why do people have to rudely correct you spelling?
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Incorrectly spelled text is difficult to understand.\nFor instance, take l33t sp34k for example.\n\nS4V3 j00r Pr3F3r3N(3z W|-|3N pH1N15H3D 4ND r3TURN 2 534RC|-|.\n\nYou can probably figure out with this says, but it will take you a while if you are not familiar with leet speak.\nWhen people encounter misspelled words, it takes longer to figure out what you are trying to say, and is annoying. People who are annoyed, generally are rude.\n\nFor more leet speak, try this:
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You aren't the only one, honey.  Especially with the slang typing.  Hello, you aren't ghetto and you aren't cool if you do that.  Our youth is going down the toilet with this butchering of the English language.  I don't expect people to type without mistakes, but the word is that not dat and the not da.  People are just losers sometimes.
49574
I no wut you meen. :) People learn how to speak properly, they just don't care and forget how to do it. Lose/loose, your/you're, they're/their/there misspelligs are real annoying..
167326
Some of the all-too-common butcherings of English (spelling), especially on Yahoo message boards:\n\n"alot" or "allot" (your example; not the word that means "distribute")\n"definately"\n"looser" (I'm not referring to the opposite of "tighter")\n"rediculous"\n"artical"\n"prolly"\n"grammer" (usually when being called out on it)\n\nThe worst part of this isn't the ignorance that *some* have regarding the misspellings, etc. but the lack of concern shown by those who do it intentionally. They have the attitude that this type of forum isn't the place where anyone *has* to show their grammar skills (or lack thereof), almost as though they pick when they want to turn it on and off. Why not use these skills all the time? Keep them sharp!
314083
You need to learn how to spell.
357451
because some people are obnoxious and rude.
72065
For some, its education. For others, its being to lazy to go back and correct the spelling. For others, They think "Its Cool"
635698
I'm an editor, I'm bilingual, and poor spelling is a peeve of mine as well. There's a difference between a typo and not understanding (or caring) how to spell, or how to follow simple grammar rules. Poor spelling in the form of abbreviated words is understandable on cell phones and Blackberries (I suppose it could save you from carpal tunnel syndrome), but if you have a full keyboard, it's just sad.\n\nEveryone who says "you don't have to know how to spell to use the internet" is just wrong. The internet is powerful because it is a communication medium. How can you communicate if nobody can read your horrific misspellings? A lot of these people who can't spell are also trying to meet their mate on online dating sites. When you're online, nobody can judge you based on how well you carry on a conversation in a restaurant. They're going to judge you based on what you type - if you type nonsense, people will think you're full of nonsense. When I tried online dating, I was repulsed (yes, repulsed...I know it's a strong word, but it's accurate) by some of the misspellings I encountered. \n\nIt's not cool to be dumb and uneducated. It might be in high school, but when you're 30 years old and you have to ask your customers "Do you want to super size that?", people think you're pathetic. There's no way my company would hire someone who spells like that, and I would assume the same holds true for most companies with jobs that pay double digit hourly wages.\n\nMaybe it's the anonymity of the internet. I'd be curious to get all of these atrocious spellers together in a room with pens and paper, and see what they write on a job application, or something else that really matters. Then we could see how many people are consciously dumbing themselves down online, since they have nobody watching. \n\nI don't think you are being a jerk by asking this question. I can't help but think the poor spellers are also poor in math, science, business, etc. This is one of the reasons that China and India might overtake the US - their citizens can spell better than ours.
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Nope. I tell them that it's not spelled that way. No big deal. If it's not on a public/legal/medical document, ad, print or on it's way to a printer at the expense of me or client - I don't care. \n\nPeople who get annoyed every time someone in "casual" conversation misspell or use bad grammar are the most boring creatures to be around (you're not debasing anyone just being B-O-R-I-N-G), have no life, or too happy and need real problems.
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Hmm, kind of like this?  "Why do people correct you and then say exactly what you were saying?"\n\nMaybe they are trying to help you learn grammar, spelling, and syntax.  Just a thought.
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There are a few reasons why they might do this:\n\n1) Because they do not like their full name.\n2) Because they want to appear more professional.\n3) Because they do not want others to have difficult in pronouncing their name (I would certainly do that).\n4) Because they wish to abbreviate or shorten their name.
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now they just need a grammar button.  how come is not proper english.  correct= why is it that so many people misspell words while typing a question when a check spelling button is provided?
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I think it would be rude if you are with adults.  I know your wife means well but I guess it depends on how your wife does it.  I teach students that speak English as a Second Language.  A strategy that we are taught is to not come out and say, that's not how you say it.  What we are supposed to do, since they make many grammar mistakes is to repeat what they have said in the correct way.  For example, if a student says I runned to school this morning, I am supposed to repeat with something like: Oh really, you RAN all the way here? Who ran with you?\nThe kids don't feel bad when they've made the mistake.
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I don't know. Maybe that's because they think people should be able to understand them. Personally, I only shorten laughing out loud, you know, lol, or curses "WTF?" If I'm responding to someone who contacts me, I shorten because to b/c, with to w/, an without to w/out because there are only so many characters you can use. These type of abbreviations are okay on question since there is also a limit of characters. However, I think there are some people who just don't realize there's a "check spelling" right there. It's amazing to see how many totally illiterate people there are out there.
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OK, I'll 'fess up.  I do it sometimes.  It drives me crazy seeing people make the same grammatic or typographic errors all the time...but that's not to say I'm perfect.  I would hope someone would correct me if I erred (and on occasion, they have), but I see it as an attempt to help someone communicate better.\n\nI've seen what poor grammar, limited vocabulary, and spelling can result in...people not getting a job they really want or getting stuck in a dead end one, not being taken seriously when trying to communicate with other people or being misunderstood because they just don't have the language skills to get their meaning across.  This is of course not true in all cases, but if someone along the way had corrected them each time they were wrong instead of letting the error go, they'd probably be communicating a lot better by now.\n\nYes, probably some people do it to feel better about themselves and you can usually tell that that's their motive in the way they do it when they belittle a person while correcting them. But I'd bet that there are just as many people who correct others, and try to do it in a supportive, constructive way, because it's our responsibility as neighbors, brothers and sisters, as human beings to do what we can to help someone else, even in this small way.  What good is having knowledge if you don't at least try to pass it on?
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i think your spelling sucks
238068
Correcting minor spelling errors is obsessive and annoying. But not as annoying as spelling...like that contained in your question, here, which is anything but minor.