tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post6826328810851909492..comments2023-04-29T09:38:27.813+01:00Comments on Marriage with Altitude: Why can't people spell and punctuate properly?Flying Highhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663803493095524390noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-44765602212963632372012-06-05T17:39:39.335+01:002012-06-05T17:39:39.335+01:00From one "anonymous" to another: it'...From one "anonymous" to another: it's "throes", not "throws". Glass houses...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-2224442709542266082012-06-03T05:59:57.553+01:002012-06-03T05:59:57.553+01:00I would also like to note, that to me one should n...I would also like to note, that to me one should never identify as an English Teacher. There is no greater admission of failure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-75943902934142762752012-06-03T05:57:33.676+01:002012-06-03T05:57:33.676+01:00We need a commune for people who can read and writ...We need a commune for people who can read and write, to preserve the last throws of intelligence as we delve into this dark age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-59287562730222735502012-05-08T22:07:42.854+01:002012-05-08T22:07:42.854+01:00I'm 13 and I'm a homeschooler and I think ...I'm 13 and I'm a homeschooler and I think I know how to spell better than anyone my age, or older. I just read a lot of books, and I have ever since I was four. One of my friends thinks women is the singular term. I dont even know what she writes for plural, womens? And frankly, I don't even want to know. Another friend of mine is a very bad speller, and when she used to homeschool Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-78024230298218318552011-09-25T03:50:50.618+01:002011-09-25T03:50:50.618+01:00Lady, please divorce that husband of yours and com...Lady, please divorce that husband of yours and come with me. We'll create an army of babies who will learn how to spell properly and understand the difference between 'then' and 'than'.<br /><br />I blame computers. Kids do not take the time to even LOOK at what they're writing anymore because communication is instant nowadays. Spell check does half the work for you, why Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-22916276056807861452011-09-14T09:52:43.339+01:002011-09-14T09:52:43.339+01:00I know he wasn't English, but why can't th...I know he wasn't English, but why can't the English speakers pronounce properly the name of the artist Degas? Don't excuse anyone for intrusive Rs either. A reporter on Auntie yesterday used the term "see-soring" in a deliberate-sounding, flagrant manner. Vom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-29651086448898985812011-06-27T11:07:29.109+01:002011-06-27T11:07:29.109+01:00I believe the people having problems with spelling...I believe the people having problems with spelling, are the same people having problems with speaking properly. Using slang for every second word.John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-76774086709989559862010-08-02T23:43:57.028+01:002010-08-02T23:43:57.028+01:00I read a magazine where the writer wrote "the...I read a magazine where the writer wrote "there" instead of "they're". I e-mailed my complaint to the editor and you'll never guess what she said in her reply - "sorry, it slipped through". I couldn't believe that someone who obviously hasn't a clue when it comes to these words is actually employed as a writer and what's even worse is that the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-7967775519405566942010-07-01T19:10:26.095+01:002010-07-01T19:10:26.095+01:00What about the morons who don't know the diffe...What about the morons who don't know the difference between woman and women? Ahhgg!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-21194577184752364372010-05-02T14:13:18.104+01:002010-05-02T14:13:18.104+01:00I'm the same as the poster above. I read elsew...I'm the same as the poster above. I read elsewhere that it's no longer a requirement for schoolchildren to spell properly in exams. We can probably all blame the Labour government's dumbing down of exam standards. I don't have children myself, but I'm seriously considering moving abroad where the school system is effective and teaches proper English grammar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-74413163022490880892010-02-27T19:06:10.679+00:002010-02-27T19:06:10.679+00:00I actually found your blog while searching 'wh...I actually found your blog while searching 'why some people can't spell'. It boggles the blank out of me. I work with someone who can't spell the simplest words and yet likes to be pretend to be smart. ARRRGHH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-51497756748142385802010-02-18T05:28:51.250+00:002010-02-18T05:28:51.250+00:00Thank goodness! I thought I was the only good spe...Thank goodness! I thought I was the only good speller left and that I was going to have to stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-41756863522190233722009-03-11T20:01:00.001+00:002009-03-11T20:01:00.001+00:00The most amazing one to me is "greater then". I s...The most amazing one to me is "greater then". I see this all the time out there on the Interwebs (sic). There are MANY people who don't seem to know the difference between "then" and "than". Isn't this basic English you learn at about age 5? Arrgghh! If people can't understand that it's "greater than", how in the world will they ever distinguish between "less" and "fewer"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-62700186764628168392009-02-02T17:13:00.000+00:002009-02-02T17:13:00.000+00:00I am a self-confessed grammar nazi. Someone pointe...I am a self-confessed grammar nazi. Someone pointed out that in my blog, I'd misspelled lose 'loose'. I almost screamed, I was so embarrassed! The only place I accept poor grammar is in text messages, because it's so damned hard to get to the apostrophe character on a phone keyset. Press 1 seven times? No thanks.<BR/><BR/>Favourite occupation: using semi-colons in proper situations as much as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-24635630173538447392009-02-01T12:47:00.000+00:002009-02-01T12:47:00.000+00:00THANK YOU!!!THANK YOU!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-83639441762135186292009-01-31T15:15:00.000+00:002009-01-31T15:15:00.000+00:00I'm probably not perfect either, but the your, you...I'm probably not perfect either, but the your, you're thing really irritates me.<BR/><BR/>Once on facebook I got an invite to participat in a quiz, but the spelling irritated me too much to complete it!<BR/><BR/>That said, I'd rather have read this letter with the crappy punctuation than without it.<BR/><BR/>I keep imagining you sat at your computer with a little red pen scribbling corrections Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-18118161015533931072009-01-30T14:46:00.000+00:002009-01-30T14:46:00.000+00:00Good point Nicole! How remiss of me. Consider your...Good point Nicole! How remiss of me. Consider yourself added...Flying Highhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663803493095524390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430133207535205630.post-11898376431503808322009-01-30T14:37:00.000+00:002009-01-30T14:37:00.000+00:00I do the same thing. I pore over the bad grammar i...I do the same thing. I pore over the bad grammar in the blogs I read. I can't say I'm perfect either, but it's a habit nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>(Also, when do I get some link love? I've been following you and commenting since the beginning?)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741556399764341585noreply@blogger.com