Lydia VvintersJun 7

As a Dutch and severely dyslexic writer, I have learned that there are two types of pointing out an error on the interwebs.

One, cares about the content, spots a mistake, politely and discreetly informs the author.

The other, points at the error in full snark, does a spiteful little dance of superiority, loudly announces it to the universe, uses that small error to dismiss the entire content and belittle the author while snorting their own farts.

The difference is intent, if it's genuinely to be helpful, then by all means, reach out if you spot an error in any of my writing. I can be blind to them, so that genuinely helps me. But if you're simply looking for a reason to feel superior, kindly, piss off.

#writing #dyslexia

Show threadDebby ‬⁂📎🐧
@HeliaXyana 1/2 Oh, ik herken dat – iemand die je fout met volle hoon aanwijst is niet alleen vervelend, het maakt me ook onzeker over mijn capaciteit om me goed uit te drukken.
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Show threadDebby ‬⁂📎🐧Jun 7

@HeliaXyana 2/2 Using a screen reader to listen to posts instead of reading them visually,
I will never perceive any spelling mistakes. 👂

Also, as a visually impaired, multilingual, dyslexic person, I can make spelling mistakes in more than one language, often mixing them up.

But seriously, I am happy that the development of reliable, local source FOSS voice typing and dictation software make it much easier for me to express my feelings and thoughts.

Show threadLydia VvintersJun 7

@debby

Yes, I'm done feeling excluded because of those who love to gleefully point out errors. I appreciate diligence and a love for language, but I have no patience for those who wield it to exclude folks.

Also, being between languages is a lot of fun. Those who can't marvel at the beauty of imperfections zijn gewoon helemaal betoeterd.