Spelling does count in life!

[Felicia's Mom]

I try to spell words correctly, but I do make typos.

[aly]

Oh my gosh. I JUST came into the Dog House to start a new thread with this exact topic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You read my mind.

I am so utterly sick of trying to decipher half the crap people write.

I can't stand it when people confuse the words 'their', 'there', and 'they're'. Also 'your' and 'you're'. Its not that hard. Its just complete laziness.

PEOPLE, PLEASE LEARN SOME GRAMMAR AND SPELLING and have some respect for those of us that have to read what you type!

[Kfamr]

Correct me if i'm wrong hehe.

Their dogs.
They're cute.
They're over there.

You're funny
Your dog is cute.

[wolf_Q]

I'm not sure whether I have any room to speak in this thread or not....

English has never been my best subject. I'm not that good at spelling, nor grammar. And indeed, if you have been in an aol chat with me you will notice that well....I'm the typo queen, and I never bother to use capitals or care about the spelling.

However, I feel the Pet Talk forum should be different then a chat room. I do try to make my posts legible...I try to spell correctly, or just avoid words I'm not sure about...I fix typos if I catch them.

What really bugs me is the lack of PARAGRAPHS. If I see a huge post with no paragraphs, I simply refuse to read it. And would it really kill people to put periods and capitals to make real sentences?

Honestly though, I've never been THAT particular about my spelling on here, so I hope my posts haven't annoyed anyone....

[aly]

Yup KayAnn, you got em! You win a piece of cake for that

Amy, what the heck are you talking about? Your posts are fine. You know the kind of posts we're talking about - ones that seem like they come off that AOL translator site.

[Crikit]

Ahh I am not alone.

Grammer and spelling were never my strong points I admit that. However when posting I make an effort to follow the correct rules and use proper english, true sometimes you get a weird mix of the British and the American spelling because well I'm Canadian, and if I'm having difficulties remembering the spelling of a word I don't use it, that simple either that or I look it up.

What's getting me lately is that more and more it seems difficult for people to do that, some of the time i don't mind all of the time well let's say it frustrates me.

In fact at times it makes me wonder if they really can't spell or if people are just being plan lazy, if it's the latter then maybe they should rest up a bit and when they have the energy to post proper posts then go right ahead.

[tikeyas_mom]

I an os anoyed with al the spelin mistaks mad her. I relly hop that Caran dose put up a spel chek son.

LMAO..

Some people have an impairment of the ability to read. So it makes them confused when looking at the keyboard. It is called Dyslexia, I am dyslexic. Some people are just young here and dont know how to spell, except for sounding things out.


I think adding a spell check is a good idea.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
I an os anoyed with al the spelin mistaks mad her. I relly hop that Caran dose put up a spel chek son.

LMAO..

Some people have an impairment of the ability to read. So it makes them confused when looking at the keyboard. It is called Dyslexia, I am dyslexic. Some people are just young here and dont know how to spell, except for sounding things out.


I think adding a spell check is a good idea.

My friend's little brother has dyslexia and he's 9 years old and is just starting to read. I see how he reads and stuff, so I know how you feel.

I agree that its annoying when people deliberately mis-spell words, but we all need to understand that many people posting here speak English as a 2nd language and may not know it well enough to spell everything right or type with perfect grammer. Others are still young, and some kids just happen to catch on with spelling slower than others. Spelling was always my favorite subject and I always did well on it, but I know that I do still make spelling mistakes every now and then. It just happens while typing. For people that spell like:

Dats reely kool...............etc..............

that's REALLY annoying. I know that many people try their best in spelling, and I think the foreigners do a great job for their 2nd or 3rd language, but there are some people who tend to type on PT with chat language, and that just doesn't seem right on a forum. Forums aren't chat rooms, so there's no need for typing so fast you need to spell every word wrong, and make it unreadable.

[Cincy'sMom]

I know I am a horrible typer..I think MUCH faster than I type and often can't keep up with myself. As a result letters end up in the wrong words, or the I type the wrong letters altogether. My husband recently pointed out to me how bad some of my posts are, by taking one, correcting it in red, and Pm'ing it to me. Since then, I am trying to reread what I wrote and correct my mistakes.

