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By *or7 OP Man
over a year ago
bath |
Yes I know, some people struggle with spelling, I'm sorry if that's you.
However, there are several that get to me, the main one being 'loosing' instead of 'losing'
What ones really get to you? |
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Surely that's poor grammar or understanding of words rather than spelling? They spelt it correctly, just didn't use it in the right context.
Generally if I can get the gist of what they're trying to say I don't let it bother me too much. Much bigger things to worry about.
I have friends who often use wander instead of wonder and vice versa. Doesn't make them less of a person.
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"Surely that's poor grammar or understanding of words rather than spelling? They spelt it correctly, just didn't use it in the right context.
Generally if I can get the gist of what they're trying to say I don't let it bother me too much. Much bigger things to worry about.
I have friends who often use wander instead of wonder and vice versa. Doesn't make them less of a person.
Evie "
'Loosing' has never been a correct spelling.
It would be 'loosening'.
Third time lucky! |
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"If you know wat they mean by it .why make it an issue none of us are perfect "
Because words convey meaning and there is a difference of understanding between reading I want to lose my trousers and I want to loose my trousers.( even though I used bad grammar to make the point )
I'm with you on not mentioning it if the meaning is clear and unless someone is asking for clarity they shouldn't mention it in here at all. |
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"Surely that's poor grammar or understanding of words rather than spelling? They spelt it correctly, just didn't use it in the right context.
Generally if I can get the gist of what they're trying to say I don't let it bother me too much. Much bigger things to worry about.
I have friends who often use wander instead of wonder and vice versa. Doesn't make them less of a person.
Evie
'Loosing' has never been a correct spelling.
It would be 'loosening'.
Third time lucky!"
Yes. I saw your first post but you deleted it before I could reply 
I missed that word or skin read and replaced it with loose as is often done by many. Well spotted. |
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"Surely that's poor grammar or understanding of words rather than spelling? They spelt it correctly, just didn't use it in the right context.
Generally if I can get the gist of what they're trying to say I don't let it bother me too much. Much bigger things to worry about.
I have friends who often use wander instead of wonder and vice versa. Doesn't make them less of a person.
Evie
'Loosing' has never been a correct spelling.
It would be 'loosening'.
Third time lucky!
Yes. I saw your first post but you deleted it before I could reply
I missed that word or skin read and replaced it with loose as is often done by many. Well spotted. "
Never mind. 'Skin' reading is still a useful skill on Fab! |
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"Surely that's poor grammar or understanding of words rather than spelling? They spelt it correctly, just didn't use it in the right context.
Generally if I can get the gist of what they're trying to say I don't let it bother me too much. Much bigger things to worry about.
I have friends who often use wander instead of wonder and vice versa. Doesn't make them less of a person.
Evie
'Loosing' has never been a correct spelling.
It would be 'loosening'.
Third time lucky!
Yes. I saw your first post but you deleted it before I could reply
I missed that word or skin read and replaced it with loose as is often done by many. Well spotted. "
Never mind. 'Skin' reading is still a useful skill on Fab! |
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"Surely that's poor grammar or understanding of words rather than spelling? They spelt it correctly, just didn't use it in the right context.
Generally if I can get the gist of what they're trying to say I don't let it bother me too much. Much bigger things to worry about.
I have friends who often use wander instead of wonder and vice versa. Doesn't make them less of a person.
Evie
'Loosing' has never been a correct spelling.
It would be 'loosening'.
Third time lucky!
Yes. I saw your first post but you deleted it before I could reply
I missed that word or skin read and replaced it with loose as is often done by many. Well spotted.
Never mind. 'Skin' reading is still a useful skill on Fab!"
Oh bloody hell!!! Fat fingers |
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"Yes I know, some people struggle with spelling, I'm sorry if that's you.
However, there are several that get to me, the main one being 'loosing' instead of 'losing'
What ones really get to you?"
Unfortunately, a profile littered with spelling and grammar errors makes people appear less intelligent. It also seems a bit lazy, there are loads of tools available to check the spelling and grammar in any text.
Some of the most irritating are things such at "wat" & "wen", which are amongst the first words that are taught at primary school.
Anita will instantly discount any profile that contains more than a couple of typos.
