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[–] FreshieD 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

You learn by doing. Most people I know with atrocious grammar and spelling say that "it doesn't matter" for the majority of arenas that they write in. BUT, if you want to be better, you have to make writing correctly important everywhere. Every time you write you need to write things out completely and as correctly as you can, whether it's a voat post or you're texting, or you're drafting a quick response to your boss.

Another thing, don't use spellcheck/autocorrect to automatically fix your words. Use it to point out the misspellings, then manually type out the corrections. You have to make the proper spelling a habit, not right-click-pick-correct-from-list. If you don't know how to spell a word, start typing it into your favorite search engine and it will autosuggest the correct spelling. If you don't know if you're using a word correctly, type the word into your favorite search engine and hit enter, most will have the definition as one of the first items returned. In this day and age, it literally takes only seconds to find out if you have the right definition or not, so there's no excuse to not do so.

The more you write, the better you will get at taking your thoughts and putting them into cohesive sentences. Find any excuse to write. One easy place is Facebook (assuming you have an account); instead of simply hitting the 'like' button, instead take a moment to write out WHY you like whatever it is, beyond something stupid like "that's funny". Not only are you practicing your writing, but you're engaging deeper socially. I know I certainly prefer a response to a simple +1 on the like counter, and I'd be willing to bet you and your friends do, too.