Ban the grammar and spelling nazi's!

_Jimlad_ · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:49

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, bit like telling the fat kid to lose weight when your both waiting for a bus.

It seems like it is on the increase and has happened to me a few times (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 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. give me a MCP exam and i will ace it, give me a spelling test from junior school and 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 weekness's

G18241 · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:52

How many times did you read over your post to make sure everything was spelt correctly?

bhavv · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:52

I am a spelling and grammar nazi for my own posts only which is why they are always edited and corrected.

I would appreciate if other people used the same amount of effort to read and correct their own posts, maybe then they wouldn't get quoted and corrected by others?

You get red underlines when something is spelled wrong too, so its not too hard to use the auto spell checker.

I also only got a C in English Language GCSE, and one of my A level teachers told me that I was going to struggle at essay writing at Uni. How I proved him wrong with many of my Uni lecturers commenting on how perfectly written all my essays were, and also on how good I was at presenting.

randal · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:53

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A790175

The link, read it. Then the Nazis won't give you a hard time.

English is your mother tongue, learn to speak and write it properly and it's a powerful weapon and ally.

craptakular · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:57

randal24 said:
English is your mother tongue, learn to speak and write it properly and it's a powerful weapon and ally.

This is poor structure.

bhavv · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:57

Honestly though, if you cant use apostrophes right, then simply leave them out of your posts all together. No one is going to complain about their absence, but if you keep putting them' in the wrong place's people 'r' gonna' get annoyed.

_Jimlad_ · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:57

G18241 said:
How many times did you read over your post to make sure everything was spelt correctly?

lots, but knowing me im sure someone will find something

Redz · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:59

Was spelling nazi's deliberate?

*Chris · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:59

Nazis*

regulus · 14 Aug 2011 at 09:59

G18241 said:
How many times did you read over your post to make sure everything was spelt correctly?

During a scan read I already picked up on 'weekness'

Going to make some coffee and read through that slowly

regulus · 14 Aug 2011 at 10:00

Let's blame dyslexia! Yes! Everyone is stupid ... eh .. dyslexic these days therefore it's not their fault dammit!!!! Terrible afflictions everyone needs to endure in the world of today. Chin up fellas.

_Jimlad_ · 14 Aug 2011 at 10:02

im a good sport and can take a joke, but i have seen what is bullying on some posters who clearly struggle... is it really anyone's place to comment unless you seriously cannot read the post ?

bhavv · 14 Aug 2011 at 10:03

_Jimlad_ said:
ocuk

Should be capitalized - OCUK.

(will no doubt happen to this post, but i will see the funny side in that ) (just this once)

You dont use a set of brackets after another set of brackets, you use a comma and carry on typing in the same brackets.

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?

Before typing a list, you are meant to use a colon ':', not '...', and each point in the list thereafter should be on a separate line.

weekness's

WEAKNESSES!!!

.... I joke, I'm really not bothered.

Tefal · 14 Aug 2011 at 10:03

_Jimlad_ said:
I say if it reads it reads! - leave it at that! We all have our strengths and weekness's

Install a spellchecker.

Maccy · 14 Aug 2011 at 10:03

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!

Elixir · 14 Aug 2011 at 10:03

bhavv said:
Honestly though, if you cant use apostrophes right, then simply leave them out of your posts all together. No one is going to complain about their absence, but if you keep putting them' in the wrong place's people 'r' gonna' get annoyed.

This. Good job on the title fail though.

_Jimlad_ · 14 Aug 2011 at 10:04

regulus said:
Let's blame dyslexia! Yes! Everyone is stupid ... eh .. dyslexic these days therefore it's not their fault dammit!!!! Terrible afflictions everyone needs to endure in the world of today. Chin up fellas.

i have dyslexia, and would not change it for the world. My boss always comes to be with complex issues and asks for my dyslexic view on things.

dyslexia is not the issue, if you have it you have so what, its about being a complete Ahole and correcting someone to make yourself feel better...

Elixir · 14 Aug 2011 at 10:04

Maccy said:
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!

Indeed I also could care less.

Tefal · 14 Aug 2011 at 10:04

bhavv said:
Should be capitalized - OCUK.

OcUK isn't it?

Overclockers is one word.

Maccy · 14 Aug 2011 at 10:05

Tefal said:
OcUK isn't it?

Overclockers is one word.

Correcto!