Why do the spelling errors in Yahoo Answers send chills up my spine?
957767
The biggest problem with education is the politically correct BS and all the self-esteem building.\nIn the 'good old days' self-esteem was earned through accomplishment.\nNow it seems they reward failure as much as success.\n\nHe can't read, write, spell, add or subtract, but he sure has a high opinion of himself.\nAnd he is SURE he is being discriminated against when he is not hired.\nIt couldn't possible have to do with the fact he is illiterate, has 13 visible piercings and is dressed like a vampire.
1141915
I'm hoping that the answerers are just plain lazy, instead of being the ignoramuses that they appear to be.  I hate trying to read something that looks like it was written by a six year old.  \n\nI will admit that I don't spell perfect or have superb grammar, but I at least take the time to make sense.
1092121
Right on Cindy!!! I am with you 100%. Misspellings and poor grammar are running rampant here on Yahoo Questions. People, are you listening?
78391
The people on here drive me nuts! The misspelled word that is bothering me the most today is becoz, it is harder to type it incorrectly than to spell it how it is supposed to be spelled. It is so annoying!!!!!
549480
Maybe it's because your grammar, spelling and punctuation are terrible!
479809
Some people just have to be rude.  And some people get hostile when reading questions and the additional info that goes with them, so they strike out with rudeness.\n\nAnd some people feel that they are being helpful.  But they don't realize that people are sensitive about spelling and grammar and feel bad when they are corrected.\n\nThat is why it is just not polite to correct people's errors in spelling and grammar.  It would be different if the person asked to have such errors corrected, and even then, care should be taken to do it in a nice way.
101955
I'm hoping it's because some users are not English speakers. But I must admit,I'm appalled. The spelling and grammar are so bad,many questions are incomprehensible. As for spell check. I've never used it.
167326
Some of the all-too-common butcherings of English (spelling), especially on Yahoo message boards:\n\n"alot" or "allot" (your example; not the word that means "distribute")\n"definately"\n"looser" (I'm not referring to the opposite of "tighter")\n"rediculous"\n"artical"\n"prolly"\n"grammer" (usually when being called out on it)\n\nThe worst part of this isn't the ignorance that *some* have regarding the misspellings, etc. but the lack of concern shown by those who do it intentionally. They have the attitude that this type of forum isn't the place where anyone *has* to show their grammar skills (or lack thereof), almost as though they pick when they want to turn it on and off. Why not use these skills all the time? Keep them sharp!
793844
It ain't so! :) lol******* You aren't alone!\n\nIt gives me a headache trying to figure out where one sentence ends and the next begins. UGH...Don't get me wrong...I misspell an occasional word here and there but we are talking about "minor mistakes".
598428
Do you realize how completely annoying it is when people TyPe LiKe ThIs???  And words like beginnners, stockings, skirts answers all end in S, not Z!  Please, just because this is the internet doesn't mean we need to completely abandon basic grammar, spelling and formatting rules.\n\nThank you.
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.
1161087
There are several reasons. In some cases, it is simply due to quick typing and insufficient editing. It's easy to confuse the spelling of homophones such as "their" and "there" when writing rapidly.\n\nAlso, many of those who seem incapable of using correct grammar and spelling are actually young people trying to emulate ghetto culture by spelling "want" as "wont" and "with" as "wit," etc... These are the mistakes that I find particularly annoying for some reason, perhaps because I feel like young people should at least make an effort to come across as sincere and thoughtful when asking someone who is wiser or more learned for information or help.\n\nThe popularity of chatting has also resulted in an overuse of certain abbreviations which has unfortunately become the standard for online communication. This is where some of the laziness in grammar and spelling comes in, as well.\n\nIn addition, there are those posting for whom English is a second or third language. At certain times of the day, there are a number of people on here from India, for example. And while it's easy to be impatient with mistakes that even the least educated American wouldn't make, I try to remind myself that these people speak two or more languages fluently and that I should therefore not only tolerate minor errors but be ashamed of the even worse errors perpetrated by my own fellow Americans.\n\nFinally, however, there are a certain number of the population who just don't seem to have a basic grasp of grammar, spelling, or punctuation and who don't even seem to care. There are unfortunately so many of these people, that I'm afraid Yahoo would have more than a full-time job trying to keep up with their errors. \n\nIn my opinion, therefore, the best thing those of us who do think it's worth investing a little time and thought into how we express our thoughts online is to try to set a good example for the others, both in our questions and our responses. And though I try to resist the temptation to correct other people's errors, I sometimes find it very difficult to do so. This is especially the case when they've obviously not even made half an effort and don't appear to be foreign. When that's the case, and if they exhibit even the slightest bit of arrogance, closed-mindedness, or bigotry, I usually "let 'er rip"!
1169623
chiding people for being poor spellers when you (and i, for that matter) play fast and loose with capitalization rules makes you look kind of silly...\n\ni don't use spell checker cos i'm lazy, and if i spell something rong it's cos i want to.
94547
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?????
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.
1126639
I find it frustrating to understand people sometimes.  I wish they would use less shortcuts like b4 and actually spell out the word.\n\nAlso people wHo TyPe LiKe ThIs should be removed immediately!!!
1154582
umm, why would i really care if there waas a freaking typo?!?