Correcting others’ grammar/spelling mistakes

I agree with you Grandma70

Punctuation can be important though.
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/16/oxford-comma-helps-drivers-win-dispute-about-overtime-pay

I have no knowledge of the 'other thread', but yes maryeliza I agree wholeheartedly with your original post

I like Winnie the Pooh’s explanation for spelling errors.

My spelling is wobbly.
It’s good spelling but it wobbles
and the letters get in the wrong places.

It is petty to pick a poster up on spelling errors because sometimes predictive text has a lot to answer for. However, I would make an attempt to check that a name is correctly spelled.

I started this thread because I’d been corrected and then done a correction myself within a few days of each other. I also had a sense it was happening more so posted as I did.

I think it is an arrogant and bad mannered thing to do. It may give the perpetrator a sense of superiority I suppose but I think it indicates an awful lot about a person if they do it.

I have to stop myself correcting mistakes I see in my on posts after I've sent them. I get annoyed with myself for spelling errors, misplaced apostrophes or typos but nine times out of ten tell myself it doesn't matter.

my own posts. Ha ha ha...I've done it again! <slaps own wrist> I hate making mistakes but it is so easily done.

I agree that it is bad manners to pick up another poster for any grammatical or mis-spellings in their post. (Smacks of a feeling of superiority on their part imo.). Having said that sometimes, when the technology takes charge, the results can be hilarious. If only I could remember an example right now, especially for those about to shout “facts!”

Lets, reverse the subject. Could people who make a post, then see a spelling mistake/typo, not write a correction post, unless what they wrote makes the original post incomprehensible..

If you wrote 'feather' instead of 'father', let it be. 'gtsyjrt', instead of 'father (work out what I did) and, yes, a correction may be worth while.

Lets hope this thread brings an end to it. I have to say it's been getting on my nerves lately.

Yes Cabbie21 I found it odd to be criticised for commenting on spelling and grammar in Pedants corner as well.

Yes--Slainte+

Just noticed a couple of posts saying kind things about me. Thank you.

Slainte Mhath--Monica+

I agree that it's rude, but I have done it once. In reply to someone who pulled me up on a typo, and missed an apostrophe in her own post while doing so.

Well I agree that it's one thing to make a general comment on Pedant's Corner and quite another to criticise someone personally which is rude and unnecessary (if you understand what he/she means.)

It’s quite common for when someone sees a typo etc to post a correction but that’s predicated on knowing it’s a mistake - the poster may not. Also it depends how quickly the ?‍? gets in with the correction - they can be well speedy

I have difficulty with spelling but thought that my grammar was reasonably ok until someone once (not on GN) corrected me in public. The person concerned was very apologetic after but I then found it knocked my confidence in myself so much that I was constantly re wording things to avoid making the same mistake again.

I’ve a suggestion- if a poster corrects another’s spelling or grammar, especially if you’ve noticed that it’s something that poster has done previously, report to Gransnet and let them deal with it. (No need to post “reported” ).

For goodness sake Farmor15 We are adults not school children surely there is no need to run to the teacher. I'm sure we can get our own points across.

My whole instinct is to reach for my red pen, although I believe those are frowned upon in schools these days. However, I would not dream of correcting a fellow poster on G'net. Nobody posts here in expectation of an English lesson so why should I, or anyone else, presume to administer one?

I'm glad this post started. I too have dyslexia and even with a spell checker I can and do get the letters in the wrong place.

Parsley3 I do love the Winnie the Pooh quote :-)

Also my grammar isn't as good as I'd like it to be but I do my best as I'm sure others do their best.

I kick myself when I see a mistake after I've posted and reading these post I'm not in good company there too.

Like many others I'm more interested in what people have to say.

I do understand how irritating it can be for those who see mistakes but shaming people who are looking for a community, support, help and so on won't help those people.

So well done all of you lovely people who can see our mistakes and move right on past without correcting us. I for one thank you.

DH seems to get hit by spelling and grammar mistakes without even trying and he now asks if I want help or I ask him when I need help.

As for not liking others spelling our name wrong, it isn't nice but I don't think anyone sets out to spell anything wrong. I've had that much of my life too but I can't say I get too much out of shape about it.

Worse case of spelling a name wrong was a Professor I studied with, he also had dyslexia, to the point he would spell his own name wrong at times. He said that book signings could be a trial if the person who's book he'd signed pointed out he's spelt his name wrong.

So far not a problem I've had to deal with lol

Anyway thank you for starting this post and for some of the lovely responses. It's what makes GN a site I keep coming back to,

I agree. It's very bad form.

Looked at my post this morning as I'm more awake (lol).

Now I'm kicking myself, I wrote :-

"I'm Not in good company" Of course what I ment was

I AM in good company. Oh Hum

Surely Pedants' Corner offers sanctuary to those of us who really can't bear bad grammar or spelling. With us, it's a bit OCD, we can't just 'let it go'. While correcting people's posts directly, is bound to be hurtful, a whinge on Pedants' Corner seems to go some way to solving the urge to reach for the red pen.

I have just read on another thread a totally misspelt post, but she seems such a lovely lady. Sweetness caps grammar any day.

Must report seeing a first the other day: 'atmisfear' - not on GN. Fab! {smile]