Ban the grammar and spelling nazi's!

[lcg]

What is with all the quoting posts and then correcting grammar and spelling?

Surely it is not what OcUK forum is about in this day and age? I agree we should all do our best to make a post readable to the best of our ability, but if that is not to your 'standard' then surely just accept that you are more blessed in that area than the other chap.

It’s a low blow to point it out to someone. It's a bit like telling the fat kid to lose weight when you're both waiting for a bus.

It seems like it is on the increase and has happened to me a few times (it will no doubt happen to this post, but i will see the funny side in that ) (just this once). Sadly I have seen a few members being targeted who clearly struggle in this area, and that is bang out of order. Correcting someone in this manner does two things… 1. Makes you feel better 2. Makes the poster look stupid. …. So surely that’s not on?

I do suffer with that side of things and it's really hard on this forum to get your point across when you know people will pick apart your comments for the wrong reason.

If you give me a group of guys I will lead them to complete a project. Give me something and I will fix it. Give me a MCP exam and I will ace it. Give me a spelling test from junior school and I will no doubt get them all wrong.

I hope the mods will see this. Please let’s not alienate people or correct them like daddy used to correct your spelling... it's all getting a little middle classed on here.

I say if it reads it reads! - leave it at that! We all have our strengths and weaknesses.

Whats spelled wrong in my sig

Also is it 'spelt' or 'spelled'?

I always used 'spelt', but it gets a red underline so now I used 'spelled'

That's because your spellchecker is American. Spelt is fine.

 

[_Jimlad_]

I'm not interested in grammar for forums, they are informal conversations.

The way I deal with their and there is to think of it like this:

their = our

there = here

thanks mate, i will make note of that.

it is very frustrating for me and others no doubt, you have the words in your head, but you end up writing sentences like a kid.

 

[Deadbeat]

It’s a low blow to point it out to someone, bit like telling the fat kid to lose weight when your both waiting for a bus.

Haven't seen this one highlighted yet - 'you're' belongs in here, not 'your'

Edit: Beaten, quite soundly, by Icg - MechaGrammarNazi!

Edit 2: Although you missed a bit.

give me an MCP exam and i will ace it

Application of 'a' or 'an' is generally governed by phoenetic pronunciation, not written spelling

Whats spelled wrong in my sig

Also is it 'spelt' or 'spelled'?

I always used 'spelt', but it gets a red underline so now I used 'spelled'

I've always used 'spelled', but I wouldn't immediately snag on 'spelt' as being wrong if I came across it in a book.

Regarding the sig, I think it's the less common usage of 'Gadafi' over the more publicised 'Gadaffi', but since it's a name naturally written in Arabic either romanised representation can be equally valid.

 

[bhavv]

The spelling of "Gaddafi" in your forum signature is incorrect.

Its a name, it doesnt matter how its spelled as it is a translation into English. My sig line is also using the max number of characters to fit into a single line, so my spelling of 'Gadafi' can be called an abbreviation.

And I normally dont use apostrophes as they make everything take longer to type.

Regarding the sig, I think it's the less common usage of 'Gadafi' over the more publicised 'Gadaffi', but since it's a name naturally written in Arabic either romanised representation can be equally valid.

Exactly, so is it Gadafi, Gaddafi or Gadaffi?

Also if I wrote my name in its original language, it would have the equivalent of a double 'aa', but in English it only uses one a. The V should also be a U, and only one of them not two. 'Bhaau' is the correct spelling / translation, but in English its spelled 'Bhav', and a lot of British people dont understand why other Asian people call me 'Bhaau'.

 

[_Jimlad_]

That's because your spellchecker is American. Spelt is fine.

very good!

daddy would be proud of you.

 

[wez130]

I couldn't care less if another member misspelled the odd word or had a grammar error. We're not perfect and all make mistakes from time to time, although posts that are simply illegible should be ridiculed!

This tbh, i'm normally careful myself with my grammar, but again, i couldn't care less if somebody mis-spells something or inserts an apostrophe in the wrong place. It's the nazis that make themself look stupid by going out of their way to correct them, then not even contributing anything relevent to the thread they were reading prior to rushing to correct another user!

 

[Edrof]

I couldn't care less if another member misspelled the odd word or had a grammar error. We're not perfect and all make mistakes from time to time, although posts that are simply illegible should be ridiculed!

I agree with this. Although I usually take the time to re-read my own posts, I am fully aware that most people do not. A few mistakes here-and-there are perfectly acceptable, but when someone's post is riddled with errors it can be very hard to read.


Also, many mistakes threaten to make the poster look 'a bit thick' and does no favours to the impact of their arguments.

 

[Elixir]

The spelling of "Gaddafi" in your forum signature is incorrect.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/SporcleEXP/Gadaffi

Enjoy.

