Spelling and grammar

[The Baron]

Wasn't grammar in "Rounders"?

[RED-DOG]

Wasn't grammar in "Rounders"?

I thought she was in the Beverly Hillbillies

[The Baron]

That grammar is everywhere I tell ya!

[Acidmouse]

I think it says alot about a person if they feel the need to make negative comments of people's posts regarding grammer and spelling. I for one struggle with my spelling and grammar, dyslexia effects alot of the clever ones  you know!

[NoflopsHomer]

So a dyslexic walks into a bra...

[Acidmouse]

Damnit i was making an incontinent point!

[bundle]

I agree, This criticizing people for their spelling and grammar is getting way out of line. The people responsible for this must have a superiority complex. You need to get over yourselves..

I left school when I was 12 to go to work, I have struggled with spelling and grammar all my life, but that doesn’t mean to say I don’t have something intelligent to say,(well some of the time) and like most people have pointed out, this must be stopping other people from joining the forum. 

I understand the rules on this forum are, No personal attacks on each other. Critiquing someone’s post for spelling seems very close if you ask me.

GIVE IT A REST

[AndrewT]

I doubt anyone was genuinely malicious in attacking the way any other poster constructed their posts. As ever, the tone and semantics of posts are far, far more important than whether someone has conjugated their verbs correctly.

I've been a right poker forum tart in my time, hooking up with anything which caught my eye and laughed at my jokes. Some of the relationships didn't last too long, with the forums ultimately proved themselves to be too immature, not intelligent enough or just downright ugly.

Then I found Blondepoker. She had everything I was looking for. She could tussle intellectually with me, often leaving me with food for thought. She was funny, having me in hysterics and spluttering Ribena over my laptop screen. Not only that, but she improved with age and helped me better myself, helping me to view the world in a different way, making me see someone else's point of view. I don't care if she mistypes occasionally, or sometimes writes 'effect' when she actually means 'affect' - the words and thoughts are still those of someone I want to be with.

However, if she started getting moody for no reason, snapping at people with no cause, becoming petty over the smallest and most trivial of issues, I would become unhappy. I'd stop looking at engagement rings and planning dirty weekends away.

[AdamM]

 >:?

[Robert HM]

  @ AndrewT

[Karabiner]

One of my "golden rules of poker" is to never criticise other player's play.

After all what is the point ?

The main thing about what people write is the content, what they are actually saying.

Criticising their spelling is just nitpicking, although I have picked

Tikay up once or twice, but hey we're all human and that was just a little sport.

[ifm]

I'm glad you posted something on this subject Red, as everyone knows this has been my little crusade of late but you get more respect here than i (odd but true ).
So all i can say is even more kudos to you.
Ian

[Nem]

I use the Google toolbar. After you have written something you can run a spell checker over the text in any format. Pretty neat for people like me who didn't take any notice in English lessons.

[Ironside]

too much crap comes with the google toolbar i refuse to let it near my machine

[Nem]

too much crap comes with the google toolbar i refuse to let it near my machine

It's great! Especially in FireFox, where you can customise the toolbar to your own taste. I have 26 extension on my toolbar, but you could have a lot less.