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over a year ago
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
No as I'm dislestick and struggle with it myself so don't judge them on it |
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
Absloutely! Cannot abide poor spelling and text talk! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Yeah i do. It bothers me. Some spelling mistakes are okay here and there. I just hate that crap text speak..takes me too long to figure out what they are on about.
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Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters... |
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters..."
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By (user no longer on site)
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Spelling not so much but if people talk the way they type grammar wise, we would really struggle to have even close to a coherent conversation with them... |
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
I'm afraid so ... that and text speak really gets my goat ... although that said have been proved wrong a time or two !!!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters..."
I'm sorry but to say people who can't spell are poorly educated is wrong. I bull can't spell very well and stayed on in education to do biology, I grasped everything that was said and was top of my class but couldn't do carry on becuase if you spell the main word wrong you didn't get any marks. So to answer the question no a spelling mistake wouldn't put me of a meet, I wouldn't be so up myself to put someones spelling before the person |
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By *atcoupleCouple
over a year ago
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters..."
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters..."
What a load of bollocks. It does not show a lack of education. They could be highly educated but still struggle with spelling. All it shows is they are crap at spelling. That's it, nothing more |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters..."
Really so Albert Einstein, alexander graham bell and da vinci are all lacking in education ? |
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By *1ckeyMan
over a year ago
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You must select potential playmates using some criteria, if spelling works for you go with it. People use age, race, body shape, body modifications, fashion, cleanliness of house, size of genitalia...
I read their profile, if it excludes me, I don't waste their time or mine.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We find poorly thought out, four word messages much more off putting than poor spelling to be honest. However text speak is really off putting, when it's more than the usual lol etc.
If the sender has clearly thought about the message (especially if it's the first contact message) but there are some mistakes - it's no big deal to us as we're interested in getting to know the person, not their penmanship. |
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Spelling does not really bother us, depends on how bad is bad, but on the whole my spelling is not the best.
Text speak on the other hand, there is just no need for it at all ever when trying to impress the person you are writing too.
Would you walk into a bar and start talking gibberish to the good looking woman/man at the bar??? thought not |
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I dont get put off with spelling as a whole because im not the best myself...use google if a dodgy word im not too sure on though.....haha
I cant stand text speak though and if I get one or read a profile thats full of it then I just move on. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters..."
That's a very close-minded opinion.
I have friends with both Dyslexia and a Masters. Need help with proof reading but hardly lacking in education.
Also, people who struggle with spelling might be a wiz at maths, or science, or something less academic.
Education isn't all about the three Rs
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters..."
that has to be the biggest load of bAllock I've read on here I'm dyslexic I've got level 3 city and guild b Tec level 3 and I'm just doing a degree in engineering So for you to say that lack of education is total bollocks |
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By *livia_KWoman
over a year ago
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I'm not bothered by a little spelling or grammar mistake. But what annoys me is some of the messages I get that are so badly written - ie absolutely no grammar, punctuation or capital letters - that I just _iew it as total laziness and lack of effort and I delete and move on. Text speak just winds me up to no end. It is the epitome of laziness.
Plus I am the queen of typos. My spelling and grammar are fine, it's my typing that's shite. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think it's a generational thing.
It seems to have become less important the younger you are.Especially due to social networking like twitter etc where you only have a limited amount of characters to use... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
definitely if its totally illegible...and text speak really does nothing for me  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We are killing our language. Words are being made redundant by certain age groups because of textspeak. How long before they start to say doubleplusgood, instead of excellent or marvelous? People argue that language changes constantly, but not always for the better. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
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Simple answer is...... Yes |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
Depends on what they say and what they look like |
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"We are killing our language. Words are being made redundant by certain age groups because of textspeak. How long before they start to say doubleplusgood, instead of excellent or marvelous? People argue that language changes constantly, but not always for the better."
Change is not always for the better but inevitable, language is a living, breathing, evolving thing, always has been, always will be. Bad grammar and spelling is, however, another matter! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters...
Really so Albert Einstein, alexander graham bell and da vinci are all lacking in education ?"
Ah bless, the old "they were dyslexic" argument. I'll have to admit it's the first time I've seen Alexander Graham Bell in that list.
Show us the peer re_iewed proof that any of those people were bad at spelnig. |
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" ..........Bad grammar and spelling is, however, another matter!
