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"Not being picky here, but just looking at some of the spelling on profiles.....shocking.!!! "You've spelt spontaneous wrong on your profile  | |||
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"Not being picky here, but just looking at some of the spelling on profiles.....shocking.!!! "Yeah, more "peeps" "gorra" "torque" "proper". (innit !)  | |||
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"Thought you was after a shag not a English lesson  "Nice reply...however when it comes face to face conversation i wouldnt notice a spelling mistake.!!  | |||
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"Not being picky here, but just looking at some of the spelling on profiles.....shocking.!!!
You've spelt spontaneous wrong on your profile "just going to same the same and yes I know I have mistakes on mine | |||
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"Not being picky here, but just looking at some of the spelling on profiles.....shocking.!!!
You've spelt spontaneous wrong on your profile "Told you so! | |||
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"You've spelt spontaneous wrong on your profile "Wrongly !!! | |||
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"Thought you was after a shag not a English lesson
Nice reply...however when it comes face to face conversation i wouldnt notice a spelling mistake.!! "wouldnt is spelt wrong too | |||
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"Thought you was after a shag not a English lesson
Nice reply...however when it comes face to face conversation i wouldnt notice a spelling mistake.!! "True Thing is now days theres that must text talk etc i never know when something spelt wrong is intentional or not  | |||
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"You've spelt spontaneous wrong on your profile
Wrongly !!!"how dare you correct my grammar! wrong is perfectly acceptable....i googled it lol | |||
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"Thing is now days theres that must text talk etc i never know when something spelt wrong is intentional or not "WRONGLY!!! That's the second time Once more and it's the naughty corner for you!!! lol  | |||
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"i do txt spellin cos im a lazy fka "Yes, but a tasty looking lazy fka | |||
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"You've spelt spontaneous wrong on your profile
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how dare you correct my grammar! wrong is perfectly acceptable....i googled it lol"Google - an American organisation, like the Americans know more than us about our own language??? | |||
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"i do txt spellin cos im a lazy fka
Yes, but a tasty looking lazy fka" | |||
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"You've spelt spontaneous wrong on your profile
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how dare you correct my grammar! wrong is perfectly acceptable....i googled it lol
Google - an American organisation, like the Americans know more than us about our own language???"Its not my language mate im just borrowing it | |||
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"You've spelt spontaneous wrong on your profile
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how dare you correct my grammar! wrong is perfectly acceptable....i googled it lol"Google isn't a word...  | |||
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"It does not bother us if someones spelling is poor I know I get it wrong too either by mistyping or misspelling and I cant be bothered with spellcheck but be honest is anyone on here going to pass up a shag with a lovely fem, guy, or couple on here if the spelling is not up to their standard? " I have a feeling some would. | |||
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"It does not bother us if someones spelling is poor I know I get it wrong too either by mistyping or misspelling and I cant be bothered with spellcheck but be honest is anyone on here going to pass up a shag with a lovely fem, guy, or couple on here if the spelling is not up to their standard? Nope...and I posted the thred.!!! spot the deliberate mistake.!! " | |||
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"Not being picky here, but just looking at some of the spelling on profiles.....shocking.!!! "I once wished a woman good lick (misspelt luck) and she thought it was hilarious, and after thinking about it said to me that she'd just as soon as have a good lick as good luck. Lol | |||
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" Google isn't a word... "It's a name unless it is the incorrect spelling of the word googol | |||
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"Not being picky here, but just looking at some of the spelling on profiles.....shocking.!!! "I hate to break it to you but there is no proven link between spelling and being a great shag!......or getting one | |||
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"You've spelt spontaneous wrong on your profile
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how dare you correct my grammar! wrong is perfectly acceptable....i googled it lol
Google isn't a word... "google has been a word since 2006 it's in the oxford dictionary | |||
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"The odd profile word, fair enough, but I've seen numerous profiles where they can't spell their own location! Worrying!" Surely any profile in which they cant spell their own location has to be a bit suspect? | |||
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"It does not bother us if someones spelling is poor I know I get it wrong too either by mistyping or misspelling and I cant be bothered with spellcheck but be honest is anyone on here going to pass up a shag with a lovely fem, guy, or couple on here if the spelling is not up to their standard? I have a feeling some would." I'd be one of them. It would never cross my mind to pull someone up about their spelling, however I have on my profile if you write in text speak we're unlikely to have anything in common. My playtime is limited, I really don't have the time to decipher cryptic messages or dust off my Rosetta Stone to make sense of them. Why would I when A N Other has grabbed my attention with a message in the Queen's English? Some people think they're so irresistible they don't really have to try as their photos speaks volumes...good for them. | |||
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"plus language does change over time " You know, your right I can't wait for no to change to yes, then i'll be walking round like a cowboy! Yee haa ! 
