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by wallbanger on February 9th, 2007

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Why are so many words not spelled correctly on this site?
I can live with some bad grammar but there is no excuse for poor spelling anymore.

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  • by The Special One on April 4th, 2009

    The Special One

    Oh the irony, it's so delicious. There's at least three things wrong with your query.

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  • by gtravels loves her life penguin on April 4th, 2009

    gtravels loves her life penguin

    "Seams" like a question you should ask yourself. Just don't forget the question mark;)

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  • by cezzer on April 4th, 2009

    cezzer

    "seams" like you don't either

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  • by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on April 4th, 2009

    Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo

    You mean like spelling "seems" correctly, or ending a question with a question mark?

    Thank you for trying to uphold good communications standards. There are others that try to do the same. I like to count myself among them.

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  • by Timjon on April 4th, 2009

    Timjon

    Look to yourself first and notice how you spell seems! And everyone doesn't need to be stuffy prudes in order to communicate on AB. This isn't a school classroom!

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  • by Miss Awesome on April 4th, 2009

    Miss Awesome

    I can. I dare you to find 5 spelling mistakes I've made on AB...ever. Why did you misspell the word 'seems' and not end your question with appropriate punctuation?

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  • by Wolfen on February 9th, 2007

    Wolfen

    Probably the same reason that you find spelling errors in the newspaper, magazines, books, etc. Along with people just not caring, there doesn't seem to be much self pride.

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  • by .avallach on April 4th, 2009

    .avallach

    I think you meant "seems," and I think you meant to end that with a question mark, not a period. Remember, spelling and punctuation are important.

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  • by Just Penrod on April 4th, 2009

    Just Penrod

    First of all let me mention, you misspelled 'seems'. Secondly, I think people have gotton used to texting and spell that way to save time.

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  • by NutritionMom on February 9th, 2007

    NutritionMom

    My theory is that 1) people are trying to type quickly to be the first to answer or 2) they just don't care

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  • by daisychain on April 4th, 2009

    daisychain

    Just because you can't it doesn't mean nobody else can either.

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  • by Outta-here on April 4th, 2009

    Outta-here

    Shirley you jest...

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  • by vincentcent on April 4th, 2009

    vincentcent

    Are you really livin' in a glass house? Me thinks not.

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  • by 08Busa on April 4th, 2009

    08Busa

    I don't claim to be perfect or even close to it but at least when I ask a question or make a comment you can understand what I am asking or getting at.

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  • by Alaskacatalog on February 9th, 2007

    Alaskacatalog

    When I type, I right click and correct it, but maybe all computers don't allow it. Also, some AB'ers don't bother with dictionaries, because they don't care about their spelling.

    I don't know why it bothers me. Guess I'm tired of the rest of the world thinking Americans are stupid, and Americans not caring. A little PRIDE, people!

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  • by InspirationJunkie on February 9th, 2007

    InspirationJunkie

    Well I noticed a lot of the people who are misspelling are teenagers, they could be typos that are easily missed, or people could be dylexic. Those are just some possibilities.

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  • by CoachMJ on February 9th, 2007

    CoachMJ

    I think there are alot of people who are so dependent on spell check, they don't know how to really spell.

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  • by munchkin_kids_downunder on February 9th, 2007

    munchkin_kids_downunder

    Different ages, different cultures, different schooling. people also type and don't check before submittimg. And these days people are now using text language more in everyday life then the proper spelling of words. a report released here has shown that university students are now writing in text in there assignments and exams. It is starting to become a problem in everyday life. It's not just this site, it's everywhere we look these days.

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  • by Stargater on April 4th, 2009

    Stargater

    Well i'm not very good at spelling, just like your self it seams! But for me, brain works faster than fingers can type!
    And does it really matter? As long as you can understand each other, and have fun along the way

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  • by Shatzee coming back? on April 4th, 2009

    Shatzee coming back?

    now eye dunt no why it wood "seam" tat enybodee hear wood mispel enny wohrds or fer git two youse punctwatishion when responinn ta AB qwestins.

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  • by staffie on February 9th, 2007

    staffie

    because some people cant spell as well as other people. to be honest i dont see a problem with it as long as people understand the question or answer.

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