Why are the people on this site, well most of them,unable to spell ?

Answer 1

You forgot to mention they are unable to read what they have written to check, and what is more... they don't even click on "check spelling". Probably it's one of the linguistic problems this new era is bringing us.

Answer 2

sometimes it can be simply mistyping and not realising....

for example when i type i dont tend to look at the screen so, i may have pushed the right letters for a word but accidently wihtout realising got a few in wrong order, i wrote relaising just now....

but yeah it could be just that some people can't actually spell, or that they are abbreviating, like text speak.....

or they are dyslexic, which is no good saying to them use spell check because if you have no concept of how the word is spelt in the first place, how are you meant to choose the right spelling from a list?

right speech over!
thank you and good day!

Answer 3

They're just in mobile texting mode. Most of the mistakes you're seeing are typos rather than spelling errors - i.e. they can spell the words but as a way of getting their answers in first type briefly. Answers at the bottom of a list have less chance of getting questioners' ten points. Why not make an exception and go for quality? Huh?

Answer 4

Simple, most people who respond to questions, properly, are passionate, or eager to give thier answers, to help others. This eagerness to help, and the maybe complex story or advice they have to give, from memory, is recalled in a stream of conciousness, trying to give the point conciesly, coherently, and quickly, as answers often fill up, and people may not read past the first page. This is at the expense of spelling, and most people one finger type, its easy for the brain to go before the finger. Often answers are not previewed properly, in a want to help people, and get the point accross, quickly. Like this, i may have mis-spelled the odd word, but I want to get it high on the list, to help you, but also others reading, so its noticed.
Other, shorter answers, are just people with a bad education, using a written, word based medium, to communicate.

(there should be a gap, after the comma, before "unable").

Answer 5

It called Technology dependency, as an educator I see it all the time. People just assume that the computer will pick up their mistakes and auto correct them for them. It a trend for all 1st world countries.

Also, linguistically speaking, it a natural process of the language development. Just take a look a the Dictionary developed by Samuel Johnson, c 1709-1784

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I've noticed the same thing. Shall we start an English spelling class?

Answer 8

Some of it is fashion - anti-authoritarian. Eh-oh is a youngsters addition. Also that 'smile' song being played a lot, you can hear the disregard for standard English. Loads more.

Answer 9

As long as you understand what people are saying just let it slide. Some people are dyslexic and some people like me, just cant spell for toffee.

Answer 10

Maybe we could cast a SPELL on them