How important are correct grammar, spelling and punctuation in your Sanctioned Suicide posts to you? (sic)

[noname223]

I wasn't sure with one idiom and let AI review a post of mine. And well my English is seemingly dogshit. I also don't study linguistics and I can assure you for college works my English is way better.

My spelling, grammar and punctuation is also not the best in my native language when I chat with my friends. It is not the worst but my friends are stricter in abiding to certain standards. I assume this idiom is also skewed.

The thing is it feels like wasting time. I know one should Not fully ignore All of it. And there are some Very valid points how important correct language is. Damn, David Foster Wallace is my favorite author. But come on it is an online forum.

It probably undermines valid points of mine if it feels like a 5 year old formulated my posts for a native speaker. But I won't use Autocorrect. Maybe I should Do it. Currently, I Text with my phone and the keyboard oft (I noticed yes that's German for often but I will use that version because it is more funny in this context) recommends German words which is another layer of annoyance. (German idiom)

What about you?

 

[Pluto]

 

[Forever Sleep]

I try to proof read stuff before I post. I'll look up spellings if I'm unsure. But, I'm not obsessive about it. I'm sure there are still lots of mistakes!

It amazes me how many mistakes people make in formal letters and emails. I'm pretty poor myself with spelling and grammar, so if I can see glaring mistakes, they must be everywhere.

The classic was when I got invited to an interview and the date had already passed! The letter wasn't late either. They'd just got mixed up. When it came down to it though, they were a nicer firm to work for, funnily enough. So, it's not everything.

 

[amerie]

On SaSu my personal thing is idgaf if your grammar is bad, I'm using bad grammar rn and I do it all the time, but I think people should be considerate and make sure their posts are legible (space our paragraphs, use somewhat decent punctuation)

I hate people who use bad grammar in professional settings, especially teachers or people who are in a high up administrative position, it disgusts me and it feels disrespectful!! I had a dyslexic history teacher who used better grammar and made an effort to make himself understood a lot more than most neurotypicals I've encountered.

I had a drama teacher (former English teacher btw) who was allergic to basic syntax and would even use the phone mic to send google classroom messages, it was abhorrent and I didn't respect her for that reason alone. She also walked around barefoot. Again if you're not in a high up position and you're a normal person then I don't care, but it's very easy to fake having decent grammar when you're typing on a phone or computer so at least take advantage of it lolz.

 

[Angst Filled Fuck Up]

It's no big deal to me if a person's spelling and grammar/punctuation legitimately suck, but I don't do too well with the shorthand a lot of people are using these days. I just find it annoying and tryhard. Things like "sm" instead of "so much." Like we all know you're not that cool, just type normally you know?

 

[avoid]

I'm a slow reader and sometimes accidentally mix up, omit, or add words to what I read (no dyslexia diagnosis). So I think grammar and punctuation are important to the extent that the lack thereof doesn't affect my ability to understand the text. I don't demand excellence. I just want to read and understand text without needing to slow down or read something three times to understand it. As for spelling, I don't mind errors (typos) as long as the context helps me identify the word.

Some of my pet peeves are:

• Homophone errors: they're their there; it's its; you're your
• Not expanding uncommon acronyms
• Run-on sentences
• Unclear references
• Text walls / no paragraphs

English is my second language and I make errors too. But most of the above is not restricted to English. It's about how you structure your text and helping readers to understand you. For example, people on this forum like to use acronyms and sometimes they seem to use acronyms as a means to gatekeep the conversation.