Why do so many people have bad spelling on here and online in general??
92118
peoeple tend to typy fastr than they can acctually think abot spelleng... I hate to see it to!
103306
I think some must be speakers of another language and their english is the second or third language they speak.  Because alot of times it is not just spelling  errors but every other grammatical faus pax you can commit.
85063
there are a lot of spelling mistakes which u can correct by running it thru spell check.but if u expect people in this forum to rephrase or change words it will b difficult.try giving it to friends or family who are good in creative writing to do that.
349632
People are lazy, ignorant, and apathetic.  Not only can they not bother to check their spelling, they don't seem to think it's worth the time.  If you can understand me, then that's all that matters, seems to be their thought process.  What they fail to realize is that by not checking their spelling, the poster is causing people to reduce their estimation of him/her.  It's sort of like people who drawl out their words...you know the kind.  Every four letter word has two syllables?  Now, they might be the smartest person in the room, but you can't help but knock off a few IQ points when you hear them speak.
491252
You aren't the only one, honey.  Especially with the slang typing.  Hello, you aren't ghetto and you aren't cool if you do that.  Our youth is going down the toilet with this butchering of the English language.  I don't expect people to type without mistakes, but the word is that not dat and the not da.  People are just losers sometimes.
777002
Why do people have such horrible grammar?
1133580
Lol u are right it drives me round the bend people have ago at my spelling sometime, but I can't help it coz I'm dyslexic, some peoples first language is English to and there is no spell check there. I dunno how they don't notice that. Sometimes I do type my questions in Microsoft word do a spell check and copy and past it, but sometimes I can't be bothered with that.
49574
I no wut you meen. :) People learn how to speak properly, they just don't care and forget how to do it. Lose/loose, your/you're, they're/their/there misspelligs are real annoying..
368631
Why don't people know how to use a spell checker?
263663
Two reasons.  First, they don't read very much.  Readers see properly spelled words and then can spell well themselves.  Secondly, people rely so much on spell-checkers.  So they never internalize proper spelling.\n\nPeople who read and write tend to spell well.
436321
I think you just answered your own question but here are some other ideas I've had:\n\n1) Many folks here do not speak English well, and probably read it even more poorly. Imagine if you were translating your own question into Greek... would you be able to spell every word correctly? Would spell check really help you?\n\n2) Lots of people on this site are in too big a hurry to get points to be bothered with things like syntax or grammar or spelling, or fixing their typos.\n\n3) People in general are quite stupid and under-educated, which is probably why the good folks at Yahoo developed this site.
55697
I don't think it's a matter of not being able to spell.  Most people don't take Yahoo! Answers seriously enough to proof read.  Further, the Internet culture of 'online slang' and various other short cuts used in chat rooms and IMs naturally transcends into Yahoo! Answers.
615985
Well some people like me have a hard time spelling because i just aint that smart. I use to do better but seems now day i cant remember as well as i once did. But let me ask you something. Just because you can spell and think you are smart dose that make you better than me. I dont think so you may be smart or think you are but spelling aint everthing and if you dont like the way people do things on here then why are you here. I realy dont like being put down because i am dumb or stupid or not to smart who are you to judge me anyway.....so their roll that up in a joint and smoke it... know it all........
439148
People feel like it is thier job to be grammar police.  I am all for spelling correctly, but in a forum like this - I don't think it matters.
1139533
YEAH, WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES AND PERSONALLY I KNOW THIS IS TRUE.  THAT IS WHY I GO BACK AND READ MY ANSWER TO INSURE THAT MY TYPING IS AS ACCURATE AS I CAN MAKE IT.  SPELLING IS A PET PEEVE WITH ME.\nSOME PEOPLE ARE JUST QUICK TO MAKE FUN OF OTHERS SHORT COMINGS.
743691
you might want to re-think that....you spell better than half the people on Yahoo!
581533
The site is used by people all over the globe. Many of them are not native English-speakers. But most of the others are kids and teens who really don't care about communicating correctly. They also have probably never been taught to write correctly. And they seem to enjoy using their own net-speak, which gives them a sense of community and identity that separates them from adults. And then there are those who are in a hurry to ask or answer questions. And finally, there are those who are too stupid, ignorant, or lazy to use correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation -- all the things that are required to communicate in writing.