Not a criticism but a genuine question. Should that be 'Bad grammar and spelling ARE another matter'?"
Very good question as I genuinely am not sure now, given that they are in fact TWO other matters! Back to school for me! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Ah bless, the old "they were dyslexic" argument. I'll have to admit it's the first time I've seen Alexander Graham Bell in that list.
Show us the peer re_iewed proof that any of those people were bad at spelnig."
Einstein also had ADHD
Da Vinci had a peanut allergy
Alexander Graham Bell founded text speak - the ba5tArd
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"Ah bless, the old "they were dyslexic" argument. I'll have to admit it's the first time I've seen Alexander Graham Bell in that list.
Show us the peer re_iewed proof that any of those people were bad at spelnig.
Einstein also had ADHD
Da Vinci had a peanut allergy
Alexander Graham Bell founded text speak - the ba5tArd
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By *riendly foeWoman
over a year ago
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education"
Its fair enough to assume that someone was badly educated....
All it really means is they cant spell very well.....
Does that make them stupid/useless/not worthy of your company?
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
Don't have an issue with people who have genuine difficulties, but hate people trying to be cool and using lazy/text type of messaging. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No not at all .... I'm crap at spelling !!!! My skills lay elsewhere and I'm looking for someone that's also got those skills !!! Not an English tutor for my kids !!!!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It used to bother me but now it doesn't at all. It's the content that I concentrate on more than the spelling etc. If every word was txt spk I probably wouldn't understand it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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if people are going to look down there nose at me for being a terrible speller then i am glad they would delete my message.
i wouldnt want to meet some one who is so small minded, stuck up and snobby |
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters...
I'm sorry but to say people who can't spell are poorly educated is wrong. I bull can't spell very well and stayed on in education to do biology, I grasped everything that was said and was top of my class but couldn't do carry on becuase if you spell the main word wrong you didn't get any marks. So to answer the question no a spelling mistake wouldn't put me of a meet, I wouldn't be so up myself to put someones spelling before the person "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We are killing our language. Words are being made redundant by certain age groups because of textspeak. How long before they start to say doubleplusgood, instead of excellent or marvelous? People argue that language changes constantly, but not always for the better.
Change is not always for the better but inevitable, language is a living, breathing, evolving thing, always has been, always will be. Bad grammar and spelling is, however, another matter!"
Yes it is organic, but it just needs a bit of pruning. If we can insist on rules of grammar etc, we can insist on no textspeak outside of mobile phone use. Why can't people use a qwerty keyboard properly anymore? It takes longer to code your message into textspeak and then the other person having to ring you for you to tell them what they mean. Mad! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Too many people making judgements about others through spelling!!! Really!
I treat everyone how I would like to be treated! If they hurt me then I tell them where to go!!
Must be hard work to be prefet O did I spell that wrong lol oops I meant prefect |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm not great at spelling nor is my grammar the best. Punctuation I still kind of guess at
However I use spell checker and proof read to the best of my ability
I've never been diagnosed formally as being dyslexic because when I was a child the condition didn't exist. However on self tests ( via Internet ) i am numerically dyslexic
I detest 'text talk'
I also detest the mails and thread that are so badly spelled they actually make no sense at all
Use - you
Were - we're or even where
To name a few
Spelling is important. It makes a missive intelligible - or not.
So
I'm a snob.
For me I need to see that someone is on par with me, not perfect but will do their best. Not trying in an email or profile for me, shows laziness and a complete don't give a hoot attitude
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I know a Surgeon who doesn't have a drivers license because he can't seem to be able to drive in a straight line.... Does that mean he's stupid?! "
But he still needs to be able to communicate in understandable English to do his job
Would hate to be a patient of his if his junior team couldn't understand his written notes
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I think it's the bad grammar, sentence construction and text speak that most of us object to. We all make the odd spelling mistake or typo. However although the lap top I use most of the time is not terribly new, nor was it too expensive it has a thing called spell check. When I do make a spelling mistake or typo error, it usually comes up with a red line under the word, that helps. Sometimes it will put the red line under a word because it seems to use American spellings, but I can normally recognise them, (it just came up with one now, I presume it thought I meant recognize).
Now if I was dyslexic I think I would mention that fairly early on in any early introductory message. Just to make it clear that I wasn't some ill educated unintelligent type who's unable to string a coherent sentence together. I must stress my conventional education was secondary modern followed by a year at college and some 'night school' courses which were partly encouraged by the fact that they often got me laid. Not exactly graduate level then I will admit.
