According to a new study from online dating website Zoosk, your love of abbreviations and Internet slang may be what’s keeping you single.
The study surveyed over 9,000 singles and looked at how a person’s grammar and spelling influences our initial attractions, as well as the assumptions we make based on these interactions.
The study considered data variables across gender and age groups.
According to its findings, 48% of participants consider poor grammar a deal breaker, whereas 40% said that it is not an indicator of personality, but rather, “They just made some mistakes”.
Interestingly, 24% of participants associate bad grammar with poor education and lack of intelligence, and a further 27% consider it a trait of the lazy. Because really, if you can’t be bothered putting a full stop on the end of your sentence, what on earth will you be like with a toilet seat?
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I'd say intolerence for occasional poor spelling and grammar or the odd typo that isn't proof read may be the reason some are single.
It used to be a no-go, deal-breaker for me too, and when I let go of that, I got the greatest guy ever and he articulates himself very well, but occasionally doesn't spell perfectly.
He is aware of this, and quite self conscious about it, so make the effort to check more. If I was going to go hard arse in this, I'd be missing out on the love of my life. And our kids? Well he's a very smart guy and we'll both be reading a lot to them. When it comes to spelling and grammar, I've got this.
I know it sounds terrible but when I met my husband I dreaded seeing his first text message to me because I really liked him and I didn't want to have second thoughts if he sent a message with spelling mistakes or lame abbreviations. Fortunately his text message had proper spelling and grammar, despite the fact that he's not great atmospheretthose things. The point is he made the effort.