why are people always moaning about spelling and grammer on here?

Question

we arent in english class for gods sake, if i dont want to put an apostrophe in don't then i dont want to be told off about it by you lot.

see what i mean, ive put grammer instead of grammar and your moaning, do you never make a spelling mistake and did you still know i meant grammar or was the word grammer unrecognisable.

I'm sorry, I can't stop laughing at the people who have replied to this question saying about my lack of consideration etc etc and they've made spelling mistakes themselves ha ha ha.

Answer 1

i know its stupid!
if we want to type how we type then **** them!
i left school long ago and i dont need to be told off now!!

if they dont like it maybe they should go to an old farts website and spell perfectly with their perfect lil old biddies!

Answer 2

The question was why are other people moaning about the use, or lack of, grammar and spelling. Spelling and grammar really do reflect on a person's ability to communicate clearly and effectively.

I find it ironic that those who ***** the most about using proper grammar and spelling; are those who don't us it themselves. Why don't we us it? Good question, in part it really comes down to laziness. What starts out as being novel and vogue, turns in to a habit over time.

Case in point: the use of lowercase letters for EVERYTHING.... Mc Donald's tag line: "i'm lovin' it [sic]" I assume this stems from the fact that everyone text-message. and that it's a lot quicker to just use one case (either caps or lowercase).
What may be chic at first, now is becoming an everyday occurance by people who are exectuives and day laborers alike

It will only be a matter of time until distinctions in the English language are no longer taught........Distinctions are crucial!

Answer 3

They complain because bad spelling, bad grammar, badly thought out phrasing and sloppy typing make it very difficult to understand what is being written.

Now we have people who do not have English as a first language, most people are not trained typists and there will always be minor errors. People should make allowances for that: I can't think of a situation where a misplaced apostrophe is going to seriously inconvenience anybody.

However there is a difference between not having English as a first language, making a slip or having "fat fingers" whilst typing and simply not being bothered. Your failure to use capitals, for example, is not because you don't know about capitals or you happened to miss the key when you typed but simply because you didn't take the trouble to type in a way that is clear. You have put your convenience (not having to hit the shift key) above your readers convenience (having a clear piece of writing to read). I, and others, think that that is both arrogant and impolite.

If you insulted us outright you wuld not be suprised if we retaliated. Why act suprised and innocent when people react badly to your lack of consideration?

Answer 4

Communication is the art of being understood, not just "communicating". It is quite difficult to understand some questions if the spelling and grammar is confusing. There are also many people on line that do not speak the same native tongue as the person asking the question, so communication is much less effective in that respect.

Answer 5

It's very annoying to try and read a question and make out what the person is trying to ask when there are a lot of spelling errors. One of the very first things we learn in school is to read and write. Asking a simple question with correct spelling is not that hard. There is even spell check on this thing!! It's obvious a lot of people don't use it though!

Answer 6

And/or text speek too. It REALLY irritates, although I don't always go on about it. I can understand those who do though, although I have the attitude ithat's it's more about what people have to say than the way they say it. It's very sad that people either don't or can't get a proper education these days. It's hardly surprising but it's also the fault of parents who don't care and these RIDICULOUS children's rights goodie-goodies where teachers at school, police on their beat and so on don't get any respect like they used to. When I was a boy the police could give a boy a clip around the ear if he was found misbehaving and would be taken home and the policeman THANKED for doing it and would then get another one from his parents. Never did anyone any harm but these days in this ludicrous "sue 'em" culture we've developed together with a total lack of respect for those in authority and this couldn't care less attitude from so many ....

Sorry, didn't mean to go off on one but you did ask! lol.

Answer 7

Ah come on...! Don't be so mean! There are a lot of us old grumps out here.

We can't look young and gorgeous any more( not in real life anyway although our mirrors may well tell us differently) and we certainly cannot run after members of the opposite sex as quickly as we used to.

So.... We need to find our fun where we can and having a good old grumble is fun.

You'll see! Remember me in about 50 years time will you! You'll go," Now I get it!!!"

Answer 8

I highly doubt most people will be upset over a missing apostrophe. However, when questions get asked without even using english, it is annoying and confusing. We should not have to ask what a person means.

I haven't seen to many people complain over a few mispelled words, but I do see many complaints over the "net speak" Dis(this), wut (what), Dat(that),Cos(because) A cos is a family member!!.
It isn't that difficult to add the other letter and spell it correctly.
Oh, and adding periods and capitalizing can totally change how a sentence should be read.

Answer 9

In this Country, it is mandated we attend school. The taxpayers
hard-earned money is used then to educate us all and we all get
the same education in grammar, spelling, sentence structure, etc.
So, I guess we expect everyone to be able to ask a question with
enough sentence structure for us to be able to understand it and
then answer it. Also, it's a part of keeping society looking well
educated and the taxpayer feeling his tax money was well spent.

Answer 10

It's courtesy for others. If you want people to give you answers, at the very least your question needs to be easily read. It's called 'netiquette' I believe.

Also, by not picking things up and correcting mistakes, the long-term net result would be a drop in standards.

Being pedantic for the sake of it isn't pleasant, but if you want to help people, I see nothing wrong with pointing these things out.

Answer 11

You obviously don't have much of a job if you don't care twopence about spelling & grammar. Employers in UK are having to send their new recruits to remedial classes to bring them up to some sort of standard so as to maintain the firms' reputations. If you want to get ahead, don't get a hat, get an education!