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"Surely that's poor grammar or understanding of words rather than spelling? They spelt it correctly, just didn't use it in the right context.
Generally if I can get the gist of what they're trying to say I don't let it bother me too much. Much bigger things to worry about.
I have friends who often use wander instead of wonder and vice versa. Doesn't make them less of a person.
Evie
'Loosing' has never been a correct spelling.
It would be 'loosening'.
Third time lucky!"
Despite being a bit archaic, "loosing" IS actually a real word, it used to be used to mean releasing or setting free, it was often used in relation to "attack" such as "loosing the hounds", or "loosing a barrage of arrows".
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Despite being a bit archaic, "loosing" IS actually a real word, it used to be used to mean releasing or setting free, it was often used in relation to "attack" such as "loosing the hounds", or "loosing a barrage of arrows".
Cal"
You are right.
I should have realised that before loosing off a broadside! |
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"I really (really) try not to let it get to me.
Hyper correction (as in "loose" as a verb pointed out above) makes me laugh.
That being said - weary instead of wary. Weary means tired  "
Sorry.... "hypercorrection" is my weakness 
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over a year ago
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Quite often there's a disconnect between my brain and hands when I'm tapping out a message
...as well as eyes come to think of. Previewing my posts doesn't always guarantee I'll spot my mistakes
But like others have said, I don't worry about it |
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"I really (really) try not to let it get to me.
Hyper correction (as in "loose" as a verb pointed out above) makes me laugh.
That being said - weary instead of wary. Weary means tired
Sorry.... "hypercorrection" is my weakness
Cal"
I meant like in the OP - "loose" isn't a verb... yes it is. |
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I sometimes do post bad spelling as I have neuropathy iny hands/fingers and shake sometimes so typing is a problem and I make mistakes which I do notice but there is no edit feature to your messages to correct any misspellings I know it does get on peoples nerves but for some people cannot be helped and would like a little bit of thought about why before posting about bad spelling that's not having a go at anyone particular okay(except) the lady a month ago who wouldn't meet me due to it lol.
We can preview forum posts but not the Dm's |
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I don't find them annoying because I know that English is not everyone's first language. Some people can spell well but have shit attitudes, a good personality is what I find more attractive than good spelling or grammar. |
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There, their, and they’re………
Can’t blame bad spelling. Probably a lazy mind (not bothering to actually THINK about what they are writing) so probably lazy in their (or is it there / they’re, lol, I’m confused!) attitude towards sex.
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By *rsPricklePantsWoman
over a year ago
Room 237 at The Overlook Hotel, Suffolk |
"It's not so much spelling that annoys me but text speak.
Wuu2.
It's just screams laziness to me.
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I'm with you on this also because I find it impossible to read, I'm Dyslexic, I request people who contact me not use text speak abbreviations, they don't like it when I point out I'm not going to reply to messages I can't understand or irritate me like heck - you not u |
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"I don't find them annoying because I know that English is not everyone's first language. Some people can spell well but have shit attitudes, a good personality is what I find more attractive than good spelling or grammar. "
To be fair, people whose first language isn't English, often have better spelling because they "need" to put the effort into getting it right. Phrasing usually gives away when English isn't someone's first language, but that isn't a problem.
I also get slightly annoyed by people using "dyslexia" as an excuse for poor spelling and grammar. The mistakes that are indicative of dyslexia are completely different to using "there, their, and they're" incorrectly or writing "wat" instead of "what".
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"I don't find them annoying because I know that English is not everyone's first language. Some people can spell well but have shit attitudes, a good personality is what I find more attractive than good spelling or grammar.
To be fair, people whose first language isn't English, often have better spelling because they "need" to put the effort into getting it right. Phrasing usually gives away when English isn't someone's first language, but that isn't a problem.
I also get slightly annoyed by people using "dyslexia" as an excuse for poor spelling and grammar. The mistakes that are indicative of dyslexia are completely different to using "there, their, and they're" incorrectly or writing "wat" instead of "what".
Cal"
Yes, I often wonder if a lot of people using dyslexia are trying to hide behind a disability, and their laziness/ inability/ both actually make that disability (which they don't have) worse. |
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"I've bigger things to worry about than if someone makes a simple mistake.
