Do people really not know how to spell or do they just not care if their ignorance shows?
374564
THANK YOU THANK  YOU THANK YOU!! I'm so glad this was asked. I'm so sick of people not knowing the proper spelling and grammar. I guess they don't realize how ignorant they look.
1170719
And you forgot that they don't use the spell check that's available. Sad, isn't it? It's getting to the point when there are less and less intelligent people.
145317
Can you ask this in English please as about 98% of the people on here aren't going to understand a word you say.
482716
I think the answer to your question is sometimes ignorance but often spontaneity (even I had to check THAT one and I AM a proof reader by profession) Everyone is clean to move onto the next question and doesn't always bother to read through. Also texting has got us into the habit of bad spelling and abbreviations.\n\nAnd come on: own up -- some of them give you a laugh.
495355
I think some people are ignorant, period.  Regardless of nationality.  And by the way, what makes you such an expert?
511822
In an ignorant, uneducated way possibly
1150001
When typing it's easy to misspell words but also easy to check their spelling but either don't know about checking their spelling or just don't give a hoot.\nThere really isn't any good "excuse" for bad grammar or abbreviations either other then some people might think it's sexy or cute but to any one with an ounce of common sense they know it's stupid and lazy. Those who don't take the time to type out the words correctly are the uneducated and will get no where in this world at all.\nI may not be the smartest person in this world but I do take pride in myself and don't like to look stupid either.
713803
1. Some people don't care, about their spelling\n2. Some people don't care, they are too lazy to use spell checker\n3. Some people don't care, they wouldn't know proper spelling if it bit them in the posterior\n4. Some people don't care, they were never TAUGHT proper English\n5. Some people don't care, they don't know how to speak let alone spell\n\n\nFortunately, some of us not only know how to spell, we make sure that we set a good example to try and elevate the nation's uneducated (no matter how impossible it seems) so that something might sink in to those MASSIVELY thick skulls...
1112797
Some people can't see past ignorance.
439148
People feel like it is thier job to be grammar police.  I am all for spelling correctly, but in a forum like this - I don't think it matters.
349632
People are lazy, ignorant, and apathetic.  Not only can they not bother to check their spelling, they don't seem to think it's worth the time.  If you can understand me, then that's all that matters, seems to be their thought process.  What they fail to realize is that by not checking their spelling, the poster is causing people to reduce their estimation of him/her.  It's sort of like people who drawl out their words...you know the kind.  Every four letter word has two syllables?  Now, they might be the smartest person in the room, but you can't help but knock off a few IQ points when you hear them speak.
620502
Also, what about their disregard of basic grammar.  It is amazing how many people have no idea when to use "are" or "is".\n\nWhy bother with spelling?! Because if you have a lot of stupid spelling mistakes, it seems to say something for your intelligence...like a lack of any.\n\n:)
368631
Why don't people know how to use a spell checker?
522134
Not even if they KNEW how to spell correctly!!!!!!!!!!!\n\n\nJERK!!!
84029
Ok, this isn't a very good place to make a judgment on how well people can spell. \nFor one, there is a wide age range here. I have seen children as young as 11 here, so obviously they are more apt to make a mistake.\nSecondly, people make typos all the time.  This is an informal setting so they are not as likely to spend a lot of time correcting mistakes, as say they would be when composing a buisness letter.\nThirdly, how do you know who speaks English as their first language, and who doesn't just by reading the question.  I don't think that you can possibly know that.\n\nIf they had this same type thing set up in Spanish speaking countries, or German, Or whatever language, I think you would find just as many people making errors in their own language too.  I think it is a little unfair to single out Americans when I doubt you are actually comparing this evenly with everyone else.\n\nThat all said, it does bother me when there are excessive amounts of misspellings.  A typo here or there, I can understand, but some I've seen are ridiculous.
1032882
I dont know. I think some people are just ignorant and try not to know more than what they do. My mom always told me to "Ignore Ignorance.' YOu should do the same.
341737
They just want to join the people at Yahoo answers, but do not have the ability to form a logical question. Many other do not seem to know what "Check Spelling" is all about.