I've actually been put of men on dating sites because of bad grammar and spelling.
I blame you all for my poor love life.
( girlinthehole, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:42, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

do you mean put off?
*chuckles while running away*
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:43, Reply)

Ha ha, smug spelling correction!
If you hadn't pointed that out, I would have ;o)
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:45, Reply)

I'm talking about severe bad grammar and spelling and not the odd missing F or apostrophe.
You'd be surprised how bad some of them are. I know my grasp of the English language is tenuous but if I was on a dating site and trying to give a good impression, then I would make the effort to proof read my profile.
( girlinthehole, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:54, Reply)

you'd be surprised at how many people don't think it is important
or just don't know how to do it right.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:55, Reply)

It's every bit as important as size

( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:00, Reply)

On such dating sites as I've been on
it put me off too. I suspect that some of it is the older generation trying to appear younger by writing in the style of kids.

I mark down people on HotOrNot for offences against English in the little blurb beneath the picture.

"hay im maddii mi life is pretty simple i luv ta party and hang out wit ma friends an yea xox " -1000 points
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:24, Reply)

I am drawn to men with a good grasp
of spelling and grammar.


That and a big knob.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:45, Reply)

And big feet!

( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:46, Reply)

True
even though I *hate* just about anyone's feet except my own. Men's feet are particularly unattractive.

Toenails...ugh!
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:52, Reply)

I hate feet too, apart from baby feet.
Baby feet just make me want to kiss them or tickle them.

The best think about my feet are that they are at the other end of my body.
( girlinthehole, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:56, Reply)

Baby feet are lovely
as are cat and kitten feet - I could play with them all day.


Man feet are all stringy and nasty - even George Clooney's or Mark Ruffalo's.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:00, Reply)

Yes but
do you also refuse to buy things off ebay when the description has poor spelling, grammar or comic sans?

I do...

/feels nazi-like
(berk, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:50, Reply)

Should that not be "from" ebay?
*scampers*
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:52, Reply)

possibly
might be "via ebay" or "through ebay"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 13:54, Reply)

Don't you get to the Horn of Plenty
via ebay?
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:01, Reply)

It's near the
Pirate Bay...


"All aboard the Skylark!"


or something.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:03, Reply)

Horn of
Plenty of Shite, perhaps...not that the relative shiteness of a thing has ever really stopped me buying something if I particularly wanted it. The first step of overcoming addiction is admitting you have a problem, though. *sighs*
(berk, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:04, Reply)

Perhaps
'from' would be more correct, but I'm a northern - it's perfectly correct english here to say 'off'f ebay when't description...' (read in broad Lancastrian/Yorkshire accent for full effect)

At least it was all spelled correctly...
(berk, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:01, Reply)

I'm more northern than you
Or should that be "I'm more northern than you are"?
I was just being a piss-taking pedant ;o)
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:05, Reply)

Pedant?
An ant who fiddles with larvae?
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:06, Reply)

what about pedantichrist?

( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:24, Reply)

pedantichrist is a kiddy fiddler?
Well I never, you learn something new every day.
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:25, Reply)

*nods sagely*

( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Tue 8 Sep 2009, 14:28, Reply)