing skills are communicating well on a forum which is a written medium. It takes balls ti write those first posts when you have little confidence in your own skills. Bravo I say. | |||
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"This has turned out to be a really interesting thread. Lots of people identifying with different things. Possible undiagnosed variations of dyslexia, ASD etc. Good to know we're not alone.
I can spell and recognise words very well. I do however have a blind spot when it comes to grammar and punctuation.
The high school I went to didn't usually take kids from the primary I went to, it was in a different catchment area. One of the differences is that all the others in my first year at high school had had a more intense teaching of punctuation and grammar, I had had practically none.
Because I had above average literacy skills noone really noticed that I was guessing so I never got taught the basic rules.
I have fudged my way through life due, again, to good literacy skills and guessing. Eats, shoots and leaves was a mystery to me. I'm not even certain about the greengrocers apostrophe!
There are plenty who have an educational gap like mine, for a wide variety of reasons. But I am impressed if people who struggled to learn basic reading and writing skills are communicating well on a forum which is a written medium. It takes balls ti write those first posts when you have little confidence in your own skills. Bravo I say."I have found the forum to be a great help to me. Again my grammar is not there as I was moved schools 5 times before secondary school. Concentration is a must. The words I have in my head are three words ahead of what I have written. This means I start an sentence and by the end of it it becomes gobbledygook. When writing on pen and paper I forget to dot my i's and cross mt t's. Always ended up with red rings round words like that. School reports could try harder was a favourite saying. | |||
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"I have noticed and had it done to me. That if you Make a spelling mistake. Your head is verbally removed..... You've obviously not notice3d that this doesn't happen to everyone who makes typoes and the head removal is selective. I had noticed and my verbal was over the way i had spelt vangaurd not vanguard "Which initially you thanked me for pointing out - and I did it in a sensitive way. You then went into a 'girly strop' (which was nothing to do with dyslexia) which you eventually apologised for. | |||
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"I have noticed and had it done to me. That if you Make a spelling mistake. Your head is verbally removed..... You've obviously not notice3d that this doesn't happen to everyone who makes typoes and the head removal is selective. I had noticed and my verbal was over the way i had spelt vangaurd not vanguard
Which initially you thanked me for pointing out - and I did it in a sensitive way. You then went into a 'girly strop' (which was nothing to do with dyslexia) which you eventually apologised for. "Indeed you did my friend | |||
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"I have noticed and had it done to me. That if you Make a spelling mistake. Your head is verbally removed..... You've obviously not notice3d that this doesn't happen to everyone who makes typoes and the head removal is selective. I had noticed and my verbal was over the way i had spelt vangaurd not vanguard
Which initially you thanked me for pointing out - and I did it in a sensitive way. You then went into a 'girly strop' (which was nothing to do with dyslexia) which you eventually apologised for.
Indeed you did my friend "Sorry was using it as an example mate was not meaning to cause offence I was new to the forum | |||
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"Just a little bit more info..... Dyslexia is part of ASD is Autistic Spectrum Disorder. So if i react to you in a slightly differant way of seem to take longer to answer your question than you exspect, its just the wiring in my brain doing its thing and trying to get my nuerons to fire up in the odd strange way that they seem to want to work and not the way you would exspect them to....." I was diagnosed with dyslexia in primary school after my parents had battled with the headmaster who insisted "there aren't any dyslexics at this school"
I've had tests three times since and been found to be severely dyslexic each time. But, I've always thought of it as a difference rather than a disability, that I have advantages from it as well as disadvantages.
That may not be entirely correct but there are things that dyslexic people do tend to do better than other people. We tend to be more creative thinkers and we're better at visualising complex things in our heads. This means that dyslexic people tend to do very well in fields like architecture and engineering.
And maybe, as someone mentioned above, there is a reason why there seems to be a lot of dyslexic people on fab; maybe our increased creativity also makes us more creative and adventurous sexually? | |||
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"Just a little bit more info..... Dyslexia is part of ASD is Autistic Spectrum Disorder. So if i react to you in a slightly differant way of seem to take longer to answer your question than you exspect, its just the wiring in my brain doing its thing and trying to get my nuerons to fire up in the odd strange way that they seem to want to work and not the way you would exspect them to..... I was diagnosed with dyslexia in primary school after my parents had battled with the headmaster who insisted "there aren't any dyslexics at this school"
I've had tests three times since and been found to be severely dyslexic each time. But, I've always thought of it as a difference rather than a disability, that I have advantages from it as well as disadvantages.
That may not be entirely correct but there are things that dyslexic people do tend to do better than other people. We tend to be more creative thinkers and we're better at visualising complex things in our heads. This means that dyslexic people tend to do very well in fields like architecture and engineering.
