Poll: Does bad spelling on the internet bother you?

[Moromillas]

Not so much the spelling as people can make mistakes. But more or less the readability of text, and the usage of words. For instance one large block of text, or lots of sentences with strange usage of punctuation, or maybe words where they don't belong or make sense. All of this contributes to readability.

 

[Zeema]

i don't mind it but i hate when people

TLK LIK THEIS

 

[EternalFacepalm]

I find it ironic how you say "lazy mistakes like mistaking there for theyre."
APOSTROPHE'D.
I think that replies the poll, too.

EDIT: Oh wait, I'm bad at getting jokes. Sorry. Anyhow, it bothers me a little bit. If it's readable, I'm fine with it, but usually, it isn't. Especially not if you use a random amount of periods to make it seem like you're taking a pause.
You know, like "and then i went to the car............ and sat in the car.........." and so on.

 

[Cornish]

Dislexia here, so I'm biased.

As long as the post is readable I can't say I'm bothered by poor spelling or grammar.

 

[jopomeister]

It annoys the hell outta me.
Now, I don't mean everything has to be perfect and grammatically amazing, as I think is clear with that fact I said "outta", but when I see someone who "typs al laik dis" I want to burn them and their family alive.
Too much?

 

[Cogwheel]

Bugs me a little, certainly, but saying anything about it seems rude, so I keep quiet.

Intentionally u5iNG t3RRiblue spe11EENG, on the other hand, is considerably worse.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Seeing how my spellings and punctuations are bad I don't hold it against other for bad spellings. After all we do make mistake unless they are unware of the mistake for a really long time if it was on a profession website.

 

[silver chocobo]

Everyone Makes typos, me more than most

 

[Sad Face]

What I care most about is coherency, which honestly is affected by typos and grammatical errors. Typos are typos, but if I can't understand what you're trying to say and the only reason is that you couldn't care enough to type real English. Honestly, take a minute to read what you've written.

The obvious exception to this is anyone who doesn't actually speak English.

 

[pln9fos]

Man, I can't stand bad spelling or bad grammar, especially when it comes to doing role-plays. I actually find myself covertly going back in the role-plays and editing the posts so that they look better if I can get away with it. =P

 

[ThatLankyBastard]

I find that I don't mind it if people spell like they're 5 years old, but I just can't stand any spelling mistakes in my posts!

...although I'm not so keen on my use of punctuation...

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

As long as I can understand what they're trying to say without much effort, I don't mind.

just about this, if i can understand the point you are trying to get across, then it doesn't bug me really at all, all language is constantly changing/is whatever we make it, so getting super anal over everything just isn't worth it.


although when people go into "ghetto mode" as me and my friends refer to it:


$|-|1+ MUh d00d W3 b0u$+ +0 Make M0n3y$$$$$ B0u+ D3m H035555


that is fucking ridiculously annoying and i want to punch everyone who types like that in the fucking face.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

It annoys the hell outta me.
Now, I don't mean everything has to be perfect and grammatically amazing, as I think is clear with that fact I said "outta", but when I see someone who "typs al laik dis" I want to burn them and their family alive.
Too much?

Bison and I agree with you completely and I'm glad there are other people out there ready to get their lynching ropes ready for this.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

Simple spelling errors, no. But terrible punctuation and grammar or annoying language, yes. However, not enough that I would correct someone (usually). I made the mistake once (IRL) of correcting someone's spelling then learned later they were dyslexic. Not my proudest moment so for fear of embarrassing someone with a genuine reason for their spelling I usually leave well enough alone. It doesn't help the person in any way in my eyes however; apostrophe's in wrong place's when they "should of" known better...make me grind my teeth.

Also, it doesn't stop me laughing when anyone types 'rouge' instead of 'rogue'.

 

[havass]

Yes. Not to a large extent, mind. I try not to be a jerk and point out grammatical errors in posts. Unless they're being a troll or just being a plain asshole. Then it's usually okay for my conscience. Other than that, I try to give the benefit of doubt to the writers.
With that said, it does constantly bug me when I see things like 'your' being mixed up with 'you're' and I will be itching to correct that obnoxious word.

 

[Jodah]

One or two misspelled words, not so much. If their statement(s) are riddled with basic grammatical and/or spelling errors I tend to think less of them and their opinions. Its not that I can't read it, its that I don't care about them if they won't put the minimal effort into making a post look nice.

 

[Gamer_152]

I know that as long as you can read what the person's saying it doesn't really matter and that it's even the way language evolves but yeah, it really annoys me.

 

[Folio]

i hav no problum wit theyr speling!!!

Nah, just kidding. I do have a problem with it. If someone is angry and is screaming text-based, better do it right so you won't look like a rabid monkey.

And god help you if you start the 'Ub3r7331Hax0rz' shit. I don't care if he knows the way to cure cancer. If he talks like that, all his arguments are invalid at that point, there's no way I can see that person as an intelligent, educated being.

Typos are fine. I bet I've made some myself right now. I'm from The Netherlands, the rules on capital letters and punctuation are a bit different here. But come on! They're, their, there. There is a difference! (pun not intended)

I do get mad when I see... well 'i'. The one in lower case. It either means: 'I am foreign so I don't give a shit!' or: 'The Shift key is too far away from my pinky!'

Edit: I actually edited some sentences, even the one with the bad grammar because I wanted it to look worse. -_-

 

[TheTurtleMan]

Strangely, things like typos and poor grammer annoy me much more than intentionally mispelled things. If someone is using 1337 speak, I may be a bit annoyed but in a way, it is kind of the internet language. Although while I may not be annoyed by internet talk or poor grammer talented, I usually end up looking down on the user of it whereas I don't look down at people making harmless typos.

 

[Spy_Guy]

It doesn't bother me as long as I don't have to actually read their offensive drivel.