However many years in sales and marketing and working on getting laid has taught me that the words, 'You never get a second chance to make a first impression' are a truism. So if you're going to send an email that may eventually win you a job, contract, sale or shag, do it properly.
Construct it well, don't use text speak, (I don't even use it in texts) and put a bit of effort into it.
Touch wood it's worked for me over the years, alternatively you can be one of those who posts on here that you're leaving because they're 'al timewaster oo never cum bac wiv a anser toto u'.
I sit and await others to now pick holes in my spelling and grammar, I'm sure I have made several cock ups
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters...
Really so Albert Einstein, alexander graham bell and da vinci are all lacking in education ?
Ah bless, the old "they were dyslexic" argument. I'll have to admit it's the first time I've seen Alexander Graham Bell in that list.
Show us the peer re_iewed proof that any of those people were bad at spelnig."
The old They were dyslexic argument
Because it points out the fact that someone with a condition that affects spelling and grammar can still be inteligent,
As a couple we both suffer with dyslexia to varying degrees and while we understand everyone has different preferences on here, we hate it when we see people saying that poor spelling/grammar means uneducated or un able to hold a decent conversation. This _iew in our eyes shows the lack of understanding |
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"We are killing our language. Words are being made redundant by certain age groups because of textspeak. How long before they start to say doubleplusgood, instead of excellent or marvelous? People argue that language changes constantly, but not always for the better."
Language is not being killed; it's evolving. That's what it does. I'm not sure 'doubleplusgood' quite works an example since the 'text speak' you so dislike is usually intended to shorten words for ease of typing. Your example is more an example of 'newspeak': a phrase coined by George Orwell. If you're interested in that, have a look at '1984'. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters...
Really so Albert Einstein, alexander graham bell and da vinci are all lacking in education ?
Ah bless, the old "they were dyslexic" argument. I'll have to admit it's the first time I've seen Alexander Graham Bell in that list.
Show us the peer re_iewed proof that any of those people were bad at spelnig.
The old They were dyslexic argument
Because it points out the fact that someone with a condition that affects spelling and grammar can still be inteligent,
As a couple we both suffer with dyslexia to varying degrees and while we understand everyone has different preferences on here, we hate it when we see people saying that poor spelling/grammar means uneducated or un able to hold a decent conversation. This _iew in our eyes shows the lack of understanding"
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By (user no longer on site)
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To be honest yes, it does put me off. I can forgive the odd word here and there but text speak is a no,no for me. However there are many other things that will make me delete a message too! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Well I'm not very good at spelling and I do rely on my iPhone to correct me but the funny thing is I've been using a word over and over again until finally my partner said....." Look I really must point out you keep spelling this word wrong and it's driving me mad"
This is how you spell it ...... 
Hahahahahaha
Bless him but it didn't put him off me |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Dpeneds smotmies it btohres us. Ohtr tmies it does not.
Smoe popele sutrglge wtih sepllnig but not us.
smotmies it's bcusae we are uisng our ihpnoe and the kbyoerad is so samll
No tmie for txet sepak tohuogh. Tahts for nmutpese and ililetares. |
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" Dpeneds smotmies it btohres us. Ohtr tmies it does not.
Smoe popele sutrglge wtih sepllnig but not us.
smotmies it's bcusae we are uisng our ihpnoe and the kbyoerad is so samll
No tmie for txet sepak tohuogh. Tahts for nmutpese and ililetares."
Haha brilliant and read that easily |
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By (user no longer on site)
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" Dpeneds smotmies it btohres us. Ohtr tmies it does not.
Smoe popele sutrglge wtih sepllnig but not us.
smotmies it's bcusae we are uisng our ihpnoe and the kbyoerad is so samll
No tmie for txet sepak tohuogh. Tahts for nmutpese and ililetares.
Haha brilliant and read that easily "
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
I fink corect spellin is veri importent! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I cannot abide lack of punctuation. No commas and full stops can make reading long messages/profiles very difficult. Especially when it is littered with typos, predictive text, and spelling errors. So yes I have to admit this is a factor for me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
N O B C N U X X X |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I cannot abide lack of punctuation. No commas and full stops can make reading long messages/profiles very difficult. Especially when it is littered with typos, predictive text, and spelling errors. So yes I have to admit this is a factor for me."
