I just can't take it anymore

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What am I talking about? Spelling and left out words in posts. Guys and gals, if you ever want to do anything in the media you have to learn to proof read your words.

Am I being picky? Yeah probably but, I see some posts on this board and sometimes there are such horrible spelling and left out words I just can't help but think about the cutlines that person might write.

Now if you turned in a photo with a cutline such as:

The Panthers tightend, John Davis (85) makes the catch to score the winning touchdown against the Bears on Friday night giving the Panthers the led at 14-13. It was there first victory of the season after dissappointing beginning to season.

Now do you think the editor is going to read it and wonder what kind of a dope he has hired? A first time might get a laugh out of him, second time may be a word or two about proofing your cutlines. If it happens enough don't count on working for this guy very long.

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Why does this bug you so much?

Sory 'bout that.

You do have a point about pro writing - its a job criteria. Annoys everyone.

You think you're annoyed? I'm a teacher, and it drives me crazy!!!!

My english is the pits. I cant spell and what the heck is gramma. Im more intrested in what people have to say, rather than if they have it all correct.

English isn't the first language of all members here. This is a global forum.

Global forums are like that.
Eg; the UN organisation just about runs on bad smelling.

It doesn't matter if it's written in English or Swahili. You still need to use appropriate grammar and punctuation when you write.

It can be annoying but the poster's location should also be taken into consideration. I doubt my posts would be grammatically sound if trying to post to a non-english forum

Publication by a professional is something different and I would agree you need to be fluent in the language the publication is being published in.

[edit] Walk upstairs for a few minutes and 4 posts get in!
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I type too fast to get it rightt mosst of the timee. The Wahsington Post has a real probelm with it's editors. They don't see typeos hardlee ever.

Proof read your work carefully so see if you any words out.

Sorry, that's an old favourite of mine. On forum like this our written posts are usually all that everyone see of us. It only makes sense to present yourself as articulate. I agree, some posts you see could almost be mistaken for a SMS that arrives on your phone. It only takes a little more time to type out the complete word and just a little longer to proof read it. As for spelling, Firefox 2 has it built in and it comes with the Google toolbar. I want the spelling checker to find my typing mistakes rather than spelling mistakes. I'm not perfect, far from it, but I'm still actively trying to improve my spelling.

I read a lot, real paper books that is. I've found that this has greatly improved my grammar. Over the last two years I've had to write a lot of official correspondence for my day job. Mostly to do with contractors doing work for my employer. This really forces you to proof everything several times. Are my instruction clear and concise? The last thing I want is a huge bill arriving on my desk based on a poorly worded email I've sent.

Do like I do, if you dont like the a certain poster posts skip over thier posts...life is too short to let these litte things bother you...

Oh, and if you find a way to get people to spell correctly and use proper grammer you can move on to an easier task, like solving world "piece" ....LOL

liza wrote in post #2295785
It doesn't matter if it's written in English or Swahili. You still need to use appropriate grammar and punctuation when you write.

Are you telling me you're fluent in Swahili?

superdiver wrote in post #2295874
Do like I do, if you dont like the a certain poster posts skip over thier posts...life is too short to let these litte things bother you...

Oh, and if you find a way to get people to spell correctly and use proper grammer you can move on to an easier task, like solving world "piece" ....LOL

First things first, get rid of the gracious sects and violins on tv.

SuzyView wrote in post #2295792
I type too fast to get it rightt mosst of the timee. The Wahsington Post has a real probelm with it's editors. They don't see typeos hardlee ever.

Yep I understood very word and didnt worry about the mistakes....