When you read a hub with bad grammar, does it stop you in your tracks?
Can you continue reading or do you immediately mark the writer's perspective as unworthy of reading? Is the message more important than the format of representation or is the grammar and spelling the only "message" received?
Depends on how bad it is. Everyone makes mistakes, and English isn't everyone's first language. But some hubs are either unreadable, or it's just too difficult to work out what they're trying to convey.
I agree with Nesbyte...it depends on whether the errors are so bad that the content is unreadable.
As a former teacher, yes. I want to get my red pencil and put little checkmarks on some of them.
On the other hand, I'll say with the others, "It depends". I really do appreciate and admire those non-native speakers who are trying to improve their English skills, and are able to put together an interesting, though somewhat imperfect, hub.
If there are multiple mistakes and they're so obvious they distract me from the information being presented, I stop reading. I consider myself a professional writer and I know I make mistakes, but my brain automatically picks up on bad spelling and grammar. It drives me crazy.
It depends on how bad the grammar is. I understand that people have been taught differently and people make mistakes, but if the sentences and paragraphs are obviously just strewn together in order to quickly prove a point, it shows me that what they are saying probably has not been thought out.
by osa agbonlahor 12 years ago
Is anyone else turned off completely by bad grammar?I remember reading a really great story on here a while ago, and I found that I just couldn't finish it because half the words were misspelled and the grammar was terrible.Is grammar as important as content?(I believe so, but what do you think?)
by thebeast02 9 years ago
Does bad grammar and spelling bother you?I don't expect everyone to be an English professor, but for goodness sake people, use some punctuation and a built in spell-check! This is primarily aimed at forums, hubs, and places like YouTube comments. Places where people could take the time to read over...
by Nathan Bernardo 12 years ago
What makes you stop reading a Hub?Because it is genuinely infuriating, overly promotional, badly written, deep as a damp napkin, trying to be funny but not funny? What are the reasons you have for quickly and completely abandoning reading a Hub?
by Robert Burroughs 13 years ago
Why do so many writers use bad grammar?So many people use are instead of is, your instead of you're, have instead of has, and countless other foibles. More people will read what you have written, if you edit better before publishing.
by Audrey Selig 13 years ago
Is it possible to use such a feature? If Google can locate bad grammar on websites, what about a site wide grammar checker or filter for us? Is that possible?
by Lisa HW 15 years ago
Do you have some songs that, for you, are like nails on a chalkboard when you hear them because the lyrics use bad grammar?These aren't the most popular songs in the world, but here's some that irk the heck out of me:Air Supply's "Two LESS Lonely People in the World" Phantom...
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