Spelling Errors: Stupid? Lazy? Or A-OK?

[lizziebith]

Originally Posted by Betty

I think what bothered me the most about the article was the statement that the rules are too hard to learn.

So - everyone that does spell correctly did it and that makes everyone else either lazy or stupid. (either they put in the extra effort due to it's high difficultly rating or were too lazy to put in the effort?)

Had to take my car in for repair this morning.... the service guy consitantly spelled happens with an I. Happins. psh.

Guess it's a pet peeve of mine.

I see 4 or 5 others in there, but I'm feeling lazy.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I don't think that people who typo or misspell are unintelligent. But for whatever reason, I have a fondness for words and I really like it when they're spelled and punctuated correctly. So I really enjoy proofreading, and making it so.

[Tom]

I nominate LSPE for Official LoT Proofreader.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Alex

Finally, my most recent example of egregious apostrophes:



Egregious because it is unnecessary and contributes to the suggestion that there is fun in Modesto.

A much needed, and appreciated, belly laugh for the day. Bwahahaha.

For the record, I am an atrocious speller and proofreader. This is why editors and proofreaders are needed!

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Spelling aside, I am still smartter then all off you.

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

We all can't be smart like you.

Given all the meta-errors in this thread, I don't know if yours is intentional (or even an error), but you've hit on one of my champion peeves. I assume you mean "We can't all be smart like you." (In one version, it's impossible for anyone to be as smart as Alex, in the other version, there is a subset of us who can't be as smart as Alex. Okay, maybe you really meant the first of these two )

Similarly, there is a bumper sticker commonly seen here in touristy Central Florida that reads:

All of us are NOT on vacation!

I am pretty sure the intended sentiment is:

Not all of us are on vacation!

(First version - no one is on vacation. Second version, I'm not on vacation even though you are.) There is an important distinction between the two, though the person attaching such a sticker to his or her car might just as well choose one that says "You drive too fvcking slow!"

[BarTopDancer]

It was pointed at SL, not Alex.

But I'm backing out of this thread now. I'm feeling incredibly stupid.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

It was pointed at SL, not Alex.

Still, I prefer to read it as nobody is as smart as me.

[BarTopDancer]

Mirror Mirror on the wall. Who is the smartest of them all?

Alex.



However, your way with words doesn't also imply people are stupid when they don't understand something or have a different opinion then your own.

[innerSpaceman]

Hahah, i love that i spelled a word wrong in my post where I congratulated myself on being a proper speller.

But let's not confuse spelling with grammar, or either with proper word choice. You can have poor grammar with perfect spelling, and horribly chosen words spelled correctly.