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Learning how to spell or at least proof read your post.

Learning how to spell or at least proof read your post.

Things to consider before you post.

Don't post till you check your spelling. I know it might be difficult but why look like someone with a second grade education when you know you can do better. I think most just post and never look back to read what they have written first. Maybe you look after you post and think "oh no" did I really do that? Most miss-spelled words are just that, the person couldn't spell it, some are just silly as in the word wallpapers or problem, those look like someone who is frustrated but I think just re-reading your work is a must before you post. No one here might say anything but we do think it. There is no spell check for the posts here and I have been at other sites that have them and people seem to think they are too smart to use them. :LOL: I would say to that, so sorry but your post didn't make the cut because you didn't spell check. Here there isn't that option so you must proof read your post first and if you are not sure of the spelling please look up the word first to make sure you look like someone took a little time to read before you post. I do this for my own sanity. I try very hard to make sure I at least try to spell it right before I post. I might not be the brightest bulb in the box but I don't want to look like the broken bulb either. Please just check before you post and save the people here from looking at these mistakes and try to use "Caps" where needed. Couldn't hurt. Thanks from someone who goes crazy when she views posts like this. 
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Reply #26 Top
Should we just turn the world into a bunch of people who don't spell anything and just speak and write like we text others?
Why not? Language evolves.  If those that use that method of communication succeed in communicating, all is well.  And when they use that method to communicate with me they are likely to fail . . in which case they will not achieve any goals that relate to me.  Then they have the choice to modify their means of communication.

That being said . . if I need to communicate with a texter to achieve MY goals . . it behooves me to avoid usign words like "behoove" and migrate to "cn u hlp l8r"

I have a great friend who is a teacher and she is having a terrible time with students who write papers with spelling they use for text messages.
That is as much her problem as the children.  You can't teach if you can't communicate.  Teaching proper time and place may do more good that enforcement of archaic standards.  I would say that texters often use a simpler set of rules that make more sense than things like "two" "too" and "to" and "through""tough" and "trough".
Is it that it has become less important in our country?
I recall my sister being encouraged to use any spelling she wanted so that the rules didn't get in teh way of her creativity. . . . And that was at least a decade ago.
Can this be done with other languages?
All but French I think.  They are pretty picky about their language.  need to ask Quentin to be sure though.
Reply #27 Top
Mmm . . a post about bunched panties followed by a Bebi post . .my night is complete!   :CONGRAT:  :SURPRISED:  ;)

As an aside . . a poster that uses SMS, text-style language wouldn't be helped by proof-reading or spell check . . it would read normally and the "wrong" words would be added to the custom dictionary . . like I do with "stardock" "Windowblinds" adn "DesktopX"  ;)
Reply #28 Top
I use Firefox. Every time I misspell a word it underlines it in red. I'm not using any special extensions.

Oh and it's spelled aluminum... :LOL:
Reply #29 Top
I share some of the sentiment of what you are saying mschleisner,
I love this language and studied it to degree level but surely though it's down to parents and teachers to educate the kids as to what is sms/text lingo and what is English language and explain to them that if they complete their degree coursework in sms/text lingo they will end up working at the golden arches. :) 
As for spellink on forums,pah. :)  ;) 
Hail Buzaz  :LOL: 

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Reply #30 Top
lol shouldn't that be BigDog[Comma]BigFeet


Sorry it's my nick. BDBF no comma. Or is that booby-hundreds? oops, I meant bobby.
Reply #32 Top


OK, so we have
bunched panties
Bebi
and
booby


I'm out. It can't get better. :LOL: 



Reply #34 Top
:SURPRISED:
Reply #35 Top
Well there's some proof reading going on here for sure. Just don't anybody say nuts, ok? oops there I go again.
Reply #36 Top
You folks win, spelling is out, the english language is not important, I should make paragraphs and not run on sentences. I got it all now. So no more shall I care about how we write, spell, Cap my words or care who has a issue with this thread. I got it and I had fun doing it anyway.....hehe. I enjoyed hearing from all of you so

NEVER MIND..... :p 
Reply #37 Top
Had fun too!   :CONGRAT: 
Reply #38 Top
You folks win, spelling is out, the english language is not important, I should make paragraphs and not run on sentences. I got it all now. So no more shall I care about how we write, spell, Cap my words or care who has a issue with this thread. I got it and I had fun doing it anyway.....hehe. I enjoyed hearing from all of you so


Never fear ..you know at least one person will agree with you ( Jafo )

The rest of us are just 'illegitimate' when it comes to speiling ;)
Reply #39 Top
Most relevant:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCNIBV87wV4
Reply #40 Top
THANK YOU!!! I hate it when ppl talk lik th1s. 1t is annoying...

Oh, ad whn thy frget ltters... Even worse.
Reply #41 Top
And an example of why punctuation means everything..

Add punctuation where you deem fit:

A woman without her man is nothing

The most common reaction is this:

A woman without her man, is nothing.

.. Which wouldn't be incorrect, as far as punctuation goes. But the same sentence with two different ways of punctuating it can mean two wholly different things:

A woman; Without her, man is nothing. :)
Reply #42 Top
For IE I use ieSpell


thank you very much AL, now i wont miss any mistake!  :LOL: 
Reply #43 Top
I stopped reading comments, so this may have already been covered, but both m-w.com and dictionary.com do not recognize "miss-spell" as a valid entry. I don't care what IE says.
Also, I completely agree with you, but I also don't agree with you. You see, I happen to be quite a spelling/grammatical genius, so I could correct just about anybody with more than a two-sentence post (sometimes less). The point I'm making is this: where do we draw the line? Obviously, we don't want people that type like "zomg!! ur skin iz so hawt!" Also it's highly unlikely (impossible?) for anyone to type perfectly; even I make mistakes. Not only that, but English isn't the first language for a lot of people here.
I'm sure this all furthers my ultimate point: this suggestional rant is pointless. People will continue to type how they want to type, no matter what.
Reply #44 Top

lol u ppl r all 2 old!

Reply #45 Top
OK, so we have
bunched panties
Bebi
and
booby


I'm out. It can't get better.


 :LOL:  :LOL:  :LOL: 
Reply #46 Top
Wish this wysiwyg editor used spellcheck. >_<

;) press HTML button on toolbar :p

Reply #47 Top

There now fixed and I am willing to edit the post when I make a mistake, does that help?

There are still errors in your first post.....

And in that quote [above] it'll be 'they're', not 'there' .... JAFOCHECK

It isn't all that much about how good the spelling is.... but about how lazy and inconsiderate the typist is towards his target audience.

If it looks like the person couldn't give a toss about how well he communicates then I can't [equally] give a toss about caring to read/comprehend.

You get as good as you give.  Treat your respondents like crap and they'll walk....;)

Reply #49 Top

I deal with a roofer that spells it rooves.

Spells it?  People often pronounce it that way...;)

Reply #50 Top
If it looks like the person couldn't give a toss about how well he communicates then I can't [equally] give a toss about caring to read/comprehend.

I totally agree.