Despite studying English, I don't give a fuck about the way people spell, though I do make an effort on here. The only time I'll correct grammar or spelling is when people are obnoxious about it or I otherwise dislike them. Housemate is (was!!!!!) a know it all and would frequently spend all day berating her boyfriend for not knowing where obscure tiny countries are or what their capitol is so I took great joy in correcting her after about the third time she said 'Dyoos ex masheena'. And when she burst into the room announcing that her tutor had used the phrase 'a grammar'. Would not stop harping or believe me til I fetched her my copy of 'A Grammar of the English Language' or whatever. God that felt good. So so good. I don't do it to anyone else, I just couldn't stand her berating her boyfriend for not knowing stupid trivia. I mean I could answer half her shit but come on I've not studied Geography in over ten years. I'm all for general trivia, I collect it, just don't be a cunt over it. I asked her the proper usage of 'so-and-so and I versus 'me and so-and-so' to prove that not everyone knows everything that others consider basic knowlege.
But I'm just into languages myself, I'm really looking into going to Spain or France to teach when I finish uni, and am starting a TEFL course over summer. I can read French fairly well (missus had me translating the back of a French Pepsi bottle because she didn't believe me last week. In bed. This is what we do in bed. Sigh.) and speak it conversationally but could do with some practice, been ten years since I (totally voluntarily...) left college and therefore stopped studying the language. My dad speaks Spanish but won't teach me and to be honest his accent is hilarious.
I'm all for diverse language an spelling here though, we've obviously got a lot of different cultures here, and I notice the Scots, Irish, and us Northerners in particular tend to type as we speak, which makes the place feel more like a community imo. Plus ya learn new words, and we, especially oop north, have quite the colourful collection of obscenities.
Bit long post there, sorry, benzo-rambling
edit: Probably mentioned this before but my mate has a horrible habit of doing a Basil Fawlty when he meets someone with different coloured skin. Our dealer is black, speaks near perfect English, and then my mate is sat there like 'I LIKE TO GET TEN BAG. ONE TEN BAG. I PAY YOU MONDAY OK?' and I'm like
He did the same with my Chinese-Canadian housemate. I asked him about it not so long ago and he goes 'I dunno I just can't help it it just happens' so basically I think he's been possessed by some voodoo lady or something.