Does it bother anyone else when...

[ddirtyvapes]

you see so many e-cig websites with grammatical errors and spelling errors in their ads or other places on the site? I can name more than a few I've seen in the past but it's not worth calling any one company out. I'm apparently in a bit of a complain-y mood and I'm only half serious about this because it's clearly not any sort of big deal, but it just so irks me when professional company's (intentional error) make mistakes like that <----. Maybe someone out there sympathizes with my near pathological urge for all grown adults that attended elementary school, especially those who design websites and sell products, to spell things right and know how to differentiate plurals from possessives. Granted, one of those companies that is a prime offender is one of my favorites-- I know, I know-- but still sloppy, sloppy, sloppy!

 

[ardelleg]

Yes, it bothers me. Often a spelling error will stop my poor little train of thought right in its tracks... and it can be quite a chore to get it going again...

(had to go to advanced post to make sure I didn't goof something up)

 

[CraigHB]

The problem stems from the fact that so much stuff (aside from e-cigs) is made in China now. Their web sites can be bad enough, but it's even worse with documentation. I see data sheets and user guides all the time in such horrible English, they're hardly comprehensible. If the maker is too cheap to hire someone who knows the language, you gotta wonder what else they cheaped out on. But that's stating the obvious, China makers cheap out on everything. They also counterfeit stuff a lot, in places you'd never expect, like electronics components. Getting into my "I hate the way everything is designed and manufactured in China anymore" tirade. I could go on for hours. Though, I'm sure someone will come along and say China stuff is great and I'm full of crap. Still doesn't change my opinion.

 

[ddirtyvapes]

Actually, two of the sites I've seen that have real goofs are American companies and that's what makes it so bad! Of course that doesn't mean their parts don't come from China, I'm sure they do... but their web designers should know how to speak English. Also, ardelleg, yeah I read my post about 10 times to make sure I didn't goof anything up myself. Although it would serve me right for being the self-appointed Grammar Police

 

[Stosh]

The web designers you are complaining about were busy hacking their Game-Boys during
freshman English. Now they rely on spelling and grammar checkers in their software to do
the work for them.

 

[ddirtyvapes]

Methinks perhaps they need a slightly more discriminating grammar checker

 

[Cool_Breeze]

Something I typically check...web site copyright dates. I like to see them up to date.

 

[want to quit]

This may sound stupid but if I see a website that has grammar errors I typically don't order from them. If they can't get a website right I don't trust them to handle juices or other vaping supplies.

 

[Energon]

Something I typically check...web site copyright dates. I like to see them up to date.

That's why any smart webmaster knows to drop in a bit of PHP code to always show the current date after the copyright symbol in the footer if they have traffic that cares about such things

Typos bother me greatly, but a good non-news site can go for 10 years or even longer without needing an update.

 

[ddirtyvapes]

This may sound stupid but if I see a website that has grammar errors I typically don't order from them. If they can't get a website right I don't trust them to handle juices or other vaping supplies.

I typically agree with you, but if it's one stupid mistake I usually let it slide. It's not like I count but if I see more and more and more goofs on the website then you're absolutely right, I don't trust them handling my juices and parts.

 

[rettigmandrew]

This bothers me too! The only thing worse is when you see these terribly designed websites. I only started noticing it more recently due to being in a graphic design major in college.

The problem stems from a crappy spell check feature in adobe programs such as photoshop and dreamweaver. No spellcheck = No matter what I put it has to be correct.

 

[Apocalypse*Meow]

Heck yes. Or the incredibly poorly designed sites, with awful graphics and a zillion inexplicable categories... that usually have the grammatical errors too as a special bonus. Even more frustrating when they're actually good companies with great products, but you gotta wonder how many people just look at the website and are like "WTF, really?" and leave in disgust without buying anything.

 

[Levitas]

This may sound stupid but if I see a website that has grammar errors I typically don't order from them. If they can't get a website right I don't trust them to handle juices or other vaping supplies.

While I do agree that bad spelling and grammar makes my eyes twitch as well, I wouldn't necassarily 100% hold it against a vendor. Especially since a good amount of the time, it isn't the vendor who is actually creating the website .

