I think TER should implement a grammar policy for threads to be posted... seriously! You don't have to write perfectly, but some of the shit they allow to be posted as a main thread is just moronic. The cops are going to think we have toddlers posting on here.  

But shouldn't this be on the S&P board?   LOL

...and didn't go to high school here, much less take the SAT.

English isn't my first language but I learned it early enough to be proficient.  Learning any language as an adult is difficult and more emphasis is placed on speaking rather than writing.

1. Who wants to do the thankless job of reviewing these? Does a reviewer have to reread the edits? It could be a worse job than being a janitor at the bus station...in addition, unpaid.
2. It's a free fuckboard that doesn't make ter any money. It's one thing to minimize legal liability and prevent all out flame wars. There's no incentive for them to do this.
3. Agree: S & P board.  

Looks like HtG has let the cat out of the bag.

I can't imagine there's enough upside for Nick to have to read all of AF's drivel, along with the many others that seem to write in some hybrid languages.

For some people, writing good English is just not important. They fail to realize the poor impression they make on the reader and kind of emotional torture they make others go through trying to decipher their garbage.  

And He endorses your proposal. Most of the pathetic writing here could be cured if people were simply required to read their posts through before putting them up.

Not a job I would want, thanks. I edited enough gibberish as a PA in undergrad... it was scary that most of those people even got a 2.5 out of that 4 years. My writing is not as good as it used to be, but I am not using a spell check or writing 40 page papers every week, either lol.

it only irritates the literates. so you're speaking to a very small segment.

It's about that time!!!

If nominated, I will not run.  If elected, I will not serve.

You can bring along an unpaid assistant....perhaps Ms. RayBan?

Sort of like Satan.

"If the people command me to continue in this office and in this war, I have as little right to withdraw as the soldier has to leave his post in the line."
FDR

Do you have an excuse for that?  

But who has really surveyed how many guys are truly ESL. Just random observation from going to M&G a while back, almost everyone I spoke with seemed like they spoke English as their first language. Associating them with their board handles made me want to ask them for a joint....lol. (assuming they were high when they posted)

To hell with duty.  DOOKIIE!

So what's everyone else's excuse

But might have to do with combination of being lazy and not giving two shits....

My excuse is that I rarely went to class, and when I did, I was frequently hungover.

Here in America, we only give one shit, if you want to give two shits you are going to have to make one your self.

Are high on narcotics.

I knew all except "kerb". But I could do w/o her annoying English accent.

Sometimes that british accent is sexy, other times it sounds down right retarded.

.. So long as Angel gets a lifetime exemption. The James Joyce of TER.

I have gotten to the point where half the time I quit reading a post if it is too poorly written.  

For the record I don't claim advance degrees or education. I passed high school at a school for troubled youth thrown out of regular high school that pretty much passed you if you showed up more often than not. I have multiple disabilities that effect my writing. I have dyslexia, making it hard to spell or proof read, small motor skill issue making it hard to type, ADD making it hard to keep focused on what I am writing as my mind races ahead much faster than my pathetic typing skills allow me to write. I do make an effort but errors are constantly entering every post I write. R
This can often lead to my message being being lost. I do not mind correction as that is how one improves. I am currently taking classes to address the weakness in my education and improve my ability to over come my disabilities affecting my written communication skills. I see some of what I write and I am embarrassed because of the lack of clarity and the great number of typing, spelling, and grammatical errors. I formally apologize for my butchering of the written word. I have made great improvements in the quality of my posts but I grant you my posts can be a real pain to read.

I would not think you qualify babe. You misspell words now and then, but at least your thought process does not require a decoder ring.

That read fine to me!

so that people can send to you whatever they have written so that they can see if you approve of it.

never thought you had any of those issues. Hats off to you my friend...