not understand why women can't spell anymore

[ColleenfromPA]

To be fair I haven't really noticed this til I became pregnant and started using mumsnet/fb/text message more but when did half of women completely lose the ability to spell words correctly. I mean sometimes I have no idea what the heck is going on. I mean is their keyboard broke or are they getting charged by the letter?

Example someone please translate this for me: "js rushed home to lie don its buggin me im not abin much luck in this pregnancy at all breezed throu my others reali it mst b age"

or this " i can hardly see at miih" what the heck is a miih?

I take it this is not a young lady thing because this woman is in her 40s. My own mother constantly struggles with threw/through or you're/your. Did I miss some sort of revolution in language some time ago?

I have a relative who posts entirely in text speak, in a Scottish accent. It might as well be Russian, I don't understand a word of it.

I think it's a combination of predictive text, texting, smart phones and people giving up the concept of proof reading before hitting reply/send. The only thing that really bothers me is when I can't see how the weirdly typed word is shorter or easier to type? I don't get it?

No words, really

Oh dear. I must get my husband to rewrite the 2000+ words I've written since yesterday. :(

Ah well. Spelling ability linked to Y chromosome. Who knew.

So that's where the internal dictionary is kept. In the cock. Damnit.

Would wearing a strap on dildo improve our spelling?

You obviously missed the spelling/punctuation/grammar lessons too OP.

Good day to you.

Tee . My house must be a spelling blackhole - me, 3 daughters, thank God for my husband we wouldn't get a thing done otherwise.

We are not really designed to communicate via writing. It is a human construct for language and so is not innate. Many, many seriously intelligent people struggle with reading and writing. Dyslexia is the most common learning difficulty and it is estimated in certain quarters that 10% of the population may suffer from it.

Also I spend my time trying to communicate correctly and articulately in the workplace as part of my job, MN, facebook and the rest are for fun so correct spelling and grammar are not exactly a must. That said there have been many posts which I have found really difficult to read but generally I just stop and move to another one and save my brain the addling. YABVU.

Allow me TwoFourSixOhOne

To be fair I haven't hadn't really noticed this til until I became pregnant and started using mumsnet/fb/text messages more but when did half of all women completely lose the ability to spell words correctly . ? I mean, sometimes I have no idea what the heck is going on. I mean, is are their keyboards broken or are they getting charged by the letter?

Here is an E example ; would someone please translate this for me?: "js rushed home to lie don its buggin me im not abin much luck in this pregnancy at all breezed throu my others reali it mst b age"

or this: " i can hardly see at miih" what the heck is a miih?

I take it this is not a young lady thing because this woman is in her 40s. My own mother constantly struggles with threw/through or you're/your. Did I miss some sort of revolution in language some time ago?

(That's just correcting the grammar as best I could. Don't get me started on the lack of thought process behind the post.)

ColleenfromPA Thu 16-May-13 11:00:24

To be fair I hadn't really noticed this until I became pregnant and started using mumsnet/fb/text messages more but when Idid, I noticed that half of thewomen with whom I come into contact have completely lost the ability to spell words correctly.

I mean sometimes I have no idea what the heck is going on. I wonder whether their keyboard is perhaps broken or whether they are getting charged by the letter.

For example could someone please translate this for me:

"js rushed home to lie don its buggin me im not abin much luck in this pregnancy at all breezed throu my others reali it mst b age" ?

Or this: " i can hardly see at miih" ?

What the heck is a miih?

I take it this is not an issue exclusive to young ladies because this woman is in her 40s.
My own mother constantly struggles with the words 'threw' and 'through' and 'your' and 'you're'*.

Did I miss some sort of revolution in language some time ago?

I just did this for fun btw, as I am very bored.

Oh x posts! Sorry.

My dictionary got lost up my vagina.

A more thorough job than I could be arsed to do! I didn't even want to go there with the syntax .

I blame feminism personally...

Anymore, see I did it.

Our hands are so covered in calluses from all the women's work we do, that we can't be expected to spell

Lol Hells I have a baby crying on my lap, it was hard.

and being a chick doesn't heklp obvs.

Gosh, I better hand back the £1000 I will earn this week for my sparkling copy and perfect grammar.

I work virtually and no-one has realised I has the boobies! Phew!!

I am in fact a 6ft 6" bloke with a willy down to my knees. Therefore I spell and punctuate perfectly.
not really

My nan won us the vote so I could choose when and if I want to spell.

Language evolves. Get. Over. It.

Ooo, Flobbadobs, can we meet up? not really

Well that's me rumbled.

"I mean is their keyboard broke "

do they all use the same one? is it really broke or just trying to get out of paying for dinner?

my tits get in the way obviously

What The VermiciousKnid said.

And your OP made me laugh!