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

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cuntycowfacemonkey · 28/05/2015 22:06

(In advance I will say any of my posts are likely to have spelling and grammar mistakes)

It's such a shitty thing to do and often it is directed at poster who then feel they have to explain themselves and disclose they have dyslexia. I don't understand why MN tolerate people with potential disabilities being mocked in this way?

Why can it not be regarded as a personal attack and such comments deleted. Very often the arses that post comments about another posters spelling bring nothing else to the thread and usually it derails the thread and the OP's original issue gets lost in the ensuing bunfight.

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Original poster
cuntycowfacemonkey · 28/05/2015 22:23

I never said it was indicative of dyslexia Hmm and I'm not saying everyone who make spelling mistakes has dyslexia. Nor am I referring to text speak which is hard to read.

How arrogant of you to think it's your job to pull up adults on their spelling. I don't understand people like you Celibacy I really don't you just sound mean and sneery, it's a far less appealing quality than being crap at spelling.

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Pipbin · 28/05/2015 22:22

I think that sometimes an OP can be difficult to follow when there is no punctuation and posters trying to clarify can sound a bit arsey.
I also think it's fair if someone is posting something about how clever they are and then they write 'could of'.

I don't think that MN should delete posts unless the OP complains. They are not the police.

AtomicDog · 28/05/2015 22:22

If mistakes are not highlighted, how can they improve?

There is absolutely no excuse for using 'of' instead of 'have' in that way.

DosDuchas · 28/05/2015 22:21

get rid of the oiks Wink

CelibacyCakeAndFuckThePO · 28/05/2015 22:19

Have and Of are not indicative of dyslexia.

It is indicative of poor grammar.

Mumsnet users have always had a low tolerance (generally speaking) of poor grammar and spelling.

It's what makes the site appeal to many like myself who can not bear to have to decipher text wot spks lyk dis an people who insist on using phrases like "hubz" and "bubba" and also using "lol" as punctuation.

Personal attacks should be deleted.

Pulling up posters for incorrect use of grammar, should not.

DosDuchas · 28/05/2015 22:16

NO NO NO

they are what keeps it Middle class and keeps the advertisers in

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cuntycowfacemonkey · 28/05/2015 22:14

I've seen genuinely upset OP's posting about a serious issue and the very first post is nothing more than some one going HAVE HAVE HAVE not OF. Fuck of you insensitive, smug, bullying, pricks. GAH!

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magimedi · 28/05/2015 22:11

I agree with you wholeheartedly.

I post from a desktop with no predictive text or spell checker & get quite worried at times that I am going to make a "misteak" & be pulled up for it.

It is indeed a personal attack & should not be tolerated.

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