I am so sick of seeing such horrible spelling and word usage. (British, similar)

[Currency Pair Crocodile]

Originally Posted by wannabee

TVSG is one that often does not. VAW thinks they're all girls.

LOL good one

[Asexualgirl]

Sorry to make you cry I just cannot make grammar right. I try to learn more and more english all the time... You should have seen my first forum post couple of years ago I know it is hard to believe but it was worse than this what I write now

[raven302]

The use of: "alot"

[LOnRainjer]

Publik skoolz did it two me.

[PJSinger]

Originally Posted by tasmtairy

I agree with a previous poster, that it is an attitude and because we are on a forum, it doesn't matter. I freak out when I see a misspelled word that I have posted and quickly edit. I have, however, relaxed on being the spelling police and grammar police. It is ridiculous, it is what it is!

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

LOL, same here. It took some restraint and self-discipline to stop. I hate finding my own errors, too.

I'm in the same boat with tas and Mq. I've had to force myself to lighten up and let others' spelling and grammatical errors go. (But yes, it does drive me nuts!)

[theatergypsy]

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.

[BramH]

Lol English is like my fourth language?
Can't help it that it's not perfect....

But on a forum of my first language I would be bothered as well.

Unfortunately English is a language also used by foreigners which means you can not expect others to use perfect spelling and grammar.

[wannabee]

Originally Posted by BramH

Lol English is like my fourth language?
Can't help it that it's not perfect....

But on a forum of my first language I would be bothered as well.

Unfortunately English is a language also used by foreigners which means you can not expect others to use perfect spelling and grammar.

While you cannot expect it, it's important for all to be aware that a misspelling or any misuse of any language can change the meaning of an entire sentence or thought, inviting laughter instead of tears, or sounding insulting when it isn't meant to be. I misunderstand spoken English sometimes, from fellow USA born people!

[RedJacket]

good spellers no collage is not a waist of time.

[Twinkle Toes]

Originally Posted by mysticaltyger

I know there have been rants like this before, but I really need to vent about all the bad spelling and word usage I see online. It really gets to me after a while.

-Use of the verb "advise" when people really mean to use the noun "advice" 90% of the time.
-Misuse of they're, there, and their
-"Cloths" instead of "clothes"
-Use of the possessive pronoun "your" when you mean "you are", which, as a contraction, is spelled "you're".
-Use of the word "that" when referring to people instead of the word "who". E.G. "People that like sports"....instead of "People WHO like sports".This one really drives me nuts because people are not objects, and the word "that" is supposed to only refer to objects.
--"Suppose to" instead of "supposeD to".
--Skipping the use of the verb "to be" in a sentence. E.G. "This needs washed" instead of "This needs TO BE washed".
--Not dropping the "y" and adding "ies" when pluralizing. E.G. "familys" instead of "families".
--Dropping the "h" in words with a "wh" combination. E.G. "wether" instead of "whether". I have even seen "were" instead of "where" quite often.
--"Truely" instead of "truly"
--Use of "then" instead of "thAn". If people would prononce their words correctly, they would not make this mistake. If you pronounce the "a" in "than" the same way you pronounce the "a" in "apple", you'll never make this mistake.


I'm sure some will think I'm nuts, but I see a correlation here between the bad spelling, the majority overweight population, the poor performance of our schools relative to other developed countries, the high levels of debt most people have, etc. In general, the US, as a nation, lacks discipline; and it shows in a million ways, large and small. Poor spelling is just one of many indicators.

I hear ya - another is "judgment" which is frequently misspelled as "judgement". There is SO much more ... but I'll spare you my rant.