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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 2764460" data-attributes="member: 1">I do have my &quot;peeves&quot;; well, they're not so much peeves, but things that, for whatever reason, make it hard for me to read a post.&nbsp; If the poster does not speak English as a first language, I will tend to try to make the effort.&nbsp; I know damn well that I can't speak in their language, and I appreciate the effort they're making - even if it's a struggle to understand at times.Bad spelling and grammar to glare at me, but I will still read a post if it isn't too bad - i.e. if I don't have to struggle to understand it.&nbsp; However, there are a couple of &quot;formatting&quot; choices (and these are merely choices) that I just can't read.&nbsp; I don't know why, but I can't read them!1) Big, unbroken paragraphs.&nbsp; I don't even begin to read them.&nbsp; I ignore them completely.2) People who don't use capitalisation at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns (or for the word &quot;I&quot;).&nbsp; I just can't read it. 3) Bad colour or font choices.&nbsp; I liken them to terrible handwriting - they just make things a struggle to read.I don't comment on these things, though.&nbsp; If people wish to post in that way, that's their choice - I'll just never hear what they have to say. I won't bother correcting people - I'm astute to realise that I'm not going to provide them with an English education in one post.&nbsp; As I said before, non-native speakers get a lot of leeway with me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 2764460, member: 1"] I do have my "peeves"; well, they're not so much peeves, but things that, for whatever reason, make it hard for me to read a post. If the poster does not speak English as a first language, I will tend to try to make the effort. I know damn well that I can't speak in their language, and I appreciate the effort they're making - even if it's a struggle to understand at times. Bad spelling and grammar to glare at me, but I will still read a post if it isn't too bad - i.e. if I don't have to struggle to understand it. However, there are a couple of "formatting" choices (and these are merely choices) that I just can't read. I don't know why, but I can't read them! 1) Big, unbroken paragraphs. I don't even begin to read them. I ignore them completely. 2) People who don't use capitalisation at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns (or for the word "I"). I just can't read it. 3) Bad colour or font choices. I liken them to terrible handwriting - they just make things a struggle to read. I don't comment on these things, though. If people wish to post in that way, that's their choice - I'll just never hear what they have to say. I won't bother correcting people - I'm astute to realise that I'm not going to provide them with an English education in one post. As I said before, non-native speakers get a lot of leeway with me. [/QUOTE]

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