The correct way to respond to misspelling and grammar

[Rion Atkinson]

This is in response to something that has happened to me recently. A few weeks ago a thread about the use of correct spelling and grammar was posted by Jane Young. (You can find it here.) This thread covered how it can affect the way you are viewed, along with your team.

What I do not recall it covering was how to address these issues as they pop up. Yes, mistakes are made regardless of where you post. I recently sent a message to someone asking about something they posted and got this in return.

Let me start by correcting several spelling errors in the quoted text:

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If you ask this question, and do it with proper spelling and word use, I'll respond with my rationale.

Are simple spelling and grammar errors enough to refuse to answer someone? All I did was forget a letter here and there. "to do" was "to o", "yes" was "Yes". It was simple thing like this that caused him to refuse to answer.

So, let me ask a question to all who read this. What is the correct way to tell some one? And where is the line that says to correct them?

I personally would say the line is when the post is hard to read. I would then let the individual know via a message that the misspellings have made to hard to read and to ask him to possibly explain what he meant.

So what would everyone else on Chief Delphi do?

-Rion

(A slightly edited version of what I sent can be found here. )