Do you judge people by their spelling?

[infohippie]

Yes I do, I admit it. Like most people have been saying, I won't care about the occasional typo or grammatical error, but constant really poor spelling/grammar or, especially, txt spk (spit) really bugs me and tells me this person isn't worth dealing with.
Also People Who Capitalise The First Letter Of Every Word, It's Incredibly Annoying. Where the hell did this come from and why are people doing it?

 

[TheMadJayWoman]

I notice spelling/grammatical errors, but forgive them if they appear to be the odd typo, non-native English speaker/writer, etc. Granted, it does surprise me that in the era of spellcheckers people aren't more careful - I'm far from perfect when it comes to spelling, but I can at least be bothered to hit F7 before firing off an email or comment, ESPECIALLY when I'm trying to prove a point. Still, simple mistakes can be made and ought to be forgiven...

I think context and tone are what matter more. What gets me is are the haughty dissertations that are filled with typos. Someone making a long "nyah-nyah, I'm the smartest person in the room because I like Thing X, and you're stupid for liking Thing Y" rant. (It amazes me you can take the time to edit a 7 minute YouTube clip, but it never dawned on you to run your text through a word processor?) These fools don't realize it totally takes the wind out of their argument.

 

[Greatjusticeman]

Yeah, I do.

Both spelling and grammar. Especially on texting. Back in highschool, when I would exchange numbers with a girl, and she would send me a text "tlking liek this", I just didn't respond.

I try not to at the same time though. I know some very intelligent people that just text like that, such as my mother.

 

[Zack84]

Yes, I definitely judge people who can't spell worth a damn. No, I'm not going to apologize for it. If you're a native English speaker, there's no fucking excuse for it. Okay, maybe dyslexics get a pass. I wouldn't say I completely write off a bad speller as having nothing worthy to say; however, I'm likely to view them as less intelligent and/or educated.

 

[Evil Top Hat]

We all do, to an extent, because when we don't know somebody at all our minds will automatically try to form a judgement, just as they do IRL, and the only things that we have to judge said internet user by is there avatar and they're spelling. (<--- See what I did there? )

 

[UmJammerSully]

Yeah, I do. Only because usually bad spelling and unintelligent posts seem to come hand in hand. I'd say maybe 1% of bad spellers have anything intelligent to say. Not trying to offend, it's just true. The grammar and spelling on this forum is pretty top notch anyway.

EDIT: I usually find most people who don't bother with spelling and grammar are considerably younger anyway.

 

[bdcjacko]

I'm dyslexic, so I frequently make spelling and grammar mistakes that I won't catch even if I re-read what I just wrote, not until I read it a few minutes later and it is no longer fresh. Which doesn't really work on a real time forum or instant messenger.

 

[MaoExE]

Only one thing annoys me in regards to spelling.
typing a sentence like this.
It annoys me when someone feels the need to place a period, and yet not use a capital. It's really more of a pet peeve. Anywho, actually on topic. No I can't say I judge someone by their typing, it'd be pretty ignorant to do so in my opinion.

 

[StormShaun]

I dont judge them by their spelling but it gets annoying sometimes, if its one mistake, no problem, if its ALOT, and I mean ALOT, it gets me annoyed.

 

[Hosker]

I judge people by their writing in general, but I try not to. I just can't help it. I used to be exactly the same way as well.

 

[Ch@Z]

Yes, I definitely judge people who can't spell worth a damn. No, I'm not going to apologize for it. If you're a native English speaker, there's no fucking excuse for it. Okay, maybe dyslexics get a pass. I wouldn't say I completely write off a bad speller as having nothing worthy to say; however, I'm likely to view them as less intelligent and/or educated.

Well I've been a native English speaker all my life but I have also been living abroad all my life. Never went to an English speaking school. I'm educated but I only learned how to write English a few years ago so there is an excuse for it I guess.