[Rant]Why do people disregard grammar when posting?

I'm down.

As for spell-checkers, I have this to offer:
Improper word usage, which isn't necessarily improper grammar, counts as a misspelled word.

In other words, using 'there' when you needed 'they're' or 'their' would count as a misspelled word. In this case, even though the word itself isn't spelled incorrectly, its usage in a given sentence would make it incorrect. 'Too' vs. 'to,' etc.

Make sense? Or does this make everything too complicated?

Now that I think about it....ah, hell, I don't know.

What are we going to talk about while we're dissecting each post for misspelled words?

 

That was actually a rule in the last one I believe because you actually did misspell the word you were attempting to use, no?

 

I believe there is a period where you can edit without the edit message showing up at the bottom of your post.

 

Cool. Good to know as I didn't participate in the first one.

Correct. Did it just now, actually.

 

My rule was to keep it as simple as possible and use the Honor System. The rule is simple...if it's in the dictionary, you are OK, but you really should accept the kill if it was indeed a typo. I don't recall having any problems with the honor system. The problems were people arguing over stuff like "may" vs "can." Some people take the "improper usage" to a far extreme...so it's best just to leave it up to an honor system, rather than having people argue with a judge...which is no fun.

fun is simple
simple is the dictionary is the only judge
beyond that is honor system

 

Very well put, and I knew that already. But, people shouldn't quote someone just after, they should wait until that time expires and editing shows "edited by", and THEN point it out... that would solve it... no?

I still say HONOR SYSTEM should be enough.

 

Seven pages in and nobody wants to point out problems with Hayesfan's "corrected" version of the "bad" post?

I generally don't use spell check in any circumstance (including past grad work). I check it myself (academic) or hit "submit" (here) and then edit if something jumps out upon a later reading. usually this is if somebody has quoted one of my posts, so there is always a record of my typo/error but I feel compelled to edit nonetheless.

 

Haven't read all pages......but let me say something if I may.....









YOUR AND YOU'RE are not the SAME *****ING WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMMIT!!

They're spelled the same (nearly), but dammit they have completely different meanings.

 

This thread somehow reminds me of this.

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

 

generaly da smart piple spik in da easist & fastest way - bad gramma. bad gramma ah like languige 4 fast thinking guys. Me the ultra intelligent 1s wade thru bad gramma sentences with easse.

gud gramma ah 4 dose 1s with low Iq or bad riding comprehension skilles, its invented in kase dose r****ds cant figure aw what da hel da smart piple like we is saying or having a long time riding it.

so its understanable dat da slo 1s s comeplaining. after all riding our word s like ridding riddles to dem.

 

si, sencitific rscheearch bkaks up bad grama.

 

so, do y'all really want to play the Spelling Survivor game despite Lil 'Pun's accurate assessment that browser spell checkers nowadays makes it silly?

I'll start the game. But i do think it's silly vs when we last played the game.

 

I'm gonna take it upon myself to correct yaoluv's legendary post.

I give up.