Learning how to spell or at least proof read your post.

Things to consider before you post.

Don't post till you check your spelling. I know it might be difficult but why look like someone with a second grade education when you know you can do better. I think most just post and never look back to read what they have written first. Maybe you look after you post and think "oh no" did I really do that? Most miss-spelled words are just that, the person couldn't spell it, some are just silly as in the word wallpapers or problem, those look like someone who is frustrated but I think just re-reading your work is a must before you post. No one here might say anything but we do think it. There is no spell check for the posts here and I have been at other sites that have them and people seem to think they are too smart to use them. :LOL: I would say to that, so sorry but your post didn't make the cut because you didn't spell check. Here there isn't that option so you must proof read your post first and if you are not sure of the spelling please look up the word first to make sure you look like someone took a little time to read before you post. I do this for my own sanity. I try very hard to make sure I at least try to spell it right before I post. I might not be the brightest bulb in the box but I don't want to look like the broken bulb either. Please just check before you post and save the people here from looking at these mistakes and try to use "Caps" where needed. Couldn't hurt. Thanks from someone who goes crazy when she views posts like this. 
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Aviod huge blocks of text too.  It makes stuff really hard to read.   ;p  :)
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Zub...nevermind I'll keep my mouth shut. :LOL: 

Sorry about that mschleisner inside joke.

For IE I use ieSpell comes in handy and it works in any forum. WWW Link
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atleast
;) 
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There's no such word as 'atleast' (you wrote that twice). 'At least' is two words ;)

Anyway, people who can't spell are just zubish  ;p 

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Me thinks the poster forgot to proof read their post?
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That is proof that even those who are educated are not always good at spelling, yes I made two mistakes and they were caught fast and I am glad. I was hoping for that really...I however did put in that I am not the brightest bulb in the box. I do not mind people who correct me either. Mistakes are made and I understand this but I would like people to think about simple things they can do. I would not point out "atleast" to someone because it isn't that important to the big picture. I do that one all the time and I do know better. And consider was a type-o. not a miss-spelling but yes I did that too X-( . I just hope we can all do better, and yes that includes me. I do try. I would like to say I am more than happy with everyone who catches my mistakes, this should go on and I will be belted for a while with this but hey, I like a good whipping now and then.... ;) 
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There now fixed and I am willing to edit the post when I make a mistake, does that help? I hope so. Beat me now, beat me later, it's allowed because I need it...lol :) 
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Yeah, I try to look over my posts before posting, but no one is perfect, and sometimes you're just in a hurry. What bugs me the most is excessive chat speak; can't stand it!
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miss-spelled


 ;) 



And how long before someone posts a topic about proper grammar and punctuation?  :LOL: 
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I like a good whipping now and then...



whoot... :LOL:

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I never proofread or edit.  Thaqt shows a lack of confidence in oneself.
I also do crossword puzzels and suduko in ink.  And when my kids misbehave I don't beat them.

That's jsu tteh kind of guy I am.  If you don't liek it you can lump it.

 :D
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Ironically you misspelled misspelled too,  :D and it's typo not type-o (I think that's blood) :) 

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With chat so common I don't think that would be an issue. Miss-spelled is accepted however I don't like the look of misspelled so that is why I use that one. I think it's easier to read the word. You can also use miss spelled without the -, I don't think we need to have everything perfect either. But for simple stuff let us please take a second look is what I am trying to get people to understand. I don't think I have really opened a can of worms but maybe I did. Who knows.
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Thanks ALMonty for the ieSpell tip. Downloaded it and using it now. Looked in the 'Options' panel and there are quite a few language options but I'm afraid Zubish is a 'no show' ;) 
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I never proofread or edit. Thaqt shows a lack of confidence in oneself.
I also do crossword puzzels and suduko in ink. And when my kids misbehave I don't beat them.

That's jsu tteh kind of guy I am. If you don't liek it you can lump it.



Side note for those who missed it (and again sorry about that Zu :p ) :

Zubish's meaning: Zub[az] + [engl]ish =Zubish

We have already two masters of Zubish here: One is Master Pizza ;)
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So basically you can make up your own words,but if someone else misspells something they appear to be undeducated? OK.  :)  ;) 
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Umm, welll, it's ah... not miss-spelling that one's spelled misspelling. And, well your post could use a little punctuation and paragraphing. But, who am I to talk. Ahh.. perfection, will we ever attain it? lol later.
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One is Master Pizza


You rang ?? ;p hehe

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If you run a search in IE it will give you a choice of spellings. But really, lets not get carried away here. We are speaking about simple checks to make sure you are trying. Maybe someone isn't "uneducated" when they misspell, but maybe they just get frustrated so they don't look. I guess it isn't important at all, right? Should we just turn the world into a bunch of people who don't spell anything and just speak and write like we text others? That is getting way out of hand. Kids in school now write like they are texting. I have a great friend who is a teacher and she is having a terrible time with students who write papers with spelling they use for text messages. See this is a problem. I know what the issue is but don't know how to let everyone know that people are now becoming less concerned about how they write anything. Is it that it has become less important in our country? Can this be done with other languages?
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Is it that it has become less important in our country?


I don't think it's really that big of an issue, especially not one to get your panties (by that I don't mean you specifically mschleisner) in a bunch about. There are a lot of things in this world to worry about that are much more important than spelling. It's not like we're writing our senior papers here, it's just forum posting...my two SENTS.
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Aviod huge blocks of text too.  It makes stuff really hard to read.    

Didn't seem to help much. *cough*

And yes that's a big pet peeve of mine too. 90% of the time I won't even bother reading it unless it's broken down into comprehensible blocks. "Paragraphs, use paragraphs," isn't that what they taught us in school?  Otherwise it's just like a run-on sentence, a bunch of gibberish all smashed together that may have nothing at all to do with anything.

Wish this wysiwyg editor used spellcheck. >_<
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i can't really see what the big deal is, so a few people misspell some words. Who cares!
because the human brain reads words as a whole and not the individual letters, as long as the first and last letters are correct the brain will usually work out the word with no problems. No offense but to post a thread asking people to spell check is a waste of space IMO.