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"Not being picky here, but just looking at some of the spelling on profiles.....shocking.!!!
You've spelt spontaneous wrong on your profile "Ha Ha,good spot....get in there ! | |||
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"It does not bother us if someones spelling is poor I know I get it wrong too either by mistyping or misspelling and I cant be bothered with spellcheck but be honest is anyone on here going to pass up a shag with a lovely fem, guy, or couple on here if the spelling is not up to their standard? I have a feeling some would. I'd be one of them. It would never cross my mind to pull someone up about their spelling, however I have on my profile if you write in text speak we're unlikely to have anything in common. My playtime is limited, I really don't have the time to decipher cryptic messages or dust off my Rosetta Stone to make sense of them. Why would I when A N Other has grabbed my attention with a message in the Queen's English? Some people think they're so irresistible they don't really have to try as their photos speaks volumes...good for them." Have to agree with you on the text speak thing while spelling may be something some folk are just no good at I cant stand text speak. | |||
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"Not being picky here, but just looking at some of the spelling on profiles.....shocking.!!! "I think theres other things to get up-set about more then spellings on profiles . | |||
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"Thought you was after a shag not a English lesson
Nice reply...however when it comes face to face conversation i wouldnt notice a spelling mistake.!!
wouldnt is spelt wrong too "Your interested should be 'you're' interested and there should always be two spaces after a full stop. | |||
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"Not wanting to generalise as some people have very legitimate and valid reasons for poor spelling and grammar..but apart from not bothering to use a spell checker and the awful childish looking 'txt spk' making the writer look lazy, it can also give the reader the impression that the writer may be slightly lacking a bit of 'mental capacity' too.. Poor spelling along with bad handwriting can be an indicator of low intelligence... Ok before the usual suspects start throwing their toys out of the pram, have a look at peoples handwriting, you will see a pattern..compare the handwriting of kids in public schools to that of the ones from dysfunctional families..how many (for want of a better word) so called 'thick' kids when you were at school and wonderful flowing handwriting and excellent grammar..most, sadly, couldnt even hold a pen properly.. Yeh there is probably a few of the educated privileged whos hand writing is terrible..but good grammar will make up for this... But the trend is, the lower end of the educational scale you are..the worse your handwriting will be...(although this barely ever applies to girls for some strange reason) So people who are put off by bad spelling may have an unconscious valid reason for it..(rightly or wrongly) (and yeh yeh im sure we all know bright kids who cant write and less able kids who can) " We wouldnt say we are put off by bad spelling but in a lot of cases you can tell by the way something is written whether someone really does have a problem or if it is just the result of a dysfunctional family. We did meet a couple a few years back in our early days and they would not have been out of place in shameless needless to say we made a sharp exit. My own handwriting is terrible and if I try to do it any neater writing just once sentence takes me forever and although a lot of folk might doubt it lol I do have an above average IQ | |||
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"there should always be two spaces after a full stop. "This is quite an interesting linguistic quirk to google actually, if you're interested in that sort of thing. However, the more commonly accepted way these days is to use one space. | |||
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"Theres alot more to people then there spellings , If you cant spell well it dont make you thick , lol just crap at spellings . "It's not about thinking someone's thick though, at least not for me. It's about thinking they're intellectually lazy - I mean if you can't be bothered learning the difference between "there", "they're" and "their" then it's hard to imagine you can really hold a conversation. Before someone else says it, obviously that's prejudice talking. But prejudice is how human interaction works - deal with it! | |||
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"Lol, someone pointed out a spelling error i had made, and now they block me so i cant respond to their comment...sad people.!!!" Thay maybe was thinking you was after doing a post on spelling and having errors in your profile ... Takes all sorts and thats what you get on fab a real mix and that go for spellings too. | |||
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"Theres alot more to people then there spellings , If you cant spell well it dont make you thick , lol just crap at spellings .
