Why is it everyone who uses Yahoo answers is illiterate?
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Galin, you are so right!! I am a stickler for correct spelling,punctuation,etc. Makes you wonder sometimes how much these people actually listen and retain what they hear in school. I am proud that you {a smart person} are on answers. Keep the comments coming!!
824424
This site is full of idiots who can barely read, much less compose a decent question.  Don't feel bad, just remember you are smarter than them.
315338
Why would you use numbers in a question, it makes the question look ridiculous.\nAre you illiterate or just plain stupid?
883376
Most of them are so retarded and they write in badly written text speak\n\n"No wonder he left you, you're illiterate !"\n\nAaaaaaaaaaaaah !
222577
Almost nobody at Yahoo! Answers is not not literate.
57168
I couldnt agree w/ you more.  I have found 2 reasons: 1. they are flat out lazy and dumb.  2. They have a very poor grasp of the english language.  If you cant read it, just report it and use the reason of bad spelling.  Its in the list.  Ive done it plenty of times and not ashamed to say it either.
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Kudos for this question!\n\nWhen I read through some of the questions and answers on here, I often find myself grinding my teeth in frustration over the spelling and grammar of too many postings. It seems to me people lack pride, or they don't realize they are presenting themselves to the entire world as illiterate idiots. I also think too many kids/young adults today believe dumb is "cool" - guess what, kiddos, it's not!\n\nBut then again, after seeing a public school teacher (of all people!) in a news interview several years ago say that for her job, "I teaches English," I shouldn't be surprised....
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The problem is that people simply don't care about grammar and spelling.  If you don't care, you won't be bothered to use a spellchecker.  It's kind of a catch-22, because if you're a poor speller, you tend not to be bothered by (or even notice) poor spelling, and so you don't see the point in making an effort just for the benefit of others.  Most people I know who aren't naturally good at spelling and grammar will put the effort if it's for something "important" like a job inquiry, but apparently Yahoo! Answers doesn't qualify as important.  \n\nJeepDrivr has a point---many people (especially those who post questions in the Languages section) don't speak English as a first language, but those generally aren't the culprits.  It's actually pretty easy to tell when grammar and spelling errors are a result of unfamiliarity with the language and when they're just due to laziness.  \n\nAnyway, I sympathize with your frustration.  I take a stand by refusing to answer poorly written questions...I figure if they can't take the time to ask nicely, I won't take the time to answer. :)
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I think you just answered your own question but here are some other ideas I've had:\n\n1) Many folks here do not speak English well, and probably read it even more poorly. Imagine if you were translating your own question into Greek... would you be able to spell every word correctly? Would spell check really help you?\n\n2) Lots of people on this site are in too big a hurry to get points to be bothered with things like syntax or grammar or spelling, or fixing their typos.\n\n3) People in general are quite stupid and under-educated, which is probably why the good folks at Yahoo developed this site.
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I agree with you.  Many of the people asking questions are not what you would call intelligent. They are minimally educated and haven't got a clue about spelling, punctuation and grammar. They don't even have enough intelligence to realise how important good spelling is.
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Come people may feel it is not necessary to read it.  They might only want to give smart a## answers and get the points.  \n\nOthers might think they know everything and want to answer right away.  \n\nWhat I do if I see a question I know I can answer or look up is like this:\nI will try to be the first to comment by only typing on letter or symbol then doing my research.  Then I come back and type it all in.  This was my answer is the first to be read as it is now. \n\nI do my best to read everything in between these periods to.\n\nSorry but some people are just idiots.
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Yahoo's Spell check only works about half the time, especially on larger answers.\n\nHowever, I totally agree with you.  I am over-whelmed by the degree of spelling and grammar errors. I cannot believe that we would have so many in this single Website!  It shows how poorly kids are being taught today.\n\nI spend half my time on a question trying to understand it and the other half on trying to type my answer clearly and completely.  It seems no one understands the importance of good communications these days.  We all make mistakes from time to time, but this is bad!\n\nWhat an education they are going to get when they go looking for a job.
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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.
742222
Why do people not know how to spell and ask silly questions?
43350
I love this question for so many reasons...but my answer is that they use the internet the same way they graduated high school or got a driver's liscence- and I'm quite convinced they all live in my hometown. *Disclaimer: Adult illiteracy is a serious problem within our nation and is a worthy cause to support and not to be made fun of. Pick on people like me instead.
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Because the world is filled with idiots.  Why is that?  It's probably because we're all here on the fucking computer instead of actually talking to someone or learning something out of a book.  You all know what a mook is, right?  And I'm not talking about an instruction manual either.
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I agree - I doubt that people who post a question or answer a question proof read what they display. It is a testament to our poor education system. I believe that people do not have shame anymore, otherwise they would be embarrased to  let everyone know they do not have basic reading, spelling and grammatical skills. \n\nWe should be compassionate though and try to teach them in a good way that there is room for them to improve.