# Ok, so my boyfriend is working up to posting here. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 22, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516 "2009-11-22T12:31:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/21 "2009-11-22T23:39:29Z")
> [@Chez\_Guevara](#): > > I hope it’s not **Capo di tutti frutti** because that’s my next name when I get fed up with this one. How about **Don Da Duh Don**? ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/22 "2009-11-23T00:26:00Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Actually… I think you mean actuary. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/23 "2009-11-23T13:51:28Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > **Alternately** , he could put every single person who pedantically corrects spelling in the absence of any other conversational input on the Ignore list. It works. You mean “alternatively”. Even though it’s technically an acceptable word, I really dislike its unnecessary, but increased, use. (one of those things that shouldn’t matter, but really get under my skin) ---
**Author:** ![tacoloco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tacoloco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tacoloco)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/24 "2009-11-23T14:04:49Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Posting here can be a great way to work on your spelling (and writing). lolwut. i am a gud speeler and tiper already ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/25 "2009-11-23T17:55:15Z")
Sorry, **taco** , you’ve got the attitude wrong - first you’re supposed to say that it doesn’t matter how you type and spell because people know what you’re saying regardless, and then you’re supposed to say that you don’t care about how badly you spell anyway. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/26 "2009-11-23T18:02:14Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > You mean “alternatively”. > > Even though it’s technically an acceptable word, I really dislike its unnecessary, but increased, use. > > (one of those things that shouldn’t matter, but really get under my skin) Based solely on this post, I doubt that **Una Persson** will be in a position to profit by your suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/27 "2009-11-23T18:14:12Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Based solely on this post, I doubt that **Una Persson** will be in a position to profit by your suggestions. Well, you can’t know you’ve been corrected the first time until you read it. And it really depends on context. Here we’re specifically talking about spelling errors. So no, GuanoLad will not be joining the 300+ people currently on my Ignore list. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/28 "2009-11-23T18:29:09Z")
This is Thanksgiving week in America. If he registers and makes his first post before the week is out, he’s entitled to a free pass, and all the tryptophan he can ingest. However, if he misses this opportunity, all bets are off and he runs the risk of being required to attend all remaining Bears’ games at his own humiliation when he does eventually register and post. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/29 "2009-11-23T18:29:42Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > Well, you can’t know you’ve been corrected the first time until you read it. And it really depends on context. Here we’re specifically talking about spelling errors. So no, GuanoLad will not be joining the 300+ people currently on my Ignore list. I was surmising that he was already in the outer darkness. I am stoked, however, to discover that I remain visible. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/30 "2009-11-23T18:40:55Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > So no, GuanoLad will not be joining the 300+ people currently on my Ignore list. Though presumably he’s on your shit list. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/31 "2009-11-23T18:46:22Z")
There are nice ways and not so nice ways to correct spelling. “Maybe if you searched in Google on ‘management’ instead of ‘managment’ you’d find more hits” would be polite. “yur speling sux” is rather less polite and invokes Gaudere’s Law. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/32 "2009-11-23T18:59:48Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Tell him to come right along. We’ll lay off on the spelling. Well, we’ll lay off until he’s hooked. . .and by then, he won’t have a choice, will he? 😃 Goat… goat… goat… **NorineW** , what did we do with the goat after your housewarming? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/33 "2009-11-23T21:56:06Z")
> [@Chez\_Guevara](#): > > Though presumably he’s on your shit list. I expect that’s a long list, and I’d be proud to be amongst my peers. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/34 "2009-11-23T22:54:31Z")
One statement: Users names can have capitalization and spaces. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/35 "2009-11-23T22:57:50Z")
> [@Chez\_Guevara](#): > > Though presumably he’s on your shit list. I hope that everyone else is engaging in this humourously, because I certainly was. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/36 "2009-11-24T12:01:23Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > I hope that everyone else is engaging in this humourously, because I certainly was. I would certainly hope so too. ---
**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/37 "2009-11-24T12:41:55Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Anytime I’m not sure of the spelling, I put the word into google. That’s what the google tool bar is fore. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516/38 "2009-11-24T23:43:59Z")
> [@MerryMagdalen](#): > > He’s a little nervous about the posting standards because he’s a bad speller, but I think he’d be a great addition to the boards. (He just informed me that the first use of “disrespect” was 1614.) Since he’s got the date right on that, we’ll welcome him with open arms. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-my-boyfriend-is-working-up-to-posting-here/518516.md?page=1)