It's refreshing to visit a forum who's members use correct spelling and grammar

Repondering said:
It is a college or university student who has chosen to simultaneously pursue two majors of study. In my case English literature and psychology.


Surely your question is intended to be facetious........
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Maybe, but Catch 22, had a character named, Major Major (no comma).
He could have been an admiral that found himself in a army camp, there is no such rank as admiral in the army:
so they just called him Major Major-reckon
 

I try to check my posts after I post them and many times I have spelled incorrectly. If I'm using my phone it often puts words in my posts that I did not even write. I guess I'm a bit self conscious about my spelling. If I'm too tired to edit my post you will see it with all its mistakes. Oh well, I'm just human.
 
Sometimes I get lazy and don’t use perfect grammar, punctuation etc. I think with frequent texting it’s becoming the norm and we recognize common misspellings etc and show each other grace. More important to get the point across than to impress others with intellectual level.
 
Ruthanne said:
I try to check my posts after I post them and many times I have spelled incorrectly. If I'm using my phone it often puts words in my posts that I did not even write. I guess I'm a bit self conscious about my spelling. If I'm too tired to edit my post you will see it with all its mistakes. Oh well, I'm just human.
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Go to your settings, find spell check and turn ON "highlight misspelled words".

Then your word will have a red squiggle under it. RIGHT-click on that word and a menu pops up. Just choose the correct word at the top.

@Repondering, you might do this as well. Your post #23 has two misspelled words.

I don't care, but you wrote that correct spelling was important to you.
 
Lanny said:
This stood out to me the first time I came to Senior Forums.

My mom was a school teacher and was a stickler about correct spelling, grammar and the importance of writing legibly.
She taught us that if we don't take time to do these things, people won't be able to understand us and the results we seek will be diminished by our own hand.

Of course it's only human to make mistakes from time to time but a great deal of posts on other forums are almost unintelligible.
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There should be a comma before 'but' in the bolded sentence, since it's an independent clause. Just sayin'. :cool:

(My wife was a college English teacher. 🤣 )
 
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RadishRose said:
Go to your settings, find spell check and turn ON "highlight misspelled words".

Then your word will have a red squiggle under it. RIGHT-click on that word and a menu pops up. Just choose the correct word at the top.

@Repondering, you might do this as well. Your post #23 has two misspelled words.

I don't care, but you wrote that correct spelling was important to you.
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When I go to settings there is no link. I wanted to do that.
 
Capt Lightning said:
Are you sure you're talking about THIS forum :unsure: Actually it's not as bad as some, although American spelling / names confuses me at times.
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Wren said:
Not something that bothers me, members come from all walks of life with varying levels of education, this by no means detracts from the content, wit or sincerity of posts

So what if the spelling and grammar are not that of an A student ? Should we sit an exam before registering ?
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Thanks Wren. You're right. And you'll see me make lots of boo-boos :D No biggie. After all, nobody likes a spelling notzee :giggle:
 
Don M. said:
Spelling and punctuation errors are fairly common....especially if a person is in a bit of a hurry. However, "Sentence Structure" is probably much more important, if a person wants to communicate clearly.
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I agree. Misspelled words don't usually change the meaning but punctuation and sentence structure can confuse or even change the meaning and the point of all this is simply to speak and be understood (long posts especially so).
 
Didn't we cover all this in another post ???commas and such,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
This is a senior forum not kintergarden and we do have different nationalities coping with the English language.
.... who cares , as long as we can read and understand what has been written why criticize.

p.s. my spell check worked overtime for this one...fumbly fingers come in to the picture toogiggle sm.gif
 
helenbacque said:
I agree. Misspelled words don't usually change the meaning but punctuation and sentence structure can confuse or even change the meaning and the point of all this is simply to speak and be understood (long posts especially so).
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Lanny said:
Thanks Wren. You're right. And you'll see me make lots of boo-boos :D No biggie. After all, nobody likes a spelling notzee :giggle:
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Speaking of boo-boos, methinks it was a boo-boo to start this thread :p:p:p:p:p
 
Repondering said:
It is a college or university student who has chosen to simultaneously pursue two majors of study. In my case English literature and psychology.
The norm is of course a major and a minor......for example majoring in political science and minoring in history.
Triple majors are possible but such a student would be quite exceptional.

Surely your question is intended to be facetious........
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The Major and the Minor was a 1942 movie starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland!
 
Lanny said:
This stood out to me the first time I came to Senior Forums.

My mom was a school teacher and was a stickler about correct spelling, grammar and the importance of writing legibly.
She taught us that if we don't take time to do these things, people won't be able to understand us and the results we seek will be diminished by our own hand.

Of course it's only human to make mistakes from time to time but a great deal of posts on other forums are almost unintelligible.
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Ha, ha, you haven't been here long enough. Even I don't understand some of my own posts!
 
Ruthanne said:
I try to check my posts after I post them and many times I have spelled incorrectly. If I'm using my phone it often puts words in my posts that I did not even write. I guess I'm a bit self conscious about my spelling. If I'm too tired to edit my post you will see it with all its mistakes. Oh well, I'm just human.
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Aren't we all, Ruthanne?
 

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