Is it just me or does the standard of English written on this website leave a lot to be desired at times.
Learn to spell
2006-10-04 12:49:56 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I posed a similar question last week for the same reasons.
As for teachers of subjects other than English ignoring poor English, I'm afraid that's what we're instructed to do. That's the National Curriculum for you!
2006-10-08 05:02:32 · answer #1 · answered by DriverRob 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Literacy taken as a whole on this site isn't up to much, bad grammar is usually passed off as "English is not my first language" and "if you don't like it..." etc and bad spelling is sheer laziness even if yahoo spell-checks aren't the best in the world. Complaints are frequently if not invariably greeted with the age old favourite of "get a life" and I've now reached the stage where rather than have what little intelligence I DO have insulted by those with even less, I just ignore those questions which obviously haven't even been proof-read before pressing the 'submit' button.
2006-10-04 13:27:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm...isn't it about context? Surely it doesn't matter a whole lot if someone uses the simple past instead of the past perfect tense on Yahoo! Answers. As long as we get the idea, that should be all that counts. Fair enough, if we were to write an academic paper, a letter to an unknown contact or other such 'professional', and more formal, piece of writing, I agree that paying attention to proper use of grammar, etc, is important. Remember, not everyone who misspells things or makes a grammatical error is doing it out of ignorance - they may just take this website at face value and may rather get their point across than worry about accuracy. Just a thought...!
2006-10-04 13:03:51 · answer #3 · answered by ScoobySnacks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It reflects very poorly, in spite of the undeniable fact that this isn't any longer deemed significant because of the fact the vast majority of folk on listed below are in seek of suitable solutions no longer nicely written ones. for sure if the respond is spelt and built precise then this is a brilliant bonus. most of the time people will use cyber web shorthand or text fabric communicate it is speedier yet can supply the impact of undesirable literacy.
2016-10-18 12:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not just you. Unfortunately we're living in the age of the text where vowels and grammar seem to be ignored.
What I find even more disturbing is that in school, my son only has to use correct spelling and grammar in English, the teachers in the other lessons will accept anything as long as they can understand it!!
2006-10-04 13:14:15 · answer #5 · answered by libbyft 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does, but your "reply" to a badly written question simply calling the person an idiot also leaves a lot to be desired.
2006-10-05 00:15:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is important to write correctly. However some people are not native born English speakers so maybe are more prone to errors or don't use the spell check.
2006-10-04 12:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by Robert B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you are right, I think the same, especially as there is even a Spelling Check button above the window!
2006-10-04 12:52:46 · answer #8 · answered by Gary H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spelling, grammar, syntax.
Why did they teach English in school? These are the results?
2006-10-04 12:51:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be honest i couldn`t give a castlemain xxxx (where did that pop up from it`s years old) about anyone on heres opinion i could write a lot better than i do but when i read it back it`s not me saying it, i sound like some pompous arrogant old bat to meself so i have to delete it and write in a way that sounds like me it`s supposed to be friendly on here so why sound like a court summons or an eviction notice
2006-10-04 16:08:06 · answer #10 · answered by keny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