Why are there so many butchered sentences in the Q & A.?
355109
There are so many butchered sentences because many are young kids who either can't type properly or they really have poor grammar.
841032
You're not the only person to have this complaint. I think the Yahoo Answers Team has varying standards and depending on who reviews the questions / answers determines what stays and what goes. I've seen people post things with vulgar language, racist overtones, etc. in direct violation of community standards, but nothing happens..... the Q or A remains. I've even asked Y!A about this and never got a response.  Go figure.\n\nplrr
225946
Many users are internatinal users also who don't speak English as a first language, so it's understandable that they misspell some words. Also, people are very lazy and there isn't a spellcheck feature here on answers; you can't expect everyone to copy and paste all of their answers from word processing programs. A few of the users are younger children as well who are just learning proper spelling and grammar techniques.
737046
It's hard to understand your question with all of that excess punctuation in it.
187775
I agree! My theory is that if you put it down in writing, it is a reflection of who you are.  If you are careless about grammar and punctuation, then maybe you are a carless person too.  Attention to detail really makes a difference.\n\nFurthermore, consistant mis-spellings and incorrect usage might be an indicator of someone's work ethics.
94547
I'm glad somebody else feels the same way I do.  One would assume that because this is a site to answer questions that people would phrase what they are asking in the form of a sentence asking a question, not a grammatically incorrect statement with a question mark at the end with most of the words spelled wrong!!!  One would also like to assume that anybody over the age of six knows how to spell the simple words that are spelled incorrectly in these people's questions.  Is it that hard to check spelling?????
876761
That is called a "word salad" and I can't fix it.  I would have to print it out and totally re-write the entire mess.\n\nIt's too long, it's too repetitive, it's too confusing, poor sentence structure, no paragraphs... verbs, nouns.. ahhhh  grrrrr,,,,\n\nno, I can't fix it for you.  do it again.. shorten it and get to the point.
208050
there are a lot of differrences. Written alguage usually can have more complex sentence structures and less slang.
1126639
I find it frustrating to understand people sometimes.  I wish they would use less shortcuts like b4 and actually spell out the word.\n\nAlso people wHo TyPe LiKe ThIs should be removed immediately!!!
472470
Yes, I have noticed that too many people posting have terrible grammar and spelling skills. (I am not talking about those for whom English isn't a first language.)
809191
look at this page - there are heaps of versions and it discusses the quote/misquoting that happens on the net.....
954712
You have a character that is unreadable like © ® in the document? Make sure your quotations are correct and all code is perfect...touchy touchy with proper code.\n\nEmail me your site url\n\n\nMike\n\n=================
1092121
Right on Cindy!!! I am with you 100%. Misspellings and poor grammar are running rampant here on Yahoo Questions. People, are you listening?
195302
Because nobody cares. A lot of people aren't serious, for one thing.  And the terrible shortened spelling and grammar of text messaging is getting carried over to the net.\nI guess some people don't understand that it makes a terrible impression when every word is spelled incorrectly and what's written barely makes sense.  One minor mistake isn't what I mean-it's the questions and answers that are barely in English. Soon there will be a new dialet of English--Weblish.\nI don't understand why people can't take pride in their written correspondence. I even spell check my emails, and people laugh at me for it.\nAlso I have a feeling there's a lot of young kids on here whose grammar isn't good to begin with.
565959
question is written in bad grammar, and they are not
1099003
People who do not re-read what they have written really should.  I do it every single time. Not only to be curteous to the person who asked the question, but it is also a good habit to practice. It is obvious that many people that answer/ask questions on here do not do that, and they end up looking really idiotic.
1074685
Very broad question, narrow it down a bit or you will get so much cut and paste - Y!A will shutdown!!!