The teaching of spelling and grammar has been abolished. We have a friend who is a Primary School Teacher. Her main subject is English yet, by her own admission, she has great difficulty spelling even the simplest words and that would include most of the words I have written which have more than four letters! People have become so accustomed to using as few letters and almost no punctuation thanks to the arrival of Mobile Phones etc. that spelling, grammar and punctuation have become obsolete. So far as I am concerned I think that is a great pity - BUT we have to move with the times.

it not me

You annoy the crap out of me! Aim higher Daniel.

Spelling sometimes

MY WIFE IS MY SPELLING AND GRAMMAR POLICE PERSON. I ALWAYS RUN THINGS PAST HER , HAPPY WIFE HAPPY LIFE. ALSO I KNOW EVERYTHING IS CORRECT.

Whu cares if your gramma is knot up too scratch as long as u can get yaw meshage a XEdited 12-Sep-22 10:24am

Not everyone is good with their grammar, the world we live in has changed our focus

None of us are perfect. My grammar is not perfect.

I don't mind grammatical errors or spelling, but no punctuation or every other word a profane one is where i draw the line.

As long as people understand what you mean don't let it annoy you none of us are perfect

You may have just created a new Rewardian saying Daniel "just plain Jerky"! i'm a liking it.

haha same Daniel..me got bigger problemo's than spellin. If we were being paid now that would be a diff story. And some people don't have english as their first language etc. Edited 15-Nov-22 20:04pm

By the way people, English is not always the first language for other people, so stop blowing your stiff nose at us

I know once i left school my spelling and reading go down under. As i don't used and forget how to spell things.

teachers today can't spell so how can we expect our children to learn correct spelling.

would be good for us all to be perfect but.....

not everyone is good at spelling, that is why you proof read what you have written before you send it away. A misspelling word could change the meaning of what you are saying altogether. For me Daniel T, as long as you relay what you want to say. leave the jerky to be jerked

I would like people to try but computers have taken over things aren't great so go with the flow and become robots

My husband corrects my grammer all the time. It is just what he does. His learning was so correct throuhout his schooling. English language taught the right way or do heaps of lines to learn the correct way. Probably not so important in every day writing.Edited 12-Sep-22 08:29am

Well stay annoyed. It is my livelihood. And your heading had a spelling mistake in it.

Ba ha ha it is grammar. We're on social media. How we spell and compose our sentences is going to come up for scrutiny. I read a lot as a little kid, to escape the reality of a miserable home life and used to think my spelling and grammar was excellent. Not so sure now. Sometimes it annoys me, if somebody is trying to prove a point. Other than that.....in the grand scheme of things, who cares? Nobody's perfect.

I do editing and proofreading for work, and I never correct spelling and grammar when I’ve not been asked to do so. I think it is rude and can be a form of bullying and belittling someone. If the spelling or grammar is wrong but the meaning is clear, there’s no need to annoy the writer with corrections. And if no one ever made mistakes, I would have a lot less work!

I don't like bad spelling only because I was taught by nuns who were insistent on spelling, grammar, and English was 100%. My son is also a headmaster at a private school and insists on the same

as i get older the spelling part of my brain makes miistakes

It really isn't or should not be a battle. Most people would be mature enough to allow, without being offended, someone point to out that they have misspelled a word or used the word in the wrong place. We cannot learn from our mistakes if we don't know we have made a mistake.

You are using too many commas though it being logical and practical. Is that a habit brought from another language grammar?

Wot, jee wiz, give me a brake !!!?????**#$%$

Even some of the surveys contain glaring errors. Had one with a few bad Grammar mistakes last week. I think some are written by Asians.

I find the misuse of 'premise' as a singular for a business premises quite common in surveys ... totally not what the author was intending to convey.

My daughter corrects me all the time, but all I say is you got your way and I've got mine. 2 different eras same meaning.

This is a fine example!!!!

