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Topic: Opinions on those who cannot spell
MadDog1974 Joined Mon 01/26/15 Posts: 5942	Sun 03/29/15 07:34 PM
Typos happen, but if there is no apparent attempt to spell words correctly, I'm not going to waste my time.

soufiehere Joined Sat 10/24/09 Posts: 45409	Sun 03/29/15 07:39 PM
We are pasters, just like yo. We use the fortums the same way all embers do. Still stands, weather we are luking for someone or not. I thought you could spell Soufie. You need to read your post again Your keyboard seems a wee...sticky, bricky :-)

seahawks Joined Thu 01/11/07 Posts: 16735	Sun 03/29/15 07:41 PM
So I got a message from a guy who seemed nice...I guess...I don't know since I could not understand a word of his message. I asked him if he was from the US and he said yes. He was talking a lot of gibberish...really bad misspellings and words that made no sense. Anyway, just wondering if I am the only one that this is a turn off for. I like someone who can spell wear :) one day that person that cant spell may save your life, would that change things?

panchovanilla Joined Tue 01/07/14 Posts: 5396	Sun 03/29/15 07:42 PM
We are pasters, just like yo. We use the fortums the same way all embers do. Still stands, weather we are luking for someone or not. I thought you could spell Soufie. You need to read your post again Your keyboard seems a wee...sticky, bricky :-) Ohhh..a few stickies short of a load?

panchovanilla Joined Tue 01/07/14 Posts: 5396	Sun 03/29/15 07:45 PM
So I got a message from a guy who seemed nice...I guess...I don't know since I could not understand a word of his message. I asked him if he was from the US and he said yes. He was talking a lot of gibberish...really bad misspellings and words that made no sense. Anyway, just wondering if I am the only one that this is a turn off for. I like someone who can spell wear :) one day that person that cant spell may save your life, would that change things? As long as they can read and follow instructions.

soufiehere Joined Sat 10/24/09 Posts: 45409	Sun 03/29/15 08:11 PM
We are pasters, just like yo. We use the fortums the same way all embers do. Still stands, weather we are luking for someone or not. I thought you could spell Soufie. You need to read your post again Your keyboard seems a wee...sticky, bricky :-) Ohhh..a few stickies short of a load? Okay, I replied to this. But it was so raunchy I had to delete it. Sent myself a warning..

panchovanilla Joined Tue 01/07/14 Posts: 5396	Sun 03/29/15 08:17 PM
We are pasters, just like yo. We use the fortums the same way all embers do. Still stands, weather we are luking for someone or not. I thought you could spell Soufie. You need to read your post again Your keyboard seems a wee...sticky, bricky :-) Ohhh..a few stickies short of a load? Okay, I replied to this. But it was so raunchy I had to delete it. Sent myself a warning.. Your self discipline is second to none. Bravo, little lady. I will strive to follow suit. Yaaaa right

Rock Joined Thu 10/09/08 Posts: 21258	Sun 03/29/15 08:38 PM
If only we had known the difference, between anecdote and antidote, that poor, lost hiker, would still be alive.

MadDog1974 Joined Mon 01/26/15 Posts: 5942	Sun 03/29/15 08:39 PM
So I got a message from a guy who seemed nice...I guess...I don't know since I could not understand a word of his message. I asked him if he was from the US and he said yes. He was talking a lot of gibberish...really bad misspellings and words that made no sense. Anyway, just wondering if I am the only one that this is a turn off for. I like someone who can spell wear :) one day that person that cant spell may save your life, would that change things? If they can't write clearly, is it logical to believe they can read? And if they can't read, it's nearly impossible to function in society.

IamwhoIam1 Joined Sun 01/01/12 Posts: 6400	Sun 03/29/15 08:44 PM
^ How do you spell uptight? Is that one word or two?

Happiness2U Joined Thu 06/19/14 Posts: 2504	Sun 03/29/15 09:15 PM


IamwhoIam1 Joined Sun 01/01/12 Posts: 6400	Sun 03/29/15 09:17 PM
^ Oh, did No1phD write that?

