Learning how to spell or at least proof read your post.
Things to consider before you post.
Monday, January 28, 2008 by mschleisner | Discussion: Community
Don't post till you check your spelling. I know it might be difficult but why look like someone with a second grade education when you know you can do better. I think most just post and never look back to read what they have written first. Maybe you look after you post and think "oh no" did I really do that? Most miss-spelled words are just that, the person couldn't spell it, some are just silly as in the word wallpapers or problem, those look like someone who is frustrated but I think just re-reading your work is a must before you post. No one here might say anything but we do think it. There is no spell check for the posts here and I have been at other sites that have them and people seem to think they are too smart to use them. 
I would say to that, so sorry but your post didn't make the cut because you didn't spell check. Here there isn't that option so you must proof read your post first and if you are not sure of the spelling please look up the word first to make sure you look like someone took a little time to read before you post. I do this for my own sanity. I try very hard to make sure I at least try to spell it right before I post. I might not be the brightest bulb in the box but I don't want to look like the broken bulb either. Please just check before you post and save the people here from looking at these mistakes and try to use "Caps" where needed. Couldn't hurt. Thanks from someone who goes crazy when she views posts like this.
I would say to that, so sorry but your post didn't make the cut because you didn't spell check. Here there isn't that option so you must proof read your post first and if you are not sure of the spelling please look up the word first to make sure you look like someone took a little time to read before you post. I do this for my own sanity. I try very hard to make sure I at least try to spell it right before I post. I might not be the brightest bulb in the box but I don't want to look like the broken bulb either. Please just check before you post and save the people here from looking at these mistakes and try to use "Caps" where needed. Couldn't hurt. Thanks from someone who goes crazy when she views posts like this.
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mschleisner
Reply #22 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:22 PM
Reply #22 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:22 PM
If you run a search in IE it will give you a choice of spellings. But really, lets not get carried away here. We are speaking about simple checks to make sure you are trying. Maybe someone isn't "uneducated" when they misspell, but maybe they just get frustrated so they don't look. I guess it isn't important at all, right? Should we just turn the world into a bunch of people who don't spell anything and just speak and write like we text others? That is getting way out of hand. Kids in school now write like they are texting. I have a great friend who is a teacher and she is having a terrible time with students who write papers with spelling they use for text messages. See this is a problem. I know what the issue is but don't know how to let everyone know that people are now becoming less concerned about how they write anything. Is it that it has become less important in our country? Can this be done with other languages?
messiah1
Reply #23 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:31 PM
I don't think it's really that big of an issue, especially not one to get your panties (by that I don't mean you specifically mschleisner) in a bunch about. There are a lot of things in this world to worry about that are much more important than spelling. It's not like we're writing our senior papers here, it's just forum posting...my two SENTS.
Reply #23 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:31 PM
Is it that it has become less important in our country?
I don't think it's really that big of an issue, especially not one to get your panties (by that I don't mean you specifically mschleisner) in a bunch about. There are a lot of things in this world to worry about that are much more important than spelling. It's not like we're writing our senior papers here, it's just forum posting...my two SENTS.
Bebi Bulma
Reply #24 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:41 PM
Aviod huge blocks of text too. It makes stuff really hard to read.
Didn't seem to help much. *cough*
And yes that's a big pet peeve of mine too. 90% of the time I won't even bother reading it unless it's broken down into comprehensible blocks. "Paragraphs, use paragraphs," isn't that what they taught us in school? Otherwise it's just like a run-on sentence, a bunch of gibberish all smashed together that may have nothing at all to do with anything.
Wish this wysiwyg editor used spellcheck.
Reply #24 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:41 PM
Aviod huge blocks of text too. It makes stuff really hard to read.
Didn't seem to help much. *cough*
And yes that's a big pet peeve of mine too. 90% of the time I won't even bother reading it unless it's broken down into comprehensible blocks. "Paragraphs, use paragraphs," isn't that what they taught us in school? Otherwise it's just like a run-on sentence, a bunch of gibberish all smashed together that may have nothing at all to do with anything.
Wish this wysiwyg editor used spellcheck.
Nimbin
Reply #25 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:41 PM
Reply #25 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:41 PM
i can't really see what the big deal is, so a few people misspell some words. Who cares!
because the human brain reads words as a whole and not the individual letters, as long as the first and last letters are correct the brain will usually work out the word with no problems. No offense but to post a thread asking people to spell check is a waste of space IMO.
because the human brain reads words as a whole and not the individual letters, as long as the first and last letters are correct the brain will usually work out the word with no problems. No offense but to post a thread asking people to spell check is a waste of space IMO.
ZubaZ
Reply #26 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:41 PM
That being said . . if I need to communicate with a texter to achieve MY goals . . it behooves me to avoid usign words like "behoove" and migrate to "cn u hlp l8r"
Reply #26 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:41 PM
Should we just turn the world into a bunch of people who don't spell anything and just speak and write like we text others?
