Originally Posted by Wiz Net:
“The point I was making to La Boheme is that it is incredibly rude to correct someone's spelling on a message board.
I am a professional writer (obviously not fluent in French) and I would never do that. Not everyone has the same standard of literacy and I think everyone should feel free and confident to post on this site!
The only reason I pointed out the clumsy use of punctuation by this poster this time was I was irritated by the person trying to make me look small.”
Ofgs - take it in the spirit intended ie light-hearted. I'm not remotely offended by you commenting on my punctuation, and I don't regard it as you trying to make me look small.
But in broader terms this country's literacy skills are dire & if no-one corrects anyone's spelling it will only get worse. People are welcome to correct mine...