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In reply to the discussion: How Much Are You Bothered by Spelling, Grammar, Capitalization, and Punctuation Errors [View all]kentauros
(29,414 posts)86. I'm the same way with Word and autocorrect.
What perplexes me is reading something like damnyouautocorrect.com and wonder why people continue to use that feature. The other thing about it that doesn't make sense is why the default dictionaries would have "nonsense words" included. I can understand that people likely add all the vulgar words to their dictionaries, but the inclusion of nonsensical words into the default dictionaries makes even less sense.
It's almost as if the dictionary-creators have an agenda to mess up people's relationships
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How Much Are You Bothered by Spelling, Grammar, Capitalization, and Punctuation Errors [View all]
MineralMan
Jun 2013
OP
I have to 'speak' some of my posts with my smartphone, since sometimes I cannot write.
msanthrope
Jun 2013
#46
I've found myself pulling over to the side of the road more than once to answer a DU post. nt
msanthrope
Jun 2013
#147
Ah--but I have the 10 year old in the car! And I drive a boat--a big Dodge.
msanthrope
Jun 2013
#149
I'm worried that the logic of our language is dis-integrating. It troubles me that it seems
patrice
Jun 2013
#26
It is however, rather easy in most cases to see the difference between a typo and a poor spelling...
LanternWaste
Jun 2013
#91
Hardly bothered...what they SAY is WAY MORE IMPORTANT than some writing errors...
Tikki
Jun 2013
#37
It has everything to do with this thread. Does X annoy you? No, Y annoys me.
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2013
#123
So what? Why announce it? Why not just do so? Does the fanfare stoke your jets?
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2013
#152
If there's one or more errors in the subject line, I usually skip the post entirely. nt
planetc
Jun 2013
#48
I put on my ignore list anyone ridiculing another just because of spelling. It shows their ...
JackN415
Jun 2013
#78
Significantly less bothered than I am by people who focus on or correct those errors
wickerwoman
Jun 2013
#83
Welllllll....I used to teach the stuff, so I get moderately annoyed. But I HATE "LEAD" for "LED"!
WinkyDink
Jun 2013
#98
What a completely asinine remark. I hate the condescending "folks," too, so thanks for playing.
WinkyDink
Jun 2013
#114
The AP style book was our bible for the copy editors at the publishing company where I worked. n/t
RebelOne
Jun 2013
#136
The kindest, wisest and most talented man I have ever known was practically illiterate
siligut
Jun 2013
#112
Not very bothered unless a poster is criticizing my errors with a post full of errors.
BlueCaliDem
Jun 2013
#131
I had to pass. While the mistakes others make hardly bother me at all, MY mistakes stand out
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2013
#132
I think anyone who is very bothered is someone I would not enjoy spending time with. n-t
Logical
Jun 2013
#140