Originally Posted by An Idiot

Do U wan 2 b my slav?

Originally Posted by Manbearpig (Post 427166)

Look, I know spelling is the not the easiest thing in the world for a lot of people. Especially since there are people who live all across the world on getdare, and spelling may have different dialects or simple changes in a single word (favorite and favourite for example), spelling can be very tricky. As a mod on getDare who struggles with spelling at times, I am not going to get mad at someone who misspells one word on accident. However, what I will get mad at are people who use AOL speak or don't take time at all to a spellchecker. Now, for morons, you may be asking what the following two are and how can I avoid getting an infraction for doing them. Thank God I am here.

First AOL speak. Here is an example:



First, this is a stupid sentence to begin with, and something an idiot would say. Second, this qualifies as AOL speak since this user cannot spell the simple words of you, want and be. This is avoidable by spelling out such words.

The second one you may get mad at me for, and really, I don't give a flying f***. Using a spellchecker is one of the easiest things to do in the world. If you know you suck at spelling, it is right there for you. One way to to spell-check your post is to type it out in something like Microsoft Word and copy and paste it onto getDare. I know that not everyone has Word, that is why I have alternates. The latest versions of the web browsers such as Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome have such options, on Windows 7 at least (if you use Firefox or Chrome, right click to make sure the spellchecker is enabled. Also I cannot speak for any other kind of OS). Note that if you use Internet Explorer, this option does not exist. There are a few ways to correct this. The first is to get a real web browser. The second is to go to a website such as http://www.spellcheck.net/speller/ where it will do it for you.

Are some of these tips inconvenient for some? Probably. Like I said, if you misspell a word or two in a story, odds are no mods will really care to the point where they will give you an infraction. However, if you really have trouble spelling, hopefully, you can learn something from this post.

Until next time,

Manbearpig

PS: I welcome feedback so feel free to post. If you noticed anything wrong with any of my statements or have a different OS, feel free to share what you are thinking and I will copy it to the main post!

Originally Posted by Wolf_78 (Post 427355)

I don't mean to cause an argument, however there is one major flaw in your' insistence that everyone use a spell check. Most spell checkers that I know of can't spell correct English. They try to change correct spellings of everyday words into some corrupted version of English, most commonly known as American English.

Besides which, the word Slav (that you were so passionate about) is the correct word to describe a person of Slavic origin. Therefore, running this mis-spelling of the word slave through a spell check, would not result in it being picked up.

Originally Posted by Wolf_78 (Post 427355)

I don't mean to cause an argument, however there is one major flaw in your' insistence that everyone use a spell check. Most spell checkers that I know of can't spell correct English. They try to change correct spellings of everyday words into some corrupted version of English, most commonly known as American English.

Besides which, the word Slav (that you were so passionate about) is the correct word to describe a person of Slavic origin. Therefore, running this mis-spelling of the word slave through a spell check, would not result in it being picked up.

Originally Posted by Manbearpig (Post 427166)

Look, I know spelling is the not the easiest thing in the world for a lot of people.

Originally Posted by Manbearpig (Post 427166)

However, what I will get mad at are people who use AOL speak or don't take time at all to a spellchecker.

Originally Posted by Manbearpig (Post 427166)

I am not going to get mad at someone who misspells one word on accident.

Originally Posted by Manbearpig (Post 427166)

I don't give a flying f***. Using a spellchecker is one of the easiest things to do in the world. If you know you suck at spelling, it is right there for you. !

Originally Posted by shavedrachel (Post 428426)

QUOTES WORD TO WORD FROM THIS THREAD

Surely the word THE can be deleted? However Microsoft word does not pick this up



Surely the word “use” needs to be added? However Microsoft word does not pick this up
Eg) or dont take time to USE a spellchecker



Surely this should be by? However Microsoft word does not pick this up
Eg) One word BY accident



This is only applicable if using a PC / LAPTOP as ipod touch / phones etc dont have spell checker that i am aware of, or if they do sure will be harder to use

ps - not meaning to pick spots on this excellent thread just showing that even spell checks etc can miss things

MY PERSONAL VIEW

I agree with MOST of your thread and that fact that AOL speak is not required, and as I’m dyslexic I DO use Microsoft word for spelling before posting parts to my story.

However I don’t find this practical in some circumstances, in chat extra.
The problem I also find is being dyslexic I get words muddled up occasionally eg)

There / their
Were / wear / where
Through / though / throw
Are just example – and Microsoft word therefore is unable to pick these up

I also find sometimes that Microsoft word / spell checkers etc are unable to find the word I am looking for eg)

To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate = Exaggerate

This word took me 8min 12 sec to find spelling as at first put edzadurate / egsadurate / exadurate etc all with no spelling corrections being correct.
I found the correct spelling in the end my typing how I expected it to be worded in INTERNET EXPLORER – and it came up with suggestions unlike Microsoft word


The other thing I disagree with on this thread is the fact that you can easily when checking what you have typed miss something, you may type the word twice, or missed a word out etc

Also at times I am only on IPOD TOUCH and so CAN NOT use a spell checker before posting, however when doing this I do not post new threads – or parts of story for this reason. You can usually tell when I have typed on ipod touch as at bottom of posts it usually states Love RACHIE (capitals) and lower case if using Laptop.

However for the majority I agree that everyone CAN TRY to use proper English and spell things to the best of their capabilities

Love Rachie
x x x x x

HAVE THANKED THE THREAD – MORE PEOPLE SHOULD READ