Farm Quilter

As a retired teacher, I always read what I post and edit if there is an error. If you make a spelling error here, it is rewarded with a red squiggly line under it, but that won't help with grammatical errors.

I cannot stand the television ads that use improper grammar and I particularly hate the "me and my brother" error! I have also written to owners of websites and report their errors to them. Some even wrote back and thanked me :thumbup:

I am just glad we write in my native language or I would be in real trouble :lol: I have noticed that sometimes my words are missing letters I know I pushed, so either my keyboard wants to get involved in the post or my fingers are losing strength in my old age!

Stitchit123

I try to proof read before hitting the Send button-- but on a few occassions things have been out of my control I started an E/M then the UPS guy came to the door While I was signing for pkg my little cat finished the E/M and sent it The bad spelling worried my Aunt she tried to call when I didn't answer the phone she hit print and came over Tommy Girl walked acrost the keys -stepped on mouse hit send which was a good thing it alerted me to the fact that my phone was on the fritz which is another story

butterflies5518

I proof and fix all the time especially emails at work - multitasking constantly.

jbj137

I always try to proofread but miss occasionally.
I have recently even found errors in best selling books.
J J

Pickle

I think this reply is so funny!
Pickle

quilter68

I agree. Sometimes I can't tell what the person means with the way they spelled important words.
If you hit 'MUTE' on the tv then it is a machine that spells by sound and very quickly. That I can handle but on here you should edit for spelling IMHO.

Iamquilter

I do because my fingers are crooked and hit the wrong keys sometimes. I inherited a trait from my Dad , the ring finger on right hand is closing and tips of fingers have OA in them.

kit'smamma

For some reason the apostrophe errors (that's the plural of a singular noun and doesn't take an apotostrophe) but replaces a dropped letter as in that's used in this run on sentence. I had a secretary who sprinkled apostrophes around like pepper and I couldn't get through to her. I took out good old Strunk and White Elements of Style, enlarged the small page to letter size and left it on her desk. I figured she was sick of retyping everything I dictated and would apprecieate a reference. Instead she was furiously offended. Thus she continued to have to redo every letter and motion going into a court file after I sent it back with red marks. I'm such a snob and couldn't stand to sign my name to something so ignorant. I learned the use of punctuation in middle grades. It shouldn't be a matter of higher education. What are they teaching in the elementary schools these days?

jbj137

This is not spelling but it was one of
my typing teacher's pet peeve.

Saying ve- hic- le
instead of
ve -h i -cle.
Even TV announcers say it wrong.
J J

marthe brault-hunt

Sorry for my bad use of English language, I'm French speaking, new to the computer, anytime I write something on the board I wonder if you understand what I want to say. I love this forum, no superwoman here, just decent people sharing their love of quilting, their simple joys, their heartaches. I feel a bound with you, I guess that is shared by a lot of the users. No matter how is the spelling, how hazardous is the grammar, I feel the real you, this is what is important to me.