Everyone Here is a Genius

[Nightshade]

saoileam fhein Niamh g bheil 'spelled' the past tense agus 'spelt' rudeagan eile

excuse me ....what languge is this? if its english I need new glasses

Ah i see. Oh well i dont really care. I find it rude when people point out spelling and grammer mistakes. For gods sake nobody is perfect.

Actually I agree to a point but find the generally speaking mostly people dont usally mean to offend when they correct one. I mean I know I do it automatically all the time when Im talking to people unless I catch myself ( which thankfully I do now almost 100% of the time still occasionally especially with friends or people I know well and forget to be 'polite' to the correction will slip out.

[Niamh]

excuse me ....what languge is this? if its english I need new glasses

Its Irish, but i'm only guessing it said i got my tenses mixed up!

Actually I agree to a point but find the generally speaking mostly people dont usally mean to offend when they correct one. I mean I know I do it automatically all the time when Im talking to people unless I catch myself ( which thankfully I do now almost 100% of the time still occasionally especially with friends or people I know well and forget to be 'polite' to the correction will slip out.

I Know what you mean, but i still dont think is right correcting someone on a site. I understand if you were face to face with a little child who said something wrong but not to adults.
Its just something i dont like.

[kathycf]

I think it depends on the error made. Lots of people make spelling errors and/or typos so I ignore those. (I do it sometimes to, of course) Also, if someone is offering a poem or story for critique, I think it is approriate to correct spelling and grammar mistakes then.

I get a bit bothered when people make up definitions to words though. If we can't agree on a standardized meaning for a word, communication becomes somewhat ineffectual, no?

[scotpgot]

I could go either way on this issue. I posted in another forum (where they DEFINITELY have grammar police) that if someone correcting your spelling or grammar makes you cry, you should get a tougher skin. On the other hand, if you spend more than about 5 seconds thinking about a word someone misspelled on a internet board, you should look for more important things to do in life.

One word that DOES bother me consistently, though:

DEFINITELY (NOT definately)

[ennison]

' I need new glasses '
With Specsavers you will be able to read anything and you shall - apparently!!

[ennison]

'I find it rude when people point out spelling and grammer mistakes'
Oh dear and here was me thinking I was being discretely helpful.

[Brigitte]

Well... the forums navigate like any other forum, but the main site COULD be tricky. Poor guy. :< I guess I'm just currently not into making fun of anyone. I'm in my "nice" mode.

[Niamh]

'I find it rude when people point out spelling and grammer mistakes'
Oh dear and here was me thinking I was being discretely helpful.

Dont worry ennison!

[Mortis Anarchy]

I just got this email:



If Anton, with a "Certified High IQ", cannot figure out the site, we must all be flipping geniuses huh?

YAY!!!! I'M A GENIUS!!!! My mom already told me I was special on the inside though.