Mrs
I concur! Everyone makes mistakes, even those on high horses. "
The thread is not about belittling bad spellers, it's about what errors irk you - which is a much better way of looking at it. |
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By *oxy RedWoman
over a year ago
Glasgow |
"I've bigger things to worry about than if someone makes a simple mistake.
Mrs
I concur! Everyone makes mistakes, even those on high horses.
The thread is not about belittling bad spellers, it's about what errors irk you - which is a much better way of looking at it."
I am looking at it from the way that someone who has poor grammar, poor spelling and a disability may feel. Respectfully, I feel this is a much better way of looking at it. |
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By *lexm87Man
over a year ago
Various |
"If you know wat they mean by it .why make it an issue none of us are perfect
None of us IS perfect. "
Perhaps a linguistic note of pedantry here, but 'are' flows better.
Language evolves, but 'text' speak, especially the superfluous 'lol' at the end of each sentence, has me reaching for the red pen. |
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"I don't find them annoying because I know that English is not everyone's first language. Some people can spell well but have shit attitudes, a good personality is what I find more attractive than good spelling or grammar.
To be fair, people whose first language isn't English, often have better spelling because they "need" to put the effort into getting it right. Phrasing usually gives away when English isn't someone's first language, but that isn't a problem.
I also get slightly annoyed by people using "dyslexia" as an excuse for poor spelling and grammar. The mistakes that are indicative of dyslexia are completely different to using "there, their, and they're" incorrectly or writing "wat" instead of "what".
Cal
Yes, I often wonder if a lot of people using dyslexia are trying to hide behind a disability, and their laziness/ inability/ both actually make that disability (which they don't have) worse. "
Ok, so you are saying people are stating they are dyslexic/disabled to excuse lazy behaviour? Would you say that about a physical disability too? Are they also just to lazy to be unable to do things correctly?
Or is it just the invisible ones people use as an excuse?
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"Depends what they are saying. If someone messages me saying they want to suck my cock I’m not going to get too upset about a typo or spelling error. "
What if they were terrible at spelling and really wanted to cuck your sock ? |
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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago
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"I don't find them annoying because I know that English is not everyone's first language. Some people can spell well but have shit attitudes, a good personality is what I find more attractive than good spelling or grammar.
To be fair, people whose first language isn't English, often have better spelling because they "need" to put the effort into getting it right. Phrasing usually gives away when English isn't someone's first language, but that isn't a problem.
I also get slightly annoyed by people using "dyslexia" as an excuse for poor spelling and grammar. The mistakes that are indicative of dyslexia are completely different to using "there, their, and they're" incorrectly or writing "wat" instead of "what".
Cal
Yes, I often wonder if a lot of people using dyslexia are trying to hide behind a disability, and their laziness/ inability/ both actually make that disability (which they don't have) worse.
Ok, so you are saying people are stating they are dyslexic/disabled to excuse lazy behaviour? Would you say that about a physical disability too? Are they also just to lazy to be unable to do things correctly?
Or is it just the invisible ones people use as an excuse?
Mrs "
On average, a sentence that would take a non-dyslexic a minute to write would take me three minutes; if I wrote it in a minute, it would contain mistakes yet I've put in the same amount of effort as others would have - so not being lazy. Writing a correct sentence requires me to use 300% more effort than those that aren't dyslexic. |
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Now I have to say, I’m happy for anyone to be a pedant but as a high functioning dyslexic I do have a few issues technology is a double edged sword, yea predictive text and auto correct are great things but where spelling are close it’s very hard for me to spot the error.
If someone does take deep objection so be it your not likely to be someone who I’d want to play with anyway, as long as you don’t call something a ‘train’ station or other Americanisation of English. |
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"I don't find them annoying because I know that English is not everyone's first language. Some people can spell well but have shit attitudes, a good personality is what I find more attractive than good spelling or grammar.
To be fair, people whose first language isn't English, often have better spelling because they "need" to put the effort into getting it right. Phrasing usually gives away when English isn't someone's first language, but that isn't a problem.
I also get slightly annoyed by people using "dyslexia" as an excuse for poor spelling and grammar. The mistakes that are indicative of dyslexia are completely different to using "there, their, and they're" incorrectly or writing "wat" instead of "what".
