Do you judge people by their spelling?
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sometimes if it looks like they just randomly mashed buttons like a monkey on a type writer.
for example I don,t mind stuff like: liek or teh but I hate stuff like fucking up basic grammar or 1337 5p34k I HATE it when people do that it makes them impossible to understand
for example I don,t mind stuff like: liek or teh but I hate stuff like fucking up basic grammar or 1337 5p34k I HATE it when people do that it makes them impossible to understand
I'm american and speak french, spanish, and a little japanese. When I chat with my friends from mexico or france, I never see that kind of error consistently. Maybe a typo or mistake, but not like what he's talking about in the thread.Anoni Mus said:
When I see it consistently in threads though, or on vent, or wherever, yeah it bugs me. In any language. If anything something like french or similar grammatical structures have it rough; they've got ridiculous amounts of silent letters.
I'm still mostly unfamiliar with Japanese, so I'll leave it at that.
If I have to crack open a "Texting for Dummies" to get what is written on a post, I ignore it. It's pure laziness more than anything, if you can't be bothered to use the language properly, I can't be bothered to read it. Occasional spelling mistakes are just that: occasional.
I absolutely do.
Not the occasional typo, anyone can make that mistake. I'm talking about the people who constantly misuse "there, they're and their," "your and you're," "two, too and to."
People who misspell common words like ignorant (ignarent), straight (stright, strayt) or you're (urr).
People who say "should of" as opposed to "should have." These ones are the worst. I just want to strangle every single fucking one of them!!
If you are completely incapable of expressing your opinion in a semi-intelligent and coherent way, why the hell should I take anything you say seriously?
Not the occasional typo, anyone can make that mistake. I'm talking about the people who constantly misuse "there, they're and their," "your and you're," "two, too and to."
People who misspell common words like ignorant (ignarent), straight (stright, strayt) or you're (urr).
People who say "should of" as opposed to "should have." These ones are the worst. I just want to strangle every single fucking one of them!!
If you are completely incapable of expressing your opinion in a semi-intelligent and coherent way, why the hell should I take anything you say seriously?
you seem vewwy sewious.HerbertTheHamster said:
OT: no i dont. i get pissed off at them, but i dont ignore them. unless its like 'wi do yu gies fink am a idiet.'
I'm dyslexic, but I use a spell checker to make sure I'm spelling things properly.
It annoys me when certain things are spelt incorrectly, such as writing then instead of than. If I see that error, I usually either point out the error, or ignore the poster entirely.
It annoys me when certain things are spelt incorrectly, such as writing then instead of than. If I see that error, I usually either point out the error, or ignore the poster entirely.
Hmmm I'm not going to judge people because of that, but if it's something terrible that shows the person OBVIOUSLY doesn't give a crap about the way he or she writes, I just won't read it.
I tend to assess the importance of the information anyone is trying to convey by the care the person puts in communicating it.
I tend to assess the importance of the information anyone is trying to convey by the care the person puts in communicating it.
That bothers me a little, especially if the poster is talking about something he claims to be knowledgeable about, but can't spell the technical terms correctly. It's never made me disregard someone though.
What does make me look down on someone is bad grammar. Not just comma splicing or whatever, I'm talking about stuff that takes a real determination not to re-read your posts. notusing full stops is the worst offender it maeks the whole sentence not readable unless you consciously go back and place one there consciously.
These kind of posts make me want to choke a *****.
What does make me look down on someone is bad grammar. Not just comma splicing or whatever, I'm talking about stuff that takes a real determination not to re-read your posts. notusing full stops is the worst offender it maeks the whole sentence not readable unless you consciously go back and place one there consciously.
These kind of posts make me want to choke a *****.
it depends on the situation. With in-game chat it is practical to purposely misspell words lie coz and u, because of time limitations. I usually would judge people on spelling, especially if I know english is their native language. There is undeniably a correlation between spelling accuracy and intelligence, so it seems natural to judge people on this basis.
I judge people somewhat, depending on the extent of the mistakes. If you can't be bothered to put the effort in to make your opinion appear respectable, then your opinion is likely not worth reading.
People I judge very harshly are people with bad spelling and grammar and try and excuse it by claiming they have dyslexia. As I have dyslexia myself, I know that just means you have to try even harder, it's not an excuse to stop trying altogether.
People I judge very harshly are people with bad spelling and grammar and try and excuse it by claiming they have dyslexia. As I have dyslexia myself, I know that just means you have to try even harder, it's not an excuse to stop trying altogether.
That's a typo, not a spelling mistake. They know full well hot to spell "the", they're just typing quickly and so hit the keys in the wrong order.Karma168 said:
