ATWT Discussion Group -- lately...

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Topic: lately...

Topic Posted by: peacelovemusicdude
Date Posted: Wed Jan 16 20:26:03 2008
Additional Comments: has anyone else noticed how new posters are kinda spelling challenged? did you see the topic 'the huges', but it was about the hughes?!! that's just one example. has anyone else noticed?

Posted by: Barb
Date posted: Fri Jan 18 21:56:31 2008
Message:
Yes, I've noticed. However I refrain from saying anything because I made the mistake of doing it once but NEVER AGAIN! I was actually in tears for the terrible posts/abuse I received. I even changed my name on a certain chat line because of it. It wasn't the improper spelling I posted about(everyone makes typos) but the bad grammar.

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wow! i've heard there are some harsh boards out there. hope the md posters are treating you well! -eom/plmd

Posted by: peacelovemusicdude
Date posted: Fri Jan 18 15:35:53 2008
Message:
that's a great way of saying it, fee, typing informally. i'm pretty shur it's just the fact i used to teach that makes spelling errors jump out to me. i'm shur i make mistakes, too. it just seems that lately that the spelling errors have increased, to me anyway.

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They're jumping out to you are they! Heh heh heh! I've known several English teachers in the day to day world, and NONE of them ever stop! My Ma is an English major. She and Pa always used to jump all over stuff they'd hear! I tried to post my pet peeves yesterday, but cyberland snatched them and ticked me off! The ones that make me absolutely CRINGE are 1) She has gone missing, and 2) How to grow your business! Both of those make everyone in my family jump up and scream! OH! And by the way! PLMD! You spelled shur WRONG! Don't you know it's shore? fee

shur i know it's shore. :D (or sometimes...sNore!) i also notice when one writes about ''a actor,'' or ''a episode.'' Gives me the heebies...lol!! -eom/plmd

that one grates me, too! And you notice that a lot of people don't put the an before a word that starts with a consonant but has a vowel sound. Such as an herb as opposed to a herb! That's not really a good example, because some people don't know how the word is pronounced. Let me think of another one! Ok! The word starts with an m. Not starts with a m. That's one that also hurts!!! fee

Posted by: gettaroom
Date posted: Thu Jan 17 18:24:46 2008
Message:
So What??

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Since this is a personal topics board, I think it is perfectly fine for PLMD to comment on misspelled words on the other board. He isn't insulting and judgmental. Much better than pointing this out on the other board and making an example of someone who misspells words./mm

Posted by: Katnim
Date posted: Wed Jan 16 23:06:26 2008
Message:

I see a lot of times *lose* spelled *loose* also too is usually spelled *to*.

I try to proof-read my messages but several times when I re-read them I notice I have mis-spelled a word or missed out a letter. I will often go back and fix the error but a lot of times I don't bother. After all this isn't an English Class or grammar exam so I usually just let these little things go. Also, remember I think for a lot of posters English isn't their first language.

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Also, when I press the ''edit'' button, my message disappears. So I just let typos go./mm

my spell checker runs as i type, so i can pretty much catch my errors. plus, i was an english minor, so spelling kinda jumps out to my eyes. i'm on medication that causes my hands to shake sometimes, so i gave up doing caps when i type. -eom/plmd

I hate doing the caps! I really like this kind of informality nowadays when it comes to typing caps! fee

Posted by: Sammie
Date posted: Wed Jan 16 21:30:14 2008
Message:
I believe a lot of the misspelled words are typing errors. I used to be a good speller but as I age my spelling gets worse. I really don't mind the misspelled words.

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I don't mind either...I spell better when I write than when I type!! I think we're all doing the best we can....I didn't realize we had spelling police here!! TDQ

i never have claimed to be the spelling police...if anything, i'm the annoying poster police. consider yourself cited!! - eom/plmd

Hi PLMD!! I was just teasing as I know my spelling and grammar etc. fall short!! It's been many moons since grammar school for me!! : ) TDQ

thanks, tdq! i was just havin fun, too. it's nice to meet posters who can be snarky AND accept snarkiness as well! -eom/plmd