Cal
Yes, I often wonder if a lot of people using dyslexia are trying to hide behind a disability, and their laziness/ inability/ both actually make that disability (which they don't have) worse.
Ok, so you are saying people are stating they are dyslexic/disabled to excuse lazy behaviour? Would you say that about a physical disability too? Are they also just to lazy to be unable to do things correctly?
Or is it just the invisible ones people use as an excuse?
Mrs
On average, a sentence that would take a non-dyslexic a minute to write would take me three minutes; if I wrote it in a minute, it would contain mistakes yet I've put in the same amount of effort as others would have - so not being lazy. Writing a correct sentence requires me to use 300% more effort than those that aren't dyslexic."
And I'm totally with you, hence questioning the comment of the one I replied to.
I don't perceive you as lazy in the slightest I have a good understanding of this area.
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I make lots of typing mistakes on here. How could you clearly and consistently differentiate between that, the fact that somene may have dyslexia, english is not their first language (though often they use it better than the natives), are not as educated as yourselves or whatever else. I would never in a million years feel i should question anyone on that or make unfounded assumptions. If I need clarification, I will politely ask. This thread and a few others would have made me run a mile from this site in the past but thankfully I am a bit more hard skinned these days. Really   |
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"I make lots of typing mistakes on here. How could you clearly and consistently differentiate between that, the fact that somene may have dyslexia, english is not their first language (though often they use it better than the natives), are not as educated as yourselves or whatever else. I would never in a million years feel i should question anyone on that or make unfounded assumptions. If I need clarification, I will politely ask. This thread and a few others would have made me run a mile from this site in the past but thankfully I am a bit more hard skinned these days. Really "
Btw I just noticed I must watch my capitalisation and a few other things.  |
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It doesn't matter.
Do I get the occasional twitch when one of my favourite people uses the wrong version of your? Sure. Does it make him any less amazing as a person or actually affect the communication? No  |
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By *or7 OP Man
over a year ago
bath |
"I've bigger things to worry about than if someone makes a simple mistake.
Mrs
I concur! Everyone makes mistakes, even those on high horses.
The thread is not about belittling bad spellers, it's about what errors irk you - which is a much better way of looking at it."
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"I don't find them annoying because I know that English is not everyone's first language. Some people can spell well but have shit attitudes, a good personality is what I find more attractive than good spelling or grammar.
To be fair, people whose first language isn't English, often have better spelling because they "need" to put the effort into getting it right. Phrasing usually gives away when English isn't someone's first language, but that isn't a problem.
I also get slightly annoyed by people using "dyslexia" as an excuse for poor spelling and grammar. The mistakes that are indicative of dyslexia are completely different to using "there, their, and they're" incorrectly or writing "wat" instead of "what".
Cal
Yes, I often wonder if a lot of people using dyslexia are trying to hide behind a disability, and their laziness/ inability/ both actually make that disability (which they don't have) worse.
Ok, so you are saying people are stating they are dyslexic/disabled to excuse lazy behaviour? Would you say that about a physical disability too? Are they also just to lazy to be unable to do things correctly?
Or is it just the invisible ones people use as an excuse?
Mrs
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On average, a sentence that would take a non-dyslexic a minute to write would take me three minutes; if I wrote it in a minute, it would contain mistakes yet I've put in the same amount of effort as others would have - so not being lazy. Writing a correct sentence requires me to use 300% more effort than those that aren't dyslexic."
I totally agree, the question is over people who don't actually have dyslexia "claiming" that dyslexia is the reason for their poor spelling.
Your response actually demonstrated that being dyslexic is a long way from being illiterate.  |
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"I don't find them annoying because I know that English is not everyone's first language. Some people can spell well but have shit attitudes, a good personality is what I find more attractive than good spelling or grammar.
To be fair, people whose first language isn't English, often have better spelling because they "need" to put the effort into getting it right. Phrasing usually gives away when English isn't someone's first language, but that isn't a problem.
I also get slightly annoyed by people using "dyslexia" as an excuse for poor spelling and grammar. The mistakes that are indicative of dyslexia are completely different to using "there, their, and they're" incorrectly or writing "wat" instead of "what".