It's not about thinking someone's thick though, at least not for me. It's about thinking they're intellectually lazy - I mean if you can't be bothered learning the difference between "there", "they're" and "their" then it's hard to imagine you can really hold a conversation.
Before someone else says it, obviously that's prejudice talking. But prejudice is how human interaction works - deal with it! "Actually for a dyslexic the difference between "their", "there" and "two", "too" and "to" is much harder than the so-called complex words. Difficult to imagine I know but true. | |||
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"Theres alot more to people then there spellings , If you cant spell well it dont make you thick , lol just crap at spellings .
It's not about thinking someone's thick though, at least not for me. It's about thinking they're intellectually lazy - I mean if you can't be bothered learning the difference between "there", "they're" and "their" then it's hard to imagine you can really hold a conversation.
Before someone else says it, obviously that's prejudice talking. But prejudice is how human interaction works - deal with it! "When like me you have a thing your reading and spelling comes and go thay are CRAP , i HAVE HAD 10 and all sorts ... and my 4 children have this in some ways too dont go on to me about this .... NOT everyones the same .. world would be boring if we was. | |||
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"there should always be two spaces after a full stop.
This is quite an interesting linguistic quirk to google actually, if you're interested in that sort of thing. However, the more commonly accepted way these days is to use one space."- Really? Thought it was one space after a comma and two after a full stop? | |||
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"When like me you have a thing your reading and spelling comes and go thay are CRAP , i HAVE HAD 10 and all sorts ... and my 4 children have this in some ways too dont go on to me about this .... NOT everyones the same .. world would be boring if we was." Sorry, I know this is going to sound really rude under the circumstances but I have absolutely no idea what you're on about! | |||
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"Lol, someone pointed out a spelling error i had made, and now they block me so i cant respond to their comment...sad people.!!! Thay maybe was thinking you was after doing a post on spelling and having errors in your profile ... Takes all sorts and thats what you get on fab a real mix and that go for spellings too." Do you realise the chances of anyone from fab ever meeting you again have seriously dropped as you spelt they wrong lol | |||
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" Really? Thought it was one space after a comma and two after a full stop?" Like I say, google if you're interested in the whole story but typically it's just one space. Don't know how the two space rule would have affected question marks and the like now I think about it... | |||
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"Theres alot more to people then there spellings , If you cant spell well it dont make you thick , lol just crap at spellings . "It doesn't automatically make the person thick but if 'can' mean that they're not very intelligent. If you're looking for a quick shag with very little in the way of social intercourse then the fact they may think Barack Obama is a Middle Eastern terrorist won't matter a jot. But if you want a meeting of minds AND bodies then it may matter quite a bit. Bad spelling is only ONE indicator of someone's intelligence though - plenty of highly intelligent, socially adept people spell badly. I think the content of their profile or any messages sent say more than the spelling alone. For that reason, I wouldn't judge someone based only on their spelling. Like other have said though, txt speak is a different matter. That's just lazy and I'd have zero tolerance for anyone who sent me a message using it. | |||
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"Actually for a dyslexic the difference between "their", "there" and "two", "too" and "to" is much harder than the so-called complex words. Difficult to imagine I know but true. "Well, yes, but so what? I have difficulty getting out of bed in the mornings, still have to do it. We all find our challenges in different places but we've still got to overcome them. | |||
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"When like me you have a thing your reading and spelling comes and go thay are CRAP , i HAVE HAD 10 and all sorts ... and my 4 children have this in some ways too dont go on to me about this .... NOT everyones the same .. world would be boring if we was. Sorry, I know this is going to sound really rude under the circumstances but I have absolutely no idea what you're on about!" best you look at my profile ... and you will see . My spellings not the best and for years i never did wright untill i come on sites like this ... spell checking things only work for some i have had most , And had them done for me cost 100s on a pc.. so i could just sit and chat to it but i hated that too . | |||
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"there should always be two spaces after a full stop.
This is quite an interesting linguistic quirk to google actually, if you're interested in that sort of thing. However, the more commonly accepted way these days is to use one space.-
Really? Thought it was one space after a comma and two after a full stop?"That's what I was taught. | |||
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"Theres alot more to people then there spellings , If you cant spell well it dont make you thick , lol just crap at spellings .
It doesn't automatically make the person thick but if 'can' mean that they're not very intelligent.
