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Would it kill you to use spell check?
Alas spell check wouldn’t fix the were or the are. When I see this I give them the benefit of the doubt and assume English is their second language. Still drives me insane though.
When learning a second language you usually learn it by reading and writing it, whilst you usually learn writing your native language long after you learned speaking it. These types of mistakes are characteristic for someone that learned a language by speaking it first.
Someone that learned English as a 2nd language would never write “are” instead of “our”, that’s a mistake that can only happen if you learned writing the language long after you learned speaking it
My first language is English. I just never excelled at it as a I have dyslexia. But 28% of Americans do read at Lv1 or lower. There is no reason to shame someone on literacy.
Hmmm, interesting point.
I’m a context before accuracy person. If I can understand what they’re saying and their point, I’ll let minor things go. I will go back and reedit my own mistakes though, over and over, because I can’t stand myself doing it. But I’m here for the discussion, not the grammar and spelling grading.
This is a rather natural conclusion once you realize all grammar rules are decided by some committee somewhere. They’re not some law of nature. That being said, it also pains me greatly to find mistakes in my own text.
Grammar only truly matters if not following a particular rule can actually cause miscommunication. Doesn’t happen often in common conversation though. Just laws and board game rules.
First week on the internet, eh?