Cal
Yes, I often wonder if a lot of people using dyslexia are trying to hide behind a disability, and their laziness/ inability/ both actually make that disability (which they don't have) worse.
Ok, so you are saying people are stating they are dyslexic/disabled to excuse lazy behaviour? Would you say that about a physical disability too? Are they also just to lazy to be unable to do things correctly?
Or is it just the invisible ones people use as an excuse?
Mrs "
I'm making no specific claims about specific people.
I'm saying that there are tell-tale signs of dyslexia that don't always show up in instances of poor spelling, and that people who don't have dyslexia use it as a way to excuse their laziness.
I'm not shitting on people with a learning difference, I'm shitting on people who hide behind people with a learning difference to excuse their inadequacy. And I'm saying "I believe this is a phenomenon" not "you, SmellsLikeElderberries*, are lying when you say you have dyslexia".
* when wanting to discuss a person as a specific but not point anyone out, go to Monty Python |
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"Yes I know, some people struggle with spelling, I'm sorry if that's you.
However, there are several that get to me, the main one being 'loosing' instead of 'losing'
What ones really get to you?"
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It happens qiete often on the phone, hardly on PC. It won't be even highlighted, because both are correct spelling, but in the wrong sentence. Easy to miss it.
People with loose morals won't lose any sleep over it.
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"Yes I know, some people struggle with spelling, I'm sorry if that's you.
However, there are several that get to me, the main one being 'loosing' instead of 'losing'
What ones really get to you?"
Don’t forget that auto carrot has a lot to answer for |
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"Yes I know, some people struggle with spelling, I'm sorry if that's you.
However, there are several that get to me, the main one being 'loosing' instead of 'losing'
What ones really get to you?
Don’t forget that auto carrot has a lot to answer for "
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"If you know wat they mean by it .why make it an issue none of us are perfect
None of us IS perfect.
Perhaps a linguistic note of pedantry here, but 'are' flows better.
Language evolves, but 'text' speak, especially the superfluous 'lol' at the end of each sentence, has me reaching for the red pen. "
“Are” seems more natural, but “is” is grammatically correct. |
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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
"Ect instead of etc and draws instead of drawers grate on me.
And etcetera pronounced as eksetera.
… and espresso pronounced as espresso.
Not to mention ask being pronounced as axe."
Train station instead of Railway station is infant talk.Trains are there very briefly,the Railway is permanent. |
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"Ect instead of etc and draws instead of drawers grate on me.
And etcetera pronounced as eksetera.
… and espresso pronounced as espresso.
Not to mention ask being pronounced as axe.
Train station instead of Railway station is infant talk.Trains are there very briefly,the Railway is permanent."
I don’t think I’ve ever called it a railway station.
I must be an infant |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I can cope with the spelling mistakes, it happens, it is the ‘text talk’ or whatever it is called that I dislike.
I am 52 and far too old to understand what most of it means. |
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"If you know wat they mean by it .why make it an issue none of us are perfect
None of us IS perfect.
Perhaps a linguistic note of pedantry here, but 'are' flows better.
Language evolves, but 'text' speak, especially the superfluous 'lol' at the end of each sentence, has me reaching for the red pen. "
Lol |
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By *DW1983Man
over a year ago
Blackpool, Aberdeen, Leeds, Sheffield |
I think it depends on context. If it's obviously a typo on somewhere like the forum here, it's usually not a big deal - although that doesn't mean it's not important to try. Using the wrong word can cause confusion or completely alter the meaning. Asking what someone is implying or what they're inferring completely turns the meaning around for example, and the two are often confused.
On the other hand, I deal with words and language on a daily basis in a professional capacity, and often see some terrible examples of things which are badly written or punctuated which really *should* be right. Lots of examples have already been mentioned above, but another pet hate is "onboard" which is almost always wrong. Nearly every bus or train I've been on recently has welcomed me "onboard". It's either "aboard" or "on board". Yes, it's a small point but it reflects badly when a transport company can't get basic transport terms right. |
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"Yes I know, some people struggle with spelling, I'm sorry if that's you.
However, there are several that get to me, the main one being 'loosing' instead of 'losing'
What ones really get to you?"
How do you feel about inappropriate use of commas and run on sentences OP? |
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By *ddie1966Man
over a year ago
Paper Town Central, Essex. |
Going back to Loosing.
