[OldPossum]

I keep in mind that liberal troll the site. I don’t want to give them any side issues to use as ammunition against us.

Then, you know we already have a problem. Ofttimes, the spelling on FR is atrocious. So many of our posters must have been asleep in English class. Think of the continual misuse of "loose" for "lose," for example. Makes me want to pull out my hair.

And don't get me started on "there," "their," and "they're."

[generally]

Yes, and I left the “s” off of “liberals.” I cut a lot of slack for rapid typing mistakes, especially since I make them myself. Ouch.

“Loose” and “lose” is probably my biggest annoyance! Sometimes I send a private reply to Freepers with atrocious spelling and grammar. I do not want to embarrass anyone publicly, but I try to remind them privately that this is our public face to the world and if we want the world to take our arguments seriously, we need to take ourselves seriously. A well-reasoned and thoughtful post deserves to be written in proper English so that the poster does not look ignorant.

That said, not all posts need to be perfect. I am glad we have a sense of humor here and we can cut each other some slack. But overall, this problem is hugh and series!

[KoRn]

" Think of the continual misuse of "loose" for "lose," for example."

Oh, that one just drives me nuts every time I see it! It isn't just here either. I see that error often, and virtually everywhere on the Net.

[itsahoot]

You can thank auto-correct software for much if it. A little more belongs to the phones and pads that post here, they are more difficult to proof read, then maybe you can just read for intent and rather than content.

Freepers for the most part are getting long of tooth and have poor or declining eyesight as well.

Propaganda, should make you mad, not grammar or spelling.