We are a diverse country, with many official languages and to expect every single person to have perfect English spelling, is unrealistic.

How many of the members on this forum have perfect spelling in all the other official languages of this country?

A little bit of tolerance goes a long way....Incorrect English spelling does not necessarily point to lack of education nor below standard intellect and conversely perfect spelling does not point to a good education or high intellect.

I have large thumbs, small keys and a dyslexic autocorrect

I always "try" to express myself the best I can. My English is not up to standard but hell I'm trying... I've worked for ATKV for many years where I wasn't even allowed to say the word "chop". But funny enough... there will always be someone to remind you in a nasty or rude way that your grammar, word choice or spelling is pathetic... The only reason I post in English is for everyone to understand.

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.

On 2017-08-31 09:19:53 yewrev said:
I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.

Merci monsieur Yewrev!

On 2017-08-31 08:53:34 Sibyl said:
We are a diverse country, with many official languages and to expect every single person to have perfect English spelling, is unrealistic.

How many of the members on this forum have perfect spelling in all the other official languages of this country?

A little bit of tolerance goes a long way....Incorrect English spelling does not necessarily point to lack of education nor below standard intellect and conversely perfect spelling does not point to a good education or high intellect.

Bravo Sibyl, i just love reading your posts.

Many people cannot even spell correctly or properly in their own language, thus trying to, or expressing themselves in another language, irrespective of which, is a different kettle of fish altogether. Nobody's perfect, least of all I (or should that be "me" ;-))? The purple site is not an English teaching class, and correct or incorrect spelling does not make you a better or worse person/punter. Let's all stick to the point - pun intended!

[QUOTE;820644;Arizona] Aside from agreeing with your use of the English language.

My pet peeve is "me and John are having a special".... Argh... It's "John and I!!!!

" Myself and John are having a special "

I will never be perfect in English, it has too many grammar rules, but l can convey the message, where there word order is not right just put it right and get the message.
Ngiyazincoma ngokuthi ngiyakwazi ukuyiphelelisa inkulumo ngolwimi lukaGeorge kanti uGeorge yena kasoze alukhulume olwami

N goeie begrip het n halwe woord nodig.

Moet my dus nie blameer vir jou swak begrip as jy nie my engels kan verstaan weens my swak spelling.