It's a term used in archery.
The old adage is you fire a gun but you shoot an arrow.
However. You actually loose an arrow and the collective term is loosing.
But I know exactly what people mean here.
Predictive text has a lot to answer for.
Or as I refer to it as contradictive text.
If its a conversation where you're trying to get your leg over, I suppose it could be referred to as contraceptive text.
And, I gladly hold up my hand, I'm as guilty as the rest. |
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i'll take a few spolling mistakes over a giant run on sentence with little to no punctuation or capitalisation it's really difficult to read, and sometimes the commas just make no sense cant handle it at all and will defiantly pass those profiles by |
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I'm with you up to a point, OP.
Obvious typo's don't bother me or when I think it's clear a person has dyslexia, but two/too/to or where/were/wear/ware really do bug me.
And it's all well and good for those above saying you don't need to be able to spell to fuck, but if you - like me - don't want to engage with folk who can't spell, that's perfectly okay.
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"Yes I know, some people struggle with spelling, I'm sorry if that's you.
However, there are several that get to me, the main one being 'loosing' instead of 'losing'
What ones really get to you?"
all of them I'm dislexic .I find it really funny when you people can spell get bother over it.loads of words are ridicule when when have drop letter from a word doesn't make any sence but you lot go along with it.who fuck made these stupid rules up . |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"i'll take a few spolling mistakes over a giant run on sentence with little to no punctuation or capitalisation it's really difficult to read, and sometimes the commas just make no sense cant handle it at all and will defiantly pass those profiles by"
really cant think wot u mean by a giant run on sentence nothing wrong with long sentences is there |
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"i'll take a few spolling mistakes over a giant run on sentence with little to no punctuation or capitalisation it's really difficult to read, and sometimes the commas just make no sense cant handle it at all and will defiantly pass those profiles by"
Well do all those things no idea where to put a coma or all that other puntuation shit.sorry . |
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By *sacambsMan
over a year ago
Huntingdon |
"Yes I know, some people struggle with spelling, I'm sorry if that's you.
However, there are several that get to me, the main one being 'loosing' instead of 'losing'
What ones really get to you?"
Of and off
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"If you know wat they mean by it .why make it an issue none of us are perfect
None of us IS perfect.
Perhaps a linguistic note of pedantry here, but 'are' flows better.
Language evolves, but 'text' speak, especially the superfluous 'lol' at the end of each sentence, has me reaching for the red pen.
Lol"
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I love the things you see when your mind reads it perfect even if way off being spelt correctly.
Not one is in the 1% club but i do like those kind of challenges. |
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'A criteria' and 'A phenomena'.
If people want to be smart and use Latin words, please learn the difference between the plural and singular forms.
To save them from bothering to get an education of their own, the correct singular nouns are a criterion and a phenomenon.
The misuse is becoming so widespread that, once again, language might need to evolve in order to cater for sloppy users. |
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I prefer to worry about what people are saying rather than how they spell it or if they use imperfect grammar.
Perfect grammar and good communication being only acceptable if it's formal English is a concept rooted in classism and racism. Plenty of info on that on the interwebs if you want to look into it more.
Personally, I simply have much bigger concerns worthy of my energy. I don't have time to stress about things that make no difference to my life. |
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Like so much on Planet Fab I think this is a matter of personal preference and attraction. My work involves writing, I read a lot, and good expression is important to me. I've found over the years that I click better with those who similarly value it. Even if the main game is wild, hot sex - you need to stop for a break, and a chat, occasionally. But this is just my preference. |
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"Turnt. As in 'I turnt and said....'
When pupils used to recount "So she turns round and goes (meaning said)..." I used to pirouette through 360 degrees and say "Do you mean,like that?"
Yes, like that. I've seen adults write it like that too "I turnt around and I saw..." I've had discussions about how it isn't a word. Teenagers esp like to tell me I'm wrong! |
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"Turnt. As in 'I turnt and said....'
When pupils used to recount "So she turns round and goes (meaning said)..." I used to pirouette through 360 degrees and say "Do you mean,like that?"
And how about “and I was like …” instead of “I said”.
Eg. “And I was like “no way”, and she was like “whatever”” |
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