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is spelling getting worse?
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is spelling getting worse?
ive spent an hour on youtube, i just cant believe the amount of videos with titling spelt wrong, im not talking about "cool spelling" like "i want 2 b me" i mean real mistakes, like "rogue traders" spelt "rouge" and "lily allen" spelt "lilly" and Doctor who companions with the names just wrong,
is the txt generation spelling getting worse? all they are learning is to abbreviate?
is the txt generation spelling getting worse? all they are learning is to abbreviate?
Re: is spelling getting worse?
I looked into this by canvassing a younger element at work.
It seems that posting quickly and being understood in the most economical way takes precedence over the accuracy of spelling and correct punctuation.
The main problem,as I understand from the replies I got,is that proof reading is not the norm and so ,although the problems are understood,no effort is made to correct them.In fact,its not unknown for me to ask for the odd word to be spelt out and sometimes I'm amazed how literate some people are in the 'real world'.Sometimes,as in the case of Lily Allen,its just ignorance.My mothers name was Lilly!
In truth,the people I spoke to told me to 'chill out' and 'get a life'.
It seems that posting quickly and being understood in the most economical way takes precedence over the accuracy of spelling and correct punctuation.
The main problem,as I understand from the replies I got,is that proof reading is not the norm and so ,although the problems are understood,no effort is made to correct them.In fact,its not unknown for me to ask for the odd word to be spelt out and sometimes I'm amazed how literate some people are in the 'real world'.Sometimes,as in the case of Lily Allen,its just ignorance.My mothers name was Lilly!
In truth,the people I spoke to told me to 'chill out' and 'get a life'.
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Re: is spelling getting worse?
the spelling mistakes where IN VIDEOS not as text, sorry i should have said
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