I don't mind the "cutesy" words thrown into a post. Some posts are done all undercase, in slang, with no division of paragraphs, and no puncutation. These are the posts that bother me.

Phred-Ralph and I love reading Cinder and Smoke's posts. Their dog language is priceless and no one can tell a story like them! Don't change a thing!!!

[Pam]

Originally posted by Kfamr
Correct me if i'm wrong hehe.

Their dogs.
They're cute.
They're over there.

You're funny
Your dog is cute.

Yep KayAnn these are examples of some of the things that drive me crazy. I always did well in English and grammar in school (many, many moons ago) and am a little quirky about forming sentences and using proper grammar and punctuation and breaking up ideas into paragraphs. As a medical transcriptionist it is very important that I spell correctly so I really can't separate "work" from "fun" (Pet Talk).

I can totally understand some of our Pet Talkers who do not speak English as their first language having trouble with some of the goofy parts of the English language. (A few pop into mind here - hair, hare, blue, blew, threw, through, etc., etc.) It sure can be confusing! I think they do a beautiful job with their posts, though, and put lots of us to shame. I agree with SAS. I think it is the chat language that is most annoying. A typo here or there is easily excused. We are all human and I too have had mix-ups between my brain and the keyboard and will often go back to edit.

[sasvermont]

I am sorry if the initial comment to this thread ended up being taken as a personal insult. It was not meant to be. It was a plea for some of the typist to clean up their acts.

Slow down, type, re-read and maybe even use a word document (allowing you to spell check) and then cut and paste it to the response/posting section.

I think some people use their laziness as an excuse to continue a bad habit. Not every person here is Einstein - including yours truly, but a little time taken while typing and consideration to the readers would be appreciated.

As I said in a previous post, Phred is exempt, of course...and anyone else bright enough to type in "pet language"....and also those not having English as their first language.

We are not the spell/grammar police, just asking for some common courtesy.

Paragraphs are NICE - I too just blow right past the massive postings......all one paragraph.

Thanks guys - for your support on this topic and you have my permission to PM me noting all my misspellings and grammatical errors.

Also, keeping the paperback dictionary / thesaurus next to the computer keyboard may help some of the misspellers/typists!

SAS

[Randi]

As I'm not english, I have a few questions for you all.

I've often noticed (latest in Cincy's mom's post here, but also in many others) that people write "then" where I would have used "than" - E.g. ...I think MUCH faster then I type and often can't keep ... Is this the right way - perhaps in USA? I'm really not sure, because in Great Britain I'm certain that people would use "then".

Another strange use of words is: E.g. I would of been .... instead of: I would have been. I've seen it used that way quite a few times in posts and wondered ...

I find some of the al/all words a bit confusing sometimes: allright/all right - already etc. Especially when I'm tired.

Can anyone enlighten me?

[Pam]

Randi - excellent observations!!

First off - "Than" is used as a comparative statement - comparing this to that. (example: I am older than you!) "Then" usually refers to a time or sequence (example: "Then" we went to the store.)


I am afraid that "could of" is just slopping speaking which gets translated into sloppy typing. It should always be "could have!" You are one that certainly puts us English speakers to shame.

[babolaypo65]

Oooh, the of/have one makes me a little crazy too. I got a paper last semester that spelled it ov, believe it or not.

And right, THEN is a temporal sequence word, THAN is a comparative word.

the of/have one seems to be an artifact of the popularity of conjunctions.
No US/British distinction between have/of that I'm aware of.

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by Pam
Randi - excellent observations!!

First off - "Than" is used as a comparative statement - comparing this to that. (example: I am older than you!) "Then" usually refers to a time or sequence (example: "Then" we went to the store.)

That is one rule I could NEVER remember, and every time I type something I'm sitting here, then/than. then?than? And usually it gets left "then". Now hopefully I will remember which is which!!!!