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Is This Normal?
As a copy editor and a writer, is it strange that I get easily turned off by bad grammar and spelling? I wonder what that says about me. Do guys care about that stuff too? Or are men really just suckers for T and A. I have made several exceptions in my life- i.e my cage fighting and radiology exes who gave a rat's ass about proper grammar/spelling, but nothing has been sexier than the men who have been well-versed. Unfortunately they can be the biggest heart breakers too.
Do you guys/girls care about grammar/spelling abilities when it comes to dating?
Do you guys/girls care about grammar/spelling abilities when it comes to dating?
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Permalink Reply by Melissa on -
I'm the same way. I haven't majored in journalism or anything like that, but it's easy to tell when somebody has no idea what they're doing when it comes to writing. I don't get too picky- but when they make missteps on words like they're and their? It bothers me.
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Permalink Reply by Karen on -
Or tooken instead of taken, it's not common but for some reason my bf says that ALL the time and it drives me straight up a wall! Yuck! Otherwise, he's usually well versed.
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Permalink Reply by Nicole on -
Haha, and I thought I was the only one who was turned off by this! Whether it's instant messaging, emailing, or texting, nothing irritates me more or turns me off more than poor grammar. I hate the "texting lingo" of "u" and "ur". People who use "2" instead of "too" make my teeth clamp down in rage. While I'm not without my own faults (I have an unhealthy addiction to using too many "..." in my writing, but whatever. You're right - if a guy knows the difference between your and you're and can capitalize the beginnings of sentences, he has a better shot with me.
Maybe this is why I'm still single!
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Permalink Reply by Laid Back Lion on -
I have a thing for accuracy in my typing and others. I am employed as a typist and always ensure my spelling and presentation is up to scratch. However, I do relax when typing online or on my blog, not much but enough that some errors get past my barriers, like the occaisional slang words or abbreviations.
When it comes the dating, I wouldn's base someones personality and dating factor on their presentation or anything like that. Its all about their content in my view.
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Permalink Reply by SuzANNE on -
Yeah, the cool thing about blogging is that it's coming straight from your brain. It's a good way for me to escape the technical jargon of my job and some of my clients in the health care industry, and write in my own words- especially if there's slang involved. I'm just a sucker for a well-constructed thought/sentence. You get bonus points, if you make me laugh whilst doing so. That's all.
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Permalink Reply by Charlee on -
ABSOLUTELY.
I mean, it is shocking to me that anyone could not care about it, but then again, I'm a major nerd as well as a nerd-lover to the core. One of my lovers and I even exchanged over email a list of the most common grammatical mistakes people make and discussed it/added our own over several weeks! Haha yes I'm a sucker for dorks...
And you're right as to the well-read ones being heart-breakers...they think they're so smooth. I mean I like a guy with whom I can discuss literature just as much as the next chick, but no, I'm not going to drop my panties because you're quoting Oscar Wilde. Sorry.
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Permalink Reply by SuzANNE on
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EXACTLY. Take every man with a grain of salt and a shot of tequila, I say. Everyone's different, I'm not gonna sleep with a guy cuz he won a spelling bee. Just play smart. And hopefully smart will flock to you.
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Permalink Reply by jaz on -
Poor grammar annoys me so much! So does lame slang. This guy texted me and wrote "Are you coo on me?" Umm...what does that mean? Needless to day I didn't reply to his text.
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Permalink Reply by Mandy on -
I completely agree with you. Bad grammar and spelling really turn me off as well. Not just in guys, but in friends/employers/random things I read as well. I studied Professional Writing, so maybe that does have something to do with it. I feel sometimes like I'm 'too proper' but it doesn't make me want to lower my standards. I hate text speak, unless it is in an actual text message AND is used to save time or space.
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Permalink Reply by Wendy on -
It's normal. I'm not a copy editor or a writer but I hate bad grammar and spelling.
Now when it comes to dating - if the bad spelling is through a text, that's understandable, word limit and all that. Even then I don't like it and if I can manage to still write illegibly, then they can too. Email? Nope. They have no reason not to spell correctly. It's not a good enough reason to dump them, just annoying.
There. They're. Their = I die a little inside every time they confuse these words.
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Permalink Reply by Kendall on -
Do I care? Yes. I think editing the high school newspaper kind of ruined me for life because I often get annoyed by bad grammar/spelling. However, I know not many people are taught grammar and many of those who were taught just don't care.
But would it ever be a turn-off? No. For both the above reason and the fact that I am not that big of a Grammar Nazi. My girlfriend is a funny and very intelligent woman but she does not get grammar. At all. I don't hold it against her.
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Permalink Reply by Maddie on -
I think less of people who cannot spell correctly. I hate that. I also am annoyed by people who don't use spell check. It's there, it's useful. Please use it. Also, I hate the phrase "LOL" and I dislike that "leetspeak" crap too.
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