Isn't about time MNHQ started deleting posts that attack people's spelling and grammar?

I bet they don't shop at Ocado, I bet they can't even spell it. Sparkly pink plebs.

There is no need for it, especially where the op is obviously distressed, first twenty posters "paragraphs op, my eyeeeesss". Backpatting one another at their absolute cleverness. Well done grammar monitor, well done. It's not nice to see.

We all make typing errors occasionally, but if you can't spell basic everyday words or write grammatically correct sentences then it is a shame for you. As I see it MN is helping to uphold basic standards of written English.

at celibacy.

Can you correct stuff like,

'Here, here,' to 'hear, hear,'

Or chesterdrawers to chest of drawers?

Or is that a personal attack?

Course she is, but not when the 'mistake' wasn't actually a mistake in the first place.

biwi - I do largely agree with you. The reason I think there's an element of class sneering (and yes, someone did say plebs - I was quoting usual) is that 'have' and 'of' are only homophones in non-RP accents. And I have noticed it is common on MN for people to claim they're not homophones if you talk 'properly'.

That's all.

And sure, we should all be able to spell these things, but sometimes people slip up - I don't see why it's such an issue. It's good to make an effort, but I don't think any of us is ever perfect.

I find it particularly disappointing when some poor distressed soul pours our their heart in an OP and the first post is 're-post' with paragraphs. I've very rarely seen an OP that I couldn't read just due to lack of paragraphs.

I also think that it's a very poor show to comment on spelling/grammar where the OP is distressed/in trouble.

I'm less bothered by it in other types of threads (especially if it is a goady OP) and I wouldn't support a blanket ban. MNers are quite good at stomping on this stuff within a thread I find.

I do find the increasing use of 'draws' when people mean 'drawers' completely maddening though

Pretty much Jeanne.

It is / They are. That was obviously my way too subtle nod to poor grammar.

My genuine mistake (serves me right) wasn't picked up on.

How ironic!

The other issue is if you explain you have dyslexia or dysautonomia which make you have issues you get accused of drip feeding and other nasty comments from people who clearly have a whole other heap of issues.

I've reported the 'it's HAVE HAVE HAVE' posters and MNHQ agree with me.

They won't delete them though.

Nothing to do with being 'plebs'. And no-one said that.
Nothing to do with having to have a degree. And no-one said that.
But all about basic spelling and grammar.

Why is that so difficult?
We should all be able to spell basic stuff (dyslexia aside) and use basic grammar, surely?

Writing 'should of' instead of 'should have' or 'your' instead of 'you're' or 'their' instead of 'there' (to give just three, very regular examples,) are truly basic things that we should all know.

Oh, shit, sorry, celibacy.

I forgot, I shouldn't use big words like irony.

Was that your point?

Or was it something subtler and almost witty?

What usual said.

There are very few occasions where correcting someone's grammar isn't a personal attack. It's almost never meant to be helpful. It's an internet forum. Nobody wants to have their spelling and grammar corrected when they post. Unless you are absolutely sure the poster in question wants their post correcting, or you want to look like a twat don't do it.

There are very, very few posts that are so badly written they are unreadable.

Oh Jeanne, how clever you are

I bet they don't even have a degree

I read much more than I post and in my experience of MN you rarely see spelling or grammar corrected on the more supportive boards like relationships, occasionally in chat but usually only if the OP starts a bun fight and sometimes in AIBU which is obviously a bear pit.

Where it is done inappropriately it is usually challenged by other posters.

I bet they all live in council houses too, eh usual?

I agree with you OP.

In fact, I shall start reporting posts from people being pedantic when it's not the time or the place.

Cross posted with usual, which seems apt as we always seem to end up rubbing shoulders on these threads.

Agree there's an element of sneering at 'plebs'.

It'd be nice if they'd consider it.

Anyway, I got as far as this:

'Have and Of are not indicative of dyslexia.

It is indicative of poor grammar.'

And my irony metre exploded, but I also wanted to say, yes, mistaking 'have' and 'of' could be dyslexic errors. I don't know why people persist in imagining they're not. It is frustrating.

Yeah them fucking thick plebs, coming over here posting on oh so intelligent MN.

Agree, delete everyone for everything.

Then paint the site pink.

Add sparkles.

It's halfway there already