Top story on the front page and they didn't spell check it.
Even put inverted commas around to bring attention to it.

 

Shocking!!

I'm going to write a letter of complaint

 

I wonder what sort of action the person who wrote and published that might face......

 

It's been corrected now

 

thats better

 

Done!
I've used the form on there a couple of time to rant about declining standards, tabloid journalism, not what I expect from the BBC, wasn't like this when we had an empire...

 

Me too, I thought it was just because I was getting old!!

 

The general level of spelling and grammar is atrocious these days.

Steve

 

Yeah, and it's really bad as well!

 

Innit just!

 

... driving a Landrover on Merseyside

and it should be "Australia beats India"

There's no hope

 

Questionable upiring...tut tut tut...

 

Who gives a toss

 

The BBC...?

 

Is correct spelling and grammar really that important

 

Exactley my thought, nobody is perfect

 

For me, persoanlly, no. However, from a "reputable" organisational perspective, I'd want to present content with correct spelling and grammar.

 

So do half the Scoobynet members too

And it should be Are correct spelling and grammar really that important

personally on forums etc I don't care, even more so when I know it winds others up

 

Well, actually if you were asking a question it should be written "Are correct spelling and grammar really that important?", but we won't nitpick will we.

 

Forums, chat rooms etc etc, who gives a **** if spelling and grammar is perfect. its only the internet.
I aint perfect at spelling but who gives a ****

 

I'm not great either, but I think it is a sign society is in decline when people are just to lazy to be bothered to communicate properly, a basic human need in a balanced society.

 

but some people are not lazy, they just cant spell, dyslexia etc,etc

 

Exclusing those with a known condition, in particular mental condition. I suffer from dyslexia by the way. A lot of these "conditions" are a direct result from "dumbing down" policies of Govn't over the last few decades. But most don't give a ****, as long as Big Brother and MacChunders are still available, most are happy and content that the people in power continually grind away our freedoms.

 

As far as I know I don't have dyslexia and I'm certainly not lazy. I spell check everything.. well not everything I post on a forum, but general day to day things.

I can't spell. Simple. I put it down to bad education at primary level. I got B's for English G.C.S.E and I have a degree in Information Systems, so I'm not someone who has just sat around and not bothered. I certainly don't use txt spek but I can't spell !!

So it's not just people with dyslexia or people who are lazy, some people just have trouble spelling.

 

I wondered if anyone would spot the obvious mistake