Seriously now: Isn't it alarming the way people write their questions?
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Sometimes I wonder if it is me. Thanks for your question. I don't feel so outdated anymore.
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IT'S LIKE WE BE BUSY TRYING TO GET OUT WHAT WE ARE ASKING THAT WHEN WE ARE FINISHED IT'S TO LATE BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED IT. I DO THAT ALSO MYSELF SOMETIMES.  BASICALLY YOU RUSH THROUGH THE QUESTION FORGETTING TO USE THE SPELL CHECK, AND DON'T NOTICE THE MISTAKES UNTIL SOMEONE CATCHES THE PROBLEM LIKE YOURSELF. SO GIVE US A LITTLE BREAK PLEASE. IT'S NOT THAT WE CAN'T SPELL WE JUST RUSH THE QUESTION TO FAST. O.K.!!
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Hmmm, IS there any good questions? or do you mean ARE there any good questions? aaaaah caught your error there *lol*\n\nMost of the questions are in English-ish, but too many people are lazy and don't like correcting their spelling or grammar... or they just think that shorthand is cool.
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Yeah, I've realized that some people have a go at others over things beyond spelling.  Some aren't good typists, some don't care and the others are spelling "phonetically", but the main problem is there are some really mean people on Yahoo answers that seem to get enjoyment out of tearing others down,  for whatever reason.  If you care enough to read a question and try to answer truthfully, you should be patient enough to try and "read between the lines".  Some people are in a hurry because they feel their question is urgent and some people don't care how they spell, or don't know how to spell.  I've said it before, this site needs more "constructive" criticism than it does hateful and hurtful answers.  Yahoo answers has made an effort to change this by offering "check spelling" but what more can they do?  It isn't fair to degrade someone for not being able to spell properly or degrading someone for spelling phonetically!
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Actually, the occasional 'u' does not bother me. It's when they use these contractions for *every single word* in a sentence. Now that is annoying. I dont even bother with those questions, i simply am not going to take my time to translate what you wrote, when it can be spent more effectively somewhere else. \n\nDoesn't it take more effort to construct a "sentence" like that, than just writing the whole thing out properly?\n\nI think that those people are just trying *too* hard to look, i dont know - cool to their friends? cool to eveyone else? to look like they're internet wizzes?
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Do you read your own question after you wrote it?  Did you really think it was the best way to phrase your question?
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Huh?  Re-write that question more clearly...
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It drives me insane, particularly on here. There is a thing called spell check that people seem to have difficulty finding. When chatting it is a little more acceptable, not much but a little, because there isn't the convenience of spell check. What's worse is when you correct someone or mention they utilize the spell checker in any context the person asking the question becomes highly offended. For anyone offended by my response now I am going to show you how easy it was to make sure everything was spelled accurately because I had left a few mistakes intentionally. Now watch. Wow, took me 10 seconds to fix all of my mistakes.
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I would say I'm definitely picky about my answers.  I can't count how many times I've started to read a question thinking it was interesting and then move on because of bad grammar or horrible spelling.  My opinion is, if you are not going to take the time to compose a well thought out literate question, I'm not going to waste my time on you.  I mean, the spell check button is right there!  I immediately dis-miss "could I be pregnant" questions.  Go buy a test, moron!  I avoid the dating questions as well, it's just not worth it.  And yes, I will use my spell check button before I submit this, LOL.  Good question!
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Sometimes I wonder about people who post here who say the are going to attend a university, yet they misspell words and their grammar is simply awful.  Makes me wonder what kind of university they will be attending.  Some questions posted are almost incomprehensible, what with poor spelling, and bad sentence structure.  Sometimes, I know very literate people will misspell on purpose... but I don't do that myself. I like to see words written correctly.  I try to correct my own sentences, most of the time. I don't know, is it that people want to sound/look dumb so they "fit in"?  \n\nI do realize that this site has people from all around the world, and for many, English is probably not  their native language, so grammar and spelling may be difficult for them.  I'm not frustrated, but I do censor what I read at times, based on the type question, and the literacy of it too.   I figure, if someone cannot write pretty much correctly, they will probably be clueless as to what I write in my replies.  Maybe that is presumptuous on my part, but I do like to use words that a barely literate person probably won't be able to read or understand.  \n\nThen again, spelling doesn't always affect my replies, especially with kids.
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haha, yeah i get annoyed too. if they were meaningful, concept type questions i wouldnt get so frustrated. but when kids just copy and paste hw questions and expect ppl to do it for them, it irks me. what ab the kids that actually work hard for their grades?
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In the past I have been asked to proof read papers people are writing for a college class.  Their grammar and spelling were so bad I just had to tell them to type it in Word and use its spelling and grammar tools to proof it.  Being obsessive compulsive, I just couldn't deal with the thought of it. \n\nI'm not perfect but the lack of grammatical skills most people possess amazes me.  What amazes me even more are the grades college students are getting turning in papers like that.  I imagine there is some point the teachers just throw up their hands and say, "f-ck it!"  \n\nApathy seems to be the root of the problem for both teachers and students; they just don't care.
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I completely agree with you. I notice it a lot on here. Most of the so called questions are not even in question form. The spelling mistakes are unbelievable and we have spell check! Go figure? It is scary to see this. It really makes me wonder what goes on in school, what are our teaches doing? Where are the parents? Are they help their children? What about some adults, they do the very same thing. I just read a so called question and it said: "My sister and brother in law leave when they feed?" First off, this is NOT a question, second, the word "feed" should be "fed" or it should have read,"they leave after they have eaten" (That makes more sense). The dumbing down of America is so apparent and it is getting worse and worse. We need to put more money into our education system instead of the billions we spend on nonsense. \nI posted a question a few days ago, "How come no one spells words out?" I see "wit" for with...."cuz" for because...."plz" for please. I received really great responses. But the majority mentioned that it is faster to type these shortcuts....."wit" is only missing the "h"...how much faster do you type leaving out one letter?\nI agree with you a 100%.....remember, type-o's are different from spelling and grammar mistakes. Spell check will not do it's job right if you spell words like "cuz" for because.\nYou are right and I hope people take your question seriously and learn something from it.
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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?????
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No way, dude. It is not like we're in English class together under an observant teacher's presence revising each other's papers. Spelling comes in helpful when trying to make yourself look good in formal or business relations. However, this Yahoo! Answers thing isn't a formal thing. Or is it?\nThose who go stray off topic by correcting your spelling should be corrected for not answering your question...now that's actually a real issue when it comes to informal communication!
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Mistakes!  I write terribly, and sometimes don't notice how dumb the question/grammar/spelling is until after the question is posted. \n\nThen I try to delete it and re-write it. \n\nI apologise since I have been guilty of that. It is a lesson learned. I'll be more careful in the future.\nThanks for the question. It has been helpful.
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My opposition to some students' abuse of this system is fervent; even more so for those who spoonfeed the answers.\n\n...and what's worse is that you don't even take the time to give someone the best answer. The best answers for all of your previous questions from four weeks ago (same thing with vocabulary in sentences) were selected by voters.