We had our own Mrs. Malaprop as a neighbour for years. A sweet, pleasant-natured lady, who frequently had us biting the inside of our cheeks in order to avoid offending her by laughing out loud. A couple of the more memorable : "I was terrified by a massive dog barking at me today, fortunately on a lead. It was one of those Bull Mastoids.." " He did it for no pacific reason".
My daughter is dyslexic ,took us years to have her diagnosed . She can spell one word 6 different ways in two sentences .We just accept it but we have a"friend" who always points it out and tells her to use spellcheck before posting ,THAT offends me more than the dyslexia I would never remark on anyones spelling. Its the height of ignorance .
My DD sent me a text telling me my GS was in his pyjamas enjoying a hot chic. GS has a hot choc most nights. How a few incorrect letters can change the whole meaning.
It made me laugh, I am known for my spelling mistakes and typos. When one GD was tiny, in an email I told a friend she had gone to bed in her new" Willies". My friend sent it back for me to see. I didn't mind she was brilliant when we were students and proofread all my essays. I pity the poor woman who did have the anal fissure, how painful that must be especially with a leprechaun and his rod in situ.
It doesn’t help when the computer thinks it knows better than you and “helps you out”. Then you press post and the mistake is ready for public consumption.
I am always respectful of the fact that people make spelling mistakes (as do I) and recognise that not everyone has had the privilege of a good education, but has the right to express their views nonetheless.
But just now and again an error makes me smile. A poster on Mumsnet was worried she might have an "anal fisher." I had visions of a tiny leprechaun with a fishing rod!!
By the way I had to look up the spelling of leprechaun, so I too make mistakes.