Straight to the point, Is it I guess “appropriate” to correct an RPers grammar/spelling when they are rping? I know that if it’s an error in their bio it’s welcomed but would it be seen as rude if you whispered them mid rp to point out an error?
If someone is asking for constructive criticism, give it. Otherwise I would recommend just leaving them alone. You are much more likely to get someone really defensive and end with an ugly argument than anything else. In my opinion, it isn’t really worth it.
Also, I know several people who struggle with spelling for various reasons and are extremely self conscious about their spelling. Getting a whisper correcting them, even if it is polite and gentle, would really mortify them. Just best to leave it be, I feel.
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If they’re not taking the time to correct it, neither should you. As long as it isn’t egregious it shouldn’t really matter anyways.
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Imagine sitting in a restaurant. Two tables over, two people are talking and one of them says: “I asked for an expresso” and you scream out: “IT’S ESPRESSO.”
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As someone who has actually been to Italia, and enjoyed authentic Espresso while sitting along the canals of Venizia… Oh, “Italia” and “Venizia” are the real names, by the w-
Dodges a brick
What?!
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I’ve got a degree in word making and I’m here to tell you that words are made up, arbitrary garbage and if the intent by the user is successful in conveying meaning, the spelling doesn’t matter. Existence is temporary and the English language bites. If you correct someone’s grammar without them asking for help I will slither up through the pipes in your house and set your heater to as high as it can go without actually catching everything on fire.
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Stop correcting complete strangers over stuff that doesn’t matter unprompted. You’ll be a lot happier if you do.
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Not an emptyquote
I’d find it incredibly rude, yes.
It seems to me that the impulse to halt a stranger’s roleplay in order to correct them–whether its their roleplay itself, their character, or their spelling–smacks of a blatant sense of entitlement, an assumption of ownership over other people’s business.
People insist it’s “okay if it’s constructive” but honestly if some Rando McDictionary clotheslines my roleplay to confront me about how wrong something I typed was, I’m going to assume that person is an antagonistic, self-righteous nincompoop and avoid them in the future.
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Yeah, no. Don’t correct people. Either they’ll catch it and fix it for themselves, or they won’t. Either way, it’s their RP and you’re not their dad/teacher (using “you” in general, not aimed at anyone here).
Grammar and spelling errors don’t bother some people, or can be understandable in some situations. If they don’t care if they RP that way or have other issues, that’s their business. If you don’t like the errors, don’t RP with them, walk away or put them on ignore if you really can’t stand that they’re in your general vicinity.
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Jesus. Way to go, Tooms
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Really just dont correct peoples spelling unless they ask, like in Rp, the other player is your audience, is it really worth it to break character and sabotage the emotional tone you just built for some spelling issues?
The below video is an exerpt from an interview with Stephen fry, one of my writing heroes and it went a long way in helping me reframe my thoughts on creative writing.
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it’s bad don’t do it
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As long as you can understand it, I don’t think spelling should be a huge issue.
Now poor capitalization and punctuation… that makes my blood BOIL!
Nothing really to add beyond try to remember some people you encounter may not have English as their first language and English is literally the worst.
Dont correct unprompted, so long as you understand what’s being said who cares?
For me personally it’s really just a matter of how you approach this kind of situation and present yourself more then anything. Or I guess in other words, it’s fine if you just don’t sound like a douche.
And while I’m guessing most people could say “I’m not trying to be rude.” I think it’s best to just rethink what you might be saying to someone a bit more carefully, because no one is ever happy to be called out for their mistakes even if they can understand it’s not a good feeling.
So yeah again, it’s fine if you’re not a douche about it.
Some people can’t spell good no matter how much people with good intentions correct them so the best practice is to not under any circumstance that doesn’t include the person asking for feedback specifically
This pretty much. There have been times where I have had to ask what another roleplayer meant, because a word was not spelled correctly or because it was a correctly spelled word but had a completely different meaning that didn’t match the context of the scene.
A decade ago it was common curtsey to help one another out if you saw spelling mistakes, at least on my realm at the time. These days a lot of people are very defensive and automatically interpret any opinion or suggestion as a personal attack no matter how politely it is communicated, so it’s probably better to not bother.
Even this post pointing it out and advising non-interference will probably get a snarky comment or two from someone who somehow found a way to feel wronged by it, but those are just the times we live in now, unfortunately.
Sounds like someone gave an unwarranted opinion and is still buttered about them getting angry at them about it
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