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Lending Club Discussion => Investors - LC => Topic started by: viking on January 11, 2013, 11:00:00 PM

Title: Spelling Errors; Do You Care?
Post by: viking on January 11, 2013, 11:00:00 PM
Do spelling errors influence your decision to invest in a loan?
Title: Spelling Errors; Do You Care?
Post by: yojoakak on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
from: viking on January 12, 2013, 01:45:24 PM
Title: Spelling Errors; Do You Care?
Post by: TravelingPennies on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
Has anyone run a statistical analysis to show if spelling errors reduces the returns...?
(Need to be careful when analyzing; e.g. would 1 error among 100 words be as important as 1 error among 10 words..?)
Title: Spelling Errors; Do You Care?
Post by: Peter on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
from: viking on January 12, 2013, 01:45:24 PM
Title: Spelling Errors; Do You Care?
Post by: MTaylor on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
English may not be the first language for some borrowers, which wouldn't have anything to do with whether they are hard-working or reliable.
Title: Spelling Errors; Do You Care?
Post by: TravelingPennies on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
from: MTaylor on January 12, 2013, 04:29:26 PM
Title: Spelling Errors; Do You Care?
Post by: New Jersey Guy on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
Yes. 

1.) If they were filling out an application at a bank, I'm sure they'd be more careful with both their spelling and grammar.

2.)  I don't know if LC provides a spell checker on their platform, but I know my MS Word program does.  Cut and Paste?

3.)  I absolutely hate people who type and abbreviate like they're texting.  IE:  U R 4 my loan, thx

People need to take a little bit more pride when doing something as important as asking strangers for a loan.

Title: Spelling Errors; Do You Care?
Post by: rawraw on December 31, 1969, 06:00:00 PM
Yep and in a negative manner.
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