Why are people so judgmental about others who have problems with grammar and spelling?

Question

Some times i don't write the right words and my spelling is much to be desired but that don't make me stupid! So why do people have to be so mean?

Answer 1

Because, believe it or not, how you present yourself will decide what impression people have of you as a person. Even if you have something important to say, if you say it in a manner that makes you look unintelligent, like with poor language skills or even the inability to use the spell check that is included in this forum, people will not take anything you say seriously, and rightfully so. It's all about presentation and this is the way things are not just in Y! Answers, but in the world in general.

Answer 2

You're certainly right that intelligent people can make lots of spelling errors.

I think some people feel that, because they're anonymous here, the rules of courtesy don't apply.

I've noticed that sometimes people get nasty about spelling and grammar when they disagree with what you're saying. They'll write something like: "Everything you're saying is garbage. And why don't you learn how to spell???"

It's sad, but these people feel bad about themselves, and hurting others is their only source of pleasure. Try not to take them too seriously.

Answer 3

I know what you mean. My husband is intelligent as anyone else, however he is dyslexic and though he loves this particular site, he really has to brace himself for the many thumbs down and the mean comments about it as if he were a small child.

I think people should worry about themselves. Most get their points across even if they do spell horribly and that is the only thing that matters.


BTW: Spell check doesn't work when you are dyslexic and the letters are jumbled...it suggests words, but only when they are somewhat recognisable in the first place.

Answer 4

I think it is because in some other area of there life they get made fun of so they want to make other people feel the way they do, It's kind of like a medicine for the wounds they have.
why don't you use the check spelling thing on the right coner of the question box.(helps me because I'm not that good at spelling either)

Answer 5

It usually has more to do with what you're saying when you use the bad grammar. There's a perception that people who are very religious are usually not very well educated. Being mean doesn't exactly improve the quality of the communication, though.

Answer 6

The fact that many point out the slightest fault in others is just a crying out for attention from insecurity.

As those who boast of degrees and accolades which totally defines "worship me".... everything from B.A, M.A, PhD, DD to OPP, IOU and Y.M.C.A.

I can only boast of a kinder-suprise award I received in 3rd grade by Sister Mary Bridget,my crowning moment !!!

Pay no attention and as they say "carry on"

Answer 7

I only point it out when I feel someone is trying to lord their education over me or when the misspelled word is completely ironic. My favorite two so far have been when someone called me a "moran" and when another fellow complained of there being no "standerds" in English anymore.

Answer 8

I think it has something to do with Professor 'iggins ('Higgins' pronounced Cockney-style by Eliza Doolittle) tongue-in-cheek condemnation of the "cold-blooded murder of the English tongue"!

Bad English or broken English has a way of chafing the upper class!

Answer 9

I have to admit I'm kind of a detail nazi, but I try to keep my negative comments to myself.

People who actually take the time to point out other people's faults and mistakes, especially without contributing anything positive, don't rate well in my book.

I try to ignore the turkeys, but sometimes it wears on you.

Answer 10

Linguistically, all non-pigeon forms of a language are equivalent - there is no "proper" english. Most people have had false doctrine fed them by well meaning grammer teachers.