Incredibly poor spelling.

[Pyramid*]

I'm in disbelief the amount of times I read FB entries, forum posts from people who can't spell very basic words, and don't know the difference between words that sound the same or very similar:

ie:- There, their, they're.
Of, off.
Using, 'Should of', instead of, 'Should have'.

A great deal of intelligent people who simply have no concept of the English language in it's most basic form written form. Don't get me wrong, we're all guilty of typing too fast, making little typos but I'm being specific to clearly not understanding the difference in words - which words to use when.

I had to laugh at one of my FB contacts, holds a very senior position in work. He posted and was slagging off the girls from Essex for their bimbo-like status, ripping them to shreds about their lack of intelligence.

In different posts, he used the words, 'They're / there / their', and not once did he use them correctly. Ironic to say the least, funnier though was watching his mates posting the same type of thing - ridiculing these Essex girl types for being thick when these idiots couldn't differentiate between a few simply words themselves.

It doesn't annoy me but I never fail to be astounded at how many people display such ignorance to their own language!:conf:

[Boothy]

Using 'of' as a verb really annoys me. And when people say 'then' instead of 'than'. Not so much bad spelling, but bad grammar.

[Tom4784]

I'm weird like that, when I'm writing things my spelling and grammar tends to be quite good but I tend to become undone by a keyboard. I'm always noticing mistakes and editing my posts because there's always a lot of typos.

[Pyramid*]

Using 'of' as a verb really annoys me. And when people say 'then' instead of 'than'. Not so much bad spelling, but bad grammar.

Yep, that's another one!

Spelling, grammar and context! The whole gambit.

[Stacey.]

It annoys me actually aswell..

The "then" and "than" is the worst, it obviously doesn't fit in comparing something saying "then"...

[Iceman]

I'm weird like that, when I'm writing things my spelling and grammar tends to be quite good but I tend to become undone by a keyboard. I'm always noticing editing my posts because there's always a lot of typos.

This, plus my keyboard on one half has a mind of its own, form the letters "q" to "y" they sometimes come up as different letters and sometimes not at all. Also my spacebar will randomly get stuck and i wont notice....

[Pyramid*]

I'm weird like that, when I'm writing things my spelling and grammar tends to be quite good but I tend to become undone by a keyboard. I'm always noticing editing my posts because there's always a lot of typos.

That's what I mean though. It's clear those who do this, and if there is something missing, 9/10 times it's due to simply nothing more than a typo. I certainly don't see it as being weird, it would be a very special individual who never made a typo or little error - especially when it's not of real 'importance' as such when we are all just thumping away on a keyboard.

I'm referring to those who are completely unaware or who simply do not know the difference. That's the angle I'm coming from.

[InOne]

wot u on bout my spellin iz g8. all dese old people wot dey finkin. i got a d in my gcse english. i gona be a jornolist

[Pyramid*]

This, plus my keyboard on one half has a mind of its own, form the letters "q" to "y" they sometimes come up as different letters and sometimes not at all. Also my spacebar will randomly get stuck and i wont notice....

I get that too. Often, it's less the keyboard to blame, but more me for spilling a drink on it or suchlike. :hugesmile:

[Pyramid*]

wot u on bout my spellin iz g8. all dese old people wot dey finkin. i got a d in my gcse english. i gona be a jornolist

Christ, you've no chance. :hugesmile: You can't even spell correctly even using text speak. !!!! PMSL !!!

:blush:

[Iceman]

I get that too. Often, it's less the keyboard to blame, but more me for spilling a drink on it or suchlike. :hugesmile:

I wouldn't mind its the third keyboard I've had since January, the first one was wireless and it fell and broke, the second one got a pint of cider spilled on it and now this one just likes to randomly mess up all my words :(

[Pyramid*]

I wouldn't mind its the third keyboard I've had since January, the first one was wireless and it fell and broke, the second one got a pint of cider spilled on it and now this one just likes to randomly mess up all my words :(

I went through a spell (ha, no pun intended) of only buying the cheapo £5 keyboards from Asda, as I always ended up knocking some drink over them. Didn't see the point in buying expensive ones for me to keeping wrecking!

Not that I ever post when I am intoxicated. Never been known. Nope, never. *coughs*

[InOne]

Christ, you've no chance. :hugesmile: You can't even spell correctly even using text speak. !!!! PMSL !!!

:blush:

You're mean :bawling:

[Vicky.]

