…….. but who are we kidding?
I would like this post to come across in the most positive, ‘put the best construction on everything’ way and not sound like I am being high-and-mighty, so please remember that.
I was looking at Facebook this morning and read this:
(You should know that Seward Swap Shop is our Facebook yard sale-type group. You post things you want to sell.)
Um, what?
I looked at it again and also her profile picture. She seemed young. I didn’t want to immediately jump to the ‘kids these days are becoming incapable of correct speech/writing’ conclusion (although it did), so I looked through her profile to see if she actually might have a disability. I am unsure. Several of her other posts also have weird misspellings.
Anyway, I went ahead and sent her a private message:
I got a reply:
I think I see at least part of the problem. Someone is using the speech-to-text feature of their phone and is not proof reading AT ALL. I should take the message to heart: rered what you rite.