Can you believe how atrocious most people's spelling here is!? I am astounded at how badly so many people spell!!

by Mark In Irvine Posted 2012/06/16 07:41:34

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	I blame George Dubya Bush.	0 votes	0%
	I blame Barak Hussein Obama.	0 votes	0%
	I blame McGuffy.	0 votes	0%
	I blame Coca Cola.	0 votes	0%
	I blame TV.	1 vote	4%
	I blame video games.	0 votes	0%
	People just don't give a damn.	5 votes	21%
	You need to loosen up, dude - nobody cares!	3 votes	13%
	Undecided	2 votes	8%
	All of the above	3 votes	13%
	None of the above	10 votes	42%

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Yosyp 2012/06/16 12:03:56

None of the above

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I don't pay a lot of attention, I do get irked when someone from non English speaking country is criticized for their spelling,
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La 2012/06/17 08:40:39

I blame TV.

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Yes, I can believe it at this point >.< It's still appalling.

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Elephant Lord 2012/06/17 01:01:50

None of the above

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I don't knoe hoo tu blaim, but itt is reelly anoinyng.

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Mark In... to Elephan... 2012/06/17 01:03:59

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eye yag ree

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Rogue_Loner 2012/06/16 23:59:34
rightside 2012/06/16 23:59:14

All of the above

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When I'm on my MAC it instantly tells me when I misspell. When I'm on my PC laptop, it doesn't and then I'm not paying attention.
As long as I can understand them, I'm OK. Unless they are calling me ignorant, then maybe I might say something.

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Marie-Jacqueline 2012/06/16 21:04:43 (edited)

None of the above

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I'm Dutch, so English is a second language to me!
I know I make mistakes in spelling and grammer!

What bothers me is, when SH's who's first and only language is English, start to make stupid remarks on my use of the English language.

I often answer them that when they know enough Dutch, to answer me in Dutch, they can come back and discuss.
If they want to do that in German, it is also possible.

(My French however has become rusty, due to lack of use.)

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Mark In... to Marie-J... 2012/06/16 21:11:07

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Nous autres Américains n’estimons pas la connaissance de langues autant que vous autres Européens, malheureusement. Merci pour votre commentaire, qui est excellent, comme votre anglais !

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Marie-J... to Mark In... 2012/06/16 21:24:28

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He, that is nice!
I still know enough French that I understood what you did write here!

n'estimons is the only word I didn't know, but with the rest I do know I can understand what you mean!

Merci beaucoup!

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Mark In... to Marie-J... 2012/06/16 21:30:09

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Je vous en prie!
Bitte schön!

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Marie-J... to Mark In... 2012/06/16 21:37:46

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Danke schön!

In Dutch: Dank je wel!

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MAZ142 2012/06/16 19:29:27

All of the above

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Makes one wonder where the world is heading, something so simple is butchered so easily

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reaper 2012/06/16 18:46:51

All of the above

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but good thing for spell check. because I would be doomed.

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Happy 2012/06/16 18:08:05

People just don't give a damn.

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it is funny sometimes though.

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Sister Jean 2012/06/16 17:43:38

None of the above

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spelling one

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Marie-J... to Sister ... 2012/06/16 20:58:16

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Sister, may I ask why did you use this picture?

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Mark In... to Marie-J... 2012/06/16 21:03:43 (edited)

hold your mouse over the image to see sister jean's secret message, which explains (i think) why she used this image.

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Marie-J... to Mark In... 2012/06/16 21:09:25

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I'm Dutch and I find that US-SH's use nazi-related words and pictures way to easy.

In my opinion it devaluated the suffering, destruction and deaths that system did cause.

I ask Sister Jean, because I didn't expect that she would use pictures like that!

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Mark In... to Marie-J... 2012/06/16 21:16:45

The Nazi period in European history is something very distant to most Americans. I have many friends whose families suffered personally and I take it very seriously.

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Marie-J... to Mark In... 2012/06/16 21:25:47

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Thank you very much!

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Mark In... to Marie-J... 2012/06/16 21:30:47

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you are very welcome!

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♒ßεllεchεvεllε®♒ 2012/06/16 17:37:30

People just don't give a damn.

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I blame disco.

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Linda to ♒ßεllεc... 2012/06/16 21:14:56

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LOL OK..

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/06/16 14:21:10

None of the above

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Sometimes it is merely a typo without proof reading - my computer (a Mac) will substitute words and I look up or read a reply and find some strange word floating there. And do not forget that the human mind does "see" words not written and adjusts spelling errors - an example are those fun 'tests' of partial words that we can read easily.

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Mark In... to Jackie ... 2012/06/16 20:13:17

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i've heard this about Apple devices: several friends have iPhones and they tell me that the phone often inserts the word it "thinks" you mean with some amusing results!

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Jackie ... to Mark In... 2012/06/16 23:55:01

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yes and embarrassing sometimes too

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Tasine 2012/06/16 13:16:34

None of the above

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It's the dumbing down of our citizens. The schools bend to the PC crowd, or maybe they STARTED the PC crowd, where it might be harmful to make a kid feel badly if someone in the class beat him at spelling; ergo all spellings might be correct so all students could save face. Ditto with mathematics. Ditto with science classes. We don't "educate" students these days. We "brainwash" them - and it's been in progress at least from the 1960's.

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Missile 2012/06/16 12:57:20

You need to loosen up, dude - nobody cares!

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As long as I can get what they mean, it doesn't annoy me.

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Walaa 2012/06/16 12:09:27

You need to loosen up, dude - nobody cares!

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Meant to click on non of the above, Well you have to keep in mind that some people like myself know English as a second language..

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Yosyp 2012/06/16 12:03:56

None of the above

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I don't pay a lot of attention, I do get irked when someone from non English speaking country is criticized for their spelling,

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john 2012/06/16 11:53:31

Undecided

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some people make mistakes and don't check what they have put and some can't spell, but it never bothers me as long as i can understand what they mean....

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Andy Fletcher 2012/06/16 10:49:21

Undecided

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I find it harder to believe that anyone could be surprised by this.

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MidnightCowboy 2012/06/16 09:47:02

None of the above

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Blame it on Spelling being downsized in the schools.

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