Correcting people's grammar - acceptable?

littleredhen

:oThere in lies the problem, auto correct I mean, I was typing a school newsletter, never do that job in a hurry, reminded parents about bringing appropriate jackets, hats, gloves etc and wellies ...... This auto corrected to willies:o
Needless to say, I would usually ask someone to check it over for me but was in a hurry and posted it online, oops!

Fireflyaway

Is it a pacific thing that bothers you or just poor grammar in general? Ha ha!

Seriously though, some people struggle with English just as I struggle with Maths, so I try not to get annoyed by errors. However sloppy CV's are not acceptable. Get someone to proof read it innit.....

[Deleted User]

Hi,

SailorSam wrote: »

There's no excuse for it now, all our computers have SpellCheck, and even GrammarCheck, but many people are to lazy to even try and write correctly. I try to remind myself that this is 'only' a forum and let most things go. Writing a CV without getting it correct is another thing though. It should never happen. The only time i get annoyed on here is when someone comes along asking for help, with a long long thread without a single capital letter; full stop, or a break for a new paragraph. You just can't understand them.

Did you just drop these in to see if anybody noticed?

[Deleted User]

Even though errors sometimes stick out like sore thumbs, is it really so important? If it isn't affecting you personally, leave it alone, if it does affect you so much that you have to say something then could the real problem perhaps be with you?

(Errors & Omissions excepted)

Loz01

Spelling or grammar mistakes at work annoy me. I had to take down a notice someone had put up and re-do it as they'd put "intitled" instead of 'entitled'!!! Also effect/affect, I had to re-do something where someone had used the wrong word.

Makeachange

I am dyslexic and i have no problem with people picking up on my spelling errors as long as they are doing it to help me...

if they are doing it to make me look dumb they can !!!!!! off!

SailorSam

Sleazy wrote: »

Even though errors sometimes stick out like sore thumbs, is it really so important? If it isn't affecting you personally, leave it alone, if it does affect you so much that you have to say something then could the real problem perhaps be with you?

(Errors & Omissions excepted)

Writing on a forum the odd mistakes don't bother me. You probably don't believe this but, but even i make mistakes at times. When the mistakes do become important, even on a forum, is when they're so bad you're unable to understand what is being said.

Murphybear

SailorSam wrote: »

We're in that quiet period between Christmas and New Year, and whether you think it's right or wrong to correct spelling / grammar, you must agree that, some of the mistakes, especially by those that should know better, like Rightmove, are amusing. Or maybe you think Murphybear is milking it, by pointing out a dairy conversion.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Pollycat

Loz01 wrote: »

Spelling or grammar mistakes at work annoy me. I had to take down a notice someone had put up and re-do it as they'd put "intitled" instead of 'entitled'!!! Also effect/affect, I had to re-do something where someone had used the wrong word.

But the OP was moaning (nay, seething) at a post on here (a public forum) which I think is a very different arena to the workplace.

This was (part of) my first post on this thread and it hasn't changed in the last 12 months:

Pollycat wrote: »

On the thread you mention, the first post could do with full-stops and paragraphs to make it easier to read but when that OP posts 'too' and it's clear she really means 'to' - is it really that big a deal to you?

Gloomendoom

Pollycat wrote: »

But the OP was moaning (nay, seething) at a post on here (a public forum) which I think is a very different arena to the workplace.

It is.

It's likely to be read by a lot more people, some of whom may not realise that what they are reading is incorrect and go on to perpetuate the error themselves, both on forums and in their own workplaces.