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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

I really try not to be a grammar/spelling snob.

Generally, someone who can't spell also cannot communicate and frequently cannot think coherently.  Steel is the major exception to this rule - I read his posts because of the content.  Definitely not for the spelling.

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I am an arrogant American. English is the only language anyone needs.

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I am an arrogant American. English is the only language anyone needs.

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i would rather know someone of character with a poor grasp of grammar than an effete elitist who wins the elementary school spelling bee.

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ORIGINAL: nephandi

Greetings

First of all, this is an international site. That mean *GHASP*...wait for it...wait for it...this is amazing, your would never have guessed it...drum roll...not everyone have English as their first language. I am from Norway and I do make spelling and grammar errors because in my everyday life I speak another language. So tell me Mr very nice musculature and chest but no face, and from the look of it no brain either, do you speak a second language, and if you do, do you always get spelling and grammar correct?

And that lead me to another point, there are a fair bit of the population that have dyslexia in one form or another. We are not stupid, we are not lazy but sometimes word's get jumbled up. Also before you say there are spell checkers for that. Let me inform you that while spell checkers do work, there is a limit to their usefulness, especially words that are very similar is hard to correct as you do not see which of the suggested words are the correct one.

Now sure, some pepole just make no effort and the spelling errors could have been avoided, but usually when you see someone making allot of spelling and grammar errors it is because they are either from another nation, or have some sort of reading and writing disability. So while you may think what you will. To me it is far more sexy to see someone with something of substance to say but with a few spelling errors, than an airhead with perfect grammar.

I wish you well

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ORIGINAL: rikigrl

nephandi is a girl, were we too lazy to check her profile?

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ORIGINAL: slavekal

I can't be the only one who gets a little turned off, no matter how sexy someone is, if they write like an eight year old.  Some folks even try to use big, fancy words, but they don't bother to look up the spelling (Shakespear, viseral?).  How adults don't know the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE is beyond me.  And of course there is the old favorite, confusing DOMINATE with DOMINANT.  It is kind of amusing to see a profile from a self proclaimed goddess who thinks that alot is one word.