And maybe, as someone mentioned above, there is a reason why there seems to be a lot of dyslexic people on fab; maybe our increased creativity also makes us more creative and adventurous sexually?"What a great way of looking at it - I hope, both dyslexics and non dyslexics could see things your way. | |||
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"There's a difference between a typo (where you miss the key and strike an adjacent key) and typing there when you mean their or they're." Indeed there is. It may be worth knowing that most dyslexics struggle more with the so called simple words ie the difference between "there" and "their" and "they're" than the complex words. | |||
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"It can be a joke on here, how people are so petty. Its a swinging site, not a spelling bee. "
Its not like people are applying for a job or writing an important letter.
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"I dont often post in the forums, but here goes. I dont think it should matter one way or another if a person has difficulty writing or spelling, we are all here for one thing, to have fun, and it seems to me, picking up on bad spelling and such and ripping folk apart for it takes the fun out of it to a certain extent, because then people wont post in the forums for fear of being ripped a new one.... just saying "
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"I dont often post in the forums, but here goes. I dont think it should matter one way or another if a person has difficulty writing or spelling, we are all here for one thing, to have fun, and it seems to me, picking up on bad spelling and such and ripping folk apart for it takes the fun out of it to a certain extent, because then people wont post in the forums for fear of being ripped a new one.... just saying "Post more! New faces will eventually nudge the grumpy ones out. I couldn't give a crap if anyone abuses me on here. It's just a load of anonymous people I'll never meet. Some really nice ones that I like chatting to. Others I never ever want to be in the same room as! I like to read the forums. I like to post. If anyone else doesn't like it..... Tough! | |||
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"Just a little bit more info..... Dyslexia is part of ASD is Autistic Spectrum Disorder. So if i react to you in a slightly differant way of seem to take longer to answer your question than you exspect, its just the wiring in my brain doing its thing and trying to get my nuerons to fire up in the odd strange way that they seem to want to work and not the way you would exspect them to..... I was diagnosed with dyslexia in primary school after my parents had battled with the headmaster who insisted "there aren't any dyslexics at this school"
I've had tests three times since and been found to be severely dyslexic each time. But, I've always thought of it as a difference rather than a disability, that I have advantages from it as well as disadvantages.
That may not be entirely correct but there are things that dyslexic people do tend to do better than other people. We tend to be more creative thinkers and we're better at visualising complex things in our heads. This means that dyslexic people tend to do very well in fields like architecture and engineering.
And maybe, as someone mentioned above, there is a reason why there seems to be a lot of dyslexic people on fab; maybe our increased creativity also makes us more creative and adventurous sexually?"I think we need to test that theory | |||
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"Just a little bit more info..... Dyslexia is part of ASD is Autistic Spectrum Disorder. So if i react to you in a slightly differant way of seem to take longer to answer your question than you exspect, its just the wiring in my brain doing its thing and trying to get my nuerons to fire up in the odd strange way that they seem to want to work and not the way you would exspect them to..... I was diagnosed with dyslexia in primary school after my parents had battled with the headmaster who insisted "there aren't any dyslexics at this school"
I've had tests three times since and been found to be severely dyslexic each time. But, I've always thought of it as a difference rather than a disability, that I have advantages from it as well as disadvantages.
That may not be entirely correct but there are things that dyslexic people do tend to do better than other people. We tend to be more creative thinkers and we're better at visualising complex things in our heads. This means that dyslexic people tend to do very well in fields like architecture and engineering.
And maybe, as someone mentioned above, there is a reason why there seems to be a lot of dyslexic people on fab; maybe our increased creativity also makes us more creative and adventurous sexually?
I think we need to test that theory "I love to experiment and creative cum try the theory out on me then | |||
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" Post more! New faces will eventually nudge the grumpy ones out. I couldn't give a crap if anyone abuses me on here. It's just a load of anonymous people I'll never meet. Some really nice ones that I like chatting to. Others I never ever want to be in the same room as! I like to read the forums. I like to post. If anyone else doesn't like it..... Tough! "I am starting to post in the forums, as you say maybe new faces will drive the grumpy ones away | |||
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" I am starting to post in the forums, as you say maybe new faces will drive the grumpy ones away "Where would 'rant Thursday' be without the grumpy ones? Why would you want to drive anyone away from the forums? Takes all sorts and diversity is surely better than a happy clappy bunch where everyone agreed all the time. | |||
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Where would 'rant Thursday' be without the grumpy ones? Why would you want to drive anyone away from the forums? Takes all sorts and diversity is surely better than a happy clappy bunch where everyone agreed all the time. "it was a joke.... honest | |||
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in swinging, whether I am good/bad or lazy shag!
So why on earth is it so important on here that people are good spellers? Come on, if you feel somebody is a bad speller or, worse ... is a lazy speller... don't communicate with them, don't meet them .... but please do let them (and the rest of us who are not bothered) live with their spelling errors. | |||
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