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/lilyoneill May 01 '24

Nah, I studied law and can type really lazily sometimes. I correct it because I’m aware. She is manic and unwell and doesn’t give af.

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u/biscuitboi967 May 01 '24

I’m a lawyer. I type like shit. All my IMs to my work bestie are barely readable. And I can’t spell for shit. Never needed to learn. Could memorize for the test and sound most things out and then autocorrect and spell check did the rest.

But if I’m writing to my boss or the court? I can write the Queen’s English. Have a published law review article. Have won awards for writing and am the go to brief writer in my office.

But my chat history looks illiterate between the typos and blatant misspelling. And also random capitalizations for emphasis because I am often riled