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Re: The correct way to respond to misspelling and grammar

Spelling and grammar are one thing, format and effort are another. I take at least 10 minutes to make a post to any public forum - I read, reread, rereread each post. It takes effort, I know, and I appreciate it when others hold themselves to the same or a higher standard.

Whenever someone points out a spelling or a grammar mistake in my post, I wonder if they understood its contents and the message I was trying to convey, and whether they deserve a response.


If I spot a mistake in someone else's post, but it looks like they put effort and thought into it, I'll ignore the error (although, it has to be pretty darn major if I'm spotting it ).

If it appears that they literally hammered it out in under a minute, I'll ignore it and not respond.
an wen ppl tlk liek dis it menas dat dey dont kar @ all an mebe r byond hlp so u shud nt repond
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Re: The correct way to respond to misspelling and grammar

FWIW, spelling errors are almost never worth the bandwidth.
Grammar error, OTOH, sometimes opens posts to humorous interpretation and presents (to me at least) an irresistible opportunity to correct the poster and have a little fun at the same time.
Corrections should always be done with respect tho', the writer may well be an English teacher who just slipped up.
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Re: The correct way to respond to misspelling and grammar

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I can read this, do I get a cookie?
Sure I will get a sugar cookie for a sweet person.
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Re: The correct way to respond to misspelling and grammar

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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. If you can raed tihs, psot it to yuor wlal. Olny 55% of plepoe can
Does it work for numbers to?

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FWIW, spelling errors are almost never worth the bandwidth.
Grammar error, OTOH, sometimes opens posts to humorous interpretation and presents (to me at least) an irresistible opportunity to correct the poster and have a little fun at the same time.
Corrections should always be done with respect tho', the writer may well be an English teacher who just slipped up.
To demonstrate - "Let's eat, grandma" and "Let's eat grandma" carry two very different meanings.

As for my general opinion, I feel that if the general readability isn't hurt, then there's no reason for comment, as long as it's not obviously laziness.
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Re: The correct way to respond to misspelling and grammar

Sorry, this is so easy to get right that it's inexcusable to get it wrong.

This is a picture of Daisy May...
This is a picture of I...

If either of those sentences sounds wrong to you, then so should this one.

This is a picture of Daisy May and I.
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Olny 55% of plepoe can
In my home state, there is a highway exit sign that reads...

Westminster
Olny
next exit

My wife swears that her first husband actually thought the sign meant the exit ONLY went to Westminster -- and nowhere else...

Just sayin...
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