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
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"I cannot abide lack of punctuation. No commas and full stops can make reading long messages/profiles very difficult. Especially when it is littered with typos, predictive text, and spelling errors. So yes I have to admit this is a factor for me."
Yeah, this is me too though I'm more agin text speak...if there's no punctuation, it's rtn in txt spk n I can't undrstnd it, thn it's unlkly il b tkng convo frthr...typos and spelling mistakes I cringe at (I'm anal about spelling n grammar), but it doesn't stop me responding if the message has got past my initial numpty filters - I'd never point out spelling mistakes (unless it was a thread regarding bad spelling maybe). Just how I roll ( should I have put that as all one word with a hash tag in front of it) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Lol agree there are late night type errors which make me chuckle when I read them back, they make me look stupid doh! Then there are the messages from the uneducated and genuinely dumb! It always suprises me when the over 40 can type this short hand unreadable bollocks...  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We are killing our language. Words are being made redundant by certain age groups because of textspeak. How long before they start to say doubleplusgood, instead of excellent or marvelous? People argue that language changes constantly, but not always for the better.
Language is not being killed; it's evolving. That's what it does. I'm not sure 'doubleplusgood' quite works an example since the 'text speak' you so dislike is usually intended to shorten words for ease of typing. Your example is more an example of 'newspeak': a phrase coined by George Orwell. If you're interested in that, have a look at '1984'. "
That was my point entirely, I have easd 1984 many times, also A Clockwork Orange and Will Self's The Book of Dave. They don't make the future of language look attractive. How are we supposed to write poetry etc, with a language stripped of its beauty? It's beauty comes from it's richness, it's what allows us to create phrases and sentences that have never been imagined before. Doublebad. |
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"I cannot abide lack of punctuation. No commas and full stops can make reading long messages/profiles very difficult. Especially when it is littered with typos, predictive text, and spelling errors. So yes I have to admit this is a factor for me.
Yeah, this is me too though I'm more agin text speak...if there's no punctuation, it's rtn in txt spk n I can't undrstnd it, thn it's unlkly il b tkng convo frthr...typos and spelling mistakes I cringe at (I'm anal about spelling n grammar), but it doesn't stop me responding if the message has got past my initial numpty filters - I'd never point out spelling mistakes (unless it was a thread regarding bad spelling maybe). Just how I roll ( should I have put that as all one word with a hash tag in front of it) "
As I posted it I realised I'd forgotten text speak "lol".
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"I cannot abide lack of punctuation. No commas and full stops can make reading long messages/profiles very difficult. Especially when it is littered with typos, predictive text, and spelling errors. So yes I have to admit this is a factor for me.
very sad "
What is sad? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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my god there's some shallow sad people on here!!! im ( male half ) dyslexic ... a qualified carpenter so could build you a house but can't spell for toffee! I can under stand text speak as very little effort but bad spelling and grammar that is just pregerdis !! feel free to block at will ... what times are we living in ?? so draconian! ... Richard Branson is heavily dyslexic so he must be thick too!!!! |
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
some folk can't spell for toffee because of being dyslexic, it doesn't mean they aren't intelligent or would be a poor meet |
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"my god there's some shallow sad people on here!!! im ( male half ) dyslexic ... a qualified carpenter so could build you a house but can't spell for toffee! I can under stand text speak as very little effort but bad spelling and grammar that is just pregerdis !! feel free to block at will ... what times are we living in ?? so draconian! ... Richard Branson is heavily dyslexic so he must be thick too!!!! "
For someone with dyslexia, you manage very well. I think Branson might have a secretary he dictates to though.
Some people seem to be writing in either some sort of machine code or they have left their mobile switched on in their pocket while they scratch their balls. I think the consensus is definitely, textspeak for phones, English for EVERYTHING else. |
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over a year ago
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?