If you're looking for a quick shag with very little in the way of social intercourse then the fact they may think Barack Obama is a Middle Eastern terrorist won't matter a jot. But if you want a meeting of minds AND bodies then it may matter quite a bit.
Bad spelling is only ONE indicator of someone's intelligence though - plenty of highly intelligent, socially adept people spell badly. I think the content of their profile or any messages sent say more than the spelling alone. For that reason, I wouldn't judge someone based only on their spelling.
Like other have said though, txt speak is a different matter. That's just lazy and I'd have zero tolerance for anyone who sent me a message using it. "If you look some of the people who have done well in the world could not spell well ... one of them the man who own virgin. Myself i have done well . You just pick the things your good at in life . | |||
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"best you look at my profile ... and you will see . My spellings not the best and for years i never did wright untill i come on sites like this ... spell checking things only work for some i have had most , And had them done for me cost 100s on a pc.. so i could just sit and chat to it but i hated that too ." So, by "a thing" you mean dyslexia? And your kids have it too? Was that it? | |||
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"best you look at my profile ... and you will see . My spellings not the best and for years i never did wright untill i come on sites like this ... spell checking things only work for some i have had most , And had them done for me cost 100s on a pc.. so i could just sit and chat to it but i hated that too . So, by "a thing" you mean dyslexia? And your kids have it too? Was that it? "yes we have this and i bet some others here do too , Its come in all diffrent levels and Some will get over it doing other things like the tex chat and Do it make them thick no .. some just find ways .. and some here may hate it but like i say move on .. dont pull them down doing it. | |||
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"there should always be two spaces after a full stop.
This is quite an interesting linguistic quirk to google actually, if you're interested in that sort of thing. However, the more commonly accepted way these days is to use one space."That is interesting. My young nephews are being taught to use two spaces. | |||
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"Actually for a dyslexic the difference between "their", "there" and "two", "too" and "to" is much harder than the so-called complex words. Difficult to imagine I know but true.
Well, yes, but so what? I have difficulty getting out of bed in the mornings, still have to do it. We all find our challenges in different places but we've still got to overcome them."If only it were this easy... dyslexia could be cured. Sadly it is not, and these people do struggle in life. I guess all we can do is be supportive and understanding and not make them look a fool. (PS I am not saying that you were doing that, just in general I feel we should be supportive of other people who are not as good at some things as nobody is fabulous at everything | |||
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"Actually for a dyslexic the difference between "their", "there" and "two", "too" and "to" is much harder than the so-called complex words. Difficult to imagine I know but true.
Well, yes, but so what? I have difficulty getting out of bed in the mornings, still have to do it. We all find our challenges in different places but we've still got to overcome them.If only it were this easy... dyslexia could be cured. Sadly it is not, and these people do struggle in life. I guess all we can do is be supportive and understanding and not make them look a fool. (PS I am not saying that you were doing that, just in general I feel we should be supportive of other people who are not as good at some things as nobody is fabulous at everything "the biggest struggle for a dislexic is being classed as thick or stupid because we arent that good at word perseption i was diagnosed with dislexia 30 years ago and as a qualified mechanical engineer i dont think some of us do that badly you learn to live with it and deal with it | |||
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"Spelling shmelling LOL Bad spelling and bad punctuation irritates the hell out of me too but I know that it's ME who has the problem and I am a closet spelling Nazi(just another little OCD of mine but i don't get opinionated or inflict on others). A lot of it is actually typos and I think you CAN tell the difference, I AM the typo queen as I'm usually in such a hurry. (Checked and double checked)LOL " | |||
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"Actually for a dyslexic the difference between "their", "there" and "two", "too" and "to" is much harder than the so-called complex words. Difficult to imagine I know but true.
