What’s everyone’s opinion

[Mamaof3x]

New to this so just wondering how it all works. My first post last night was ok but some people are very nasty about punctuation and grammar. Are people that stuck up about it. Maybe some peope didn’t have good parents or some sat at their desk in class staring into space with not a clue what to do. When everyone was busy writing.

What counts as being “stuck up”? There are some posts on Mumsnet that are so littered with spelling errors that they are barely legible, or completely devoid of punctuation/paragraphs. Personally I just skip past posts like that because I can’t be arsed trying to figure out what the person is asking - does that make me stuck up? I agree some of those posters deserve our sympathy but I’m sure other people are just lazy.

Well me for one i don’t understand how to put it into your understanding stuck up means people think they are better because they can spell better than me

Well this is going to go fabulously. Were you as lovely in your post last night?

Welcome to mumsnet. As with anything in life, some people are nicer than others.

Most people don’t care whether you can spell or not but people do care whether you are rude or not.

It's bad form to criticise spelling and grammar on Mumsnet, with the following exceptions:

• In Pedants' Corner
• If 'Muphry's Law' applies

Spelling and grammar are very important to me, but I would never openly criticise anyone for poor spelling and grammar exactly for the reasons you have outlined. That would be unnecessarily rude.

Am not being rude am just asking as it doesn’t matter to me of some can spell or not it matter how they are feeling and how bad there situations are

Eats shoots and leaves.

I understand that as you’ve always had an understanding of how to use it. Whereas I don’t

Grow up

Or a great example of why SPAG is important.

Using good grammar is not stuck up.

Wow. Nasty and totally unnecessary. I can see why you got a hard time.

Oh, yes. There are a lot of those.

What does it matter if am not good at grammar and punctuation how does that make me a target for you because of that I’ve said im not good at it nor understand it amd im nearly forty do yiu not think am embarrassed about that and worried when it comes to helping my kids

Well to me most than can look down on the ones that can’t

I use Mumsnet and Reddit because they are one of the very few places on the internet where posts and replies have somewhat normal spelling, capitalisation and grammar.

If I wanted to read "hey guys i have a problem plz helpme now xoxo thxhaha!!!!11" then I'll spend time on a local FB group or in the Instagram comments.

I'm not talking about your spelling and grammar,

I mean coming onto a website and calling other posters 'bitches' isn't going to exactly warm people to you.

You say you want to improve your spelling and grammar, but then call people who are good at it stuck up.

That is why you are getting a hard time. You are just rude

OP, ‘eats, shoots and leaves’ is a book title / example of why spelling and grammar are important and misuse can change the meaning of a sentence. That poster wasn’t trying to embarrass you.

Calling someone a bitch is pretty unpleasant tbf.

But it’s not for the grammar and punctuation how is that right it’s for mums to come on not judge everyone for the way they write

I didn't read your post Op but based on this I'm not sure the issue people had was solely grammar...

You appear to have created a thread with the express purpose of picking a fight.

SPAG means people can read posts correctly and succinctly. Lack of results in posts that are hard to understand and require multiple readings…

When you write with poor spelling or grammar, it might be easier for you to understand what you mean, but for others, it becomes much harder to read and interpret.

If you had asked for advice on how to improve, I’m sure you would have received a much more helpful response. But instead, you were rude and called other posters "stuck up" and "bitches." Can you really not see why that would lead to a negative reaction?

I knew who you were before I looked...