I get annoyed by the modern generation using abbreviations like they do in a text. perhaps they have been doing this so long that they now do not know how to spell

He's an old Indian. You can't expect perfection when you come from that sort of background I suppose.. Edited 12-Sep-22 06:55am

Becareful because Allin reports people. He's what they call a dober in Australian slang, or a dog. If you write badly he might report you to rewardia management. He thinks this is fun!

If people don't mind appearing uneducated and unintelligent, and are happy to lower their standards in some sort of plebeian effort to gain perceived social acceptance, what is the problem? I have always wondered though, with language (both written and spoken) being (arguably) the most useful and powerful tool that modern humans wield, why not make an effort to master the skill? Not doing so is just indicative of a modern anti-social bent or a slovenly mindset. It's the old, "I'm too cool for school". And I can tolerate poor spelling/grammer, especially since the world is now full of people who speak/write English as a second language, but it's these UPPERCASE IDIOTS that should be banned from using keyboards.

Allin said there are grammar police on rewardia. I didn't say that....he started it.

Grammar is extremely important in this Era. Most don't know how to spell. I'm one of them grammar police.

Yes worth fighting for! The whole texting thing never helps with all the abbreviations!

They may know how it is supposed to be worded but as long it is eligible and can read why make an issue? because some will.

That's half the problem tho. You can't understand some people and how they write . The odd spelling mistake or grammatical mistake isn't really relevant on rewardia. It's when you do it consistently then you have a issue.

Who cares, as long as you can understand what they are saying, right? Life is too short to nit pick.

I've just pointed out bad writing to someone on yesterday's daily discussion. She kept writing U, instead of YOU. Now that is lazy writing. I don't write sht like that!

Important in a polite way but the reality is in 100 yrs evyone will rite and type in txt spk. Probs

Who are you referring too? I don't need help stupid. I was raised on the English language. And those who were rude to others weren't being polite. Being very nasty in fact.

Mistakes happen (especially autocorrect) but grammar and spelling are important. Instead of being offended, say thank you and use the opportunity to better yourself.

Depend on the circumstances. Facebook no, newspaper yes

At times we all make errors that's what makes us humans. I found out at the age of 32 that people in the Registry office made a mistake when (in those days hand wrote in fountain pen your birth certificate) and my name was spelt incorrectly.

Yes, you are wright Daniel T, but it seems those who write the polls/discussions are fair game for complaints. Now I've also criticised others polls/discussions sometimes as well. I've seen more bad writing amongst people that don't usually write these discussions, than people who post a topic though. Most of them rarely get complained about. I saw many bad mistakes and poor writing all week long. And I do observe this as I tend to read most of the replys. So it isn't just the forum writers who make mistakes. Some do it all the time. Most are too lazy or incompetent to recorrect their errors. And they are often the first to complain about others who write the forums. Strange!Edited 12-Sep-22 09:08am

Well Daniel T, it's not just rewardia participants who are the grammar police these days, it's also Rewardia themselves. But funnily enough, I've seen some appalling spelling/grammar, from rewardia at times as well. Go back and read some of their old...topics and trivia/polls and you will see what I mean. I think they have some who's language isn't english as a first language.

Allin abuses people and when you attack him back he squeals to rewardia.

I worked in publishing and our meeting were always longer because the editors would fight over where the commas belonged. If they don’t know why should we have to figure it out?

It's not just writing. It's the way people speak. If they don't pronounce words correctly it could also be an indication of how they write. I've been known to pull people up for not saying a word the right way. I hear some ugly speak language sometimes and it's worse than bad writing. Word formation starts at a early age. You hear some kids still calling their parents still mummy and daddy at the age of ten. I find bad speaking quite deplorable!

