Why does everyone not use spell check?

[mamabear]

Re: Why doe's everyone not use spell check?

It seems that people prefer generally to be "casual" with their spelling, and that it is the "thought" which is important. I find this viewpoint odd considering the central role that text and the written word play on the internet.

It seems strange that anyone should choose to post to internet forums, and to ignore the easy availability of the spell check function. It is also strange that anyone upon not knowing how to spell a word, or the definition of a word would not at least make use of the Google search engine that all of us have access to.

When I see a post that is full of spelling and grammar errors that is written by an adult whom is ignoring the spell check option, I just move right along. I figure that if they do not take the contents of their post seriously, then I do not need to either.

After all..... who wants to hear the idea of someone about anything if they will not even take time to spell it correctly?

Oh my! You must be an English major? I find the little quirks we all have amusing & delightful. including misspelled words. I like to "augment " my grammar depending on the story I am telling. It is part of the the magic of story telling. For this post I used spell check just for y'all. & I don't know if you realize this , but there were some folks in school that had more important things on their minds, like girls/boys, parties & oh yes where they were going to get their next meal. My daughters high school class was full of farmers kids, & you can bet when spelling & verbs & such came up, they were more than likely thinking of the hay being ruined if they didn't get home before a storm broke. or how they were going to be able to get the homework done when they had to be on the combine 'til 3 in the morn. Be pleased we can express ourselves in a manner that suits each individual, & life is too short to worry 'bout spelling.

 

[Saturna]

Re: Why doe's everyone not use spell check?

A lifetime of improvement, getting every little thing just right...and then you die.

Yup, Life is like a lesson. You learn it when it's over.





Jay

 

[mamabear]

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Caution! There was no spell check used in this post!
Hmmm. I seem to be a little testy before my morning coffee kicks in.

 

[Goodyguy]

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Oh! I get it!

Two wrongs make a right!

Thank you for the clarification, Bull59.

Or, better yet-

jhasdfads fdskhfjlsdkhf dsfkldslkds jhkldsaiwe!

Have a nice sdahkjhsda!

Can someone translate please? Or is it just gbresbiih ?

 

[cybercop106]

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Perhaps with the advent of "texting", proper spelling and grammar are falling by the wayside?!
But how quaint to reminisce about the days when persons actually had time to comport themselves
in compositional propriety.
(This message was created without the assistance of Spell Check or Reader's Digest)


Wht r u talkn abwt? U cn read ths jst fine. I sav lotsa tym n $ win i abreve8!

 

[terryo]

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Some semblance of punctuation an' such sure makes it easier to read, ....I'm jus' sayin...

 

[lonesomebob]

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Here is my punctuation for the year, use as many of each as your conscience dictates where you want them.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..............?::::::::;;;;;;;;;;;;""""""""""""""""'''"|||||||\\\\\\\\\//////////<<<<<<....>>..>>>>>> Bob

 

[jeff of pa]

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i don't. Know for the most part i,
think everone can read thisif,
they realu want. to

Fact is it is very rare things get that bad except
in posts like this where sarcasim comes out.

Most of my errors are caused by 3 things.

Posting in a Hurry, Typing with one finger in the dark,
and not proof reading, although there are a few
words for some reason even though I can spell
them I always Misspell them anyway.

"Everyone" for some reason is one.
That y gets elusive

 

[K*E*L*L*Y]

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when i type i never use this key " ' " EVER! if i want to type "dont" thats how i type it!
i dont waste my time with the extra key to make it read "don't"
i have a piece of paper from USF that clearly says i have "done well" (aka English degree) in English...so i dont need to prove it
on the internet!
and i agree... people should never be picked on based on how well they spell.

 

[mistergee]

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Most of my errors are caused by 3 things.

Posting in a Hurry, Typing with one finger in the dark,
and not proof reading, although there are a few
words for some reason even though I can spell
them I always Misspell them anyway.

i make most of my errors because i had a little too much beer

 

[PBK]

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Even the very best writers make mistakes in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation— and I appreciate it!

 

[Kentucky Kache]

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Even the very best writers make mistakes in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation— and I appreciate it!

Yep, that's why we (the world) have editors.

 

[lonesomebob]

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Golly!! just ask a question and look what is heaped upon your head!Gripe gripe gripe. hehehe Bob

 

[CaptainRobin]

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I just HAD to reply to this topic....

Robert Roark, in his book "The Old Man and The Boy", wrote his Old Man said something to the effect about speaking that although he spoke with collulisams (SIC) he knew the difference.

Kinda like me.....

I NEVER learned the second grade skill of spelling words.

But, I, by jingo, know what they mean.

And I'll not modify my speech patterns for anyone.

Southern, by the grace of God.....

"Go ahead, you got Robin"..... that's how I answer my phone. Totally incorrect use of verbage.

BTW... spell check didn't work in the header of this thread.

I'll go away and have breakfast at a lil' cafe on the waterfront here in Coastal Georgia.... Grits and eggs, bacon, toast, Bloody Mary's....

Have a good 'un....

Robin

Not gonna get torn up again today by allowing the verbal police to dictate to me...

 

[PBK]

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Great post, Robin!

I'm reminded of Don Williams' line in the song, "Good Old Boys": Learned to talk like the man on the six o'clock news...

And I'll admit to having done that, too, as a survival skill.

A rather self-important and condescending CEO once informed me, in what I'm sure he considered a generous compliment, "Well, you certainly don't sound like you're from Arkansas."

I gave him the long, hard look he'd earned and then replied, "I do when I'm there."

 

[silverswede]

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I guess my one track brain won't tolerate interupting myself to check words like "interupt". In modern elementary school my G'daughter used what they called "creative spelling" It has made her a super texter now and all I got when I asked if her cell phone had a spell checker was a ru nutz stare. Life is good.

 

[mamabear]

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I luv the humor on this site! makes my day

 

[Seamuss]

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Wat the heel are the quistions!

 

[Seamuss]

Re: Why doe's everyone not use spell check?

Why? Because they don't know what spell check is for if they don't know how to spell.

 

[Monty]

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The last few books I have read have 'this', instead of "this". What's the deal? I make mistakes for two reasons. I think faster than I can type. I have a once broken finger that makes me put a misplaced "k" where is doesn't belong because I can't bend it. I can't bend the finger, not the "K"! See? Yep, sentence structure makes a difference in the meaning. Monty