# Spelling on SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 5, 2000, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-on-sdmb/32146 "2000-09-05T21:50:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tymp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Tymp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tymp)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-on-sdmb/32146/21 "2000-09-06T14:27:44Z")
> [@](#): > > Damn near incomprehensible post, rife with spelling and/or grammatical errors Sensible response to the post as understood and appreciated by the replying poster. Brief postscript noting the many spelling and /or grammatical errors and suggesting that they should be avoided through more careful editing in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2000, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-on-sdmb/32146/22 "2000-09-06T14:28:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CandyBoi \* > \*\* > \ > I think I’m known now on this board for being stupid/ignorant/ect. > \ > One more thing, I bet you ANYTHING some spelling nazi will come and quote my post and find some error in it out of habit…or just to mock me…can’t wait… \*\* Ok, happy to oblige. “stupid/ignorant/ect.” - ect. should be etc. as it stands for “et cetera”. And by the way, I don’t think you’re stupid. Typically I don’t jump on every spelling mistake, even though they drive me crazy, and I think it rude that others do. Some people just don’t have the self-control that I possess. \ No, seriously, I don’t think it should be criticized unless the person is totally obnoxious already and you need more reasons to put them down. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2000, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-on-sdmb/32146/23 "2000-09-06T14:56:21Z")
People in other countries don’t know english all that much, we must give them some slack or we won’t be able to read about other countries. As long as the message gets through. ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2000, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-on-sdmb/32146/24 "2000-09-06T14:57:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CandyBoi \* > \*\*It’s too bad some peeps just can’t see beyond the little letters on the screen and miss the entire message… > > \*\* Peep…piping up here. We look at your message (and the little letters) and judge you. That’s the truth. I should qualify that and say… **I** judge you. If you don’t spell read **a** ble properly, I assume you’re not all that edgimacated…right or wrong, that’s what I think. I’m not saying you have to be perfect…god knows I’m not. One of my 1st threads was bashed by the big brained types here. I took my licks…and now I’m more careful…still not perfect…but more careful. We’re in a visual medium here. Looks do count. Don’t be afraid to post…just be careful. New Dopers…good…fire bad. I for one, am glad your hear. Jebus…I’m funny. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-on-sdmb/32146/25 "2000-09-06T17:55:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CandyBoi \* > I type and read very fast because I was not taught to read for mechanics, I was taught to read for CONTENT. How were you taught to write? I think that’s the relevant issue here. If you were taught to read very fast, I’m sure you will find that you can read something faster if it’s spelled and punctuated correctly. I remember reading the results of a study when I was in school (long time ago) that showed that reading speed was increased when the spelling and punctuation was correct. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Edward The Head_ > I really don’t care that I can’t spell because I don’t hand write reports so the computer can tell me when I screw something up. [ul] [li]Computer spell checkers do not check for grammar, so they will allow many misspellings (i.e. “there”, “their”, “they’re” would all be ignored by a spell checker even if they are incorrectly used in the sentence.)[/li][li]Your sentence reminds me of the child that told me once “I don’t need to know how to add because I have a calculator.” I think you will find that good spelling skills will come in useful (e.g. in your professional life) regardless of the fact that your computer has a spell checker.[/li][/ul] > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by handy_ > People in other countries don’t know english all that much, we must give them some slack or we won’t be able to read about other countries. Yes, I agree that one should be more indulgent for people when english is not a native language. However those people should be aware that others may not want to take the trouble to decipher their posts if it is difficult to understand. In one international forum that I visited (an IRL forum, not a message board) every participant spoke their native language and the other participants did their best to understand. In the USA of course this is not a feasible solution since the vast majority of the population only speaks one language. ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-on-sdmb/32146/26 "2000-09-07T04:30:22Z")
My spelling is poor but I haven’t been slammed because of it. Ignored perhaps. I hang out in GD mostly and attacking the style of an argument is a fallacy. I must admit that I am shocked at the large number of longtime and otherwise respectable posters whom ( it is whom, right? ) use the misspelling “manny” when they mean “many”. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-on-sdmb/32146/27 "2000-09-07T05:25:26Z")
No. It is “who” when it refers to the subject of the sentence, which, in this case, is the set of people doing the using. However,I have been known to send friends “vole” instead of “love” if that’s any use. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2000, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-on-sdmb/32146/28 "2000-09-07T05:28:12Z")
Haha! I now find that I also neglect the space bar. Oops. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-on-sdmb/32146.md?page=1)