How do you feel about grammar and spelling mistakes you might come across?

No it doesnt bother me at all.. really if you cant get the word just through the content of the discussion then that is pretty sad and I suggest that you move on then for sure, but for me I know I may be typing and answering my sons question or catching something on the tv, therefore I dont spend every second focused on what I am typing but my fingers still move....LOL

Whenever I am typing and I spell something wrong or something like that I usually go back and fix it unless I notice it really far into my reply. I don't know why I want to fix everything because I'm really just trying to write a response and if it's spealt a little wrong the person reading it can probably tell what I was trying to say but I guess it just kind of bugs me a little bit when I spell something wrong.

I find it a bit irritating to actually read something with lots of grammar errors because in my mind I'll be correcting those errors...especially from professional people in the working world. But if its a little here and there and I guess its forgivable since it just might be a typo. I've made grammar errors where I would have pressed the send button and then just happened to see it when I would have re-read my article and just didn't see the error there...well I hope those out there would forgive me for that...:) Princess

I'm actually on the fence on that matter. I can understand the grammatical mistakes because i have a brother that is dyslexic, but in the same sense I was an English major, so grammatical errors do irritate me when its something like a book I'm reading or something that has been published. Although, I look more poorly to the editor in that case than the writer. The editor's job is to correct the errors, so for something to be published with errors just looks bad on everyone involved.

it not only happens with me but wiht everyone. it is a common thing. for that you have to read some dialogue oriented books and so that you will know which word is used where and how it is being spelt. everyone prononunce words in a different manner. so keep reading it will correct you

Slows down not only my reading but also my esteem to the writer and the person, yes I'm a spelling and grammar snob, it can't be justified, it's unforgivable, we should not be easy with it as mediocrity will go on and on.We've all been to schools and unversities to get rid of some ignorance indeed and we shall continue to do so.

Personally, I find grammer mistakes more distracting than spelling mistakes. I can usually get the meaning of what someone is trying to say with a spelling mistake or two. But, grammer mistakes throw me off course. I find them to be distracting and a bit irritating, even though I know I shouldn't let them bother me, especially here in myLot.

If you're reading something on mylot then you should be prepared to encounter truckloads of mistakes. I don't think people seriously proof-read what they write here. Cheers!!

I started school in the late 50's and a lot of emphasis was placed on proper spelling and grammar. By the time I graduated high school in 1972, the teachers were still very strict about things like that so I've been proud of my attention to these details. However, most people aren't as picky now and English is pretty much catch as catch can. Schools don't teach proper English anymore. Remember (I had to check your age!) how a list would look like: I like lemons, limes and apples. Today it is: I like lemons, limes, and apples. There is an extra comma. This is the new rule! I was taught that you place a comma where you would normally pause when speaking. It drives me nuts sometimes, but I've learned to try to ignore such things. One one hand I despair of a society that doesn't think the written and spoken language is important, and on the other hand I just have to not sweat the small stuff. Although to me, it's not so small!

As long as it's not seriously horrible spelling and/or grammar, I'm fine with it. I can usually just ignore it. I'm guilty myself of making stupid spelling or grammar mistakes. It's usually because I didn't proof read what I typed before I post, or I'm typing in a rush. The only problem I have is when people use chat speak or leet. It's stupidly annoying, especially when you're sitting there wondering what the heck a word is. It's increasingly bad online. It's like people don't care enough to form coherent sentences for others to read, as long as they can save time writing a few letters less.

Most of the time, I can comprehend the writers' meaning if the mistakes aren't too serious to hinder me from understanding. I read some writing about reading system in human beings. People only scan the spelling, instead of reading each letter of each word.

I think its doesnt really matter for as long as you understand what he or she trying to say that's the important thing..