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It's a shame certain posters on this,and other,forums don't make much more use of a spell-checker,they certainly need to!!
[I won't name names,but I think we all know who they are]

I surely can't be the only one that finds the appalling spelling and grammar irritating,offensive,and in some cases virtually unreadable....

After all,this is a public forum,it is only common courtesy to try to use the English Language correctly.....

So, c'mon Guys,-keep the standards up!!

Now,-I'm not against abbreviations etc. and with the best will in the world,the odd typo is bound to creep in,but it is the consistant mis-spelling of even simple words like axle,for example,that really grates,and the failure to capitalise and punctuate when neccessary.We all have the ability to edit our posts before replying and after posting,so there's no excuse,failure to do so is just laziness,and not being bothered about it is just slapdash...
On another forum one of the posters admits that he suffers from dyslexia,but,as he explains,although time-consuming he always goes back and re-reads his posts and corrects them if he can before posting [and they are always emminently readable]so if he can do it,-why can't others

 

[DS239]

QUOTE (pedromorgan @ 7 Mar 2007, 12:13) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i think as long as people can understand what i am saying, whats the problem?

I'm sorry,I don't wish to enter into an arguement,-but to me that sounds a bit like a slapdash attitude,not even being bothered to try and get it right,-the who cares?,as long as I get my meaning across stance!!

I wasn't advocating everyone elevating their posts to 'art form' standard,-just an reasonably acceptable standard,-i.e.not below the literacy level of a child attending primary school...
Using a capital I when refering to one's self is just basic stuff, for example...

Now,I'm not singling you out here Peter,as I said in my original post,I'm refering to other forums as well,but I think it is up to all of us to maintain reasonable standards,and try and do the best we can when using the English language [and I'm not suggesting that I'm word perfect myself,far from it!]....

Put it this way,-do you expect people to be polite when you deal with them in person?-i.e. behave to a reasonable standard?
-Or are you happy to suffer rudeness because you understand what they're saying?

Just please edit your posts before posting,out of common decency,-if for no other reason....