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I am sorry to say, but it appears that the standard of education on this site is going down hill rapidly.

We have people who represent us as elected members who are unable to spell or use a spell check before posting.


Can forgive grammar but spelling even as a dyslexic is unforgivable.


Can we at least get a proper standard of education on here?

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grumpyoldman Wrote:

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> I am sorry to say, but it appears that the

> standard of education on this site is going down

> hill rapidly.

> We have people who represent us as elected members

> who are unable to spell or use a spell check

> before posting.

>

> Can forgive grammar but spelling even as a

> dyslexic is unforgivable.

>

> Can we at least get a proper standard of education

> on here?


xxxxxxx


WTF?


You are indeed living up to your forum name.


If somebody can communicate reasonably effectively, what does it matter whether their spelling and grammar meet your stringent standards or not?

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Are you for real? One minute trawling your postings throws up these gems:


"Ok freedom of speach etc have a go"


"can we not also put road blocks into Underhill Road, Dunstans Road etc which would eleviate the issues"


"bring back horses and carriges"


What let you down there? Was it your inability to spell or your inability to use spell check before posting?


Don't get me started on your crimes against apostrophes and question marks, as you don't have a grasp on either.


Frankly I don't care whether someone's written English is 100% spot on; I'm more interested in what they say.


God knows how many people lurk on here without posting because they're worried that if they express themselves "inaccurately" some spelling troll will make them wish they hadn't bothered.

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Sue --


"If somebody can communicate reasonably effectively, what does it matter whether their spelling and grammar meet your stringent standards or not?"


-- surely


"If somebody can communicate reasonably effectively, what does it matter whether his or her spelling and grammar meet your stringent standards or not?"


**grin**

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Yes this is my view.


? Someone might touch, move and inspire, or even entertain, without winning any medals for their English.?


If you can hold the attention of members long enough to read the whole message, and hopefully get a good response, I think that readers of my posts would forgive any lapse of spelling or grammar that I might make.

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Cun you like take me seriskly m8 If i right lik this?


The odd typo especially on a touch screen Lumia like mine (cost a lot of money! :-) ) ! is easily done and can be forgiven. A constant stream of random texts and numbers that is almost meaningless is something to be ashamed of.

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Alex K Wrote:

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> Sue --

>

> "If somebody can communicate reasonably

> effectively, what does it matter whether their

> spelling and grammar meet your stringent standards

> or not?"

>

> -- surely



>

> "If somebody can communicate reasonably

> effectively, what does it matter whether his or

> her spelling and grammar meet your stringent

> standards or not?"

>

> **grin**



Using them/their is certainly preferable to the current american habit of using a default she instead of he. It's political correctness gone mad etc etc.

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Interesting one Alex K / nashoi :)


'They' to denote a singular individual of indeterminate gender has been in use for at least 500 years.


I continually catch myself on it because I'm unsure whether I'll be understood. So sometimes it's s/he and sometimes just 'they'.


Good quote from Shakey: Arise; one knocks. / ... / Hark, how they knock! ? Romeo and Juliet


Popular usage would signify it's acceptable, and I'd we can accept 'thou' (singular) being replaced by 'you' (plural) then we'd have to accept 'their' referring to the possessions of an individual of indeterminate gender.


So I think Sue clears it on that one!

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Huguenot Wrote:

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> Interesting one Alex K / nashoi :)

>

> 'They' to denote a singular individual of

> indeterminate gender has been in use for at least

> 500 years.

>

> I continually catch myself on it because I'm

> unsure whether I'll be understood. So sometimes

> it's s/he and sometimes just 'they'.

>

> Good quote from Shakey: Arise; one knocks. / ... /

> Hark, how they knock! ? Romeo and Juliet

>

> Popular usage would signify it's acceptable, and

> I'd we can accept 'thou' (singular) being replaced

> by 'you' (plural) then we'd have to accept 'their'

> referring to the possessions of an individual of

> indeterminate gender.

>

> So I think Sue clears it on that one!


xxxxx


I think "their" is far less clumsy than "his or her" in the sentence I used - but really, does it matter?


I assume that everybody knew what I meant :)


Which was exactly the point I was making ...... :)

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Alex K Wrote:

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> Sue --

>

> "If somebody can communicate reasonably

> effectively, what does it matter whether their

> spelling and grammar meet your stringent standards

> or not?"

>

> -- surely

>

> "If somebody can communicate reasonably

> effectively, what does it matter whether his or

> her spelling and grammar meet your stringent

> standards or not?"

>

> **grin**



Hmmm..... I'm afraid you will have to wipe that grin from your face :( The use of 'their' in that context is perfectly acceptable.

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People who were poor at spelling:-


Alfred Mosher Butts -- Creator of Scrabble Game


John Keats.


Jane Austen.


Albert Einstein


Winston Churchill


Leonardo Da Vinci


Agatha Christie


John F. Kennedy Jr.


Benjamin Franklin.


People with something more important to say may well be more

concerned about content than spelling.


Poor spelling could well be a sign of Genius.


Perhaps some people here should be more concerned with content and worry less about spelling.


Especially criticizing other peoples spelling


Foxy

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