2,817,727
Honestly, yes. Typos don't bother me, but clear grammar mistakes do and I think it makes the person look bad. I have more empathy when I know English is not their first language.
I tend to read less...or read them and then not comment.
I can pretty much deal w/ one or two per post, but after that I get annoyed.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kartik Subramaniam
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Jill Murty, Realtor - ...
Laguna Niguel, CA
1,728,767
It absolutely does influence our frequency of blogger site visits. Many posts here are too painful to read,
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Carla Muss-Jacobs, RET...
Portland, OR
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Kartik Subramaniam
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
4,967,016
It may explain why some people do not read mine!
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
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Amanda Christiansen
Fort Wayne, IN
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
4,584,146
It depends. I'm trying to be more tolerant - it's a work in progress.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
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Jill Murty, Realtor - ...
Laguna Niguel, CA
4,906,660
OMG the English language as we know it will not exist in 10 years. LOL, IMHO.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Azle, TX
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Mike Rock
Granite Bay, CA
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
1,554,928
It has an affect on my desire to read and it truly tests my restraint to comment; but then I recall "hey, I'm human too, therefore fallible" I catch errors in my posts all the time. I think many know better, we're just a bit rapid in the rain. Now I'm sacred to post this, is it correct English?
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
3,986,308
Not me...I am one of those with poor grammar...but it doesn't stop me from being the best I can be
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
1,562,386
Yes it does!
BTW. . . speaking on the subejct, it should be: ". . . a blogger's post?" or, ". . . continue to read bloggers' posts?"
LOL
Typos happen. I won't follow bloggers who blather, and can't find a period if it came up an bit them in the arse,
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Debbie Gartner
White Plains, NY
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
1,506,923
Yes! I've been known to correct grammar on people's posts. I almost countered an offer because they used the wrong "their"
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
2,310,576
ABSOLUTELY. If someone can't take the time to proof their work and click on Spell Check, they aren't worth engaging with. It is so sad that many don't have these fundamental skills.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
66,409
I think it depends. If there is truly great content being communicated then I will continue to read. But if the writing seems careless or the content is middling I can always find someone else's content to read. AR has too many good writers with great content that clearly work hard on their pieces for me to accept mediocre product.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Kartik Subramaniam
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
400,356
It does. I view it differently when someone is making an honest attempt, but lazy, sloppy writing is at turn off.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
1,209,215
It absolutely does! So does the length of the paragraph, the font, the colors, and if there are pictures or not.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
1,525,616
Yes, it annoys me when people don't use proper grammar.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
797,457
I have a bigger issue when the post goes on and on. By the time I get to the third paragraph they lost me.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Sandy Padula & Norm Pa...
, CA
5,063,180
Probably not, especially not if I am interested in what they have to say or feel I could learn something
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Mike Rock
Granite Bay, CA
1,458,219
No it does not. Often times, I've later found the person speaks several different languages and is far more proficient in their many than I am in the one in which I think I'm capable.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
1,280,848
If it continues throughout the post, yes, I would stop reading. It would distract me too much.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
3,168,134
Depends on the topics they post about. There have been a few that I unfollowed, some I enjoy a lot when they made lots of grammar errors because English is not their first language. I don't mind.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
18,884
Unfortunattlley Eye Half to says Pore gramr an inpoper use off Eglish ain't no way goud. Itz obnoxshos.... :^}
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
6,424,502
Not as much as a wall of words does, or poorly organized thoughts.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
902,428
Sometimes, yes - for one, it's irritating that someone didn't take the trouble to check and often the meaning becomes difficult to discern. Definitely does not encourage me to keep that person at the top of my list, so to speak.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
2,073,399
The only time improper grammar would impact my reading a blogger, would be if they can't manage to make themselves clearly understood.
Grammar is designed to make it easier to communicate in an accurate and organized way. Not to be used as a hammer to punish those who don't use it properly.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
991,752
Oh yes, I'm not a grammar or english teacher but I try to make sure my words are spelled correctly and use the proper word - it's not Two - it's too, it's not there it's their!
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
7,870,810
321,564
Depends, if I find good information and can muddle to the end. I may skim the article. I do notice this on MLS & that drives me crazy!
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
3,744,330
I hate to be a grammar snob, but I sort of am. Still, there are some posts that are not all that well written, but have a message that is certainly worth reading. I think that a lot of bloggers take a little time to find their writing "legs". And my posts and comments are not entirely typo free!
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
3,988,013
It does affect if I engage or not which means whether I stay to the end or leave a comment.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
2,379,820
2,443,250
If it is bad enough yes. If I cannot figure out what they are trying to say I will move on. Normally, no, I can figure it out.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
1,390,113
Yes. I don't claim to be perfect, nor do I expect perfection in others, but educated professionals need to be able to communicate as such.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
2,810,349
Hi Carol - Yes it does. There are a couple of bloggers here whose efforts are so lazy that I spend more time wondering about them and ignoring their content.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
4,800,132
1,847,721
Yes Carol it does. Let me tell you a story about someone who used to blog here & couldn't spell a sentence correctly. Then 'they' (name hidden) went on to write a book - go figure. A book with incomplete sentences?
Truth.
There was one of my followers who was literally the grammar police. In real estate I've begun to use the word 'thru' as an agent rather than correctly. He used to email me about through all the time. 10th time it stuck & I do it right lol.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
2,684,769
206,062
5,773,228
Carol,
It does influence me, and I do try to read it once in a while.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
5,855,488
It depends. If English is not the author's first language, then I'm much more tolerant. If there is an occasional "oops" moment I understand because I have plenty of them. If however it appears that the author feverishly typed something without even attempting to check their work, then I may move on, which is a shame since what they say may be very interesting. (There, was that the world's longest sentence?)
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
1,466,257
Carol Williams Today, we are so varied in a multi-cultural society. There are agents, maybe members here too where English is a second language. It doesn't really bother me unless it is a spam letter from Nigeria.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
2,459,143
If the subject matter is interesting, I'll keep reading. It is very rare that I will just cancel out of a post in frustration.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
921,504
A writers skill improves as they write more.
If the content is worthwhile I will continue to read.
I do not cast a child aside because they do not posses the skill of an adult.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
231,224
i am not sure, i for one would be the pot calling the kettle black. IF it was distracting perhaps?? However if the content were amazing , maybe not. However when i post a blog for the public (not all of them are) i clean it up. When i am here among colleagues, i let er rip more often. I have always been the hulk, and the ogre under the bridge..bring me out when the job needs to get done. :) good question Carol
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
1,157,791
1,242,204
Not really. A Britist realtor who spells and talks different accent may be attracted by more readers. Bad spelling bothers me since spell checker is available showing sloppiness.....
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
1,617,916