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Amazed at the many misspellings...
I am amazed at how many people spell things incorrectly in their profiles! I have seen photographers and models with several things in their profiles misspelled! I think people should proofread their profiles before letting the public read them. Incorrect grammar and misspellings make their work seem less reliable... EDIT: I would like to say that I opened this discussion just because I was amazed....I didn't point anybody out or bash anybody. I just wanted a lighthearted discussion with others who had noticed the same thing... Oct 29 06 06:56 pm Link Jessica Apple wrote: That would be "grammar," and plural verb "make", right? Oct 29 06 06:58 pm Link "grammar" edit: Len beat me to it. Oct 29 06 06:58 pm Link ha ha!!! Oct 29 06 07:00 pm Link Hahahaha....gotta love it.  Meela Oct 29 06 07:00 pm Link Tough crowd! Give her a break, she is probably only an amature. Oct 29 06 07:01 pm Link haha!!!! Have to laugh at myself now!!! Well, well, lesson learned...i can no longer be harsh to anyone else!!!! And I really shouldn't watch a movie and post at the same time!!!! Oct 29 06 07:03 pm Link Ivan123 wrote: SWEEEEET! Oct 29 06 07:03 pm Link What movie?  Oct 29 06 07:03 pm Link Wow. Egg on the face. Oct 29 06 07:04 pm Link Obsessed...with Jenna Elfman Oct 29 06 07:04 pm Link Ivan123 wrote: "amateur" Oct 29 06 07:05 pm Link Jessica Apple wrote: Actually I would agree with you Oct 29 06 07:12 pm Link Ivan123 wrote: Did you misspell "amateur" intentionally? (And yes, I checked the spelling of "misspell" on Merriam-Webster before posting this.) Oct 29 06 07:21 pm Link Jessica Apple wrote: I really do agree with this comment. If your not great at spelling and grammar you could cut and paste your text into word and do a spell check on it and re-paste the corrected version into your profile. I am from the old school and first impressions are lasting! Oct 29 06 07:25 pm Link That is exactly what I think! To me the profile is like a resume...maybe not to everyone else... Oct 29 06 07:33 pm Link Jessica Apple wrote: Need any help getting that... what do you call it? Oh yeah... FOOT outta your mouth? Oct 29 06 07:37 pm Link Jessica Apple wrote: What would how one spells or consructs sentences have to do with how reliable they are as a Model, MUA or Photographer? Curious minds want to know! Oct 29 06 07:39 pm Link Well, it just gives the appearance that they don't take the time out for the small things. If I were to read someone's resume that had misspellings I don't think I would take the time to interview them....I can't really explain whyâ¦other than the fact that all professionalism seems to go out the door when you see misspellings... Oct 29 06 07:45 pm Link haha, grammar Nazis...but yeah, sometimes people really need to learn how to spell. Oct 29 06 07:46 pm Link yea missspelled portfolios are only 2nd most irratating then those newbie models who have no experence and want pay only. Oct 29 06 07:47 pm Link Jessica Apple wrote: Its the internet..get over it...HaVe YoU eVeR ReAd My SpaCE BulL ShIT?? Oct 29 06 07:47 pm Link It is the internet....but this isn't MySpace...  Oct 29 06 07:50 pm Link it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! Oct 29 06 07:50 pm Link hah! i have seen that before and it is pretty amazing that the mind can read it anyway! Oct 29 06 07:51 pm Link Jessica Apple wrote: I fail to see the connection, but I am not a very "brite" photograper! : Oct 29 06 07:52 pm Link Jessica Apple wrote: I doent understqand. why you pick on peeeple? Oct 29 06 07:55 pm Link Jessica Apple wrote: Actually, I agree with you! Spelling and grammar prowess is becoming a rarity. Oct 29 06 07:55 pm Link Well, Nelia, your work is awesome so don't worry about it! Oct 29 06 07:55 pm Link PhotographerShine, LOL!!! Oct 29 06 07:56 pm Link Your point is well taken. It annoys me too, and unfortunately I have the problem that my fingers seem totally unwilling to pay any attention to what the brain is teling them to do. Hence, much proofreading. I have trouble dialing a phone number correctly, and wish this thing would do spell checking for me. Interestingly, prior to the 20th century, people in general tended not to pay much attention to spelling or grammar, and spelling was often invented on the fly. It's a riot trying to read older journals and such. Ken Oct 29 06 07:57 pm Link OughtToBeShot, thanks for the heads up on the capitalized letter! Will go fix that right now! Oct 29 06 07:58 pm Link Jessica Apple wrote: I've often noticed the same thing as the OP. Here is an excerpt from a South Carolina model I saw: *The usage of the photos we shoot (ie. portfolio, website content, gallery, print ..etc...) In the first line of the excerpt, I believe she meant to use "i.e." which is an abbreviation for the Latin for id est. Oct 29 06 08:15 pm Link i have just learned that i have a pleasing soothing professional sexy educated and all around lovely speaking voice but i caint tyope fr sh*t Oct 29 06 08:36 pm Link deer Jessika, I want ta shooot you cuzz you a pretty gurl. hu, hu.. lol Seriously, I am 43 years old and have always been a bad speller. This has been due to constant moving in my youth from many different schools, missing the basics while moving and my ADHD/Dyslexia.. So.. I will burn out spell checkers on a regular basis. So forgive me if you ever read my posts... Oct 29 06 10:42 pm Link Sorry, je ne comprends pas l'english .. No entiendo! Ich capiere gar nicht. Remember that if that site was not in english, you'd be the one with a hard time. So chiiiill. We are here about photography, modeling and styling. Less bitching... back to the studio! Oct 29 06 10:52 pm Link About Faces wrote: Shouldn't that be "If you're not great..." instead of the common mistake of "your" in that line? Point? No one is a English major (obviously), everyone should check (double-check, then have somone else check) their wording, and ease up on pointing out "lasting impressions." Reminds me about a little saying about "casting the first stone." Oct 29 06 10:52 pm Link Big Jim Slade wrote: *The usage of the photos we shoot (ie. portfolio, website content, gallery, print ..etc...) In the first line of the excerpt, I believe she meant to use "i.e." which is an abbreviation for the Latin for id est. Actually it should be e.g. (exempli gratia), and the etc. and ellipses would be redundant. But who's quibbling? Big Jim Slade wrote: Why do so many people who gripe about spelling misspell grammar? Oct 30 06 12:19 am Link Is good spelling the new opera appreciation? Oct 30 06 12:21 am Link Kevin Connery wrote: Otherwise it wouldn't be funny Oct 30 06 12:24 am Link |
