OCD on Grammar and Spelling

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Sometimes I can be fussy about grammar etc and at other times not so much.

If it is just a casual conversation on msn then a bit of bad grammar or misspelling does not bother me, unless they are talking in text speak, at which point I just want to pull all my hair out and scream lol.

If it is a more formal affair then I tend to be more fussy, especially with my own grammar (I.e. if writing an essay for University).

Very bad grammar and spelling does make me slightly less inclined to want to communicate with someone though, unless they have something like dyslexia or English is not their first language. Then I don't mind.

I have the same ocd nuances towards what you've mentioned.

I tend to want to spell everything correctly, although sometimes I do give the occasional error a go and try to go with the "flow".

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i consider it extremely rude to point out the errors in another person's post. so when i see someone being a grammar nazi on the forum, i sometimes take the time to correct the grammar in the grammar nazi's post. there is always someone more knowledgeable than the grammar nazi when it comes to spelling, punctuation, or word usage.

oh, and if it is actual OCD, there are treatments for it that may help. in many cases it is simply perfectionism though.

I have never been good with grammar or spelling.
Even though I have always worked to improve, my brian is not wired correctly to allow me to be normal with language. Most of my spelling errors are because of dyslexia.

Being autistic, one of my interests is of language. I have never given up and I can see the improvements made every time I look back a few years. Evan though I struggle, I still sometimes correct others spelling or grammer usage. It kind of fustrates me becasue I have worked so hard, and some could do better, but don't care.

I pretty much always take notice when someone makes an error or misspells something, but its rare for me to tell them outright unless its someone I know very well.

I automatically correct it in my head though (like if someone says "Yeah, I'm did good on my test" I'll typically have an automatic thought of "No you did well, not good").

I try to avoid saying it aloud because I know most people find it annoying / people (including myself) will make mistakes sometimes.