I'm weird like that, when I'm writing things my spelling and grammar tends to be quite good but I tend to become undone by a keyboard. I'm always noticing mistakes and editing my posts because there's always a lot of typos.

Last edited by Prezzie; Today at 04:44 PM.

:laugh:

[Pyramid*]

You're mean :bawling:

I thought having the error in your post made it all the funnier!!!:joker:

:laugh:

:laugh3:

[Shaun]

The mistake I always fall foul of is the "less" or "fewer" one.

[Pyramid*]

The mistake I always fall foul of is the "less" or "fewer" one.

Spelled and spelt I have difficulty with- as I was taught both on American and British Curriculums. That messes the brain up a bit !!

[Malza]

I have an great excuse, English is not my mother language - In Deutsch dagegen könnte ich mich eloquent mit meinem Gegenüber unterhalten.

[Jessica.]

I have an great excuse, English is not my mother language - In Deutsch dagegen könnte ich mich eloquent mit meinem Gegenüber unterhalten.

omg I totally understood that. :')

[Jessica.]

All of it annoys me. :/

[Malza]

omg I totally understood that. :')

Oh prima, dann kann ich ja bei Deutsch bleiben.... Das macht mir vieles von jetzt an einfacher :joker:

[Stu]

Err ... gott ist ein popstar?!

[Jordan.]

Using 'of' as a verb really annoys me. And when people say 'then' instead of 'than'. Not so much bad spelling, but bad grammar.

Dont use and after a full stop. :nono:

There was no reason for that Boothy.

[MTVN]

People who think that "a lot" or "a bit" should be written as one word :bored:

[Stacey.]

People who think that "a lot" or "a bit" should be written as one word :bored:

Yeah D:

And "at least" and "each other"

[Jessica.]

Oh prima, dann kann ich ja bei Deutsch bleiben.... Das macht mir vieles von jetzt an einfacher :joker:

I can pretty much understand everything but I am not as good at expressing myself auf Deutsch. I can't do umlauts or scharfes S either. :(

Sprechen Sie mit mir in Deutsch jederzeit möglich. I can't guarantee I can talk back to you though. :joker:

[Jessica.]

Err ... gott ist ein popstar?!

Wahr! :joker:

[Shaun]

Jawohl.

-shrug-

ERDBEEREIS <3

[Malza]

I can pretty much understand everything but I am not as good at expressing myself auf Deutsch. I can't do umlauts or scharfes S either. :(

Sprechen Sie mit mir in Deutsch jederzeit möglich. I can't guarantee I can talk back to you though. :joker:

Cool!
So, if you are up to refresh your german, no problem ;)

Aber besser nicht hier, weil wir sonst anfangen die anderen zu nerven.

Oh, pyramid* hattest du nicht auch einmal geschrieben du würdest ebenfalls deutsch sprechen?

[Jessica.]

ERDBEEREIS <3

Erdbeeren*
:love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:

[Malza]

Jawohl.

-shrug-

:nono:

ERDBEEREIS <3

:thumbs:

[Tom4784]

Je n'parle pas francais alors laisse la funky musique faire parler nos corps d'accord.

:dance:

[Pyramid*]

Dont use and after a full stop. :nono:

There was no reason for that Boothy.

Lesson one. If you are going to pull someone up, at least get it right.

:p:D

[Miss Ivy Balls]

I'm in disbelief the amount of times I read FB entries, forum posts from people who can't spell very basic words, and don't know the difference between words that sound the same or very similar:

ie:- There, their, they're.
Of, off.
Using, 'Should of', instead of, 'Should have'.

A great deal of intelligent people who simply have no concept of the English language in it's most basic form written form. Don't get me wrong, we're all guilty of typing too fast, making little typos but I'm being specific to clearly not understanding the difference in words - which words to use when.

I had to laugh at one of my FB contacts, holds a very senior position in work. He posted and was slagging off the girls from Essex for their bimbo-like status, ripping them to shreds about their lack of intelligence.

In different posts, he used the words, 'They're / there / their', and not once did he use them correctly. Ironic to say the least, funnier though was watching his mates posting the same type of thing - ridiculing these Essex girl types for being thick when these idiots couldn't differentiate between a few simply words themselves.

It doesn't annoy me but I never fail to be astounded at how many people display such ignorance to their own language!:conf:

Sorry what were you saying there?

That should be its, not it's.

It would be good to at least know the basic stuff yourself before you start moaning at others. :)

[Shaun]

Erdbeeren*
:love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:

I was saying strawberry ice cream, not strawberries :(

[Jessica.]

