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By *affa31Woman
over a year ago
Galway |
"Does anybody else find the stupid spelling annoying
Waist instead of waste is unforgivable "
Is it really unforgivable? I mean, if you understand the sentence, that’s all that really matters.
Before you correct someone on their spelling, consider that they may have dyslexia or may just be typing quickly while doing a million other things. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I find it almost as irritating as a lack of punctuation.
Pew pew. When life gives you Melons you might be dyslexic  "
Spelling and punctuation really don't bother me at all. My own typos are atrocious. I just found it humorous. |
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I admittedly used to be a grammar nazi but now I'm more understanding of difficulties such as dyslexia.
However errors in printed papers/magazines absolutely grinds my gears, (I'm looking at you Irish Times, well not anymore!) There's no excuse when there's proofreaders and editors...
Ms Fluffy |
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By *1bttmMan
over a year ago
Shoreditch east London |
"Does anybody else find the stupid spelling annoying
Waist instead of waste is unforgivable "
Oh dear hate to be the bearer of bad news but evidence suggests u ave an illness. It's called Grammar Pedantry Syndrome (GPS) and is being linked to people who have OCD. Im sure u know what that is. Hope u get it sorted  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think anyone with any cop on will always forgive anyone who makes general mistakes when it comes to spelling, regardless if they have a particular condition or not. I think what the OP is in about is the lazy kind who actually do not care about literacy standards.
I have worked voluntarily over the years in the literacy field, am qualified, and can tell you the real struggle of people trying to read and write from a first hand experience. It's devastating to their lives and great courage is taken when someone takes those first steps to want to improve their literacy skills.
In fairness to the OP here, he does have a valid point. Literacy is important enough to care about and calling out those who should know better is fine, as long as everyone is not tarred with the same brush. He is entitled to his rant or to be muffed at it. He did not point the finger at anyone in particular. He is entitled to raise the issue.
Literacy is person specific and specific to the person who may or may not have had the environment to develop a competent literacy skills set. Key phrase, skill set. It is acquired through learning.
At any given time in Ireland 50,000 people of all ages are completely, and I mean completely illiterate. Think about that. So a little kindness goes a long way. Some people may not even be aware that their own literacy may be lacking in some areas, and that's fine too. No one likes to be pulled up on failings of any sort.
This is a 1st world country on the index, but when it comes to certain areas, it is lacking; literacy being one of them. Not one of us is perfect in this area, and never will be.
It is upon all of us to raise our own literacy standards, and support those who have problems in this area.
If anyone finds they do not like a person because of literacy skills, then they have the problem, not they person who can't read or write. Sign up to the 2 year course in Waterford and gain insight. You might learn something about yourself in the process, otherwise politely decline the message received, delete, and move on.
Do not fall foul of attributing a lack of literacy skills to a particular type of person, as does often happen.
Literary tutors and clients do appreciate humour too, and it is used to relieve stress on all parties, so kudos to the melon/lemon joke there.
Wagging the finger at someone because they complain about lack of literacy skills,in the process admonishing them is by far worse. Those days are over and they have no authority to say what is right and what is wrong.
So I'll sign off with the passive/aggressive salutation of happy fabbing! ?? |
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By *indenMan
over a year ago
Naas which is South West of Dublin |
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. |
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By *indenMan
over a year ago
Naas which is South West of Dublin |
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HOW OUR M1ND5 C4N
DO 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5!
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C3R741N P30PL3 C4N
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U CAN R34D 7H15. |
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"7H15 M3554G3
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B3 PROUD! ONLY
C3R741N P30PL3 C4N
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Brilliant |
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"Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."
I suffer with dyslexia too and I can read this  |
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"7H15 M3554G3
53RV35 70 PROV3
HOW OUR M1ND5 C4N
DO 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5!
1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5!
1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG
17 WA5 H4RD BU7
NOW. ON 7H15 LIN3
YOUR MIND 1S
R34D1NG 17
4U70M471 CALLY
W17H OU7 3V3N
7H1NK1NG 4BOU7 17.
B3 PROUD! ONLY
C3R741N P30PL3 C4N
R3AD 7H15.
PL3453 FORW4RD 1F
U CAN R34D 7H15."
This takes me awhile but I get there in the end |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
There is an increasing reliance on the autocorrect function within most systems, which cannot determine context, but merely correct words that have been misspelt, to similar sounding words.
One even sees examples of this in articles published in quality newspapers, such as The Irish Times.
As regards punctuation, some of the profiles on this site are just wholly unappealing large blocks of text with no punctuation, nor any capital letters. |
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By *indenMan
over a year ago
Naas which is South West of Dublin |
"Linden I have Dyslexia and I cant tell what the hell you're writing
There's a huge amount of spelling errors in the forums but I'm not going to dislike you unless you're a right cnut "
You’re right, there is a lot of spelling mistakes on the forum, and for a variety of reasons, it doesn’t really bother me as long as I can understand what people are saying, I don’t judge people on their typing, spelling or grammar here.
