spelling

Spelling errors do not bother me at all. Sometimes my fingers move fast or slower than my brain and I have them as well. I don't point out that the person spelled the word wrong I only spell it correctly in my response. I did have someone that was really rude about the spelling of the word favorite once and I do not response to her discussions anymore. Apparently, Americans are the only ones that spell it favorite without a "u" in it . She didn't even respond to what I posted just said that I spelled the word incorrectly . Some people just do not realize that not everyone on mylot is from their country and not everyone has a Phd .

I probably wouldn't correct anyone else's spelling, but I do try to be as correct as I can in my own postings. It is somewhat of a pet peeve of mine to see posts where it appears that the writer hasn't put much effort into spelling or punctuation.

I think it is admirable that you are using a dictionary to make sure you spell words right, and in that way make your English more perfect. I, myself, do not use a dictionary. Sometimes I look at a word and it just doesn't look right, and then I try to avoid using it. The best part about English is that it is a very simple language, where you can say one thing in very many ways, so you do not necessarily have to find that one word. Sometimes I get annoyed and look up the spelling in an online dictionary, just to know for future reference. I would not get offended if someone corrected my grammatical or spelling errors, since I try to learn to perfect my English. You can't learn without getting the errors pointed out! I promise if I notice any errors I'll let you know :) Happy posting!

You are putting extra effort. There is no need to sit with a dictionary for correcting spell. Use forefox 3. It has a built in spell checker. So whenever you make a spell mistake you can see it yourself. There is no need to get upset & also correct your mistake when you can do it yourself. Happy mylotting

There are some people who make it their business to correct other people's spelling and grammar and others who are upset and offended by them doing so. Personally, I feel that the content is more important and, as long as I can understand what someone means, perfect spelling is not vital. Everyone spells incorrectly or makes typing errors from time to time and there are myLot members from around the world for whom, English is not their first language. (I do find it irritating when people write 'da' instead of 'the' etc., but - you know, live and let live ... )

I was noticing a lot of spelling mistakes in the forums here as well. I too make spelling mistakes, but some of the ones I am noticing are very simple words or just the result of someone who is not willing to back space. lol. So if I see any words that you have spelt wrong, kaleegirl45, I will let you know. hehe.

I have no doubt that I occasionally spell things incorrectly. I don't mind it being pointed out...in a nice way.

If you are asking for this to be done sure I could do that for you. Although it doesn't bother me if I come across misspelled words in a discussion or response. There are people from all over the world who come here so things like that I would expect.

I am a good speller and I pride myself on that small achievement. The problem is my fingers are not as good a speller as me and I type fast and hit the post button just in time for me to discover one of the antics of my fingers, too late to change or edit or correct anything so I just let it ride and hope nobody corrects my spelling because that would just be too embarrassing.

I think you do just fine with your spelling and no MyLot isn't going to get upset for you mispelling words. I know alot of you are not good with the english lanuage but you try and that takes effort. That's like me trying to learn another country's language and expected to know how to write it properly. Just do your best and if any one put's a negitive response please just skip over that one and move on to the positive replies to your discussions. No one should be correcting you at all it's not their place to. If they can't understand or have a problem with how you write they shouldn't respond to the discussion no one is perfect. I think your doing just fine and keep up the good work. :)

hi there,well in my opinion i dont get upset coz its normal and i did the same too sometimes,everybody mistaken and its just a simple thing so no need to get upset,we just understand to ech other.

I barely see people here correct spellings of another mylotters.And i have not encountered any heated discussion regarding being corrected with their spelling.I sometimes make mistakes in typing words,mistakes in spelling.I don't mind if i will be corrected for wrong spellings.And as you waish if i see any words mispelled on your post i will correct it.Happy ,mlotting!!!

Why don't you try downloading a spell checker? It is faster in my opinion and very helpful! I do not think anyone gets mad because of spelling.

If you want to improve your English this is one way of doing it. Always refer to the dictionary for your spellings. I can understand some of us have difficulty in expressing ourself in English. But at least we can improve our grammer by spelling correctly. Before I post, I will go through my comments and check the spelling from dictionary. By doing so I am able to improve my English.

Well! I use Mozilla firefox... and it has inbuilt dictionary... so whenever i make mistakes i come to know and correct them... So you can also start using Firefox and forget about spelling mistakes.... Anyways if you make any spelling mistakes i would let you know about it... Happy posting on mylot.....^_^

when i am so excited on what i am doing i sometimes hit the post response button and forget to check if my spelling are correct but what the heck....lol. i know they will still understand what i am saying even the letters are all jumbled. i can also sure that the thoughts are still there even when the spelling are not correct. wink wink

I think it's alright others point out my misspelling. English isn't my own language, it's a foreign language for me. I try not to make mistakes but sometimes it's hard to avoid. Nowadays I use Firefox so that it will check the spelling by itself. That's very convenient. I love China

There are so many mylotters who don't spell correctly. Yes, due spelling mistakes sometimes the meaning may also change, but it is very good that you are taking so many efforts to spell correctly. In this way you will be perfect in English. So don't worry about wrong spellings. I think noone will let you know about spelling mistake, instead of responding the subject of your discussion.

I wouldn't mind being corrected. People make mistakes and nobody is perfect. I would correct if necessary but if its just a typographical errors its okay. Take care and no worries. Okay!

If you want to make sure your spelling is correct try using firefox as your browser because it automatically checks spelling. However don't rely on it too much because some English words appear if you misspell another word.By the way your spelling of dictionary is wrong.