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

It definitely went off on a tangent, Worra, especially because the corrector made an error in her correcting post. I really feel for the OP who has a legitimate issue with her neighbor.

I haven't seen that thread yet SenecaFalls (will look in a mo)

But I feel uncomfortable that HQ are leaving this ever growing problem, up to other members to 'get on the case'.

The reason being because whilst others are (quite rightly) 'getting on the case', that alone can take the thread on a tangent, meaning the opening post can get lost amongst the grammar/spelling/ discussion/bun fight.

I'm all for self moderation but I do think HQ need to clarify their stance on this because it's getting ridiculous imo.

For anyone who doesn't think this gratuitous correcting happens, there is a thread going right now in which the OP is seeking advice about a neighbor problem. The fifth responding post was to correct her word usage. But some of the posters from this thread were promptly on the case. So proud.

at cunty

BE SOME

The first post will best some asshat helpfully rewrîting it for you so hoi polloi can understand.

AtomicDog I'm a rhotic speaker. I pronounce all my "r's". Say that Siobhan phonetic rendering and enunciate the "r."

Yes yes thank you!!

And yes I think it is pronounced with a V but thats part of my stupid brain getting the sounds mixed up. Also an acquaintance call her dd that but with the b instead of V

Siobhan, Siobhan, Siobhan, Siobhan

Right it should be in my spell checker now.
Now all I have to do is remember it starts with Si and hopefully it will come up

I would hope not cunty. But I do have to say that one reason that I don't just hide every AIBU thread that has the words "should of" in the title is that I would then have to give up playing blame-every-degradation-of-the-English-language-on-the-Americans bingo.

twart- do you mean Siobhan? Because it's usually pronounced Shuh-vorne where I am.

Mnenomics confuse me. I'm sure there's an explanation for that.

twart - it's a really long thread, it's fine! I should have been quicker to pick up what you were getting at and to apologise for it being an unclear post.

Does anyone else get very good at talking around the issue?

I'd always have an upset tummy and be ashamed - never diarhoea of the stomach and be embarresed.

spell check is good sometimes. but often words can look very simlar.

my reading is not great. im ok in places like this/fb...but if i read a book time i get to bottom of the page i have forgot what i have written.

or if there is writing with numbers its just a jumble to me

Oh can someone please put me out of my misery on how to spell Shebourne, it's really bugging me now

Please

I have seen that in PC, too, usual, but they often get jumped on pretty fast if the regulars see them.

Doesn't It Always Run Rather Horribly Over Each Ankle is how to remember diarrhoea. Doesn't work in the US, though.

Jeanne ahhh right ho,

I had read those too, but for what ever reason, I hadn't equated that to your post

so much for my great comprehension

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'Diarrhoea', when I was growing up! A lot of that Greek-derivation stuff has been simplified, like 'foetus'. I can't bring myself to write 'fetus' without a massive internal struggle,

However I can see why MN can't be arsed to have to deal with it unless it's an obvious personal attack. On the plus side, it's self-policed - anyone who does it usually gets pulled up pretty fast by other posters on the thread.

Right but the problem is, often the thread becomes all about the twats pulling the OP up about their spelling.

So the OP's original post often gets lost in the bun fight. It's stupid and so unnecessary.

I'd like to see HQ come down hard on this, or at least be consistent with their 'official' take on it.

So far they seem quite sketchy.

Sorry cunty- that's the US spelling (though at this time, you may be US-based). Diarrhoea is the UK spelling.