jaherbst
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Aw shucks, you will just intimidate the poor spellers and they will not contribute any more. Then all we will have left is Bob and Soopy or is it Snoopy.
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Bob Denman
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pps:
Dan_Ashley
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There is a big difference between spelling mistakes and ignorance. For example, one of the high schools in Chicago had this as a prom theme: This Is Are Story. Apparently the high school seniors in Chicago do not know that "Are" and "Our" are not equivalent. Errors of this kind bother me a lot more than a vice-president misspelling potato.
Bob Denman
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:shocked: Is that how you spell it?
I always spelled it, "t...o...m...a...t...o..."
:roflblack:PrairieSpyder
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I'm in general agreement with the OP and others who get annoyed by misspelling or misuse of words. I have been amused by some of the ones on these boards, and hope I haven't offended anyone when I comment on it. But I know I mess up, too. Let's cut each other some slack.
sddinnh
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:agree:
2Paw
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I was taught to write so that when it was read the reader could envision/imagine me speaking to them.
When I speak you cannot tell how I am spelling the words. Most people only look at the first and last letters of most words anyway.
You can put me on the who cares list.
A bigger issue for me is the guy who uses lots of different colors, dots, and icons in his posts, for me it makes them hard to read. But because his posts
have mostly good information in them I put up with it without complaint.
In the big scheme of things all the above is meaningless, I would rather spend my energy on other things.
When I speak you cannot tell how I am spelling the words. Most people only look at the first and last letters of most words anyway.
You can put me on the who cares list.
A bigger issue for me is the guy who uses lots of different colors, dots, and icons in his posts, for me it makes them hard to read. But because his posts
have mostly good information in them I put up with it without complaint.
In the big scheme of things all the above is meaningless, I would rather spend my energy on other things.
Chupaca
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Interesting..!!
was never good in spelling or grammer in any language. Now I want to get it right and now is when no one cares...:banghead: Punctuation is what lets the reader know how you mean what you say, your tone etc. Was never good at that either. I feel the urgency of getting things tweeted and online is destroying all of it. As I hear all the time now "you know what I mean"...well I don't....:lecturef_smilie:
was never good in spelling or grammer in any language. Now I want to get it right and now is when no one cares...:banghead: Punctuation is what lets the reader know how you mean what you say, your tone etc. Was never good at that either. I feel the urgency of getting things tweeted and online is destroying all of it. As I hear all the time now "you know what I mean"...well I don't....:lecturef_smilie:
garb55
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I was born here in the USA :clap:and I still make mistakes with the English language
There are many people on here from other countries that use English as their second language.
I would like to see all of you use there language on here without making mistakes.
I feel this thread is an insult to people who are trying to communicate with everyone.
I don't care who gets made at me for saying this because I do try to not offend anyone, but I feel you could offend people who are not as familiar with American English
I know people from many countries and sometimes have trouble understanding what they are saying, but I always realize that if they were to communicate in their native language I would not understand them at all.
Don
I never make negative comments on here, but I think this entire thread should be deleted
There are many people on here from other countries that use English as their second language.
I would like to see all of you use there language on here without making mistakes.
I feel this thread is an insult to people who are trying to communicate with everyone.
I don't care who gets made at me for saying this because I do try to not offend anyone, but I feel you could offend people who are not as familiar with American English
I know people from many countries and sometimes have trouble understanding what they are saying, but I always realize that if they were to communicate in their native language I would not understand them at all.
Don
I never make negative comments on here, but I think this entire thread should be deleted
Sorry, but could not resist this
That should have been "mad" :joke:
:agree: that nobody should make fun of how people spell. Sometimes people misspell words (I have), sometimes people do not catch misspelled words (I have), sometimes people decide to use a different word but do not remove the other (I have), and some people do not catch that they used the wrong word (I have). I do re-read my posts before I hit send, and sometimes I have to go back to edit them. Yet, I will never put down someone who tries their best, and makes a mistake (unless I am teasing them).