Aber besser nicht hier, weil wir sonst anfangen die anderen zu nerven.

Ja, ich weiß. :joker:

I had to copy and paste the ß! :bawling:

[Jessica.]

I was saying strawberry ice cream, not strawberries :(

:bawling: I fail! D:
I love strawberry ice-cream! I love strawberries more though, I got sick of them for a while when I was selling them but I can safely say they are sehr wunderbar! <3

[Shaun]

I don't even know why I said it lmao, I hate strawberry ice cream...

[Pyramid*]

Cool!
So, if you are up to refresh your german, no problem ;)

Aber besser nicht hier, weil wir sonst anfangen die anderen zu nerven.

Oh, pyramid* hattest du nicht auch einmal geschrieben du würdest ebenfalls deutsch sprechen?

German and French.

[Miss Ivy Balls]

It annoys me actually aswell..

The "then" and "than" is the worst, it obviously doesn't fit in comparing something saying "then"...

Stacey as well should be two separate words.

It isn't a word spelt 'aswell''.

[Jessica.]

Lesson one. If you are going to pull someone up, at least get it right.

:p:D

:worship:

[MTVN]

It also annoys me when people don't put a space after a comma. There's one member on here who's particularly guilty of that :nono:

[Pyramid*]

Sorry what were you saying there?

That should be its, not it's.

It would be good to at least know the basic stuff yourself before you start moaning at others. :)

I wasn't moaning at others. I was merely posting my views. ;)

I see you didn't read the words immediately after the part you bolded! I didn't say I (or anyone else) was perfect. I was referring quite specifically (in that post) about spelling...
:D

As I mentioned a few posts back, if you are going to be overly smart, make sure you are completely beyond reproach. There should be a 'comma' in your first sentence.

[Jords]

I really dont care, you should just concentrate on your own spellings!

[Jords]

Lesson one. If you are going to pull someone up, at least get it right.

:p:D

Thats punctuation not spelling. :p

[Malza]

To not annoy any one further here with my German....

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168377

[Malza]

It also annoys me when people don't put a space after a comma. There's one member on here who's particularly guilty of that :nono:

True, that is highly annoying!

[Pyramid*]

Stacey as well should be two separate words.

It isn't a word spelt 'aswell''.

That's clearly a keyboard error. It's not quite in the same league.

For the record, your first sentence is incorrect in so many ways.

Your second is incorrect in at least 3 ways.

See, I can be a pedant too. :joker:

[Jessica.]

It also annoys me when people don't put a space after a comma. There's one member on here who's particularly guilty of that :nono:

Oh I thoroughly agree with this one!

[Pyramid*]

Thats punctuation not spelling. :p

Technically it is both. ;)

Its = spelling
It's = punctuation

;)

[Jords]

Technically it is both. ;)

Its = spelling
It's = punctuation

;)

Fair enough. :laugh:

[Pyramid*]

It also annoys me when people don't put a space after a comma.

Oh I thoroughly agree with this one!

You do? At least some use a comma when it's required.

:joker:

A good laugh can be had with this kind of thing, as long as people don't take it overly serious!:hugesmile:

[Miss Ivy Balls]

I wasn't moaning at others. I was merely posting my views. ;)

I see you didn't read the words immediately after the part you bolded! I didn't say I (or anyone else) was perfect. I was referring quite specifically (in that post) about spelling...
:D

As I mentioned a few posts back, if you are going to be overly smart, make sure you are completely beyond reproach. There should be a 'comma' in your first sentence.

I'm not the one starting a thread about it, am I?

Also, yes, as well is two separate words, thank you. :)

Also, the comma is used for clarity. It makes perfect sense without a comma so it isn't needed.

Spelt and spelled are both acceptable.

[Jayson]

Being a grammar Nazi <3

[Pyramid*]

I'm not the one starting a thread about it, am I?

Also, yes, as well is two separate words, thank you. :)

Also, the comma is used for clarity. It makes perfect sense without a comma so it isn't needed.

Spelt and spelled are both acceptable.


All I did was point out your own errors. Both your sentences were incorrect. The one referring to Stacey was poorly executed in many ways!

Commas aren't used for 'clarity'. They are used for a whole variety of reasons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma

The 'spelt/spelled' is only a slight issue as the British prefer one version, the Americans another. Similar to 'authorise' / 'authorize'. Technically, both are correct, it simply depends on the UK/USA English versions.

[Pyramid*]

Being a grammar Nazi <3

It's not life or death stuff, I agree.

