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soumeshp (84)   ranked 13,729 out of 27,468 in mylot.com 3 years ago

I've noticed that many individuals who post on mylot leave responses or, even worse, start discussions with very terrible English. Alright, I accept that some use English as a second language and so are allowed to make mistakes while furthering their fluency in the language. However, I noticed a large number of mylotters who blatantly leave stark mistakes in spelling and grammar as if they just want to type quickly enough to get the required number of posts to earn the relevant money. I take pride in composing parts to discussions, taking the time to look over my text, because I feel that it is only justified to put serious content with a professional-like manner rather than just throw things onto the text box just to earn the money.

I dunno where this might lead to...any opinions?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 96/100. Jennlk84 (3491)   ranked 1,197 out of 27,468 in mylot.com   3 years ago

Typically when I see a bunch of spelling errors, I assume that it has been written by someone who knows English only as a second language. A spell check option would be nice for those who have trouble with English. I use Firefox, so I feel pretty lucky that it pretty much fixes my errors for me. It underlines them in red and then I know to fix them.


jcc51189 (80)  3 years ago

Well let's face it, many English speaking Americans can't spell either...and it's not because it is a second language to them. And yay for Firefox! It just underlined my "yay" as misspelled, they should add "yay" to the dictionary.

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2. myLot reputation of 92/100. meandmy3 (1320)   ranked 2,353 out of 27,468 in mylot.com   3 years ago

Keep in mind that we have myloters from across the world, as a result not everyone is going to speak perfect English as a result they are not going to type or communicate well in English either.

It is always easy to sit back and judge others for not being able to spell or type as you do, keep in mind that we are all individuals and all have different backgrounds, some may have learning disabilities, or just not think about checking their post before hitting respond.


myLot reputation of 70/100. cannette1 (1404)  3 years ago

thumbup well said.


soumeshp (84)   ranked 13,729 out of 27,468 in mylot.com  3 years ago

I've already listed my exceptions in my original statement (ESL, disabled, etc.), but I don't condone those careless individuals who can communicate fluent English with sound typing skills who don't check their posts before hitting respond. Or at least look over the sentence to make sure it sounds alright.

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3. myLot reputation of 82/100. coolseeds (2513)   ranked 738 out of 27,468 in mylot.com   3 years ago

You have to keep in mind that people are lazy. You should blame their parents. 12 years of English for some is enough to grasp the concept. However when a parent doesn't show their child that an education is important they are responsible for the poor usage of the English language.

Next keep in mind that some users are disabled and trying to supplement their income. This might add to the poor grammar.

But for a lot 1 cent is like $3 in their country and they will do whatever they can to try to get money from myLot.


soumeshp (84)   ranked 13,729 out of 27,468 in mylot.com  3 years ago

Those latter cases are quite understandable (disabled, those in other countries, etc.), and you could probably make out commendable effort which translates into a good post. but those "lazy" individuals who have had 12 years of formal education in English should use proper grammar and spelling - instead, they just want to get the maximum number of posts up here, not taking a second or two to track down a mistake they made while typing. The accumulation of these mistakes in the midst of otherwise good English, overall gives a bad impression.


myLot reputation of 90/100. revellanotvanella (1957)   ranked 918 out of 27,468 in mylot.com  3 years ago

how do you KNOW their only trying to reach payout and thats why they mess up their English, assumption does not translate into KNOWING

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4. myLot reputation of 97/100. macdingolinger (4924)   ranked 170 out of 27,468 in mylot.com   3 years ago

I too understand those who are working towards mastering a second language. Actually, it is our responsibility to model the correct usage of our primary language! We should be more careful about how we post and our own grammar usage and such! It is a pet peeve of mine to see many mistakes seemingly left purposefully.


soumeshp (84)   ranked 13,729 out of 27,468 in mylot.com  3 years ago

Exactly! As I responded in the previous post, those "lazy" individuals ought to consider that their words, sentences and compositions as whole pieces will be exposed to the entire world via the Web. This community is really a wonderful place to exhibit English (although are there other languages available, like mylot.co.fr or something like that?) and just making lazy mistakes over and over brings down the standards of English, which is not good for our ever-advancing linguistic society.


myLot reputation of 97/100. macdingolinger (4924)   ranked 170 out of 27,468 in mylot.com  3 years ago

You are absolutely correct! Perhaps we should obtain English tutoring jobs on the side!


myLot reputation of 90/100. revellanotvanella (1957)   ranked 918 out of 27,468 in mylot.com  3 years ago

I think you picked the wrong place to improve others English. Plus, Mylot is a give and take community so if you go criticizing people right off the bat do you think they will want to contribute to your discussions later? Just giving you a heads up. I personally love reading and writing but find Mylot a place I can write and relax from all the rules that come from High school grammar.

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5. myLot reputation of 93/100. Sweetchariot (988)   ranked 522 out of 27,468 in mylot.com   3 years ago

I, for one, have a good handle on spelling...one of my favorite subjects in school. I also love to type which is why I am doing this in the first place. However, I tend to type too fast, not because of the money, but because I type too fast...simple as that. And when I preview my response, I find I miss the mistakes anyway. It's like a real job...if you want to proof read your work, you may want someone else to do it, because you may no see it yourself, after looking at it 20 times. Regarding the grammar...I write like I talk. I sometimes feel, if you write a professional way, the reader is not going to feel your emotions, or expressions. I would much rather read a good book, with all the emotions displayed by the writer, even though it is not good grammar. So if you don't like the way I respond, feel free to let me know.


myLot reputation of 93/100. Sweetchariot (988)   ranked 522 out of 27,468 in mylot.com  3 years ago

I just found a spelling error in my response...please forgive me...can anyone find it!


jcc51189 (80)  3 years ago

Ah, yes i see it!

*you may NOT see it yourself


myLot reputation of 93/100. Sweetchariot (988)   ranked 522 out of 27,468 in mylot.com  3 years ago

Jcc...good going..you can be my proof reader from now on.

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6. jcc51189 (80)   3 years ago

There are many second language users on MyLot, therefore there are bound to be errors all over the place. I have seen worse grammar by other English speakers though on other websites. MyLot is definitely one of the better forums out there. At least here there are not too many people that tYPe lIke dIs.


soumeshp (84)   ranked 13,729 out of 27,468 in mylot.com  3 years ago

That's right, as it would take more effort to mess up your capitalizations as such than to type normally.

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