There are several co-workers at my site that have come to the US from other countries. A co-worker of mine does not like another, and make fun of him calling him stupid because of using the wrong word (it was funny). I asked him how many languages he knew? He replied one, I said that M***o knew two, so who is smarter?
Have post like these come up before? Yes. Will they come up again? Yes. What purpose do they serve? Nothing but to keep people from posting for fear of being teased.
PS. Please forgive any spelling errors in this post, and any future posts nojoke
That should have been "mad" :joke:
:agree: that nobody should make fun of how people spell. Sometimes people misspell words (I have), sometimes people do not catch misspelled words (I have), sometimes people decide to use a different word but do not remove the other (I have), and some people do not catch that they used the wrong word (I have). I do re-read my posts before I hit send, and sometimes I have to go back to edit them. Yet, I will never put down someone who tries their best, and makes a mistake (unless I am teasing them).
There are several co-workers at my site that have come to the US from other countries. A co-worker of mine does not like another, and make fun of him calling him stupid because of using the wrong word (it was funny). I asked him how many languages he knew? He replied one, I said that M***o knew two, so who is smarter?
Have post like these come up before? Yes. Will they come up again? Yes. What purpose do they serve? Nothing but to keep people from posting for fear of being teased.
PS. Please forgive any spelling errors in this post, and any future posts nojoke
Bob Denman
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A great thread for discussion purposes for sure. I have always believed in live and let live when it comes to issues about how a person spells a word.
We have one of the most difficult languages to both speak and write. It is easy to get caught up in the wrong spelling.
I would neither correct or chide a person for a spelling glitch. Most of the time we can figure out what they mean.
For myself, I try to be as accurate as a college professor should be. Sometimes, when re-reading threads, I find errors that slipped by me the first time. That is what the "edit" button is for--if I am in the mood.
Less than perfect spelling is something I see a lot of these days. Try grading a stack of accounting papers some time :yikes: Yes, I dock them for the bad stuff. But, that is a whole different subject from the OP's post.
Lets get along and have some fun, rather than stirring up a hornet's nest if possible. :yes:
We have one of the most difficult languages to both speak and write. It is easy to get caught up in the wrong spelling.
I would neither correct or chide a person for a spelling glitch. Most of the time we can figure out what they mean.
For myself, I try to be as accurate as a college professor should be. Sometimes, when re-reading threads, I find errors that slipped by me the first time. That is what the "edit" button is for--if I am in the mood.
Less than perfect spelling is something I see a lot of these days. Try grading a stack of accounting papers some time :yikes: Yes, I dock them for the bad stuff. But, that is a whole different subject from the OP's post.
Lets get along and have some fun, rather than stirring up a hornet's nest if possible. :yes:
Pennyrick
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Rabid animals get mad. People get angry.
Overall I agree with the OP but then I was in the journalistic profession for 44 years.
I have to resist the impulse to post a tart reply to some of the more obvious spelling and grammar mistakes.
We ought to welcome the contribution to the site.
Imagine how all our Canadian members feel when they see obvious (to them) errors like..... check; honor; neighbor, etc.
Bob Denman
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:agree: After all; isn't the message more important than how it was delivered?
PrairieSpyder
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:agree: After all; isn't the message more important than how it was delivered?
As long as it's not tied to a rock through my window, I agree.
Bob Denman
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:shocked: It wasn't me! :yikes:
garb55
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Thank you Blue Star
You are correct
It should have been Mad not Made
I even read my post and didn't see it
Probably because I was angry
My whole point is that not everyone has the same education and many have not even finished grade school
I know my dad [89 years old ] only went to 9th grade, but he is still not stupid
Don
You are correct
It should have been Mad not Made
I even read my post and didn't see it
Probably because I was angry
My whole point is that not everyone has the same education and many have not even finished grade school
I know my dad [89 years old ] only went to 9th grade, but he is still not stupid
Don
I am just glad you understood that I was only ribbing you.
Dan_Ashley
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I didn't come with enough ribs naturally?
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