Well, yes, but so what? I have difficulty getting out of bed in the mornings, still have to do it. We all find our challenges in different places but we've still got to overcome them.If only it were this easy... dyslexia could be cured. Sadly it is not, and these people do struggle in life. I guess all we can do is be supportive and understanding and not make them look a fool. (PS I am not saying that you were doing that, just in general I feel we should be supportive of other people who are not as good at some things as nobody is fabulous at everything the biggest struggle for a dislexic is being classed as thick or stupid because we arent that good at word perseption i was diagnosed with dislexia 30 years ago and as a qualified mechanical engineer i dont think some of us do that badly you learn to live with it and deal with it "I appreicate this as one of my kids is dyslexic and when he tried to withdraw money from his bank account in a different city he was asked to spell the name of the location onto a withdrawal slip. He asked the cashier for help and was met with a rather patronising response. Luckily my son is confident, well became confident over the years and quite publicly asked the cashier whether she was willing to help him or preferred to continue mocking a diagnosed dyslexic. It went very quiet in the bank and on his way out a couple of people smiled at him and said "well done" - I guess that is why I feel strongly about people making fun of other people's weaknesses - we all have some... somewhere ...? | |||
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"Lol, someone pointed out a spelling error i had made, and now they block me so i cant respond to their comment...sad people.!!! Thay maybe was thinking you was after doing a post on spelling and having errors in your profile ... Takes all sorts and thats what you get on fab a real mix and that go for spellings too. Do you realise the chances of anyone from fab ever meeting you again have seriously dropped as you spelt they wrong lol "Looking at your profile pisc, we don't care what your spelling is like - just move about 450 miles closer..... Lol!! | |||
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"Thought you was after a shag not a English lesson "Hehe cheeky! | |||
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"if they have a big cock and can travel, they can spell any word they like wrong......" Could be difficult if they mispelt "cock" ...;-) | |||
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"Lol, someone pointed out a spelling error i had made, and now they block me so i cant respond to their comment...sad people.!!! Thay maybe was thinking you was after doing a post on spelling and having errors in your profile ... Takes all sorts and thats what you get on fab a real mix and that go for spellings too. Do you realise the chances of anyone from fab ever meeting you again have seriously dropped as you spelt they wrong lol
Looking at your profile pisc, we don't care what your spelling is like - just move about 450 miles closer..... Lol!! "Snap | |||
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"One of my favourite spelling errors on here is defiantly for definitely... I do grimace at ect instead of etc, though, " I struggled with both of those for years! one of my friends just pointed out the word 'finite' was in the middle of it and that has stuck ever since
The etc thing, I only realized I was doing it wrong cos it got mentioned here
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"but there is no spellchecker on here??? It wood be a yoosful addishun LOL" What browser do you use? I use Google Chrome and it spell-checks EVERYTHING automatically - even Facebook and fb forum posts | |||
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"My spellings so poor its embarasing!!, wish id of had a fit english teatcher!!, ive many more talents though!! "LOL I did have a cracking looking English teacher, who wore tight blouses and short skirts But it only served to distract me and I only got very average marks mmmm Miss Renalds "Randy Renalds" to us all | |||
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"I appreicate this as one of my kids is dyslexic and when he tried to withdraw money from his bank account in a different city he was asked to spell the name of the location onto a withdrawal slip. He asked the cashier for help and was met with a rather patronising response. Luckily my son is confident, well became confident over the years and quite publicly asked the cashier whether she was willing to help him or preferred to continue mocking a diagnosed dyslexic. It went very quiet in the bank and on his way out a couple of people smiled at him and said "well done" - I guess that is why I feel strongly about people making fun of other people's weaknesses - we all have some... somewhere ...? " It's very hard to sympathise with this story. Kids get mocked by adults for just about everything they ever do wrong and most of us grow up with some minor scarring from that. In your kid's case, he has the 'D' word he can turn to to turn the situation around and frankly that seems to make him better off than the rest of us. What if he was just a bit thick? 49% of people are below average when it comes to intelligence, is it ok to mock them because they don't have a medical term for it!? As you say, we ALL have challenges in life to deal with. Not just dyslexics. | |||
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"but there is no spellchecker on here??? It wood be a yoosful addishun LOL What browser do you use? I use Google Chrome and it spell-checks EVERYTHING automatically - even Facebook and fb forum posts "So does Firefox... | |||
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" predictive text can throw out some gems! " Indeed...be very careful when you send a message like 'happy birthday aunt! | |||
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"If only it were this easy... dyslexia could be cured. Sadly it is not, and these people do struggle in life. I guess all we can do is be supportive and understanding and not make them look a fool. (PS I am not saying that you were doing that, just in general I feel we should be supportive of other people who are not as good at some things as nobody is fabulous at everything "I never suggested it was easy. The thing is though that ALL people struggle in life and yes, of course we should be supportive of one another but finding something difficult isn't an excuse for just giving up on it. | |||
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