All of us make spelling errors. Some of them are simple typos. Some of them are simple and error on our part as to the correct spelling of the word. None of it is intentional of course but I was wondering what you thought about when answering someone's post and you quote them in your reply and they had misspelled words in their post.
Would it be a proper thing to correct someone's "accidental" spelling error in your reply and not put quotation marks around it; you know, just correct it and not mention it all.
For example, I might write that I had an acident and simply left off one of the c's. Would it be considered good etiquette to correct the error or to simply leave it in place? (Keep in mind that for whatever reason you are replying to their post and quoting them at the same time.) It's always shows a lack of class to highlight someone's post marking the misspelled word with quotation marks, parentheses or other bold type faces etc. unless you are just trying to get under their skin and then that only makes you a needler.
I guess the reason for my thread comes from a proofing background. I typeset and design business forms for my clients and I am always proof-reading my typesetting and it is a life-long habit derived from business. I'm only an average speller but I wouldn't be offended if someone "AUTOMATICALLY" corrected a minor typo faux pas when quoting my original post. If someone put quotation marks around the word I would wonder if they thought they were being a smart ass or if they thought they were doing me a kindness.
Anyway, maybe it's a personal fetish but every time I see a misspelled word I want to correct it no matter who the writer is. The errors just kind of pop out at me. In the past I have always just ignored the typos or spelling errors, quoted them and left the warts all intact in my replies.
Just wondering what most of you would think if someone corrected your typos and didn't bring it to your attention or anyone else's for that matter by correcting your quoted post but not marking it up as "corrected".
Had a little time on my hands this afternoon, in between thinking about CTE/Pro One and work.
Would it be a proper thing to correct someone's "accidental" spelling error in your reply and not put quotation marks around it; you know, just correct it and not mention it all.
For example, I might write that I had an acident and simply left off one of the c's. Would it be considered good etiquette to correct the error or to simply leave it in place? (Keep in mind that for whatever reason you are replying to their post and quoting them at the same time.) It's always shows a lack of class to highlight someone's post marking the misspelled word with quotation marks, parentheses or other bold type faces etc. unless you are just trying to get under their skin and then that only makes you a needler.
I guess the reason for my thread comes from a proofing background. I typeset and design business forms for my clients and I am always proof-reading my typesetting and it is a life-long habit derived from business. I'm only an average speller but I wouldn't be offended if someone "AUTOMATICALLY" corrected a minor typo faux pas when quoting my original post. If someone put quotation marks around the word I would wonder if they thought they were being a smart ass or if they thought they were doing me a kindness.
Anyway, maybe it's a personal fetish but every time I see a misspelled word I want to correct it no matter who the writer is. The errors just kind of pop out at me. In the past I have always just ignored the typos or spelling errors, quoted them and left the warts all intact in my replies.
Just wondering what most of you would think if someone corrected your typos and didn't bring it to your attention or anyone else's for that matter by correcting your quoted post but not marking it up as "corrected".
Had a little time on my hands this afternoon, in between thinking about CTE/Pro One and work.
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