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For some of us misspelled words are like fingernails on a chalk board. Occasional slips in a quick forum or text are forgivable but when an error is repeated, or a post is riddled with multiple spelling errors… it just causes an overall negative impression on some of us, and you never really know when that negative impression could hurt you in some way.[/QUOTE]
Oh I think that is well known. After all bullies are everywhere.
I made a lighthearted joke about the spelling. If you’re going to get bent out of shape that easily then I don’t care to help you anyway, crotchety old engineer or not. To come in and immediately take offense and start name calling is not helpful, either. Part of being an adult on internet BBs is being able to ignore stuff that isn’t applicable to you or is unhelpful.
Lighten up.
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Not that it would matter, because all anyone would find is half the posters snarking at the OP because they spelled farrier wrong.[/QUOTE]
But, but, but … the thing about the spelling wouldn’t have gone on for more than 2 or 3 posts if others hadn’t snarked about it (I mean the correction, not the spelling error) in the first place.
I guess I don’t really see much of that happening. Maybe I’m reading the wrong threads?
[QUOTE=CrowneDragon;7837863]
I made a lighthearted joke about the spelling. If you’re going to get bent out of shape that easily then I don’t care to help you anyway, crotchety old engineer or not. To come in and immediately take offense and start name calling is not helpful, either. Part of being an adult on internet BBs is being able to ignore stuff that isn’t applicable to you or is unhelpful.
Lighten up.[/QUOTE]
I did not read it as a “light-hearted joke.” It exactly demonstrates “snarky” – 1.
(informal) unpleasant and scornful, or snark (v.) “to find fault with, nag”.
Scornful, fault finding “jokes”…aren’t usually funny to the person to whom they are being applied.
[QUOTE=CrowneDragon;7837863]
I made a lighthearted joke about the spelling. [/QUOTE]
Lighthearted and clever!!
[QUOTE=S1969;7837880]
I did not read it as a “light-hearted joke.” It exactly demonstrates “snarky” – 1.
(informal) unpleasant and scornful, or snark (v.) “to find fault with, nag”.
Scornful, fault finding “jokes”…aren’t usually funny to the person to whom they are being applied.[/QUOTE]
What I wrote doesn’t fit the definition you list above. I simply made a joke because it was teed up (I make jokes. I think jokes are fun), I also followed it with a wink, agreed that the price being asked was crazy, made a suggestion for finding someone else, and then wished him luck in finding someone else. If that comes across as snarky I have no idea what the rest of what I write comes across as.
I’m not commenting on this any further because I’m not going to be dragged into a pissing match and the OP appears to be gone, so there isn’t anything needed further that will be productive here.
[QUOTE=Paks;7837857]
Oh I think that is well known. After all bullies are everywhere.[/QUOTE]
How are we being bullies by trying to help people represent themselves in a better light? People who spell correctly are taken more seriously, get better jobs, and their written word is more likely to be agreed with - all of that has been proven time and time again. Why wouldn’t you want that to be you?
When I correct someone’s spelling, I’m not thinking “ha, I showed them, how stupid they must feel now!”. I’m thinking “oh boy, I don’t think they realize they are spelling that word wrong - if I tell them now I’ll save them embarrassment later.”
Because people have corrected me in the past, and saved me later embarrassment, and I’m grateful to them. When I say it’s like “nails on a chalkboard”, it’s because the error is so obvious to me - like seeing a horse in a pasture with one ear out of his halter. It looks uncomfortable and I want to fix it.
[QUOTE=Arcadien;7837918]
How are we being bullies by trying to help people represent themselves in a better light? People who spell correctly are taken more seriously, get better jobs, and their written word is more likely to be agreed with - all of that has been proven time and time again. Why wouldn’t you want that to be you?
When I correct someone’s spelling, I’m not thinking “ha, I showed them, how stupid they must feel now!”. I’m thinking “oh boy, I don’t think they realize they are spelling that word wrong - if I tell them now I’ll save them embarrassment later.”
Because people have corrected me in the past, and saved me later embarrassment, and I’m grateful to them. When I say it’s like “nails on a chalkboard”, it’s because the error is so obvious to me - like seeing a horse in a pasture with one ear out of his halter. It looks uncomfortable and I want to fix it.[/QUOTE] I don’t know maybe I haven’t lived long enough, I’m only 60 and outside of high school the only time my lack of spelling ability has been an issue has been on internet boards like this one.
As far as better jobs. Well most places considered my technical abilities to more than outweigh my lack of spelling and quite frankly it’s much cheaper for them to hire someone to back fill than it is to have me take the time to correct it.
In short yes, I have a very well paying job and if it wasn’t for little squiggly red lines this post would have been full of spelling errors. Hint, if you want a 6 figure income worry about substance not form.
