so my spelling sucks . . .

[daughter]

I'm a lousy speller, too

It is another thing to be a bad speller and know it. You can do something about it. I do, it is called a dictionary.

I can tell when a word doesn't look right. Be damned if I know what is wrong with it. So I look it up.

Me, too.

I majored in English. Have a decent command of grammar and syntax. I own a few dictionaries, still I'm a lousy speller. There are words I consistently misspell.

Despite my own failing, it irks me, too, to see obvious errors. I work in a corporate environment. Have had some work published. I don't submit work without proofing it. Even in informal environments, I am conscious of my spelling. I goof, but I make an effort. Why? Because not to, says something about your own standards and affects how others perceive you. I'm all for relaxing and occasionally breaking rules, but perception does matter.

Ever talk with someone and their diction is poor? You notice. Talk with a teen or listen to a rapper, and you're scratching your head? My 6 year-old consistently uses double negatives. Drives me crazy. The point of communication is to be understood. Spelling is one of the things that affects comprehension. Text full of misspelled words makes the reader stop. It interrupts the thought process.

I read folks who take time to be clear. No flames.

Peace,

daughter

 

[cymbidia]

Pay me no attention, i'm just doing the Grammarian Police's annual walk-through of your thread...

Oh my god... they're functional illiterates here. Gotta call HQ on this one. Maybe we'll have to bring the big flamethrowers and burn them out, maybe the industrial strength smoke bombs, maybe just the gods to tree 'em all...

I've never seen a nest of 'em so large.
Scary.

 

[Tim1]

spelking?

Yes I must admit I have a dickionary here to make sure the flames come no where close to my ass as I spread words of nonsense. If I spell a word wrong, you can be damn sure I did it with forthought.

Just never forget....that if you have something to say, it can usually be flamed by either poor spelling or your grammer. Never mind anything else.

 

[cymbidia]

Newbie dewbie do, indeed, Tim1.

Your posts bring a smile to face, if they don't make me giggle instead. You're a delight to follow around and read.