If you are doing something wrong, like spelling or getting a popular phrase wrong or whatever, would you want to be corrected?

no one corrects sarah. she is right at all times. anyone who says shes wrong is a towel.

I voted - according to how it is worded.
If they come on the board & cus me out because of it, then no, I would not want to be corrected.
BUT if they came on here & in a nice & polite way told me what I was doing wrong & how to fix it then sure, it's fine that they correct me.

DLQSfan

It definitely depends on how they word it. If they go "HEY ALLISON, THAT'S NOT HOW YOU SAY IT!", then I get offended. So, yeah. :p

As long as I'm not corrected as far as grammar and spelling goes, I don't mind. But if someone or some people constantly correct another person's grammar and especially if that person shows that he/she minds it, then that annoys me more than if my own grammar or spelling was corrected. I would think it is embarassing to that person or to myself it it happened. If a person has consistently poor grammar and bad spelling it could be one of several things: (1) The person may not be American, (2) English might not be that person's first language, (3) The person could me mentally challenged, or (4) The individual may have chosen to not pay attention to grammar/spelling errors for reasons which are of nobody's concern. The Earth does not go out of its orbit because someone misspells a word.

see, most of the time when i am typing online..im also listening to music/ doing other things....so if i do screw up my grammar...its just because im not concentrating on what im typing..and when people correct it, its annoying, because i know how to write correctly...

I don't want to sound conceited, but I despise being corrected. :mad: I mean, I'm wrong a lot, but when I am, I know it; I don't need other people shoving their "genius" in my face. :rolleyes:

~Lauren

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i personally don't care, and if i DO correct someone's spelling or grammar, I hereby apologize profusely

Originally posted by robyrob
i personally don't care, and if i DO correct someone's spelling or grammar, I hereby apologize profusely

:D

Originally posted by Miss Vicki
It definitely depends on how they word it. If they go "HEY ALLISON, THAT'S NOT HOW YOU SAY IT!", then I get offended. So, yeah. :p

Same with me...

Well...except for the Allison part...if someone said "Hey Allison..." to me I'd just stare...

Depends on who is correcting me

It depends on who,how and what tone they use.

Originally posted by Ewan's My Man
Same with me...

Well...except for the Allison part...if someone said "Hey Allison..." to me I'd just stare...

:lol:

It depends on who's correcting me. Some people like to be a smartass, so that pisses me off. Especially when you correct them and then they get all defensive, blah blah blah. Some people also like to correct you in a crowd to either make you look stupid, or to make them look like a big shot. Thats when it gets annoying. As far as correcting peoples spelling and stuff, I dont really point it out, unless they spelt it horribly wrong. I dont mind if you cant spell well, but I cant stand it when people use poor grammar skills you know they have.

Originally posted by Brian
As long as I'm not corrected as far as grammar and spelling goes, I don't mind. But if someone or some people constantly correct another person's grammar and especially if that person shows that he/she minds it, then that annoys me more than if my own grammar or spelling was corrected. I would think it is embarassing to that person or to myself it it happened. If a person has consistently poor grammar and bad spelling it could be one of several things: (1) The person may not be American, (2) English might not be that person's first language, (3) The person could me mentally challenged, or (4) The individual may have chosen to not pay attention to grammar/spelling errors for reasons which are of nobody's concern. The Earth does not go out of its orbit because someone misspells a word.
:yeahthat
If there's one thing that irks me to no end is the grammar police. It's one of my biggest pet peeves.

I voted that it depends on how it's worded...but it also matters who it is. If the person correcting me is going and doing the same thing, I won't take their advice into consideration.

I don't mind at all if someone corrects me on something around here. We talk a lot of trivia on these boards, and occasionally a mistake or two is made.

Just be kind in the way you correct. I'm very fragile.

;)

Originally posted by TJL
I don't mind at all if someone corrects me on something around here. We talk a lot of trivia on these boards, and occasionally a mistake or two is made.

Just be kind in the way you correct. I'm very fragile.
Yeah, you're a real porcelain doll. ;)

I'm the same really. I have no problem if someone corrects misinformation. It's the grammar thing that gets under my skin.

I correct a person if I don't like them.

Originally posted by TJL
I don't mind at all if someone corrects me on something around here. We talk a lot of trivia on these boards, and occasionally a mistake or two is made.

Just be kind in the way you correct. I'm very fragile.

;)

That's how I feel about it. :)

depends on who it is and how they do it.

Originally posted by Janice
If there's one thing that irks me to no end is the grammar police. :bash: :boxing: Me too. that pig: really gets on my nerves. :lol:
I love your grammar cop Janice!
;)

Originally posted by Kitt
:bash: :boxing: Me too. that pig: really gets on my nerves. :lol:
I love your grammar cop Janice!
;)
Thanks Kitt. Graphic artwork courtesy of AKA aka Brad aka computer genius.
This one too. :)

Here's another good one. :lol:

Originally posted by Janice
Here's another good one. :lol:

:rofl: