Spelling Police!!

[maggiebee]

Have just read a post on our local Freegle Site. Wanted: Taylor's dummy.
Don't know whether to laugh or cry!

[Retrochic]

Big Jenny There is a difference between laughing at 'howlers' in an email or online, and that of criticising a post on a forum and making assumptions about the literacy skills of the author. I find that in a debate, if someone gets cornered on a subject, they bring out the Grammar and Spelling Police. It's as if they have nothing else of intelligence to say, but still want to demonstrate their perceived superior intellect.

[Peter Pedant]

Oh and in Plymouth they showed a film called 'Humaniod'

and I managed to buy a discounted LP by an unknown composer called 'HADYN' - -he was good - late eighteenth century....

[stuey]

Retrochic, your last sentence reminds me of the adage "A wise person speaks when they have something to say; a fool speaks just to say something." By the way, as I know that you're interested in things retro, take a look at my thread from yesterday "Old Money".

[maggiebee]

Sorry, I seem to have opened a can of worms here. I was not "mocking" anyone. I just found the post rather amusing and would place it amongst the thousands of 'howlers' I read every day. Local rag reported that the driver had to break suddenly to avoid a child. My imagination did the rest.

[stuey]

Maggiebee, in case you're wondering, my post at 13:06 was referring to Retro's last sentence not you. By the way, I really don't think that you have to apologize.

[jourdain2]

We can all make mistakes, but sometimes the results are very funny. After many years of teaching I can't decide if our school newsletter (written by pupils) which stated, 'The fifth form gave a pubic performance of ....' (very possible!) or a notice in a local travel agent's window advertising flights from 'Leed's/Bradford' wins the prize! You have to smile!

[TWR]

I do not mock people believe it or not! not like a few on here, there are many person that I know who have become millionaire's that can not read, spell, but have one hell of a head for business.

[jourdain2]

Agreed TWR - my grammar and spelling are pretty good, but I'm not well off and if I have a broken lawnmower (for example) I need someone who can fix it. I have said 'Horses for courses' for so many years that I am tired of the repetition. That's why we need different systems of education (all with EQUAL VALIDITY!)

[sherrardk]

When it comes to public examinations no amount of fee paying dictates if a pupil gets a writer, etc - that would be down to the pupil's statement and the severity of their special need. Paying £18000+ might get lots of extra support in everyday lessons, it doesn't pay for a GCSE.

[tamborine]

I blame bad teaching

[TWR]

Just to add to this, My son In Law has a (A1) Computer brain, very well educated, but common sense, as this as S---T, Example, we were moving a shed in their new house, distance about 30 ft, he wanted to strip the shed completely in turn, replacing the roof felt ect, my way was to use 3 scaffold pipes under the shed 6 persons, 3 each side to do the lift, he said what a stupid Idea, I make a fool of his so called brains, I was called a silly Basd for even suggesting the Idea.

[Retrochic]

sherradk - my daughter was statemented severely dyslexic with dyspraxia. She had limited help in State school ( 1 hour a week plus a free laptop). She would have got a writer in private school or state school. Private school got her loads more support -you are correct. No doubt if she posted on here she would get flamed by certain people for her spelling but perhaps not her grammar -to be honest if that infuriates people that's their problem .

[mrs.chappie]

One that makes me smile is seen frequently on Tripadvisor. The reviewer is impressed with a hotel or organisation and will definitely return...but the review states that they will defiantly return.

[sherrardk]

Retrochic - thing 2 gets 10 hours a week support for his speech problem, maybe different authorities offer different levels of support?

[Mamyalynne]

I can't be mithered.