FabSwingers.com forum: Poor English

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ditto

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

Lack of basic spelling and grammar is a significant turn off.

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

I've more important things to worry about but as my own spelling is poor to say the least I dawt I'd notice

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I've more important things to worry about but as my own spelling is poor to say the least I dawt I'd notice"

Now now blade you did that on purpose

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By *arkerTheDriverMan
over a year ago

Dundee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We had a message from a couple the weekend.

Think we have read it about twenty times and still no clue as to what they are trying to say.

Even when taking predicted text into account and the possibility they may be of foreign origin.

Totally unfathomable.

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By *arkerTheDriverMan
over a year ago

Dundee

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

*am

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*first two sentences should be conjoined into one

*excessive puncture at sentence's end

You're welcome

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

You started the first sentance off well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

You started the first sentance off well

"Sentence"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

*am

*God

*it's

*first two sentences should be conjoined into one

*excessive puncture at sentence's end

You're welcome

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By *hoe_nixCouple
over a year ago

leeds

spelling I can work out

lack of punctuation leaves me at a loss

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By *aneandpaulCouple
over a year ago

cleveleys

Poor English just had someone on the phone from a call center that was poor English ok

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm not the.best at spelling but I do try ,I prefer bad spelling within reason to text speak that is a big no no "

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By *bsinthe_boyMan
over a year ago

Luton

I don't like poor spelling and grammar but can easily forgive if the person is dyslexic.

However if they genuinely think "howz u lol" is a good opening gambit then they will be ignored.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Predictive text is the bane of my life. I always look like a idiot because of it. Hope people don't just think I am stupid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

*am

*God

*it's

*first two sentences should be conjoined into one

*excessive puncture at sentence's end

You're welcome

Puncture?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've been sent bisses instead of kisses because of predictive text ! I thought maybe they meant buses -well confusing ....

Poor spelling /grammar - doesn't worry me. There are sometimes reasons behind it, so I'm pretty chilled about it.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Spelling mistakes are not as bad as general poor language.

Cal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Predictive text is the bane of my life. I always look like a idiot because of it. Hope people don't just think I am stupid

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I had a friend on here who found my predictive text mistakes funny. He.always took the.micky ....I tend to.send things then realise .... It's.worse when I haven't realised grr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would like to commend the OP for using the word 'spelled' and not 'spelt' which has a totally different meaning and is one of my bugbears.

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

No it doesn't bother us as long as we can make sense of what they're trying to say.

Then again, our spelling and grammar is far from perfect. If someone chooses not to meet us because of a misplaced comma or incorrect spelling, oh well!

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Least I know who to mail

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I would like to commend the OP for using the word 'spelled' and not 'spelt' which has a totally different meaning and is one of my bugbears."

You have made a silly mistake.

According to many dictionaries, both 'spelt' and 'spelled' are the past and past participle in British English.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Predictive text is the bane of my life. I always look like a idiot because of it. Hope people don't just think I am stupid

" This "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I would like to commend the OP for using the word 'spelled' and not 'spelt' which has a totally different meaning and is one of my bugbears.

You have made a silly mistake.

According to many dictionaries, both 'spelt' and 'spelled' are the past and past participle in British English."

Spelt is a type of wheat and always will be.

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

"I would like to commend the OP for using the word 'spelled' and not 'spelt' which has a totally different meaning and is one of my bugbears.

You have made a silly mistake.

According to many dictionaries, both 'spelt' and 'spelled' are the past anid past participle in British English.

Spelt is a type of wheat and always will be. "

I was brought up on 19th century classic literature, so it will always be 'spelt' for me. The other is the American Standard spelling, and was the lesser used English.

(Unless you are talking time periods, in which case 'spelled' is correct)

But language is fluid, and I certainly wouldn't kick anyone out of bed for it...

Soon we'll all be pronouncing 'schedule' with a hard 'c' like 'school'...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Frankly, I couldn't give a rat's arse, as long as it is comprehensible.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Strangely, I don't require people I play with to pass a written exam before we have fun.

