[jbug]

I find that I am super sensitive to misspelled words. I can't stand to misspell a word and when a sign or paper I am reading has a misspelled word in it drives me up the wall.

An example is today I had my section 8 meeting and one of the forms I was filling out had a misspelled word on it and I pointed it out to the lady that was interviewing me for my housing. Another example is at the place where I go for therapy there is a sign in the window that you check in at that says something about insurance but it is spelled insurnace and I told the receptionist that the sign had a misspelled word and she said ok I'll take care of it but that was a month ago and it still hasn't been changed and it really bugs me. I can't stop looking at that sign when I am there it's like a train wreck I can't stop staring at it. I don't know if I should mention it to my therapist or not.

Anyway does anyone else have this problem with misspelled words?

Jan

I don't really have OCD but some misspelled words are just a pet peeve of mine. I know someone who calls themselves "educated" and "intelligent" and has a "high IQ".. yet they do not know the difference between "you're" and "your" or "loose" and "lose". It's not that I'm an ***.. it's just the irony of it. Lose, Loose and Loser are the worst for me because they are pronounced differently. So when you're reading and saying it in your head..you have to re-read it because you realized the person wrote it wrong. Imagine getting an IM from someone that asks - Did you loose the game? Yeah, so you have to repeat it in your head as "lose" so it sounds right. I like when people online call someone a "looser".

The company I work for seems to have lowered their hiring standards. New people who can't form complete sentences. I mean, my supervisor sent me an email that looked like one big run on sentence and the person couldn't even capitalize the beginning of a sentence or nouns. You know, stuff you learn in grade school. Names of cities have capital letters! It really bugs the hell out of me when it's a "professional" who typed something and doesn't at least know how to use spell check.

I don't always have perfect English and sometimes make typos...but at least I don't go around trying to convince people of things like how "educated" I am.

[AAAAA]

It is my opinion that spelling is a talent like anything else. I have never had a talent for spelling, in elementary school I would faithfully spend at least two hours a night studying my spelling words and every week I would be disappointed with a C on my test. Before computers I literally had a dictionary in every room of my house because I am very self-conscious about my spelling, therefore I am a bit more sympathetic to spelling errors.

However, I cannot stand errors in usage such age to, two, and too. They really grate on my nerves. And I do expect more in a professional setting. The store in my hometown had “Congradulations Graduates” printed on their paper sacks. Every single time I had to go to the store I would point out the error to the owner. He asked how many times I was going to remind him, I asked how many bags he had left?

So I don’t think spelling errors are necessarily an indication of intelligence but I see them as lack of attention to detail.

oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!! we very much have that problem as well, we even go so far as to proofread billboards going down the highway. drives our husband nuts but youre not alone in that. we get edgy if we see a misspelled word in a book especially.

[Rachie]

Oh I hate it when people spell words wrong! One that drives me up the wall is when people spell can't "carnt" ahh I hate it lol.

[Aunt Donna]

I type legal papers to earn extra money and I can't stand a misspelled word. I, also, do signs for our office and I make sure everything is spelled correctly. I am quick when reading something I have to sign to check the spelling and I will point out if something is wrong. When something is misspelled in a business and they don't correct it when you point it out, it tells me that they just don't care about things looking the best. To me misspelled words make a bad impression on the business.