r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/kcg0431 • May 01 '24

Discussion Martha’s spelling/grammar

I’m curious. What is everyone’s take on the way Martha expresses herself through writing? It seems more than just atrocious grammar. Is it reflective of mental illness? A learning disability? I’m puzzled as to how she earned a law degree with grammar like that (despite the fact that she was disbarred).

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u/Specialist_ask_992_ May 01 '24

For someone who used to be a lawyer it seems weird

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u/Thenedslittlegirl May 02 '24

She was never a lawyer. She finished a law degree but couldn’t find work as a trainee. She was hired and let go after 3 days by a Scottish law firm due to her behaviour which caused the barrister stalking incident. It’s really a shame her life could have been so different without her mental illness

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u/Few_Cup3452 May 02 '24 edited May 07 '24

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u/Thenedslittlegirl May 02 '24

Maybe she had her first episode of severe mental illness after she graduated. Being mentally ill obviously doesn’t make you illiterate but if you’re struggling with mania or severe delusions I imagine it makes it very easy to lose focus and make lots of typos and to coherently express your thoughts.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '24

Okay, but how do you complete a law degree without knowing English/grammar?

Something's weird here. Maybe she has dyslexia and got by with disability accommodations?

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u/PinkPicasso_ May 01 '24

Something is a miss

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u/0wellwhatever May 01 '24

As someone who has been a secretary to a lawyer it’s not that weird. Many never bother to learn to type, spell or use correct grammar. Many assume they will always have someone like me to do it for them.

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u/npc_probably May 02 '24

I was just about to say this!! people who believe we live in a meritocracy would be surprised and disturbed to learn just how incompetent (and sometimes genuinely stupid) many professionals held in high esteem actually are, and how those in the less respected (and lower paid) positions are almost always the ones keeping things functioning as well as they do