some folk can't spell for toffee because of being dyslexic, it doesn't mean they aren't intelligent or would be a poor meet"
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over a year ago
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"my god there's some shallow sad people on here!!! im ( male half ) dyslexic ... a qualified carpenter so could build you a house but can't spell for toffee! I can under stand text speak as very little effort but bad spelling and grammar that is just pregerdis !! feel free to block at will ... what times are we living in ?? so draconian! ... Richard Branson is heavily dyslexic so he must be thick too!!!! "
Awww is someone feeling a wickle defensive? Diddums! We're all entitled to our preferences. You want to call it shallow/judgemental/prejudice, then you go ahead. Oh yeah you did. Well the words water, duck, back come to mind. |
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"my god there's some shallow sad people on here!!! im ( male half ) dyslexic ... a qualified carpenter so could build you a house but can't spell for toffee! I can under stand text speak as very little effort but bad spelling and grammar that is just pregerdis !! feel free to block at will ... what times are we living in ?? so draconian! ... Richard Branson is heavily dyslexic so he must be thick too!!!! "
Wow if your dyslexic i would not been too |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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hummm .... yes and I have a right to be as well!!! when some of the nicest smartest ppl I know struggle and people older than me have spent there live's being put down and feel worthless for it yea it gets my goat ... you sir can go jump! |
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over a year ago
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"sorry mama I mean "
Make life uncomfortable for yourself then, be my guest. One should only get on the defensive if one is attacked. I clearly have not attacked anyone but laid out a preference (a factor in choosing someone). You see I use the site like a convential dating site (for the most part). As such, good articulation is important to me.
The only person who is going to jump here is you, when you jump off your high horse. |
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over a year ago
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Sorry, but we live in a world where the majority of people can, will and do converse in plain English. We know some people might struggle with reading and writing, but there are methods you can use to make yourself understood. Nobody minds a typo or misplaced punctuation. But some of the messages on here are completely illegible. How a dyslexic person would begin to understand them, I can't begin to wonder.
If a truly dyslexic person, is having trouble writing out messages, is it not possible to use the software that comes with most computers (as far as I have experienced)that allows the visually impaired to dictate? It seems like a good solution, rather than everyone else having to decode what can appear to be garbled messages. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A load of mince folk write on here!
Thought this was a swingers site and should be horny but instead people would rather discuss these wee symbols .., '? and spelling mistakes...
Get a fucking life
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over a year ago
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"A load of mince folk write on here!
Thought this was a swingers site and should be horny but instead people would rather discuss these wee symbols .., '? and spelling mistakes...
Get a fucking life
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Isn't mincing what camp guys do? Sooo there are many camp guys writing on here... Haha shows importance of grammar.
Talking of mince, errrm is it beef, or are we back to horse again?  |
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over a year ago
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to be honest I couldn't care less about my spelling if people can understand catch my drift then that's good enough for me as I said I was a carpenter left school at 15 into an aprentership and got through collage to gain city and Guilds level 3 .. did that for 13 yrs.. so computer skills and spelling really did not matter .. and if some on judges me on spelling in a msg then fair one cos there not realy gonna be some one im likely to get on with ! lol but I have a friend that is heavily dyslexic and it really gets to him he see's it as a majore thing but he is one of the finest bassist's around!!! plus im from a family of dyslexic's and seen at first hand the misery the stigma causes !!! so sorry if I take it personally but until you have it you don't understand how difficult to live with it is .. a simple letter to write takes an age !! but yea modern tech is helping no end but I do truly see it as bad as racism to write people off for it .... yea a nerve was touched ( not for my plight I really could not give a shit what ya think bout my spelling im thick as shit and twice as runny ) but for the misery I Know for fact it causes ..... any hoo ... im done happy swinging |
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"It puts me off.. If they can't put the effort into proof-reading, how much effort will be put into bringing me to a toe-curling orgasm?  "
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"to be honest I couldn't care less about my spelling if people can understand catch my drift then that's good enough for me as I said I was a carpenter left school at 15 into an aprentership and got through collage to gain city and Guilds level 3 .. did that for 13 yrs.. so computer skills and spelling really did not matter .. and if some on judges me on spelling in a msg then fair one cos there not realy gonna be some one im likely to get on with ! lol but I have a friend that is heavily dyslexic and it really gets to him he see's it as a majore thing but he is one of the finest bassist's around!!! plus im from a family of dyslexic's and seen at first hand the misery the stigma causes !!! so sorry if I take it personally but until you have it you don't understand how difficult to live with it is .. a simple letter to write takes an age !! but yea modern tech is helping no end but I do truly see it as bad as racism to write people off for it .... yea a nerve was touched ( not for my plight I really could not give a shit what ya think bout my spelling im thick as shit and twice as runny ) but for the misery I Know for fact it causes ..... any hoo ... im done happy swinging "
Ok now that made me giggle  .
