As I've said and still think, spelling and grammar aren't a sign of intelligence

very wel said i was just haveing fun but i do agree

I know some people are just joking...but I know I have seen people get very nasty and rude about it as well. it really doesn't help those that might have spelling issues. It's not much different than that thread about people at the gym making jokes about others working out

Just a thought

i just want to coment on this statement real quick. when i was in gradeshool i was on ridling for being real hyper and put in eh classes to keep me confind in a cubecle were they could close me in cause i was sidetract easy. anyway teachers back then was not educated like now and they passed people into the next grade just so they didnt have to deal with you anymore

I've seen some get nasty and rude as well, once when a guy that I happened to know had health/mental problems was extremely down one night and talking crazy talk. All that person did was correct the spelling. I think there was a more urgent situation at hand in that moment. I do happen to think correct for the MOST part, spelling and grammar are a sign of schooling/upbringing/intelligence. But I do completely see what you are saying and can appreciate you saying it.

Simple grammar, simple spelling errors, and getting an idea across without someone having to actually think what you mean. These are things you should have learned in high school. Simple grammar errors are ok, but 72 in your profile description alone? Spelling is just something you should know how to do, sorry. There's two things on this site, your words and your photos, that's what we're working with people.

Ok, for everyone else that didn't get the paragraph up there.

Simple grammer, simple speeling errors, and gettng an idea across with out someone having too actually think what you mean. This are things you should have learned in high school. Simple grammer errors, are ok, but 72, in your profile description a lone? Speeling is just something you should now how to do, sorry. They're too things on this site, you're words and you're photos, that's what were working with people.

your right, i was kinda laughing at myself. i have made many of those speling mistakes. i have posted like 7 times to on rate my profile cause i had to keep corecting something

I'm gonna give the spellin an grammur police sum food fer thought. I've been chattin with a very nice guy from Germany who's gonna be movin to the states soon. He told me that's he's contacted others an they made fun of him because of his spellin an grammur. He thanks me everytime we talk cause I don't make him feel like an idiot cause English is his 2nd language an I make him feel better bout Americans as a whole cause I take the time to talk to him an correct his spellin an grammur in a polite way. What does it say bout our country when someone who's tryin to learn English an make friends before he travels to our country makes fun of him?

I'm a nice guy

I've spoken with him on the boards before. He asked me to mention anything to him that he spelled incorrectly. He does Extremely well!!!!! Very nice man. He emailed me and said I was kind to him regarding that.

I was really appalled when he told me about people makin fun of him an ridiculin his use of English. I was ashamed that my own countrymen wouldn't communicate with him an make him feel welcome. If u go to Germany, they're not gonna sit there an pick at u for not bein able to speakin Deutch correctly.

No one is to be singled out. Hell, that guy speaks 2 languages. Who am I to make fun of him? I know one Italian phrase and some high school French. The whole idea here was to laugh at common mistakes that native English speakers make. I just hope no one looses there sence of humor.

Good heavens can you imagine? Southern accents in another country/language!

Thing with that is, all anyone had to do was click on is profile or better yet listen to him for very long and he said he was there and moving here and as I recall he said "my English is not very good". I thought he did excellent!

Meh, I usually go after the point and ignore spelling and grammar. But I'm an *******, so there ya go.

i been trying to keep my mouth shut which is very hard for me. its just a shame and pity that we have to judge others on pictures and words, shouldnt we love unconditionaly and judge there actions?

It's the internet. The only thing we have to go by is picture and words.

I've seen too many profiles saying that too.

People need to proofread their profiles! It's like they don't care how they present themselves to others.

Forgive me Guido. I had ta go on a rant fer a moment but I all better now.

some people don't have pictures and prefer not to for whatever reason (yes I was in that thread too)

maybe someone has learning disabilities. Einstein was called stupid because of it. or maybe the schools failed them in teaching them. teachers in public schools are usually under paid and crowded classes. to some parents they are nothing but glorified baby sitters.

again....this type of thread isn't productive IMO