smitty1931 wrote:Does anyone else on here have a fetish for proper grammar and spelling? I know this isnt really a true fetish, but it is really annoying. I mean, I can understand the people that have to write on something like and Ipod touch. But really, for those people with computers, is it really that hard to run a story through Word or something similar before they post it? It makes things so much easier to read, especially if the story is longer.
So, am I alone here?
Some people's posts could be helped by this, but spell checkers to some extent, and especially grammar checkers, won't pick up everything. You really need to have some basic grammar skills to start.
I don't expect people to have perfect grammar, but it would be nice if people tried to write in complete sentences and spell at least the majority of words correctly. But honestly, while I try to use good grammar and spell things right myself, I'm not that upset if people don't as long as I don't have to spend time just trying to figure out what in the world they're saying.
One other thing to keep in mind though: not everyone here speaks English as a first language. And I sure hope people aren't trying to type out entire stories on a smartphone or something like that.