Would I be racist for preferring yellow men with green spots on a "sex" site?
Would I be ageist if I preferred a man of 128?
Would I be sexist if I preferred a she-male?
Would I be (a) linguist if I could speak many languages... sorry had to throw a perfectly good -ist in here which has absolutely zero relevance .
You bring up the race card as a comparison and yet no one member on here, would logically condemn another if their sexual preferences included colour. So why are you insisting on standing on a soapbox spouting the -ist card because my preferences include a literary factor?
In the real world I am tolerant and actually embrace the diversity we have in this country. We all enrich this country by being different, and we all enrich each others' experiences by being thus.
Until the PC brigade make it law, I shall NOT be politically correct in my choice of intimate partner/s!
So there you go, a big fat raspberry in ya face .
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over a year ago
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no no not nesaseraly ... but understand preference and that's your right ... im just saying people should cut us spelling thickO's a bit more slake as it's not laziness and all that tis what I mean ... bygones ? :P |
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"no no not nesaseraly ... but understand preference and that's your right ... im just saying people should cut us spelling thickO's a bit more slake as it's not laziness and all that tis what I mean ... bygones ? :P "
Go build me a house then |
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over a year ago
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Seems not many struggle with spelling their swear words.
If some prefer not to meet those with sloppy writing, and those that write sloppily say they'd rather not meet those people anyway - well that's a system that works for all. |
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for such a liberal site there sure is a few narrow minded spiteful fuck wits ..... make's me so proud of my fellow mankind ... ermm wait no no that it dose not .  |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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"Actually the truth is that people who can't spell are poorly educated, no point sugar coating that shit... It a FACT! However, so bloody what? If they are cool people and can have a giggle then it should be all good... But then again I suppose you won't even get to find out if they were cool beans 'cause that spelling malarkey is just gonna put your right off! So yeah, after all is said and done people who can't spell need to get a life lol "
Suggesting that poor spelling = poor education is nonsense but poor spelling does indicate a certain laziness.
The Internet is awash with spell checker help - if you choose to use it. |
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"Actually the truth is that people who can't spell are poorly educated, no point sugar coating that shit... It a FACT! However, so bloody what? If they are cool people and can have a giggle then it should be all good... But then again I suppose you won't even get to find out if they were cool beans 'cause that spelling malarkey is just gonna put your right off! So yeah, after all is said and done people who can't spell need to get a life lol
Suggesting that poor spelling = poor education is nonsense but poor spelling does indicate a certain laziness.
The Internet is awash with spell checker help - if you choose to use it."
It's no laziness at all. I struggle with my spelling so always use a spell checker. The problem with it is when it brings up three different words I haven't got a clue which one is the right one. |
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"I cannot abide lack of punctuation. No commas and full stops can make reading long messages/profiles very difficult. Especially when it is littered with typos, predictive text, and spelling errors. So yes I have to admit this is a factor for me."
should of guessed you would have your two pence worth on this discussion after the last one.
Shallow minded like i said from the start.
People on here that are narrow minded enough not to meet because of bad spelling and or grammar, just need to get a life.
Take a look in the mirror your not so perfect, and none of us are.
But to clarify my above rant, people who use bad txt speak so you can hardly understand it, are the causes of this problem on here because of there lack of imagination and dam right laziness.  |
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"for such a liberal site there sure is a few narrow minded spiteful fuck wits ..... make's me so proud of my fellow mankind ... ermm wait no no that it dose not . "
Got it in one here, good forbid anyone offered them in there actions though, you'd be shot down.
But there never wrong, sitting in there chairs at home passing judgment on normal folk. |
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"sorry mama I mean
Make life uncomfortable for yourself then, be my guest. One should only get on the defensive if one is attacked. I clearly have not attacked anyone but laid out a preference (a factor in choosing someone). You see I use the site like a convential dating site (for the most part). As such, good articulation is important to me.
The only person who is going to jump here is you, when you jump off your high horse."
So that was not you the other day on thread, judging people, and who got thrown of her High horse then. Get a life, were not on here to date were all here to have fun. |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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".......
Suggesting that poor spelling = poor education is nonsense but poor spelling does indicate a certain laziness.
The Internet is awash with spell checker help - if you choose to use it.
