I was just wondering...does it turn you off to a question or an answer on Y!A if there are typos? I don't mind them so much, but I've noticed others being pretty mean when people have typos and grammatical errors.
I've noticed some of my own, I usually have them when I'm at work and am typing really fast. (So that I don’t get caught)
What do you think?
2007-12-08 08:23:40 · 8 answers · asked by ☆Michael★Anthony☆ 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I find myself using text message/chat lingo sometimes like: omg, lol, lmao, btw, faq, fubar, fyi, bff, t2ul, wtf, etc...but that's on purpose. I also seem to use ... way too much. It's kinda fun to break away from trying to write everything perfect sometimes...(there I go again)
2007-12-08 08:53:05 · update #1
I'm kind of a Grammar Nazi, but it depends... = )
Sometimes, there will be an occassional typo which, similar to your case, results from people typing really fast, late at night, etc. I've done this a lot myself. Then there are some users who don't necessarily speak English, so their questions/answers might come out funny, yet most of the time you can decipher what it is they're trying to say. However, I've come across a lot of questions/answers that have been typed in the most bizarre ways and many others that you simply can't make out the meanings of... In the Comics & Animation section, you'll find a lot of questions/answers with "fangirl" characteristics, if you know what I mean. You might be familiar with some of those, LOL...
I guess the ones that annoy me the most are the ones tYped A l0t lyK diS or ones that have extra, excessive, unnecessary characters included... I may see a few grammatical errors that just make me cringe (i.e. "your" & "you're"), but for the most part, I can tolerate it if the question/answer overall makes sense. Anyways, it's not like I'm going to message the user telling them they used the wrong form of "there" or report/give them a low rating for not using spell-check. If the question is answered and it makes sense to the one asking, then all is well = )
I use ellipsis (...) a lot as well; they have a nice personal effect to them.
2007-12-08 08:59:56 · answer #1 · answered by P.J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes they're typos, sometimes the person simply can't spell or punctuate. I mistype sometimes when I'm going too fast, but I usually re-read my answer and make any necessary corrections.
I'm sometimes one of the meanies who corrects people.
2007-12-08 16:28:10 · answer #2 · answered by kitten lover3 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, if they are just honest mistakes its fine, but sometimes they offend ppl
cause like i was emails some of my mormon friends and i missed out the 2nd M so i called them morons. lol
they got kinda mad
if its just spelling mistake and i can still understand it i dont care, but some typos make the sentence mean something really weird
2007-12-08 16:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by Whispkin B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope but alot of people do they golike get a dictionary or learn how to type i mena like they never make mistakes it annoys da hell out of me!!
2007-12-08 16:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by ??BOO!!?? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont mind them unless they are like using them too much
2007-12-08 18:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really i don't care but like you said some are pretty mean
2007-12-08 16:27:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't matter to me either way. i dont pay attention to them. good luck.
2007-12-08 16:29:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i usually dont care it only bugs me when people say like wat instead of what, and yea insteand of yeah, wit instead on with, you know those things
2007-12-08 16:32:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