[Arctic Fox]

...getting more intrusive on this website, or are people just getting lazier about checking their spelling before posting?

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox

...getting more intrusive on this website, or are people just getting lazier about checking their spelling before posting?

Most of the stuff posted here seems pretty well-written, if somewhat informal.

One of my peeves though is the use of homophones. When I see them I usually conclude one of two things: that the writer is a millennial and thus conditioned by social media to use them, or that he or she is a lazy person over 40.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Most of the stuff posted here seems pretty well-written, if somewhat informal.

One of my peeves though is the use of homophones. When I see them I usually conclude one of two things: that the writer is a millennial and thus conditioned by social media to use them, or that he or she is a lazy person over 40.

Dont no wat u meen. 😉😉🙃

[CoachKandSportsguy]

spell check is a pain in the azz! wants formal sentence structure and doesn't like humor in homophones, etc, This location doesn't / shouldn't have any requirement for schooling or correcting to professional level writing. We are all / almost retired and having fun while the fun lasts.

I couldn't care less about perfect spelling or punctuation or grammah.

spahstguy

how else does one type in a propah Bahston accent?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8ZYgb8Osek

[thelegges]

My iPad or IPhone changes words spelling and sometimes makes it unreadable, either by typing or voice. No idea why, but I’d I don’t reread carefully I miss their change, than have to edit.

Sometimes the words make no sense, and I know it’s not what I type. My laptop isn’t Apple so have zero issues with changing of words or spelling. I blame Apple

[Shipping up to Boston]

Spelling is a pet peeve. I will admit auto correct blows at times but like anything else...check your post before you hit reply. I remember , casually, correcting someone’s spelling several months ago on a thread....and one of ToTV finest Pat Boone imitators...accused me of ADA insensitivity!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Most of the stuff posted here seems pretty well-written, if somewhat informal.

One of my peeves though is the use of homophones. When I see them I usually conclude one of two things: that the writer is a millennial and thus conditioned by social media to use them, or that he or she is a lazy person over 40.

Or, they are just as dumb as a box of rocks...

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I have my spell-checker disabled on all my applications and browsers. It's distracting. I misspell things once in awhile. Not often though.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

spell check is a pain in the azz! wants formal sentence structure and doesn't like humor in homophones, etc, This location doesn't / shouldn't have any requirement for schooling or correcting to professional level writing. We are all / almost retired and having fun while the fun lasts.

I couldn't care less about perfect spelling or punctuation or grammah.

spahstguy

how else does one type in a propah Bahston accent?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8ZYgb8Osek

I hate the spell check on my iPhone.

I can promise you, I have never meant to type the word "Ducking"...

[shut the front door]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Or, they are just as dumb as a box of rocks...

You may be joking, but it's the first thing I think of. There are a few here that give me a headache trying to decipher what they are trying to say. I just assume they are uneducated. And if they are so uneducated that I can't figure out what they are trying to convey, then it wasn't worth deciphering anyway.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Or, they are just as dumb as a box of rocks...

Why insult a box of rocks? What did they do to you?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Why insult a box of rocks? What did they do to you?

[CFrance]

Several years ago there was a thread about auto correct. I still laugh about the woman who said she stopped texting her granddaughter after calling her a slut!

[fdpaq0580]

My spelling is perfect. But, every now and then, my tablet thinks it is time to show me that it has spellchecker. That's when things go wanky!

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Several years ago there was a thread about auto correct. I still laugh about the woman who said she stopped texting her granddaughter after calling her a slut!

ROTFLMAO! I hope that is a true story! Way to go Auto-correct!