It's no laziness at all. I struggle with my spelling so always use a spell checker. The problem with it is when it brings up three different words I haven't got a clue which one is the right one. "
That's what online dictionaries are for. |
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"sorry mama I mean
Make life uncomfortable for yourself then, be my guest. One should only get on the defensive if one is attacked. I clearly have not attacked anyone but laid out a preference (a factor in choosing someone). You see I use the site like a convential dating site (for the most part). As such, good articulation is important to me.
The only person who is going to jump here is you, when you jump off your high horse.
So that was not you the other day on thread, judging people, and who got thrown of her High horse then. Get a life, were not on here to date were all here to have fun. "
Oh bless your cotton socks, I got under your skin then, go me hahaha. |
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"sorry mama I mean
Make life uncomfortable for yourself then, be my guest. One should only get on the defensive if one is attacked. I clearly have not attacked anyone but laid out a preference (a factor in choosing someone). You see I use the site like a convential dating site (for the most part). As such, good articulation is important to me.
The only person who is going to jump here is you, when you jump off your high horse.
So that was not you the other day on thread, judging people, and who got thrown of her High horse then. Get a life, were not on here to date were all here to have fun.
Oh bless your cotton socks, I got under your skin then, go me hahaha. "
not got under my skin, i just dislike two faced people. Especially ones like you |
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"for such a liberal site there sure is a few narrow minded spiteful fuck wits ..... make's me so proud of my fellow mankind ... ermm wait no no that it dose not .
Got it in one here, good forbid anyone offered them in there actions though, you'd be shot down.
But there never wrong, sitting in there chairs at home passing judgment on normal folk. "
God if you're normal, pass me the abnormal label .
BTW you have used there incorrectly on all occasions. Try "their actions, they're never, their chairs". And please, don't thank me, it's been a pleasure correcting you as I just know you'll appreciate it*
As for getting a life, well I've just spent three hours painting .
*Disclaimer: I will only correct posts of those who request it and those special people who just simply cannot understand that (a) this site CAN be used for dating (after all generically this is a dating site, though primarily for sex), and (b) that a person's preferences are personal to them and not a judgement call towards others. |
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
nope. Anywhere else I'm a spelling /grammar nazi but on here don't care |
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
Yes, as I don't always have my Rosetta Stone to hand. |
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"Yes definitely, it shows a lack of education, however I ignore typos and iPhone corrections as we all do them, especially me.
In fact I've come to ignore most messages that aren't at least a proper sentence. Hi, hows u,face pic?, free now, all timewasters..."
My education finished when I was 14 yet I manage to hold conversations with men who have masters degrees etc. Fucked a few doctors in my time. No idea what they saw in me |
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
Text speak is really unattractive. Spelling mistakes are just plain lazy. It leads me to think that he may speak the way he writes. It's just poor communication! That said...if he's super hot.... |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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"Why do the children only join in when were down to c 20 posts left?
It'll just be getting good when it closes automatically.
May I ask who is the children you are referring to?? "
Of course you can. |
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"Why do the children only join in when were down to c 20 posts left?
It'll just be getting good when it closes automatically.
May I ask who is the children you are referring to??
Of course you can."
Well i will take that as me then, but since this is about wording choose yours more carefully.
"Why do children only join on when only 20 posts left"
Go and have a look down the post I have commented from the start. |
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over a year ago
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"Why do the children only join in when were down to c 20 posts left?
It'll just be getting good when it closes automatically.
May I ask who is the children you are referring to??
Of course you can.
Well i will take that as me then, but since this is about wording choose yours more carefully.
"Why do children only join on when only 20 posts left"
Go and have a look down the post I have commented from the start. "
That would suggest it isn't about you. Not everything is, difficult as that may be to believe. |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
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the thing is that we all use stuff to judge and whittle down the process of finding meets.....
I don't see why spelling is often picked upon...
people may use age...
or colour..
or sexuality...
or height...
or size....
or a million other things, so why shouldn't spelling be part of that for some people??? |
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"the thing is that we all use stuff to judge and whittle down the process of finding meets.....
I don't see why spelling is often picked upon...
people may use age...
or colour..
or sexuality...
or height...
or size....
or a million other things, so why shouldn't spelling be part of that for some people???"
I agree people would naturally have there own preferences. That's fair enough.
But what and some others can't abide is the slating they have to put on poor spelling.
Look at some of the posts on here from people who simply said i prefer or tend not to meet poor spellers, myself or no one else objected.