The posts above show, perhaps with the exception of people with dyslexia, that even words or sentences that haven’t been spelt or constructed correctly can still by and large be understood.
I don’t think people should be judged on it, except for text speak, they’re just lazy fuckers….. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"7H15 M3554G3
53RV35 70 PROV3
HOW OUR M1ND5 C4N
DO 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5!
1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5!
1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG
17 WA5 H4RD BU7
NOW. ON 7H15 LIN3
YOUR MIND 1S
R34D1NG 17
4U70M471 CALLY
W17H OU7 3V3N
7H1NK1NG 4BOU7 17.
B3 PROUD! ONLY
C3R741N P30PL3 C4N
R3AD 7H15.
PL3453 FORW4RD 1F
U CAN R34D 7H15."
Actually easier the less hard you try. Let your brain do it's thing.
Probably applies to lots of things in life 
I have worked with the public and the struggle is real for those who have issues with number, letter and IT.
I'm thinking the point here though wasn't directed at those who have those challenges but rather those who could do better proof-reading as a first impression or after. Using it as a way to judge interest and effort...
I'm too quick to click & send in normal chat, auto correct or tiny keys get me all the time, my head two words ahead and giggling at the funnies in play. Doesn't mean any disrespect to the posters.
As ocd as the next, and seeing it frozen in the thread can make me cringe but it's my issue
Probably not the most reliable judge of interest but it can be a judge of how good a match you are if it's heavy on text speak or lingo and you're not okay with that |
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By *indenMan
over a year ago
Naas which is South West of Dublin |
"Linden I have Dyslexia and I cant tell what the hell you're writing
There's a huge amount of spelling errors in the forums but I'm not going to dislike you unless you're a right cnut "
This is what the first post says when spelt correctly, again, this may be quite different for anyone with dyslexia and is certainly not meant as any sort of judgement.
“ According to a research at Cambridge University, it doesn’t matter in what order the letters are in a word, the only important thing is that the first and last letters be in the right place. The rest can be a total mess and you can still read it without a problem. This is because the human mind does not read every letter my itself, but the word as a whole.” |
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"There is an increasing reliance on the autocorrect function within most systems, which cannot determine context, but merely correct words that have been misspelt, to similar sounding words.
One even sees examples of this in articles published in quality newspapers, such as The Irish Times.
As regards punctuation, some of the profiles on this site are just wholly unappealing large blocks of text with no punctuation, nor any capital letters. "
Misspelt? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"There is an increasing reliance on the autocorrect function within most systems, which cannot determine context, but merely correct words that have been misspelt, to similar sounding words.
One even sees examples of this in articles published in quality newspapers, such as The Irish Times.
As regards punctuation, some of the profiles on this site are just wholly unappealing large blocks of text with no punctuation, nor any capital letters.
Misspelt?"
Again, why query misspelt? It's one of the commonly accepted past simple and past participles of misspell |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"certain misuse of words annoy me.
Spelt
Too
To
There
Their
Your
You're
What annoys you about spelt?
You tell me"
Are you saying it's incorrect to use it as the past tense of spell? Because you might want to recheck that... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I dont no how peepls can laff at oders 4 bad spallin, sum peepls ne4 went 2 skol an der parents dint care if dey cud do dá spallings or not, it hard wen oder peepls make fun of u 4 not spalin rite |
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By *s LollyWoman
over a year ago
The pub then supermacs ... |
Spelling and grammar mistakes dosent really bothered me much on here generally you can tell what their talking about,English isn't some people's first language and others may have dyslexia, being a fuckwit or asshole for commenting on it is the real issue here |
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By *indenMan
over a year ago
Naas which is South West of Dublin |
"Spelling and grammar mistakes dosent really bothered me much on here generally you can tell what their talking about,English isn't some people's first language and others may have dyslexia, being a fuckwit or asshole for commenting on it is the real issue here "
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"Does anybody else find the stupid spelling annoying
Waist instead of waste is unforgivable
Is it really unforgivable? I mean, if you understand the sentence, that’s all that really matters.
Before you correct someone on their spelling, consider that they may have dyslexia or may just be typing quickly while doing a million other things. "
Or may not have had the privilege of proper education that most of us take for granted |
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I don't expect everyone I meet to be an English scholar. Typos happen. Sometimes people don't know how to spell a word or they aren't fully focused. It's not the end of the world.
For me, it's more important to structure your thoughts. A good rule of thumb is to have 15-20 words per sentence and about 3 sentences per paragraph. Try to keep everything short and simple for your reader. They'll appreciate it and you'll look infinitely smarter |
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"I don't expect everyone I meet to be an English scholar. Typos happen. Sometimes people don't know how to spell a word or they aren't fully focused. It's not the end of the world.
For me, it's more important to structure your thoughts. A good rule of thumb is to have 15-20 words per sentence and about 3 sentences per paragraph. Try to keep everything short and simple for your reader. They'll appreciate it and you'll look infinitely smarter "
That's four sentences in each of your paragraphs. |
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