Grammar and Spelling Help

I know the difference between your and you're, but my fingers don't seem to. Two or three words I type often wrong, words like "your" and I stop at you. I will write "the" and end up with th e. Thank goodness for spell check. LOL

Without spell check I cant even read my own posts

One thing I'd love to know is how I would go about "correcting" without offending someone who absolutely doesn't know the difference between

you and you're
chairs and chair's
its and it's

And the list goes on and on . . .

Wynona there is no way you can correct an adult without hurting their feelings and making them feel inferior. I would not do it if I were you. It should not be that important to you. Correcting a child would be okay.

@Wynona, they would have to visit this thread, looking for the information. I think, in very few other cases, (although there are some), would it be possible to correct someone without irritating them or making them feel upset or belittled. Unfortunately, someone whose posts are consistently filled with improperly-spelled words and bad grammar, well, it gives a negative light to their posts. Of course, it's usually not their fault, but that of their teachers, who should be drawn and quartered for it!

Atomic77 said:

To be or not to be that is the question.

- a comma is missing..

BugMeister said:

- a comma is missing..

Hehehe, good one, Bug!

simrick said:

@Wynona, they would have to visit this thread, looking for the information. I think, in very few other cases, (although there are some), would it be possible to correct someone without irritating them or making them feel upset or belittled. Unfortunately, someone whose posts are consistently filled with improperly-spelled words and bad grammar, well, it gives a negative light to their posts. Of course, it's usually not their fault, but that of their teachers, who should be drawn and quartered for it!

I agree with most of what you say, Simrick, except for their teachers. I grew up in a house full of brothers who took pride in not applying themselves in school.

Also, my school teacher friend will retire from teaching at the end of this year, mostly because a number of her students think they should get a passing grade for showing up to class, but not doing the work. They think it's the teacher's job to give them a passing grade but not their job to earn a passing grade.

stephen said:

I consider it, lack of respect to the reader if the writer can't be bothered to make an effort.

Couldn't have said it better myself! And when I was in school, our teachers made damn sure we knew our grammar, or you flunked. Period. No excuse.