It's just a few small narrow minded people who get personal |
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As an English graduate (but about 4 decades ago now) I do notice the quality of people's spelling. It would NOT, however, put me off meeting them because my numeracy in the past had been highly questionable so we all have our strengths n weaknesses.
If I can guage they seem nice people I can overlook their spelling |
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"Why do the children only join in when were down to c 20 posts left?
It'll just be getting good when it closes automatically.
May I ask who is the children you are referring to??
Of course you can.
Well i will take that as me then, but since this is about wording choose yours more carefully.
"Why do children only join on when only 20 posts left"
Go and have a look down the post I have commented from the start.
That would suggest it isn't about you. Not everything is, difficult as that may be to believe."
Well my full apologies, I did take that aimed at me.
I just take a defense stance in situations like this. So very sorry for presuming  |
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over a year ago
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"the thing is that we all use stuff to judge and whittle down the process of finding meets.....
I don't see why spelling is often picked upon...
people may use age...
or colour..
or sexuality...
or height...
or size....
or a million other things, so why shouldn't spelling be part of that for some people??? I agree people would naturally have there own preferences. That's fair enough.
But what and some others can't abide is the slating they have to put on poor spelling.
Look at some of the posts on here from people who simply said i prefer or tend not to meet poor spellers, myself or no one else objected.
It's just a few small narrow minded people who get personal "
tip from an old man....
why get so fussed about peoples opinions of you that you are never going to meet....
you know you... they dont....
such a waste of energy!!!
for me, I dont see a difference between "I am not going to meet you because you spell badly" and "I am not going to meet you because you are not between the age of 18 and 35"..... see what I did there!!
a preference is a preference.... one is written, one isn't..... but is doesn't make it any less valid...
unless we now have to start giving reasons to everyone as to "why not?".. my answer is just going to be "because!!!"...... |
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"the thing is that we all use stuff to judge and whittle down the process of finding meets.....
I don't see why spelling is often picked upon...
people may use age...
or colour..
or sexuality...
or height...
or size....
or a million other things, so why shouldn't spelling be part of that for some people??? I agree people would naturally have there own preferences. That's fair enough.
But what and some others can't abide is the slating they have to put on poor spelling.
Look at some of the posts on here from people who simply said i prefer or tend not to meet poor spellers, myself or no one else objected.
It's just a few small narrow minded people who get personal
tip from an old man....
why get so fussed about peoples opinions of you that you are never going to meet....
you know you... they dont....
such a waste of energy!!!
for me, I dont see a difference between "I am not going to meet you because you spell badly" and "I am not going to meet you because you are not between the age of 18 and 35"..... see what I did there!!
a preference is a preference.... one is written, one isn't..... but is doesn't make it any less valid...
unless we now have to start giving reasons to everyone as to "why not?".. my answer is just going to be "because!!!"......"
Now now your not that old, no i do get your point just dome people on these forums like to be little people for there gain.
But like you said why waste our time on people we won't meet, good point will have to try |
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Oops! I popped on a post after reading only the OP comment
Having now bothered to read much of the rest of it - well there sure is a lot of nastiness going on!
Is THAT really necessary????
Fortunately the thread is now almost closing but goin on accusing people raising fatherless children n no one wanting em n desperate for sex ain't on really is it |
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"When you receive emails from other swingers, do you judge potential meets by the quality of their grammar & discard if spelling is poor or mistakes are made?"
Sometimes I do as I sometimes use iPad & it does predictive text & I don't always check before hitting send. And it ends up something completely different xx |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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"the thing is that we all use stuff to judge and whittle down the process of finding meets.....
I don't see why spelling is often picked upon...
people may use age...
or colour..
or sexuality...
or height...
or size....
or a million other things, so why shouldn't spelling be part of that for some people???"
Part of that attraction of spelling in a judgemental sense is that it's one of the few things people can't lie about from behind a keyboard. |
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Oops! I popped on a post after reading only the OP comment
Having now bothered to read much of the rest of it - well there sure is a lot of nastiness going on!
Is THAT really necessary????
Fortunately the thread is now almost closing but goin on accusing people raising fatherless children n no one wanting em n desperate for sex ain't on really is it "
another single guy, but i do take your point. And I agree was a little bit outcome of order for getting a little personal with that comment.
But me and this person have had a little to many run ins with each other.
But none vanilla cupcake although we don't agree with each other I do apologies for getting a little personal |
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