To think that it is very unfair, to pick someone up on spelling or grammar, just because you disagree with what they are saying.

[smokepole]

I posted recently on a ongoing topic in this section, I was picked up for my "appalling" grammar, my use of punctuation and for my sentence construction. I noticed that when my opinion changed , strangely enough my grammar or incorrect use of exclamation marks was not picked up upon. I have noticed that this happened on other threads as well. I think this is wrong for two reasons, the first being that it is a kind of bullying, intimating that because someone struggles with spelling, punctuation or correct sentence construction, that there are thick, therefore their argument or view point does not stand up. The other point it is very unfair to pick people up who have not benefited from higher education, or in my case not even education post GCSE'S, people need to realise this and accept that they have been fortunate to have been able to access higher education, but they need to give people like me some slack over my poor grammar or sentence construction.

YANBU. I have a lot of friends from a foreign country, where not everyone benefits from even half the number of years of free education pre GCSEs, and I've never seen one of them write English so badly in their second language as many native English speakers manage.

If you are an adult capable of learning spelling and grammar better, then you have no excuse and tbh are fair game for it being pointed out.

Maybe its the attitude rather than the lack of education/ability? I sometimes make spelling mistakes and accept the correct spelling being pointed out and try to remember it. I don't see what the problem is.

OP - surely you are able to use paragraphs, even if you struggle with spelling, grammar and written comprehension? Your writing isn't all that bad, so I would have thought you could quite easily improve if you wanted to.

Disclaimer: all SN and disabilities excluded from the above post.

Usually people critise people's spelling or grammar when they have lost the arguement.

I get criticised for awful spelling all the time. Ofcourse every post that I have made on mumsnet is 100% right

Chelsy we're chatting casually on an internet forum, not taking an A level paper.

The problem here is that I can't disagree without sounding like a condescending bitch, but hell, I'm going to.

I think the English language is a beautiful thing which needs to be used correctly . The way I see it you either ignore the corrections and stay ignorant for the rest of your life or you learn and do it right next time.

Flame away...

duck, at least two posters already corrected your mistake about incidence of SN. Please read their posts. You see, when you continue to ignore people's posts, it looks as if you're struggling with literacy, and you seem to have strong feelings on that.

In the real world, people like you get sued. Not often enough, but thank goodness, it happens.

Having it pointed out to you that you must be thick because your spelling and diction isn't up to scratch is as ignorant as it gets.

piper - deliberate mistake?

You think English is a beautiful language that needs to be used correctly, perhaps? Maybe even with correct punctuation?

See, this is why attacking other people never pays. The law of sod requires you will make mistakes in your post you'd never make in normal life ...

Piper I have a degree in English and write for a living. I come on MN to have a laugh or a rant and do not proof read every post I make. And I certainly don't appreciate condescending twats bringing missing apostrophes to my attention in order that I can 'learn and do it right next time'.

You sound very arrogant.

LRD

I like you, you know your shit don't you?
It is a beautiful language and I like my dh correcting me because I learn so much.
So why is it that and not which?

duck, at least two posters already corrected your mistake about incidence of SN

Where is the evidence? here is my source. Of course I reserve the right to ignore unsubstantiated claims. Wouldn't you?

Actually, I don't get sued. That is because I stick rigidly to the provisions of the Equalities Act as they were passed by Parliament not as LRD would like them to be in her cloud cuckoo land

FWIW, I am a former lawyer, so am well aware of my responsibilities, Thanks.

Are you thinking of this? farm8.staticflickr.com/7274/7585568394_4fdf171c0d.jpg

It's that if there's no comma, and which if there is.

Anyone who corrects someone's grammar or spelling on a forum so that they can 'learn and do it right next time' deserves to have their dictionary rammed up their arse.

And I say that as a writer who loves the English language.

Well, duck, I hate to break it to you, but most of us aren't children. So we're probably not on those stats, eh?

On a more serious note: as has already been explained, a statement is not the same thing as incidence of SN. If you think for a moment, it will be obvious that many people who get diagnoses later in life will not show up in the earlier stats. In addition, there are plenty of people who have diagnoses, but don't push for (or don't get) statements.

I am loving your capitalization skillz, btw. When you stopped being a lawyer, was it because you couldn't work out the whole 'full stop and capital letter' job?

It's a bit rich posting about people not bettering themselves then completely failing to understand 2 posts regarding SNs and not everyone having a statement going on to say 97.2% are lazy

I would rather people post the correct info with spelling and grammar mistakes than someone who just does a quick Google search posting the results without checking the facts.

Well, if we want to go down the special snowflake route...

There's people with OCPD that can't help but correct spelling and grammar mistakes. :)

True dat. Life is tough.

a statement is not the same thing as incidence of SN

I disagree, people with SN will have a statement. People who have some form of impairment which falls short of the requirements for a statement do not. Whilst I agree that in practice there is a 'sliding scale' the line has to be drawn somewhere.

Of course they won't!

I don't have a statement, and I have diagnosed SN. There you go.

Check out this link for information - particularly what they say about difficulties getting a statement: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/about-dyslexia/parents/staments.html