Reading Writing Hotline

**ramblingboy42** · 10th June 2013, 10:02 AM

I am writing this because I am appalled at the standard of literacy displayed in this forum . It is of genuine concern to me that sometimes I simply cannot understand what it is that a poster is trying to say, due to bad spelling, incorrect grammar and misuse of words. I am in no way trying to be critical to those who cannot read , write or spell correctly, but rather suggesting that there is a simple remedy available through the Reading, Writing Hotline. You have all seen the ads on TV.....1300655506 , sung as one three double 0 six triple five 0 six..... In some cases it may be that the poster just doesn't care to check what they've written or if it makes sense . Anyway there is an answer. I am applying to be a literacy volunteer with this organisation to help those with problems.....please do not misconstrue this as a personal attack on anyone here but rather my genuine concern to help anyone with literacy problems. Dennis

**Vern** · 10th June 2013, 10:16 AM

dunno wot ya on a bout

**ramblingboy42** · 10th June 2013, 10:49 AM

that's just slang...its readable and makes sense.

**vnx205** · 10th June 2013, 11:42 AM

I accept that some people have difficulty with spelling and grammar.

What I find hard to accept is the way some people write several lines without breaking the text into paragraphs. Sometimes they don't even break it into sentences.

Paragraphs and sentences are not just some arbitrary rule imposed by grammarians. They make it easier to read and understand the text.

I believe that if someone wants to write something on a forum, the onus is on them to make at least a token effort to make it easy to read.

**manic** · 10th June 2013, 11:42 AM

Wat u on a bat old mAN DUN u no spellin az moved on sins da old daze of gramerrin Is quika na so move wiv da timez speedi tapa talk whoop woop lol ... ifmc.

**Andrew D** · 10th June 2013, 12:21 PM

Blame the parents

There a children going through schools as we speak that can't read. Little chance they can write something comprehensible.

In fact I wouldn't be surpirsed if there's parents on here that take no interest in (or appear to) their children's schooling.

Regards
Andrew

**numpty** · 10th June 2013, 01:29 PM

Ron was the spelling and grammar nazi on here for years, but gave it up as a waste of time.

**p38arover** · 10th June 2013, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Andrew D

In fact I wouldn't be surpirsed if there's parents on here that take no interest in (or appear to) their children's schooling.

Regards
Andrew

Surprised

There's (there is - singular) - parents is plural, so it is incorrect. One should say "there are".

"or appear to" is, I believe, incorrectly placed within the sentence.

See also Muphry's Law - Muphry's law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

sheerluck · 10th June 2013, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by numpty

Ron was the spelling and grammar nazi on here for years, but gave it up as a waste of time.

I wouldn't be so sure......

**p38arover** · 10th June 2013, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by numpty

Ron was the spelling and grammar nazi on here for years, but gave it up as a waste of time.

I find the term "nazi" extremely offensive.

Last week, whilst staying in the City, I visited the Sydney Jewish Museum and did a tour which included a talk by a Holocaust survivor, Lotte Weiss Willkommen auf der Startseite

One couldn't failed to be moved by her description of treatment by the Nazis. I certainly had tears in my eyes.

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