Grrr spelling makes me cringe on FB

[pips1]

Don't worry, I'm not about to become one of the spelling police brigade on here as I know typos happen. However on Facebook the number of people who can't spell is getting ridiculous. The most common errors are 'your' for 'you're', 'their/there' for 'they're' and 'loose' for 'lose'. The latter doesn't even sound like the same word!! What do you think? It's not textspeak, it's just bad spelling.

[plautus]

Don't get me started on ignorant teachers; I could fill a whole website with my anecdotes, beginning with the Head of Remedial English who came into the staff room at the end of break to enquire, "Has the bell went yet?"

[sherrardk]

Himself is 'classically' educated so knows loads but his spelling is atrocious (hope I have spelt that correctly - but I have an iPad and they are buggers for mis-spelling things).

[gness]

I must really bug you Mick!!!!!! Bugged and dicusted? x

[Mick-Talbot]

Well you can't even pell Guinness correctly For Funks Sake

[gness]

I'll have you know I have never pelled a Guinness in my life!!!!!

[sometimesit]

I suffer with this bad spelling and find it difficult typing in small boxes. The same thing happens at work in the call logging system. The spelling is rubbish. Its to do with the speed that people post and (with me) a form of blindness where I don't seem to see what's there. The brain doesn't process the info quick enough. One thing I find helps in to use word or email to create the post then paste it in. Another problem I have is pressing enter too quick. If there was a preview option maybe that would help.

[Mick-Talbot]

Anyway I'm off to sleep, you will have to bug me tommorroww .....Guinness

[gness]

With pleasure, Michael. Sleep well!!!

[Brinjal]

Grammar the difference between feeling you're nuts and feeling your nuts.

[cazzz1975]

my favourite error is "specific" and "pacific"

[tiggerblue10]

My Grrr ones are "aksed" instead of "asked" and people who say "f" instead of "th" for example "three" turns into "free".

[starone]

I can't stand people who say 'Will you borrow me ....' instead of 'Will you lend me ...' or variations on this.

[starone]

and fruneral instead of funeral.

[LyndaB]

Sickth instead of sixth. Newsreaders say it all the time and it drives me mad. On FB 'of' instead of 'have' makes me want to put my fist through the screen. And don't even get me started on apostrophes. Ladie's shoe's, anyone?

[DTCwordfan]

The Haitch instead of H gets me, so slovenly.

[DTCwordfan]

And a fairly common one here, using your for you're

[pips1]

WOW so many answers!! Glad I am not the only one, thanks for all your replies :)

[tonyav]

Downt woory aboot it.