If someone can make me the best tasting steak I've ever had, I wouldn't hold it against them that their menu might be set up something like this: Best Steak In The World 17.00$, or something along those lines. Same goes with any professional offering goods that I am interested in purchasing. If they're doing you right with the product you desire, I wouldn't hold it against them . But that's just me.

Unless, of course, the product I am purchasing is some form of literature or spell checking service then I might be a little more critical on those requirements.

 

[tmcase]

Actually, two of the sites I've seen that have real goofs are American companies and that's what makes it so bad! Of course that doesn't mean their parts don't come from China, I'm sure they do... but their web designers should know how to speak English. Also, ardelleg, yeah I read my post about 10 times to make sure I didn't goof anything up myself. Although it would serve me right for being the self-appointed Grammar Police

I agree with you too. You would think a web designer would be able to spell or at least use a spell checker but I found out something just yesterday. I emailed one of my favorite sites about a product. Something was missing in the description that wasn't in the picture and he told me that he had no control over how the description was worded, that CHINA requires that he use their description, misspelled words and all. There's no excuse for American sites that sell American products though.

 

[tmcase]

While I do agree that bad spelling and grammar makes my eyes twitch as well, I wouldn't necassarily 100% hold it against a vendor. Especially since a good amount of the time, it isn't the vendor who is actually creating the website .

If someone can make me the best tasting steak I've ever had, I wouldn't hold it against them that their menu might be set up something like this: Best Steak In The World 17.00$, or something along those lines. Same goes with any professional offering goods that I am interested in purchasing. If they're doing you right with the product you desire, I wouldn't hold it against them . But that's just me.

Unless, of course, the product I am purchasing is some form of literature or spell checking service then I might be a little more critical on those requirements.

I have to agree with you too. If a website has just what I'm looking for and is riddled with spelling errors, I'll still buy the product but not until I've done a little research on the website first. I search this forum first and then Google them and see if there is any bad press.

 

[newplague]

My wife is a spelling and grammar nazi. She will sit there and pick apart a website, TV show, forum post or magazine article. I have to really watch how I say things around her if I don't want to be instantly corrected. We haven't bought from some websites for the spelling and grammar thing btw.

 

[swedishfish]

No, I don't care. I had an ex that was like this though. He wouldn't eat in a restaurant if he saw a spelling/grammer error on their menu. I imagine he's still walking around with that huge stick up his a** checking menu's in restaurant windows for typos and it makes me

 

[Tracker II]

I get bad juice onest in a while, but ive nevar notaced any erors on ther websights.

 

[SandySu]

you see so many e-cig websites with grammatical errors and spelling errors in their ads or other places on the site? I can name more than a few I've seen in the past but it's not worth calling any one company out. I'm apparently in a bit of a complain-y mood and I'm only half serious about this because it's clearly not any sort of big deal, but it just so irks me when professional company's (intentional error) make mistakes like that <----. Maybe someone out there sympathizes with my near pathological urge for all grown adults that attended elementary school, especially those who design websites and sell products, to spell things right and know how to differentiate plurals from possessives. Granted, one of those companies that is a prime offender is one of my favorites-- I know, I know-- but still sloppy, sloppy, sloppy!

Yes, I'm new to all this, and I've noticed lots of errors, too. I figure the people are not English professors but are technologically savvy. My brother's that way. On the other hand, all this technological stuff boggles my mind.

BTW, I proofread and copy edit books for a living. If any vendor out there wants to hire me to proofread their site, I'd be glad of the work.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

I'll admit that I'm a spelling and grammar nazi. I'll pick apart websites, forums and e-mails. If a website has a lot of errors in spelling or grammar, I'll stop going to it. I stopped frequenting a local news website because of the glaring errors in spelling and grammar. I thought journalists were supposed to know how to spell and proofread their material! I guess they must have slept through Proofreading 101. If a site is trying to sell something, I won't buy from them. They couldn't be bothered to proof their site, so how can I expect them to put my order together and get it shipped to me?

I'm picky with the forums, too. If I see an initial post with a lot of spelling errors, prolific use of "AOHell babyspeak" or not being able to use punctuation, then I'm more likely to skip over that post. The reason I'll skip it is because what I really want to do is ask them if they got past the third grade. Is it really too much effort to spell out "you're" or "your" (assuming they'd be able to tell the difference between the two) instead of using "ur?"