Just the oral one.

I've never found a direct correlation between an ability spell like the OED and the ability to shag like a mynx.

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By *aitinkCouple
over a year ago

York

"I would like to commend the OP for using the word 'spelled' and not 'spelt' which has a totally different meaning and is one of my bugbears.

You have made a silly mistake.

According to many dictionaries, both 'spelt' and 'spelled' are the past anid past participle in British English.

Spelt is a type of wheat and always will be.

I was brought up on 19th century classic literature, so it will always be 'spelt' for me. The other is the American Standard spelling, and was the lesser used English.

(Unless you are talking time periods, in which case 'spelled' is correct)

But language is fluid, and I certainly wouldn't kick anyone out of bed for it...

Soon we'll all be pronouncing 'schedule' with a hard 'c' like 'school'...

Interesting, spelt betrays the Anglo-Saxon origin - I am getting tired of words losing their past-participles like shaved replacing shaven.

I do get tired of grossly misspelt messahes but will overlook a genuine typo but there are some that really annoy me like 'site for sore eyes' etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thegreatthingaboutlanguageisthatitisconstantlychangingandmovingon. U cld rgu dat bluds shld use proper words an all dat but we is all communicating

That said, I do find it easier when people manage to get words in the right order, and use a little bit of grammar to make things easier to read. I'm sure we are all guilty of the odd spelling mistake or two, I know I am, fat finger syndrome is to blame!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

" 'site for sore eyes' "

www.conjunctivitis.com

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

I was brought up on 19th century classic literature, so it will always be 'spelt' for me...

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Interesting, spelt betrays the Anglo-Saxon origin - I am getting tired of words losing their past-participles like shaved replacing shaven.

I knew I can't have dreamt that

(But if I'm honest, although we did read that at school too, 'Shaven Havens' could NEVER be described as classic 19th century literature...

Mr ddc

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By *educedWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

I wish the spelling and grammar police wood stop singling me out like some kind of which hunt.

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By *alandriaTV/TS
over a year ago

Nottingham

"I would like to commend the OP for using the word 'spelled' and not 'spelt' which has a totally different meaning and is one of my bugbears."

Trendy sort of wheat I think...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I would like to commend the OP for using the word 'spelled' and not 'spelt' which has a totally different meaning and is one of my bugbears.

You have made a silly mistake.

According to many dictionaries, both 'spelt' and 'spelled' are the past and past participle in British English.

Spelt is a type of wheat and always will be. "

You really are a silly man.

It is common for English words to have multiple meanings.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I wish the spelling and grammar police wood stop singling me out like some kind of which hunt.

I sore wat u did their....arsesmart

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

*am

*God

*it's

*first two sentences should be conjoined into one

*excessive puncture at sentence's end

You're welcome

Flak (from the German Fliegerabwehrkanone).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mmm grammar school girl A level English puts me off

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

"I've more important things to worry about but as my own spelling is poor to say the least I dawt I'd notice"

Fire, you are one of the true dyslexics on this site. Some others claim to be when clearly, they aren't.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

I am not too keen on text speech either, its so easy with predicted text to type properly.

Saying that I do make a heap of typos and do use lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

yep pet hate here too! Especially in messages "Speshally taylored 4us"

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ok let's clear up my comment it's not typos that bother me it's things like spelling Lester instead of Leicester obvious stuff like that just seems lazy to me.

Yes my grammar is by no means perfect but who is perfect ??

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

Yes my grammar is by no means perfect but who is perfect ??

You can leave my Grammar out of this.

(She's 102, you know)

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Yes my grammar is by no means perfect but who is perfect ??

You can leave my Grammar out of this.

(She's 102, you know)

Made me chuckle my socks off

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By *ath_Neil_bifunCouple
over a year ago

near cardiff

Text speak is annoying...

