Art Modell;643338 wrote:Says the guy who is so jealous of me that he has me in his signature. hahahaaaaa pwnedlolfail

Me exposing you for the piece of shit you are is being jealous? What should be jealous of? The fact your intelligence rivals a rock, or that you are on welfare? LMAO keep your idiocy rolling. I hope I dumbed down this post enough for you so that you could understand.

To be fair, there are worse things than grammatical errors. As long as the point being conveyed is easily decipherable then thats that really. Pointing out grammatical errors is basically a "well I got nothin" flag of defeat.

Belly35;643378 wrote: I hold a Bachlor Degree in to area of studies,

doesnt earning a degree require passing an english class or two?

It doesn't really bother me, unless it's really egregious.

My dad has grammar down to the point, where he'll notice if there aren't two spaces after the end of a sentence. (Although, he's wrong--you only use one).

Pick6;643531 wrote:doesnt earning a degree require passing an english class or two?

Yes it does. When given time and slowing down to accomplish a writing assignment the mind works great however when in a hurry what the eye sees and the mind translate and the hands type are all different. Before I enter college (I did not take any ACT or SAT and my GPA from high school was 2.1) after my military discharge from the VA Hospital I had to take a two English/ Writing class that summer. If I passed the classes then I could continue as a full time student at BGSU.
Both teachers recognized the problem. At that time there was not reading tapes or support for Dyslexia little was know. I passed the courses and was ask to participate in a study. The college did provide me with a tutor. My girl friend was my tutor and now my wife. Not a bad deal I got into college, the GI bill paid for it, I received military disability and the college provide me tutor.

There is no single pattern of difficulty that affects all dyslexic people. A dyslexic person might have any of the following problems:
• See some letters as backwards or upside down;
• See text appearing to jump around on a page;
• Might not be able to tell the difference between letters that look similar in shape such as |o| and |e| and |c|;
• Might not be able to tell the difference between letters that have similar shape but different orientation, such as |b| and |p| and |d| and |q|;
• The letters might look all jumbled up and out of order;
• The letters and words might look all bunched together;
• The letters of some words might appear completely backwards, such as the word "bird" looking like "drib";
• The letters and words might look o.k., but the dyslexic person might get a severe headache or feel sick to her stomach every time she tries to read;
• Might see the letters o.k., but not be able to sound out words -- that is, not be able to connect the letters to the sounds they make and understand them;
• Might be able to connect the letters and sound out words, but not recognize words she has seen before, no matter how many times she has seen them -- each time she would have to start fresh;
• Might be able to read the words o.k. but not be able to make sense of or remember what she reads, so that she finds herself coming back to read the same passage over and over again.
A dyslexic person could have any of the above symptoms -- or none. It is possible for a dyslexic person to be able to read very well, yet find it extremely difficult or impossible to write or spell. Sometimes the writing problem is called 'dysgraphia' instead of 'dyslexia' - but we find that often these symptoms stem from the same underlying causes as dyslexia.
It is important to understand that when a dyslexic person sees letters or words reversed or mixed up, there is usually nothing wrong with her eyes. The problem is in the way the mind interprets what the eyes see -- like an optical illusion, except this mismatch between what illusion and reality happens with ordinary print on a page.
For all of you who like to be that superior grammar check and the spelling cop …. Think about living with just some of the problems listed above…
Am I less educated that you and I less intelligent that what my grammar skills demonstrate?

Pick6;643531 wrote:doesnt earning a degree require passing an english class or two?

To engrish crass

IMHO, Keira Knightley isn't as dyslexic as she is anorexic. That girl has gone downhill since "Bend it like Beckam".

CenterBHSFan;643615 wrote:IMHO, Keira Knightley isn't as dyslexic as she is anorexic. That girl has gone downhill since "Bend it like Beckam".

Sometimes poor reading skills and a bad script does that….
• The letters and words might look o.k., but the dyslexic person might get a severe headache or feel sick to her stomach every time she tries to read

Message board or not, I look at both grammar and content of the message.

If the content demonstrates organized thinking but your grammar sucks, I can overlook it. If your grammar is good, but your thinking is warped, I assume you're intelligent enough to be re-educated. If your grammar and your thought processes both show you're an idiot, then I reserve the right to say so. lol

Grammar and spelling are important because they convey information beyond what is on the page/screen. For example, if I'm reading an article about a subject with which I'm unfamiliar, I don't have any real basis to gauge whether the material is accurate or inaccurate. If there are numerous spelling/grammatical errors throughout, though, I can assume that the person is sloppy, lazy, and/or stupid, which affects how I weigh their arguments.

E.g., when we're hiring people, we pay attention to the format/presentation of their resume to almost the same extent as we do the substance. We don't have a ton of background info on someone, and if they're sloppy enough to make mistakes in something as important as a resume, they're probably going to make other mistakes. So we ding them.

Poor spellers can still make good arguments, so this isn't a substantive/meritorious way to dismiss them. But it is a useful way to evaluate the quality of something where I have limited background info.

I also would draw a distinction between errors and typos--mixing up "you're" and "your" is an error, while typing "OhioChattre" is a typo. The former makes you look stupid; the latter isn't a big deal on message boards, though it's a bigger deal in something more formal.

believer;643896 wrote:Message board or not, I look at both grammar and content of the message.

If the content demonstrates organized thinking but your grammar sucks, I can overlook it. If your grammar is good, but your thinking is warped, I assume you're intelligent enough to be re-educated. If your grammar and your thought processes both show you're an idiot, then I reserve the right to say so. lol

my grammar and spelling are money (along with my thinking), i'm just too lazy to capitalize.

fan_from_texas;644139 wrote:Grammar and spelling are important because they convey information beyond what is on the page/screen. For example, if I'm reading an article about a subject with which I'm unfamiliar, I don't have any real basis to gauge whether the material is accurate or inaccurate. If there are numerous spelling/grammatical errors throughout, though, I can assume that the person is sloppy, lazy, and/or stupid, which affects how I weigh their arguments.

E.g., when we're hiring people, we pay attention to the format/presentation of their resume to almost the same extent as we do the substance. We don't have a ton of background info on someone, and if they're sloppy enough to make mistakes in something as important as a resume, they're probably going to make other mistakes. So we ding them.

Poor spellers can still make good arguments, so this isn't a substantive/meritorious way to dismiss them. But it is useful way to evaluate the quality of something where I have limited background info.

I also would draw a distinction between errors and typos--mixing up "you're" and "your" is an error, while typing "OhioChattre" is a typo. The former makes you look stupid; the latter isn't a big deal on message boards, though it's a bigger deal in something more formal.

Boom, lawyered!

shouldn't "jack-off" be hyphenated?