Incoherent posts

**Randi** · 10-14-2006, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by dogzr#1

Some misspellings here and there are ok, as are typos but when somebody posts a thread or something and you have to read it a couple times to understand what it says, well THAT (

) is what I'm annoyed about. Also, run-on sentences.

I agree with you too, Kitten645. We've had this discussion several times over the years and some have learned from it, but as the member list grows, it's getting more and more difficult to figure out which threads are well written, so I must admit, I tend to skip the ones where you can tell the poster hasn't made an effort.

I DO understand some people have a hard time spelling right and we all make typos, but please, make an effort.... and if you forgot to say something in your original post, go back and edit.

As Sasvermont says, communication need to be clear, easy to read and to the point.

**momoffuzzyfaces** · 10-14-2006, 12:56 PM

It would be nice if PT could add a spell checker. As I'm getting older, I notice I have more trouble spelling, even familiar words sometimes seem weird to me. Since Alzheimer's runs in my family, it does concern me.

**Randi** · 10-14-2006, 01:06 PM

MOFF, you're doing great!

I don't think anyone is referring to you.

**momoffuzzyfaces** · 10-14-2006, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Randi

MOFF, you're doing great!

I don't think anyone is referring to you.

That's a relief!!!

**lady_zana** · 10-14-2006, 04:47 PM

I understand what you are saying. Simple mistakes don't bother me; everyone makes mistakes with things like "it's" and "its" and other words of that type. Also, I understand when people are typing fast and leave out a word or a letter. (In fact, I just did it myself - I said I understand when people are tying fast and had to go back and change it.)

The posts that bother me and bother most people, I think, are the ones like this:

my cat is calico she is very fat i love her her name is eepie

I've seen a lot of posts that don't even try to correct their spelling or grammer. On a different message board, someone brought up this same pet peeve and got a reply from someone saying, "I spend all day at school. When I'm at home on the internet, I don't want to worry about grammer and puncuation." (Only it wasn't written like that; I corrected the grammer so you all could read it!

)

To me, writing correctly comes naturally but I have to admit, I spend at least four hours a day writing and writing correctly or nearly correctly the first time save me a lot of trouble. Plus, since what I write in my posts are most people's only view of me here, I want to sound as intelligent as possible, putting my best face forward, so to speak.

**jenluckenbach** · 10-14-2006, 05:23 PM

HoW aBoUt PeOple Who wRitE LIkE tHis????

Drives me nutty.

**Jessika** · 10-14-2006, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by jenluckenbach

HoW aBoUt PeOple Who wRitE LIkE tHis????

Drives me nutty.

Those people should be banned from the internet. SeRiOuSlY.

**RedHedd** · 10-17-2006, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by Randi

... and if you forgot to say something in your original post, go back and edit.

Yes, PLEASE! It really isn't THAT hard, is it?

**iamgobsmacked** · 10-17-2006, 06:29 PM

ie Is a free spellcheck download that allows you to spell check from internet explorer. It adds an abc wich check mark right on your tools bar. Takes only a second to download and can be used for discussion boards.

http://www.iespell.com/download.php

**BOBS DAD** · 10-17-2006, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by iamgobsmacked

ie Is a free spellcheck download that allows you to spell check from internet explorer. It adds an abc wich check mark right on your tools bar. Takes only a second to download and can be used for discussion boards.

http://www.iespell.com/download.php

"It adds an abc 'wich' check mark right on"

????

**Jessika** · 10-17-2006, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by BOBS DAD

"It adds an abc 'wich' check mark right on"

????

I think they meant "with"?

Buut remember everyone, spellcheck doesn't check for grammar. But that would be so hard to do

**RedHedd** · 10-17-2006, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by BOBS DAD

"It adds an abc 'wich' check mark right on"

????

That was the app I was talking about. ieSpell would have caught that little "wich"

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 10-20-2006, 10:53 AM

I find "young people speak" very hard to follow at times

**Randi** · 10-20-2006, 12:47 PM

Slick... LOL!

And while we're at the subject, here's an American-British dictionary.

http://www.travelfurther.net/diction...an-british.htm

This one is handy as well, and acually a releif for me to see.

I sometimes spell the american way and sometimes the english - and sometimes totally bollocks, but I'm sure you forgive me.

http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~jphb/american.html