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Correcting another person's spelling in a public venue the likes of this forum for example is both rude and a rather cheap slight. Furthermore, if I am better educated than another, and I correct their spelling because they don't know any better, it's rather telling when a stronger person picks on one who's weaker.
Weakness has nothing to do with it. Call it a 'teaching moment'. We all make typos, but consistent bad spelling is unacceptable and embarrassing. One would think the offender would wish to be corrected. I know I would.
....... Call it a 'teaching moment'. We all make typos, but consistent bad spelling is unacceptable and embarrassing. One would think the offender would wish to be corrected. I know I would.
And you assume it is a kindness to walk around restaurants and inform all the overweight women who you don't know that they really should not be eating those french fries? You often stop men on the street to tell them that it might improve their chances at work if they would stop dressing like a slob? You stop the car to tell teenagers that their acne is hurting their chances of getting a date?
Maybe you love it when people criticize your hair, your eating habits, your skin, and your spelling, but not many people really enjoy it and it is beyond rude to offer unsolicited criticism to anyone that you know absolutely nothing about.
I know that you would would wish to have your manners publicly corrected, which is why I am being so helpful to you and concerned about the public's perception of you. I know you will thank me profusely, so, you are welcome.
I think the bubble heads really think they are saving humanity from something--- --I say- go to the local schools and volunteer with the children---or the homeless shelter or the orphanages... where it does make a difference.. EVEN I, who would teach adults to read in Spanish, was told it is NOT the same as teaching a child, they are to be respected.
I find it rude. What the grammar and spelling police are saying is: stop the conversation and everybody focus on me while I point out how superior I am because I know how to spell "their" and use it correctly. Well, good for you. Good spelling and grammar will qualify you for a $10 an hour secretary job, but only if you can type 60 words per minute and know how to answer phones. Some people with spelling or grammar issues have disabilities. Some of them have a different language as their primary language. English might be their second, or third, or even fourth language. How rude you all are to think it is acceptable to publicly criticize someone with a disability. However, I do find it amusing that the majority of notes criticizing grammar contain grammar errors themselves. Self-righteousness is never adorable. Keep that in mind. Editing to mention, the above was written with paragraphs. The website removed the paragraphs that were there.
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