Argo Joined Mon 11/11/13 Posts: 12416	Sun 03/29/15 09:33 PM
hii am naheem can b teetee boy 4 u pls derie ?

panchovanilla Joined Tue 01/07/14 Posts: 5396	Sun 03/29/15 09:38 PM
That's pretty cool! Guess anybody reading it, will start slipping 'bad' words into their posts by spelling them wrong.

Argo Joined Mon 11/11/13 Posts: 12416	Sun 03/29/15 09:40 PM
Fkinucg A ...they will

panchovanilla Joined Tue 01/07/14 Posts: 5396	Sun 03/29/15 09:43 PM
Fkinucg A ...they will I'm gonna have to start on 4 letter words. Anything bigger is too complicated.

DavidCommaGeek Joined Thu 01/08/15 Posts: 537	Sun 03/29/15 09:49 PM
Inability, or at least refusal, to properly spell words is, to me, a sign that a person is willfully uneducated. Spelling is taught to children from the very instant they enter school, and if they cannot (or refuse to) learn how to spell basic words after 12 years of mandatory public education, then how can I expect them to learn other, more important things like philosophy, law, literature, or gods help me, the VCR programming guide? Now if someone was born in a non-English speaking/writing country, and they were learning the language, that's something else. We need to give those who WANT to learn the same leeway we grant young children, because their language development is at a similar level. Misspelling "bad" shouldn't happen all that often, but misspelling "exhalation" might be slightly trickier. Even native speakers frequently get "they're/their/there" wrong, and other similar-sounding words besides.

teasel Joined Tue 12/30/14 Posts: 453	Sun 03/29/15 10:07 PM
Inability, or at least refusal, to properly spell words is, to me, a sign that a person is willfully uneducated. Spelling is taught to children from the very instant they enter school, and if they cannot (or refuse to) learn how to spell basic words after 12 years of mandatory public education, then how can I expect them to learn other, more important things like philosophy, law, literature, or gods help me, the VCR programming guide? Now if someone was born in a non-English speaking/writing country, and they were learning the language, that's something else. We need to give those who WANT to learn the same leeway we grant young children, because their language development is at a similar level. Misspelling "bad" shouldn't happen all that often, but misspelling "exhalation" might be slightly trickier. Even native speakers frequently get "they're/their/there" wrong, and other similar-sounding words besides. Well said!

Rock Joined Thu 10/09/08 Posts: 21258	Sun 03/29/15 10:18 PM
Inability, or at least refusal, to properly spell words is, to me, a sign that a person is willfully uneducated. Spelling is taught to children from the very instant they enter school, and if they cannot (or refuse to) learn how to spell basic words after 12 years of mandatory public education, then how can I expect them to learn other, more important things like philosophy, law, literature, or gods help me, the VCR programming guide? Now if someone was born in a non-English speaking/writing country, and they were learning the language, that's something else. We need to give those who WANT to learn the same leeway we grant young children, because their language development is at a similar level. Misspelling "bad" shouldn't happen all that often, but misspelling "exhalation" might be slightly trickier. Even native speakers frequently get "they're/their/there" wrong, and other similar-sounding words besides. Education is mandatory. Thankfully, public education isn't.

MadDog1974 Joined Mon 01/26/15 Posts: 5942	Sun 03/29/15 10:44 PM
Inability, or at least refusal, to properly spell words is, to me, a sign that a person is willfully uneducated. Spelling is taught to children from the very instant they enter school, and if they cannot (or refuse to) learn how to spell basic words after 12 years of mandatory public education, then how can I expect them to learn other, more important things like philosophy, law, literature, or gods help me, the VCR programming guide? Now if someone was born in a non-English speaking/writing country, and they were learning the language, that's something else. We need to give those who WANT to learn the same leeway we grant young children, because their language development is at a similar level. Misspelling "bad" shouldn't happen all that often, but misspelling "exhalation" might be slightly trickier. Even native speakers frequently get "they're/their/there" wrong, and other similar-sounding words besides. Not to mention, if you don't know how to spell a particular word, synonyms are quite common in the English language. It's not hard to find a different way of saying what you're saying.