Does misspelled words on mylot bother you?

@good2Bme (103)
United States
January 25, 2007 7:51am CST
In my short time on here I have come to really be annoyed at peoples typing and misspelled words ON PURPOSE. I guess I'm just old, but I loose interest in what they have to say really quickly. How about you?
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8 responses
@Shukaru (167)
• Romania
25 Jan 07
No, they do not bother me as long as I can understand what the guy what`s to say! There are a lot of ppl that do not speak English fluently and they are the ones that do mistakes often! They must not be blamed, but helped !
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@good2Bme (103)
• United States
26 Jan 07
I don't want to offend anyone-I see the language thing and I understand that. I mean the intentional ones-slows my reading down when I have to decipher a bunch of words.
@cuddleme01 (2725)
• Philippines
25 Jan 07
not really. but if its done intentionally that's a different story. if there are people who do this in mylot, i think there are only a few of them. hope they will stop doing this.
@good2Bme (103)
• United States
26 Jan 07
Me too!
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
25 Jan 07
Hey Good2BMe I actually put up a post shortly after I started here stating what I thought of the poor spelling and quickly realized that most here have english as a second language and I was embarrassed by the fact that at least they try. I have one language, English, and I have a hard time getting some words correct, so from now on I am careful to open my mouth about the spelling here. If I can read it I am now fine with it.
@good2Bme (103)
• United States
26 Jan 07
Think it's just my OCD! Need to loosen up and let it go! lol Copy, paste and spell check. My spelling isn't all that good either.
@ashjoe76 (1422)
• India
26 Jan 07
I am also bothered about the misspelt words here. If someone does it deliberately, it's more annoying. But sometimes, when someone tries to respond to as many discussions as possible, this can happen. In such cases, it is pardonable.
@good2Bme (103)
• United States
26 Jan 07
Call me old, I just can't see writing on here if your going to use a bunch of slang. I am not completly in the dark, I get most of it, but it really slows me down. I would rather read plain english than a bunch of shortened or misspelled words. I read slow anyways!lol
• United States
25 Jan 07
Well you will prabally get sick of me....lol....I have horrible spelling at least mine is not on purpose. I do agree though some of it is probally people who do not speak english as a first language and that is understandable. I have heard English is a diffucult language to learn. Also alot of misspelled words are the way of computer lingo. Like Cool alot of people on the net spell it Kewl!?!?!?! I know I spell alor of words wrong when I am typing fast in a hurry and also when I am typing one handed. Which I do off and on do to the fact that I hold a child somtimes while I am on the computer like my 3 year old or my 8 month old nephew. Now what really gets me going is when people say My bad that bugs the heck out of me.....LOL........
@good2Bme (103)
• United States
26 Jan 07
my bad-thats funny! I remember that starting back in the eighties! Lord that was such a time to be a teenager-really bad music and worse hairstyles! LOL
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
26 Jun 07
No. They do not bother me at all. I make spelling and grammar mistakes. I am more interested in what the person has to say, rather than how they are spelling. We have people from different countries here and different education levels. Everyone's opinion is worth something here, in my opinion. By the way...If other people's errors bother you, you should check your own discussions before you send them out. You have at least one spelling mistake and a few grammar mistakes. Happy MyLotting!
@miamilady (4910)
• United States
26 Jun 07
I went back up and read some of the responses and some of your replies to them. I'll tell you what... I'll forgive your OCD if you forgive my ADD ;-). That's what prevents me from proofreading. I don't have the patience or attention span to go back and reread what I've just typed! lol
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
25 Jan 07
If they purposely type incorrectly than it is wrong and they should stop doing it but if it is accidental that is alright. I know that we have people from various countries here so I am very understanding of them since they may not be familiar with all the English vocabulary and spellings. People should slow down and make sure that the words and phrases are spelled correctly. Sometimes I make spelling mistakes but it is not done purposely and wish they had an editing button to correct errors.
@good2Bme (103)
• United States
26 Jan 07
Spell check is my best friend!
@rlshaw (871)
• United States
26 Jan 07
I know I get typing away and misspell words just because I'm not paying attention. Don't understand why they do it on purpose though.