Rude to correct bad English?

I'm not so sure that it is such a great idea for two reasons - firstly you will get all the sticklers out there trying to correct typos and grammar - I used to be on a discussion site like that and it was sooo annoying - secondly do people go back to read your response? Half the time I think not. I'm all for helping people with their English language if they ask for it but if not then I think it may cause offence! Great discussion topic though!

Most sites have spell checks, that too when you type 'colour' it will have only one colour (RED)- underlined with red colour. You are helped with 'color' only. Like this so many words, you would be preplexed to correct everytime. Grammerwise also there is lot of confusion between active and passive voices, when you are asking PC to do for you. Business language is different, General letter is different. Here also people do not get much of assistance. I think as long as the message is clear to the other end, any language will do. However, it is in the interest of individuals to improve their language and sometimes this becomes optional. When I was in Bihar, one old lady staying close to my house was seen in a market one evening. She was trying to purchase small potatos. Potatos in Hindi are called 'aalu'. She was not having much knowledge in Hindi. At that time, she could not get the correct hindi word for small potatos. She asked the shop owner to give her 'badaa aalu kaa bacchaa do' means 'you give me kids of big potato. She has somehow conveyed the message. The shop owner smilingly asked 'you mean chhotaa aaalu' (small potatos) and give her what she actually aspired. -va-

Obviously people should write correct english on an english forum. It doesnt make sense to have people speaking other languages or unacceptable english since it detracts from the community. It just clutters the site like spam.

hey chill...i have the same problem wid some of the replys..but wat can we do??i mean..dey get hurt cause maybe english aint der best language and dey are tryin to make a beder effort at it...wat we can do is try and understand da msg..of not..ask dem again...if dey get irritated its not ur fault...we are humans we all make mistakes and above all we cant read their minds and be able to interpret ..wat dey mean...nevertheless it is our god given right to correct some1 if dey are wrong...but i suppose we cant blame dem for getting angry..after all..who ever likes to admit that dey wer wrong???

I think some are so bad because they might use a free online translator. They are terrible. I sell items internationally & use the free translator but I KNOW to make short sentences. No adjectives. No adverbs or prepositions. Basic 1st grade sentences. That way the buyer knows what I am saying. However If I were trying to learn a new language I would tell you to spank my knuckles because I am in class. Maybe they don't know it is bad because they understand it.

I forgot to add this part. How aobut tihs. Did you konw taht as lnog as the frist and lsat lteter is in the rghit pcale we can raed it and pttery fsat too if you do not let the wdros cnosufe you. It isn't the order of the letters as long as you spell in correctly. I think it might be rude to correct someone but it isn't rude to ask wtf do you mean.