to defriend someone for actually using the word 'discusted'?

[LoopaDaLoopa]

In all seriousness. For real. She actually wrote that on her status.

Surely, not unreasonable to defriend?

I wouldn't look forward to scrapping the car every morning, either. Can't afford it, for starters.

I have just defriended someone this evening for posting sexist crap and trying to justify it by saying that's what sells stuff and gets publicity. Not on my newsfeed it doesn't. I would actually be a little more forgiving about bad spelling. On a good day, anyway...

Good for you EB, [thumbs up] lets hope others will follow suit!

Trouble is, he's probably just thinking I'm humourless and it won't actually make him reconsider his views or anything.

Still, his loss.

No, but if other women will have thought the same as you but not quite had the gumption to take a stand.

You'll have given them courage for next time

^misplaced 'if'!

AnnieLobeseder Totes amazeballs!

MollyBerry or lasagne?

Sorry, couldn't help it

People don't make these language mistakes intentionally; they are not indications of moral failings.

There are many reasons that people make mistakes in written and spoken English: being let down by education and other systems, having dyslexia and other learning difficulties, not being native speakers, and being poor and not having access to good educational opportunities. These are factors that should generate compassion and understanding, not ridicule.

People don't make these language mistakes intentionally

Actually, they often do. Some people have no interest whatsoever in learning - quite often because they have no intention of getting a job or providing for themselves or doing anything that necessitates effort. There's always someone else to do that for them and they wear their stupidity with pride.

As the same people tend to be quite happy to condemn more academic children (or adults) as 'swots' and 'geeks', I think it's quite reasonable to throw a bit of poo back at them.

And no-one, no-one in the world thinks 'gawjus' and 'lil' are correct. They make the mistake intentionally out of some misguided notion that it's cute.

Wow a 'stupid people' bashing thread ! How lovely.

What a nice bunch of people you are!

Not that people could have learning difficultys or failed by the education system.

                    GRIM

As the same people tend to be quite happy to condemn more academic children (or adults) as 'swots' and 'geeks', I think it's quite reasonable to throw a bit of poo back at them.

Absolutely!!!!

My sister wasn't particularly bothered about school, went on to college but dropped out of two courses and now works in a pretty non-descript job. She has two children, the eldest of which is 7, and he absolutely loves school and reading and writing etc. It concerns me though as my sisters thinks anyone who enjoys learning is 'geeky' and says it in quite a negative tone I'm hoping she will encourage her son, I'm sure she will, but the attitude of 'learning is something to be embarrassed about' is definitely out there in society!!

Jeez shocked at some of these comments !

No one is born not wanting to learn - it's life's shit concequences that get in the way. Done really fucking stupid comments of supposed 'clever' people. How ironic!

some - does that make me look stuuuuuuupid now?

OhFishyFishyFishyFish Ah! I didn't even realise lasagna/lasagne. I have now Googled it and educated myself. In case anyone else wants to know lasagna is the singular sheet and lasagne is the dish (I think...)

I challenge those who don't want to have anything to do with the stupid people who can't spell properly to get rid of anything in their life that comes from someone dyslexic (as bad spelling is clearly a sign of deep ignorance and stupidity and no civilised "interlectual" person would want to have anything to do with us lazy oafs)

Throw away your phones Alexander graham bell had dyslexia.

Throw away any IKEA furniture you have igvar kamprad is dyslexic. Prabably why there is no writting on IKEA instructions ;)

Throw away any films that have thes actors in orlando bloom, tom cruise, keira knightly, keanu reeves, or that were directed by stephen speilberg or guy ritchie

Throw away books written by lewis carol

Don't go and see any art by leonardo da vinci or pablo picasso probably best to throw away any art/art history books with their work in.

Get rid of any ipods, ipads, iphons ect steve jobs was dyslexic.

Dispose of any kath kitson bits and bobs.

Chuck or delete and music by the beatles and oasis john lennon and noel gallagah would possibly write facebook statuses that would make you cringe.

Give away and cook books by jaimie oliver

I'm not sure how we can try to get rid of things that albert einstein's knoledge has helped create, but we should try, after all he was a stupid dyslexic person.

And for goodness sake, you don't have to be good at spelling to be accedemic. Dyslexia runs in my family but despite this the last 4 generations all (without execption) have degrees, many of us in very accedemic subjects such as veterninary science, chemical engineering, statistics, aboout 1/4 of my family are drs.

My son and stepkids are dyslexic so YABU, although you may be doing them a favour by defriending them if you judge your friends by their spelling.

Ok, I must admit that as someone who is not dyslexic it does bother me having things spelt wrong (that are clearly not a typo).

However, I do realise that dyslexia is not someone's choice.

I've done some googling to try and find out what it's like to be dyslexic and just found there's a new book which looks really interesting regarding helping people understand what dyslexia is - www.kickstarter.com/projects/1150582455/i-wonder-what-its-like-to-be-dyslexic

How ignorant. De friend and let her get on with writing however she wants, saving her energy for the things that really matter in life.

Unless it was in jest? It's pretty pants but unless she's annoying in other ways I wouldn't defriend. She might have a hidden issue like dyslexia.

Ten hours behind the times, as usual.

Do people not read the thread? Dyslexia and being thick are not the same thing. Yes, some people have dyslexia and allowances should be made and no-one is complaining about that. Wilful stupidity is the issue and it's not at all the same thing as dyslexia.

I sell some of DD's outgrown clothes on a local facebook selling page. A lady said she wanted an item but said 'could I hold it until the end of the month when her DP got payed'. Arghhhhh!

YANBU. I defriended someone for persistent spelling mistakes, despite working in an admin role. She doesn't have dyslexia. She just couldn't be bothered.