I can't help that I think less of poor spellers

by gubberningbody 63 Replies latest jw friends

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  BizzyBee

  Sigh....I feel the same.......*ducks and runs*........even though it is "just the internet," misspelled words and poor grammar are like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. I make my living as a writer and I have to be meticulous about words I send out into the universe. I hate to acknowledge this, but it is similar to OCD.

  How many found Reniaa's writing easy to read?

  I found her thoughts and logic fairly intelligent and consistent - while her expression of them was atrocious. And of course, her conclusions were skewed.
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  White Dove

  I only meant her run-on sentences, poor grammar, and misspelling. I wrote like that in the third grade.
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  White Dove

  I wonder how Bush writes. If it's as good as he speaks, it's doesn't bode well for Harvard.
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  John Doe

  Amazing how many people "correct" others when a quick check of the dictionary reveals something else.

  dis·re·spect (dsr-spkt)

  n. Lack of respect, esteem, or courteous regard. tr.v.dis·re·spect·ed, dis·re·spect·ing, dis·re·spects To show a lack of respect for: disrespected her elders; disrespected the law.
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  John Doe

  These are what irritate me the most, though they grammatical in nature:

  You forgot to put a verb in that dependant clause there bub.
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  John Doe

  I wonder how Bush writes. If it's as good as he speaks, it's doesn't bode well for Harvard.

  Ok.
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  John Doe

  It is very wrong and self-righteous of me to that.

  Missing word.
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  John Doe

  What bothers me is when people purposefully do not use correct writing techniques in a way that makes their post very difficult to read. Writing in all caps or not using caps at all.

  Does writing in fragments annoy you?
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  John Doe

  Would you take someone who wrote this seriously? I wouldn't.

  Dangling modifier.