how come so many people are such poor spellers on here? (especially now that there is spell checking)?
487975
Because people don't take the time to read over their questions and answers. they don't even edit either. But it is good that you care.  :-)
1028738
However much I feel bad for people being harrassed for things they do not do well, I would honestly say that the spelling thing here bothers me as well, and it gets rather tiring reading posts with terrible spelling and grammar.  There is no excuse for it here, when you post your  question or answer, the 'CHECK SPELLING'  tool is always provided.  If it is your choice not to use it, then you probably will continue to be commented on.
483939
I think it is a combination of the facts that people are in a hurry to get those BEST answers, people that just have poor spelling & grammar skills due to intelligence or language barriers, and flat out laziness.  I am too anal to leave mine unchecked lol.  If I do happen to forget to hit spell check, then notice something is wrong with my post afterwards--I try to go back and fix it.  It makes me nutty to not be able to edit other's posts, to do the same sometimes.  I guess that's why my College Writing professor wanted me to help edit other student's papers lol.
548836
I am so glad someone else mentioned this!  I think it's terrible the way some people spell and the grammar they use. It just makes you wonder:  What did they learn in school?  Spell check works sometimes, but not for everything. A majority of the words that are misspelled are not difficult words, either - just ordinary, everyday words!
774246
Has anyone ever noticed the amount of people that cannot spell on here?  No offense buddy, but this was just the straw that broke my back!!  \n\nps - Big Brother is always watching you - don't ever forget it!
589031
But, I see that punctuation, and grammar are issues for you:\n\n"I cannot, for the life of me, understand why so many people continue to misspell (words in Yahoo! forums) when there is access to a spell checker."
542532
*sigh* \n\nYou have no idea how hard it is  to not correct the grammar! The spelling? I can let that go. But the grammar...YIKES!! But I kindly put my red pen away at 3:00 and just let down my hair and become a yahooligan too. So bring on the errors. I can grin and bare it!
630418
It is so annoying to see questions/answers with so many spelling/grammar mistakes!  I guess people are just too lazy to make use of the 'check spelling' link.  And yes, the apparent lack of adequate spelling/grammar skills in today's children/teenagers worries me. :(
1088082
I do understand what you're trying to say, and I do not usually try to make a big deal out of the grammar and spelling mistakes of others.  However, I do get very annoyed when I am trying to read a post that is written so poorly that I have to read the words more than once to try and figure out what the person is saying.  There is also a spell check on this board, so there really is no reason for misspelled words.  Now, punctuation is a whole different story, I suppose.  In either case though, there is still no reason for someone to be mean about it or to make fun of someone for it, even if it is extremely annoying.
537668
I reckon a large proportion of people on here could do with that too! The use of grammar, spelling and sentence construction is terrible! Don't they educate people anymore?
380536
I am so glad there is check spelling. I can spell pretty well on my own but I like to check on some words like the ie or ei words. It is fun sometimes just to check to see if there is actually any words I screwed up on. I totally agree with you that some people REALLY need to take advantage of that spell check. I think some people want to spell words wrong on purpose. They think that it is the in thing right now to sound illiterate, thou God knows why! LOL Good Luck with your comedy. If you are ever doing a show in Texas, let us know. Best wishes!
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.
178533
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!
315440
dessert. as for misspelled words, I think almost everyone on yahoo answers skipped english/spelling class every day. that or they failed it miserably. i mean, they DO have a spell check on here!
103529
People think that because they are on the Internet they don't have to spell things properly or edit what they have written.\n\nI've seen so many misspelled words and poor syntax on Yahoo Questions, and it's not just from EAASL (English As A Second Language) speakers.\n\nAlso some people think it's cool to hax0r talk.  Bunch of Un-l33t bastages if you ask me.
169152
Some get too damn lazy to spell correctly and/or to type in complete words. \nSome are just that dumb and don't want to learn.\nSome of these people's primary language is not english... like me, yet, I know how to spell and I know the differences between your, you're, they're, their, its, it's, etc. AND, it's a pet peeve to see how many people missuse (sp?) those.\n\nHey, at least I know I might have misspelled that and I care enough to question myself :oP
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.