Why not? Language evolves. If those that use that method of communication succeed in communicating, all is well. And when they use that method to communicate with me they are likely to fail . . in which case they will not achieve any goals that relate to me. Then they have the choice to modify their means of communication.That being said . . if I need to communicate with a texter to achieve MY goals . . it behooves me to avoid usign words like "behoove" and migrate to "cn u hlp l8r"
I have a great friend who is a teacher and she is having a terrible time with students who write papers with spelling they use for text messages.
That is as much her problem as the children. You can't teach if you can't communicate. Teaching proper time and place may do more good that enforcement of archaic standards. I would say that texters often use a simpler set of rules that make more sense than things like "two" "too" and "to" and "through""tough" and "trough".Is it that it has become less important in our country?
I recall my sister being encouraged to use any spelling she wanted so that the rules didn't get in teh way of her creativity. . . . And that was at least a decade ago.Can this be done with other languages?
All but French I think. They are pretty picky about their language. need to ask Quentin to be sure though.
ZubaZ
Reply #27 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:44 PM
Reply #27 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:44 PM
Mmm . . a post about bunched panties followed by a Bebi post . .my night is complete! 
As an aside . . a poster that uses SMS, text-style language wouldn't be helped by proof-reading or spell check . . it would read normally and the "wrong" words would be added to the custom dictionary . . like I do with "stardock" "Windowblinds" adn "DesktopX"
As an aside . . a poster that uses SMS, text-style language wouldn't be helped by proof-reading or spell check . . it would read normally and the "wrong" words would be added to the custom dictionary . . like I do with "stardock" "Windowblinds" adn "DesktopX"
kona0197
Reply #28 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:47 PM
Reply #28 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:47 PM
I use Firefox. Every time I misspell a word it underlines it in red. I'm not using any special extensions.
Oh and it's spelled aluminum...
Oh and it's spelled aluminum...
bobbyhundreds
Reply #29 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:49 PM
Reply #29 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:49 PM
I share some of the sentiment of what you are saying mschleisner,
I love this language and studied it to degree level but surely though it's down to parents and teachers to educate the kids as to what is sms/text lingo and what is English language and explain to them that if they complete their degree coursework in sms/text lingo they will end up working at the golden arches.
As for spellink on forums,pah.
Hail Buzaz
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I love this language and studied it to degree level but surely though it's down to parents and teachers to educate the kids as to what is sms/text lingo and what is English language and explain to them that if they complete their degree coursework in sms/text lingo they will end up working at the golden arches.
As for spellink on forums,pah.
Hail Buzaz
WWW Link
BigDogBigFeet
Reply #30 Monday, January 28, 2008 9:13 PM
Sorry it's my nick. BDBF no comma. Or is that booby-hundreds? oops, I meant bobby.
Reply #30 Monday, January 28, 2008 9:13 PM
lol shouldn't that be BigDog[Comma]BigFeet
Sorry it's my nick. BDBF no comma. Or is that booby-hundreds? oops, I meant bobby.
messiah1
Reply #32 Monday, January 28, 2008 10:33 PM
OK, so we have
I'm out. It can't get better.
Reply #32 Monday, January 28, 2008 10:33 PM
OK, so we have
bunched panties
Bebi
and booby
I'm out. It can't get better.
BigDogBigFeet
Reply #35 Monday, January 28, 2008 11:39 PM
Reply #35 Monday, January 28, 2008 11:39 PM
Well there's some proof reading going on here for sure. Just don't anybody say nuts, ok? oops there I go again.
mschleisner
Reply #36 Monday, January 28, 2008 11:39 PM
Reply #36 Monday, January 28, 2008 11:39 PM
You folks win, spelling is out, the english language is not important, I should make paragraphs and not run on sentences. I got it all now. So no more shall I care about how we write, spell, Cap my words or care who has a issue with this thread. I got it and I had fun doing it anyway.....hehe. I enjoyed hearing from all of you so
NEVER MIND.....
NEVER MIND.....
Fairyy~
Reply #38 Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:43 AM
Never fear ..you know at least one person will agree with you ( Jafo )
The rest of us are just 'illegitimate' when it comes to speiling
Reply #38 Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:43 AM
You folks win, spelling is out, the english language is not important, I should make paragraphs and not run on sentences. I got it all now. So no more shall I care about how we write, spell, Cap my words or care who has a issue with this thread. I got it and I had fun doing it anyway.....hehe. I enjoyed hearing from all of you so
Never fear ..you know at least one person will agree with you ( Jafo )
The rest of us are just 'illegitimate' when it comes to speiling
Matchbook
Reply #39 Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:55 AM
Reply #39 Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:55 AM
Most relevant:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCNIBV87wV4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCNIBV87wV4
Pugboy
Reply #40 Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:57 AM
Reply #40 Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:57 AM
THANK YOU!!! I hate it when ppl talk lik th1s. 1t is annoying...
Oh, ad whn thy frget ltters... Even worse.
Oh, ad whn thy frget ltters... Even worse.
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Reply #21 Monday, January 28, 2008 8:17 PM
You rang ??