to think that correcting someone's spelling/grammar etc on a thread is actually quite petty and pathetic?

[wannaBe]

Really what does it matter?

i would want my grammar to be corrected.
sometimes people do it automatically, not to be petty or annoying

YANBU - there is no need imho. Seems a bit patronising to me

yeah - what is this Enlgish GCSE?

It's rude.

Unless in Pendants' Corner.

I think you enter there at your own peril.

but would you do it to someone's face? Because I actually do think it's quite patronising to "correct" someone's spelling/grammar - it's not an exam room.

Custardo Its English - not Enlgish!!!

You'd want your grammar to be corrected?

Mind you, I have corrected someone's biology before now. Probably just as rude...

Never been in there FallenMadonna - it seems a bit scary

I think people that do it are so up their own arses tbh

it depends on the tone of voice. sometimes incorrect grammar rings strangely and for some its an automatic response to state the correct grammar. i don't think its rude

I've not actually seen it happen as yet on here but I've heard the rumours. Any links ??

would you correct someones grammar if you was having a conversation?

Agree with OP. I'm usually doing lots of things simultaneously when on MN and certainly don't spend time checking my posts.

However, when other posters' grammar/spelling/punctuation are really bad I don't bother to read the posts.

Lots of text speak really annoys me but I would never say something. As Anna8888 says I would probably just give up on trying to decipher the post and move onto something else.

yanbu tis rude.

As someone who enjoys pedants' corner, I agree. To do it on the rest of the board is rude, people are often posting on here quickly and while doing something else and don't double check before they post - why on earth should they? Or maybe they don't have perfect spelling / grammar, that doesn't mean they shouldn't post. IMO very few people actually want their mistakes corrected.
(Feel free to correct my post though )

anna ~ i think that's a bit harsh actually. So just because someone for example was severely dyslexic it means their opinions aren't valid/worthy of your time to read.

Agree, a lot of txt spk annoys me, as well as posts with no punctuation as they're very hard to read - I sometimes can't manage it

I had my spelling corrected on

this thread.

I just think it's petty that someone would take it upon themselves to pick out one spelling error in a post that otherwise was perfectly fine, had, IMO, decent grammar/punctuation, and would totally go off the point of the topic of the thread just to ensure that they corrected the spelling.

And I make no excuses for the fact I can't spell - that's what word was invented for .

Especially when the correction is incorrect. That happened to me once and it really niggled me.

That's just life - like I said, I'm normally doing lots of other things simultaneously when on MN, I skim read the threads and read the posts that interest me - there is absolutely no obligation to anyone to read anything here unless it manages to grab their attention somehow - particular subject, particular poster, particular wording etc.

Well I'd want to know if I constantly confused through/threw or brought/bought etc.

So I think there is no harm.

I got bitching for correcting someone today and took it with a pinch of salt. As I would if someone corrected me.

bang to rights I have done it

once with spelling

but y'know there's much worse abuse around so i don't feel that bad

some posts ARE very difficult to read, Pan did a sweet thing last night and made a long tricky one more readable so as not to put off other readers

Oh wannabee, get over yourself.