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[IamMrsG]

@justmyopinion  

[Noel7]

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@mstyrion 1 wrote:

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@Noel7 wrote:

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@RetRN wrote:

Totally ridiculous study. Shows the dumbing down of our society.

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@RetRN

What does being publicly rude to a poster who misspelled or mistyped have to do with dumbing down?

It doesn't.

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Good point, Noel.

The over-use of a silly phrase like "the dumbing down of society" tells me a lot about the person who wrote it.  

Sadly, it seems the dumb part is locking on to pundit-created phrases and applying them to every facet of life relevant or not.

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@mstyrion 1

ITA!  We could have an entire topic on that subject.

I've said a lot before about Learning Disabilities and how that affects the written use of language, and that those with LD have AT LEAST an average IQ, many are genius.

I won't go into detail, but will say it's neurological and can't be undone.  Some of our most successful people and greatest minds suffered with it, including Charles Schwab and Albert Einstein.

[fortune]

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@justmyopinion wrote:

Pointing out spelling errors makes you a jerk? 

Are you someone who always wants to win your point in a discussion?

Do you always feel the need to be right and want others  to agree with you?

Do you find yourself starting your posts with "You're wrong!" or "you don't know what you're talking about!"

Do you get pleasure out of telling others that they are illogical, uniformed,  not intelligent,  not enlightened? Not well read? Maybe you fit the definition of a jerk more so than the one who points out spelling errors?

Correcting someone's spelling is pretty mild compared to what some others do on here to demean others. Can you identify with any of the following - if so maybe you're a jerk!? 

_____ An insatiable need to be right which masks a fear of being wrong
_____ A high need to expect others to see it your way
_____ An inability to say, "I don't know." and "I was wrong."
_____ Feeling threatened when new ideas come from other people
_____ Fear of hearing new information that threatens your beliefs
_____ Fear of letting go; need to be in control of self at all times
_____ Preoccupation with winning approval from others
_____ The need to always be seen as intelligent, powerful and strong
_____ Pride at always being rational and logical
_____ Believe that others who disagree with you are wrong 
_____ Use anger and blame to settle arguments

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I don't know about the spelling errors, but I know someone who perfectly fits the above list!

[Cakers3]

I think the discussion is about pointing out errors here or on other chat sites.

Of course any professional work or submission of academic works should be proof-read and proof-read again by a second person before being submitted.  We always did that in grad school - like a buddy system. 

I agree in those circimstances you might lose some credibility.  But here it's just not that important to snark at another's erroer.

[MaggieMack]

@justmyopinion,

You nailed it! 

[IamMrsG]

@Cakers3   

[MacDUFF]

The temptation is killing me!  (Let it go, MacDuff, let it go!)

[Sooner]

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@Trinity11 wrote:

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@Sooner wrote:

Having any kind of standards is a social faux pas these days!  TOTALLY unacceptable.

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I think it is good to have standards for oneself. However, applying them to everyone we encounter that may make an error in grammar or typo, isn't my idea of gracious behavior.

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May not, but should the receiver of the "correction" be angry or should they stop and think "I'm glad I understand that now so that I won't make the same mistake again and look stupid!"

Or do most people just not care any more?

[Ms X]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

I think the discussion is about pointing out errors here or on other chat sites.

Of course any professional work or submission of academic works should be proof-read and proof-read again by a second person before being submitted.  We always did that in grad school - like a buddy system. 

I agree in those circimstances you might lose some credibility.  But here it's just not that important to snark at another's erroer.

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People snark in a thousand other ways, so it's fair game even if I don't usually do it.  If someone gets up on her high horse with me, I might hit back by pointing out a lack of literacy.  I've never done it on this board.

[SusieQ_2]

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@justmyopinion wrote:

Pointing out spelling errors makes you a jerk? 

Are you someone who always wants to win your point in a discussion?

Do you always feel the need to be right and want others  to agree with you?

Do you find yourself starting your posts with "You're wrong!" or "you don't know what you're talking about!"

Do you get pleasure out of telling others that they are illogical, uniformed,  not intelligent,  not enlightened? Not well read? Maybe you fit the definition of a jerk more so than the one who points out spelling errors?

Correcting someone's spelling is pretty mild compared to what some others do on here to demean others. Can you identify with any of the following - if so maybe you're a jerk!? 

_____ An insatiable need to be right which masks a fear of being wrong
_____ A high need to expect others to see it your way
_____ An inability to say, "I don't know." and "I was wrong."
_____ Feeling threatened when new ideas come from other people
_____ Fear of hearing new information that threatens your beliefs
_____ Fear of letting go; need to be in control of self at all times
_____ Preoccupation with winning approval from others
_____ The need to always be seen as intelligent, powerful and strong
_____ Pride at always being rational and logical
_____ Believe that others who disagree with you are wrong 
_____ Use anger and blame to settle arguments

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I was looking at the list and wondered why "needing to be in control of self at all times" and "pride at always being rational and logical" would make someone a jerk? I can't imagine taking pride in being irrational or illogical. I must not be understanding something so I thought I'd ask!