How do you correct people's mistakes?

Normally i won't suggest that you go correct people as they might think they are always right and they will become hostile to you . Unless you are at a more superior position and you could tell him or her during a coffee breaks.

I'll tell my wife his/her mistake or keep silent (hahahahaha)

Greetings my old China plate. Some people are appreciative of others pointing out their mistake(s). However, if it is done too often it can be annoying. That said, if you are making so many mistakes it may be wise to give you a wide berth. What do you think of Harry's methods in this clip? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txp19ZNtFn8 Cheerio, ta ta, bye....

What is a mistake? I wonder what you mean by mistakes I seldom see them. People are different and have different solutions for the same problem. They might do it different from me but it's not said the end result is not exactly the same or even better. But if I would say something I probably just say it, no matter who it is, what age or what profession. Since I am who I am.

Hi friend, if i find a mistake in my friends activity, i will tell it to him in a gentle way and made him to realize his fault. I don't gossip about that fault and make publicity with it. I am not interested in spreading my friends weakness and mistakes to others

I give suggestions, if they don't accept it. I just let go and give them time to have this realization.

I think you have to gauge the person individually, if you know them well and know that they would appreciate you pointing out a mistake to them, then proceed, but some people don't like to be shown their mistakes, so it's sometimes for a quiet life best to let them get on with it. It also depends on the mistake and circumstance. I have pointed out mistakes before, and haven't had a nice response, it is treated with sarcasm, so I think right, you get on with it and make mistakes but you will end up looking foolish especially if the boss sees the mistakes. Sometimes you have to be tactful other times you have to turn a blind eye.

I only correct somebody mistake if its going to hurt them. We all make mistakes and if somebody lovingly points them out then its so much better to learn that way. I would never make them feel like less of a person because they made a mistake, family and friends rely on each other to help, not to hurt.

I think when correcting someone you do it in private , just to the person not in front of others . If the person is my superior only unless its my job to correct them I would , if it doesnt affect me I probably wont unless I know the person doesnt mind being corrected. I will not gossip about a person mistake , I dont like gossip , I would much rather to tell the person than to gossip about them . I hate people that act like they know it all and if they correct me I would ignore them lol... I think if a person chose to correct a person it should be genuine and not to show the person up . You can know a person intention by the way they approach things , why would a person correct your mistake for others to see !?? I could say that person only have one motive and is to make you look bad . If the person come to you in private and point out the mistake then everyone will be happier .

I think that it would very much depend on the type of mistake that they made, and whether they had made that same mistake at some point in the past. For example if they said something that was not right, but it wouldn't harm anybody, then I probably wouldn't say anything. However if they were going to make a mistake that would have a negative effect on the future then I would try to tell them about it. It is important that you always correct people nicely, as there is the chance that they would assume you thought you were better than them if you did it in an aggressive way.

I guess it depends on my relationship with the person committing the mistake, if we're close or not, in good terms or what. I used to think that people will appreciate if someone will be concerned and take the trouble to correct them, but I found out that not all people take corrections in a good way. From that lesson onwards, I only correct people who are really close to me in a sense that they know me so well that they know I am not being a smart aleck and I am genuinely wanting to help out. Of course I would do it in private, with just the 2 of us.

Correcting others mistake is a big mistake! Who are you to tell me that I made or making a mistake? Unless I ask for an advise about it, pointing out my mistake is an insult! And unless I regard you in high esteem, you have no right to tell me my mistake for you are mistaken my friend that this is a mistake. If you are in business of remarking others of their mistake, better be careful because most times you will find yourself into trouble. Cheers and God bless!

Honestly telling people that what they are doing is not good takes a lot of guts to do it. I remember I was in an internet cafe last year and there was these two boys about 8-9 years old and they were talking about girls and girls genitals. I was mad at them I really was determined to tell them that what they are doing wasn't right. BUt I did not because I was angry and don't want to correct those kids when I'm angry co's I might ended up yelling at them. Then this time hubby and I are facing a hard situation co's hubby's sister is so liberated in thinking... she is living with her boyfriend now but they are not married yet. Hubby and her sister argued about such views. The sister in law just don't care. It's really hard when is faced with a situation like this where you know the truth and you want to share this truth but the people around just seems don't care and continue to do for what is not and in the end when things gets tough and rough with them they'll com to you, and since they your family... you have to help them. Thanks for sharing. happy mylotting and God bless!

Hi friends... Mistakes has done by each people.We will never be able to find a person who does not do any mistakes.That is the human nature.How ever we need the best help of others to correct our mistakes.Unfortunatily some people do not try to guide us when we are going to do mistakes.As an educated humans we should help each other to avoid our own mistakes.

correcting the mistake is not easy. All that within in your power is to correct yourself. But when you interact with others, you are called to correct. Bible says, when your neighbor is at fault you call her in private and admonish, if he does not care forcall for a witness, if it fails then call the community to settle the issue. In our daily ordinary ways, first we must assure them that we love them and try our best to observe what we cousel to them. With some you my try to reason on the consequenses and let them choose. The one who loves can correct by a cordial dial, with a soft tune, peaceful attitude, a dialogue and must never humiliate the person. At the cost of correcting a sin, the sinner must not be insulted.