Do you think that you should have to pass a spelling and grammar proficiency exam before you can post here?
595618
In an ideal world, there wouldn't be such a need. But since schools these days are not requiring spelling and grammar proficiency exams before graduating high school, the level of competence in these areas is going downhill fast!  I am amazed more and more each day at what I see in here and, honestly, those people should be ashamed. There is no excuse for 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. :(
1135772
Personally I don't mind if the spelling in a question is a little bit sketchy or hit and miss.  As long as the spelling is good enough that the question can be read and understood.  I don't think people should be penalised for having a lesser standard of spelling, grammar or education.\nThe community guidelines don't have a rule against poor spelling, they just ask you to check your spelling and to be aware that your question might be deleted if it cannot be understood due to poor spelling.\nPeople need to relax a bit and to drop the superiority complex.  It is not a sign of intelligence to put down another person for their inadequacies, it is a sign of ignorance and a sign of weakness.
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.
876833
Yes and I think you should have to take a test and pass before you can become a parent!
995181
YES I DO.  It's very annoying.  I stop reading questions if they are too poorly worded or in Ebonics.  It's just pitiful to see how poorly people know the English language and grammar.  Never mind the spelling!!!!
781690
If I were you,I would be more concerned with spelling and grammar
1007282
I don't think they necessarily need to know the terms, but they need to know the basic rules: commas, parts of speech, sentence construction, etc. \n\nThey definately need to know enough to override the "grammar check" when it is giving them bad advice.
590538
No. I am all for more stringent Exit exams in this country. Perhaps then our students would be forced to learn a thing or two to graduate, instead of coasting by and only learning when they choose to.\n\nIf there is a language problem, make tests in more than one language. (unless English ever gets recognized as the official national language I don't have a problem with that)\n\nThere is no way to convince me that poor people can't pass a test. Poor people are every bit as smart (or stupid) as rich people.
1056987
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.
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."
694725
I think that you should use spell check before posting a question. You are asking for educated thoughts, yet you are not even educated enough to spell correctly.
1130696
You officially win the prize for worst spelling and grammar!!\n\nYou gotta make a question that people can read if you want advice man.
1136385
Your spelling and grammar.
1179413
No: I notice everything, including grammar.  \n\n" Am I the only one who notices all the misspelled words?  And do they know of the 'Check spelling' button?  And am I the only one who seems bothered by this?"\n\nI am bothered, because it displays an inordinate amount of laziness in modern thinking; however, it probably stems from that insidious precept launched, I believe, in the 1960s, where parents brought up their children to express themselves freely, never mind how, leading to a lamentable lack of discipline in so many areas!\n\nGrumble, grumble ... but at least people are interested in all kinds of things, as we can see on this site - and learning from the answers!
477194
Maybe a spelling/grammar class would serve you better.
47331
need to pas spelling first