 

[_Jimlad_]

i guess i would like to see mods/dons crack down on it.

if you can't read the post and you want to dismiss them as thick that's fine. Surely no need to tell them though?

 

[_Jimlad_]

http://www.sporcle.com/games/SporcleEXP/Gadaffi

Enjoy.

wow 198 troll posts from you... very good

 

[Tefal]

but grammar and spelling mistakes can completely change the meaning of something written down.

 

[BringTheRain]

Meh. I failed English at school. F G and U or something.

Have slowly picked up things from here.

Someone pointed out the difference to bought and brought. I always used brought. As in I brought a DVD today from a shop.

a lot of the time I post from a iPhone. So it corrects stuff, tbh I don't really care.

If people can read it. Then great.

There,their,you're,youre. Couldn't care less. I was going todo something about it. And may still do a course in English.

 

[Deadbeat]

This tbh, I'm normally careful myself with my grammar, but again, i couldn't care less if somebody mis-spells something or inserts an apostrophe in the wrong place.

Exactly, so is it Gadafi, Gaddafi or Gadaffi?

It's not exactly uncommon to see it spelled with a 'Q' (Qadaffi), so I wouldn't lose any sleep over it

 

[_Jimlad_]

Meh. I failed English at school. F G and U or something.

Have slowly picked up things from here.

Someone pointed out the difference to bought and brought. I always used brought. As in I brought a DVD today from a shop.

a lot of the time I post from a iPhone. So it corrects stuff, tbh I don't really care.

If people can read it. Then great.

There,their,you're,youre. Couldn't care less. I was going todo something about it. And may still do a course in English.

1+

 

[Saundie]

i guess i would like to see mods/dons crack down on it.

if you can't read the post and you want to dismiss them as thick that's fine. Surely no need to tell them though?

That's one of the greatest joys of using the internet though; being able to get away with being rude and dismissive without fear of confrontation! Surely you can see that it's not simply enough to be superior to somebody, and that it's vital to inform them in the manner that causes them the greatest embarrassment?

 

[Tefal]

That's one of the greatest joys of using the internet though; being able to get away with being rude and dismissive without fear of confrontation! Surely you can see that it's not simply enough to be superior to somebody, and that it's vital to inform them in the manner that causes them the greatest embarrassment?

Is that why you have that sig?

 

[semi-pro waster]

In most instances I wouldn't bother to attempt to correct the post of another except where they're a) trying to correct someone else and make a mistake, b) someone who has indicated that they are interested in spelling correctly, c) the errors are so distracting that they detract from the sentence or occasionally render the post to say the opposite of what they apparently intend.

By and large as long as the sentence is legible then I'll let it slide, I may quietly curse to myself but as I'm well aware we can all make mistakes I'm unlikely to point it out unless one of the conditions above are in place.

 

[Elixir]

wow 198 troll posts from you... very good

How is that a troll post? People are arguing about the spelling of Gadaffi so I provide them with a quiz providing several spellings of Gadaffi.

 

[Castiel]

Its a name, it doesnt matter how its spelled as it is a translation into English. My sig line is also using the max number of characters to fit into a single line, so my spelling of 'Gadafi' can be called an abbreviation.

And I normally dont use apostrophes as they make everything take longer to type.

It does matter, as does the use of apostrophes, if you are going to criticise others about their grammar and spelling.

If you are not critical then it doesn't matter.

Exactly, so is it Gadafi, Gaddafi or Gadaffi?

Also if I wrote my name in its original language, it would have the equivalent of a double 'aa', but in English it only uses one a. The V should also be a U, and only one of them not two. 'Bhaau' is the correct spelling / translation, but in English its spelled 'Bhav', and a lot of British people dont understand why other Asian people call me 'Bhaau'.

Regarding the sig, I think it's the less common usage of 'Gadafi' over the more publicised 'Gadaffi', but since it's a name naturally written in Arabic either romanised representation can be equally valid.

That is not actually entirely true. If we use the Libyan Arabic to transliterate it is Gaddafi. If we use standardised Arabic to transliterate it is Qadhafi.

Just because there are over a hundred ways that various people, including Gaddafi himself, have spelt the name doesn't make them correct. Which is what I was trying to illustrate given the claim of effort by Bhavv, if he had really put in an effort he would have learned Arabic and specifically the Libyan dialect and translated it himself.......

 

[Squark]

Whats spelled wrong in my sig

Also is it 'spelt' or 'spelled'?

I always used 'spelt', but it gets a red underline so now I used 'spelled'

Spelt is the traditional British, whereas spelled is generally the American (in their effort to try and standardise many parts of English) though both are technically correct to use.