Still, it's interesting. Certainly, it's generated a bit of interest here.

[Stacey.]

Stacey as well should be two separate words.

It isn't a word spelt 'aswell''.

"aswell" is actually one word... but it depends like in what way you said it.

eg. I like him aswell.

I don't get it as well as he does.

If that makes sense D:

[Vicky.]

I can't stand spelling/grammar Nazis :bored:

It really annoys me, even more-so when they make the same mistakes themselves as what they moan about :joker:

[Stacey.]

It also annoys me when people don't put a space after a comma. There's one member on here who's particularly guilty of that :nono:

*looks at Princess*

[Pyramid*]

"aswell" is actually one word... but it depends like in what way you said it.

eg. I like him aswell.

I don't get it as well as he does.

If that makes sense D:

Wrong.

It is two words, not one. Honestly, it is two words!

[Jordan.]

:rolleyes:

[Miss Ivy Balls]

Wrong.

It is two words, not one. Honestly, it is two words!

Correct! :)

[Stacey.]

Wrong.

It is two words, not one. Honestly, it is two words!

:nono:

I'm always gonna type it the other way anyway

[MTVN]

*looks at Princess*

I was thinking about kazanne :laugh:

[Pyramid*]

:nono:

I'm always gonna type it the other way anyway

That's fair comment! It's not going to cause major headaches I'm sure.

[Jessica.]

You do? At least some use a comma when it's required.

:joker:

A good laugh can be had with this kind of thing, as long as people don't take it overly serious!:hugesmile:

I do have some problems with punctuation, I must admit, it has always been a problem for me. :(

[Stacey.]

I was thinking about kazanne :laugh:

Oh yeah her too :L

[Jessica.]

*looks at Princess*

-Throws a brick at her spacebar-

[Pyramid*]

I can't stand spelling/grammar Nazis :bored:

It really annoys me, even more-so when they make the same mistakes themselves as what they moan about :joker:

Oh, no one is perfect but a little bit of effort sometimes goes a long way. There's nothing worse than someone picking up every single little error, every time someone writes something - but given the nature of this very thread, that will inevitably happen on this thread. ;) Some of which has been funny along the way.

As I said in my first post, it doesn't bother me. I am more taken aback at the lack of knowledge in general.

[Vicky.]

I can't moan about anyone's grammar or anything, given the amount of full stops I use for no reason... :laugh:

[Pyramid*]

I do have some problems with punctuation, I must admit, it has always been a problem for me. :(

I have a bad habit of too much. lol

Ha... as was proven earlier! :hugesmile:

[Pyramid*]

I can't moan about anyone's grammar or anything, given the amount of full stops I use for no reason... :laugh:

I have no idea what you mean................. !!!

I'm guilty!:joker:

[Pyramid*]

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I don't know if the swear filter will kick in, but this was part of the reason that I started the thread. If the filter kicks in, the word that was meant to be used was, 'can't'. However, the accent the person has, she has typed as she speaks, and that makes it sound like something VERY different!

:wink:

[Boothy]

Lesson one. If you are going to pull someone up, at least get it right.

:p:D

:love:

[Jessica.]

I don't know if the swear filter will kick in, but this was part of the reason that I started the thread. If the filter kicks in, the word that was meant to be used was, 'can't'. However, the accent the person has, she has typed as she speaks, and that makes it sound like something VERY different!

:wink:

What a fail! :joker:

[Pyramid*]

What a fail! :joker:

Eh?

[Boothy]

Dont use and after a full stop. :nono:

There was no reason for that Boothy.

It's not actually grammatically incorrect to start a sentence with a conjunction, it's just discouraged.

:D

[Jessica.]

Eh?

I meant, the person must be seriously uneducated if they spell like that and genuinely don't think about what the words actually mean. It's amusing, sorry if they are a good friend of yours or something. D:

[Jordan.]

It's not actually grammatically incorrect to start a sentence with a conjunction, it's just discouraged.

:D

There was no reason to start a new sentence though. :nono:

[Pyramid*]

I meant, the person must be seriously uneducated if they spell like that and genuinely don't think about what the words actually mean. It's amusing, sorry if they are a good friend of yours or something. D:

Christ, you're not offending me, don't be daft, no apologies needed!

I thought it was incredibly funny. Even funnier was the fact when I said that, she still didn't suss out why I was laughing. When the penny dropped, she was mortified. Clearly, her mind is not in the gutter the way mine must be!