I try with my spelling,and grammar but loads of things catch me out like when to use too or to...i can never remember...or the use of : and ;

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By *onyneMan
over a year ago

Newcastle

It is good when people have decent grammar but it isn't a deal breaker - I have a good friend who is a school teacher - has excellent grammar and punctuation, but his text messages are all 'c u ltr fr drinx' or whatever...He defends it by saying it is merely a quick message and as long as I know he will 'see me later for drinks' then that's al that matters. I can see why introductory messages on here could be seen as different though.

I do like a well turned out sentence though...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If they are non English then the lack of English is understandable. If is like.. Oi! then there might be noz excuses innit bruv.

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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen

It's a useful filter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not every one has the gift of words, those that do never understand why others don't. They just feel the need to pick at them. !!!!

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

It might be, though it tends to be idiocy and disrespect that turns me off. I'd certainly need a good level of communication to make it work.

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By *isexmistressWoman
over a year ago

Prestwich

OMG!!

Reminds of Big Brother last night when the task was spelling..

There was one pretty boy who was painfull to watch,trying to spell `cocoa` or something similar...

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By *bsinthe_boyMan
over a year ago

Luton

A little etymology never hurt anyone either.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've started to really look forward to these posts, where people whine about poor spelling and grammar - because I just know there will be exactly that in their opening line! Genius!

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By *AURA6969TV/TS
over a year ago

RUGBY

I donent kare wat peeple rite as lung as thuy meat sow wat th heel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

Lack of basic spelling and grammar is a significant turn off. "

Why ?

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By *igertigerCouple (MM)
over a year ago

nr Letterkenny

Poor spelling and grammar are forgivable lack of manners now that's a different matter entirely.

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

It never fails to amuse me when the grammar police turn up and then completely fuck it up themselves, deep joy, deep joy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Totally agree...

It is soooo off putting.

We thought it was just us that found the spelling issue a problem.

Phew!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If its such a turn off can someone please correct mine and send it back. I'm dyslexic, my writing sucks. Sometime not even spell check helps I'm that far off a word I am looking for

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

there are levels, some will annoy if it is totally text speak of course...

equally annoying is when some people consistently have to prove how amazingly educated they are above other people.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If its such a turn off can someone please correct mine and send it back. I'm dyslexic, my writing sucks. Sometime not even spell check helps I'm that far off a word I am looking for

I really don't get it ? People can't help the way they spell, any more than they can help the colour of their hair, eyes or skin, for that matter. I can't stand the elitist attitude shown by some. Its like being put off someone's profile because they live in a poorer area, or because they aren't professional people.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

let's all boast about our I.Q's

fuds

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh the irony.

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By *ollipop77Couple
over a year ago

Dubai / Manchester

"It's a useful filter"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I would like to commend the OP for using the word 'spelled' and not 'spelt' which has a totally different meaning and is one of my bugbears.

You have made a silly mistake.

According to many dictionaries, both 'spelt' and 'spelled' are the past and past participle in British English.

Spelt is a type of wheat and always will be. "

The two are only usually kept separate in American English. They are interchangeable otherwise.

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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen

People can help the way they spell, apart from those with dyslexia. In my experience, most dyslexics try harder and usually spell and punctuate better than those who are just plain lazy.

You get a good sense of a person from the language they use. Obviously we all make typos, but slovenly writing is often an indicator of a slovenly mindset.

Each to their own

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ok didn't expect this sort of response maybe I should refrain from posting from hence forth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok didn't expect this sort of response maybe I should refrain from posting from hence forth

use the noodle and search any post that talks about grammar...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

*am

*God

*it's

*first two sentences should be conjoined into one

*excessive puncture at sentence's end

You're welcome

This^ And in answer to the original question, yes.

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By *arkerTheDriverMan
over a year ago

Dundee

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

*am

*God

*it's

*first two sentences should be conjoined into one

*excessive puncture at sentence's end

You're welcome

Puncture?"

We'll spotted, my good man!

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By *arkerTheDriverMan
over a year ago

Dundee

[Removed by poster at 19/05/15 07:12:52]

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By *arkerTheDriverMan
over a year ago

Dundee

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

*am

*God

*it's

*first two sentences should be conjoined into one

*excessive puncture at sentence's end

You're welcome

Puncture?"

