[quote=“Gordonious, post:20, topic:2481”]
It’s crazy how much my spelling has improved on the forums. How: I was a computer geek back in the day, so I am pretty quick with short cut keys. Every time I make a post before I send I select all the text (ctrl+a), copy(ctrl+c), then open word(on my computer Windows icon (Start on keyboard), Programs(P), Office(0), Word(w) and paste(ctrl+c) then I indent a couple of times while I wait for word to spell check.(happens in a couple seconds time, as fast as you can type the word “billion†I have opened word, as it is the same number of keystrokes) After word has corrected me a million times I start to learn how to spell the words I use most often correctly. The fact that I have an old version of word that doesn’t correct my grammar automatically and no one corrects me on the forums probably has decreased my grammar skills though.
Paul it annoys me to how horrible some peoples spelling and grammar is. And I agree a lot of it is not short hand or slang, but simple laziness and misunderstanding of the English language. Like your example of piece and peace. Both words are just as long and it doesn’t take less time to type one or the other and there are a million other similar examples I could give.
It’s ok though. People who type like that shows to me is there showing off their lack of education and helps me to realize they are likely speaking from experience in the hobby, or just repeating something they heard in an LFS and not speaking from an extremely academic background. Kind of like when a redneck walks up to the governor and says, “I’lls tell you polaticans what ya’ll should do with my money.†The governor might hear the man out to get a new viewpoint, but pretty much knows the redneck may not know how “polatickin†works. [/quote]
it would have been hilarious to see a misspelling in that post!