I think that people's abilities to use the correct spelling and grammar decline when you are not reading or writing as much as you may have done in your youth (at least in my youth). This grammar policing is nothing new and certainly, not encouraging for people who may not be a native speaker of the language in question or may not have been taught correctly in the first place as this can discourage discourse and make the person feel bad about themselves because they feel they are being "picked on". I believe that unless someone WANTS to be proofread on an internet forum, then leave them alone. As long as you can understand the intent of the post, then no harm done. We are all guilty of typos and whoopsie errors and language and protocols are dynamic and rules evolve with society. Isn't it ridiculous enough that there are proper English spelling and pronounciation and American English to contend with before you bring in all other rules pertaining to correct use of language?

Put it this way, people generally spell, write, and used grammar much better 100 years ago... than most people do today, even those who claim they are proficient in ENGLISH. Despite the availability of more writing tools, books, computers, etc, people are either more stupid in our age, or lazy, or both.

Notice how he writes ? He can't even use a CAPITAL LETTER to start a sentence. What a jerk!

it's no big deal, i spell like crap, don't follow the rules of the road when it comes to grammar etc,, and over the years i have enjoyed pissing off the grammar police, if all you have to do in life is go on line and stalk folks that don't put a comma in the right place, you lead a very shallow life,, get a freakin hobby and leev uz no grammar foks aloan,, but do have a nice day, if you can that is,, ;-))

Hate it when someone doesn't use capital letters when starting a sentence.

I can't handle seeing spelling errors. I blame my English teachers

I use UK/ AUS language. I don't use Grammarly. Heard of it tho.

Grammarly i use online, and i use the US English and month/day

I wonder how some Aussies become journalists in this country? Some writers write like 3 grade kids.

My phone decides for me if the word is spelt right sometimes it changes the word completely

It's not just bad writing. As Kaz said, what happened to the interesting discussions and polls? I agree! My pet hate is people that repeat the same topics that we've had months ago. Some people just love banging on about climate change and holidays on here. Same old, same old.

Yes. Grommie is good at reminding us, but at least he's polite about it, not like some on here. I've also been a bit rude as well.

Being a secretary for 50+ years it can be very difficult not to try and correct other people‘s errors.

Sometimes were making a mistake & forget so there's no perfect in this world.

Well the people writing the polls are at times under attack, and some of us have. But, some make mistakes with their grammar, and spelling all the time. I won't mention her name. We get use to it tho.

I hate seeing bad spelling, but as much as it irritates me, I do not try to correct it. People on here are adults and it seems to me that to correct another adult's writing is a bit of a put down, so it is a definite no-no from me.

Since I have been a victim of the GRAMMAR and SPELLING Police (and barely avoid being arrested and haul before a judge) :-))! It is definitely not a battle worth fighting and/or letting it annoy the crap out of you - 'des critiques et non des createurs'!

I see lots of spelling mistakes on here,But figure some people are not all native English speaking as their first language. My father was always correcting us growing up ,a journalist so couldn't help himself. Frustrating but now I spot errors! In answer to the question however ,yes it can appear as rudeness

It is very jerky and annoying.

The younger generation are actually using less words than our grandparents did or probably even their parents. We do not speak as Shakespeare and his generation did either. However, I do not think enough emphasis on spelling and grammar is made these days. I as APB cannot stand the word "like" or "at the end of the day" and similar used constantly in a conversation . I think the use abreviations such as lol, btw, etc. is annoying as I hardly know what the letters stand for in many cases. But language evolves so who knows what the next generation or two will come up with.

I think that overall people have stopped bothering to a certain extent...what is the point?....nobody spells properly, no-one understands even basic grammar...or structure....even on your TV news...THAT IS REALLY SAD.....where words came from...the history or relevance....English is the largest and most powerful language on the planet...but most the people who use it have a very limited vocabulary...and have no real comprehension of its power...its depth or its complexity....y'know its like. its like you know...yeah...and he goes...and I was like...and he goes...yeah?...yes no!.... ...I don't think I can take much more.... living amongst people who can now barely use ONE language and spend half of their entire (and precious) lives staring into a mobile phone....instead of living it ... but I don't complain... Edited 12-Sep-22 00:46am

Yip you have misspelled a word in your header. It’s grammar not grammer.