We'll spotted, my good man!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I would like to commend the OP for using the word 'spelled' and not 'spelt' which has a totally different meaning and is one of my bugbears.

You have made a silly mistake.

According to many dictionaries, both 'spelt' and 'spelled' are the past anid past participle in British English.

Spelt is a type of wheat and always will be.

I was brought up on 19th century classic literature, so it will always be 'spelt' for me. The other is the American Standard spelling, and was the lesser used English.

(Unless you are talking time periods, in which case 'spelled' is correct)

But language is fluid, and I certainly wouldn't kick anyone out of bed for it...

Soon we'll all be pronouncing 'schedule' with a hard 'c' like 'school'...

Interesting, spelt betrays the Anglo-Saxon origin - I am getting tired of words losing their past-participles like shaved replacing shaven.

I do get tired of grossly misspelt messahes but will overlook a genuine typo but there are some that really annoy me like 'site for sore eyes' etc."

Www.Optrex.com - Is this not a site for sore eyes?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It never fails to amuse me when the grammar police turn up and then completely fuck it up themselves, deep joy, deep joy

I laughed too

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

I have always believed that the message was more important than the grammar or spelling provided it is intelligible. Of course with spellcheckers built into most things I do think that seeing a message with loads of red lines under words does show a certain degree of laziness.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People can help the way they spell, apart from those with dyslexia. In my experience, most dyslexics try harder and usually spell and punctuate better than those who are just plain lazy.

You get a good sense of a person from the language they use. Obviously we all make typos, but slovenly writing is often an indicator of a slovenly mindset.

Each to their own

I have a friend who has huge technical ability, is extremely hard working, as far as I know has never been unemployed, is clean, dresses well, etc, etc...

He would have difficulty composing a profile on here, that would do him justice, so I don't buy into the theory that a person can be judged by the way they spell or punctuate. I have never been any good at sports activities. I would take great offence if I was considered a "lesser" person because I can't kick a ball straight, to save my life. What credentials are required to be a nice decent person, who just happens to want to venture into swinging ?

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By *aitinkCouple
over a year ago

York

People can help the way they spell, apart from those with dyslexia. In my experience, most dyslexics try harder and usually spell and punctuate better than those who are just plain lazy.

You get a good sense of a person from the language they use. Obviously we all make typos, but slovenly writing is often an indicator of a slovenly mindset.

Each to their own

I have a friend who has huge technical ability, is extremely hard working, as far as I know has never been unemployed, is clean, dresses well, etc, etc...

In one sense you are not wrong, but neither are you completely right. I hate to say it but the form of the profile tells a lot about the profilee and helps us winnow down to profiles of couples we are likely to get on with. I do take your point that there are those with degrees of communication difficulties where expressing what they want to convey can be difficult. But I do know from personal experience that when it matters getting something right can be achieved. And, it is not unusual to be able to detect these profiles and make appropriate allowances.

There are two major classes of error that get readers dander up; typos and homonym substitutions. Typos are easy to make and hard to spot and frankly can be ignored: however, should you describe yourself as a professional then I do expect the word professional to be correctly spelled; I then expect the most egregiously misused homonyms to be mainly correct: site/sight, there/their/they're etc. a lot of such words carry baggage so when I come upon site I think bulldozers and JCBs not beautiful women. Textspeak just says lazy beggar to me. BUT I know that there are as many where these issues just resonate with other profile readers who see the profile writers as their peeps!

In the end the profile is saying 'call us, we are interesting' and if the writer hasn't put that over, nobody will call.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"OK I know I ma probably going to get lots of flack for this but ..

Does seeing a really poorly spelled Status or post make you cringe ?? Its a pet hate I guess but god its a turn off

nope

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've been sent bisses instead of kisses because of predictive text ! I thought maybe they meant buses -well confusing ....

Poor spelling /grammar - doesn't worry me. There are sometimes reasons behind it, so I'm pretty chilled about it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

innit annoying

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