The Agony of Poor Spelling - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Birdland · 10-16-2002, 08:13 AM

Telchar - you spell pretty good for someone who claims they can't spell. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I hesitate to "throw stones", since I am constantly going back and editing posts after sending them, because I spot spelling errors. (If I didn't erase the "edit" messages at the bottom, you'd see that I go back two or three times on some.)

But the idea that The Message is All and spelling and grammer do not matter has been given way too much weight in this day and age. People on message boards like the Downs probably write more than the average citizen, at least in the U.S. What better place to practice your skills than on the board? If nothing else, a future employer might be impressed.

And for pity's sake: learn paragraph form, people! These old eyes have trouble reading a great clump of words, no matter how interesting the ideas being expressed. I can muddle through a post that is misspelled, but I have given up on reading a great many posts that were not broken down into paragraphs.

Try it, folks. You'll be pleased with the results. (And see? There I go again. Editing!)

[ October 16, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]

10-16-2002, 08:13 AM	#11
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Telchar - you spell pretty good for someone who claims they can't spell. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I hesitate to "throw stones", since I am constantly going back and editing posts after sending them, because I spot spelling errors. (If I didn't erase the "edit" messages at the bottom, you'd see that I go back two or three times on some.) But the idea that The Message is All and spelling and grammer do not matter has been given way too much weight in this day and age. People on message boards like the Downs probably write more than the average citizen, at least in the U.S. What better place to practice your skills than on the board? If nothing else, a future employer might be impressed. And for pity's sake: learn paragraph form, people! These old eyes have trouble reading a great clump of words, no matter how interesting the ideas being expressed. I can muddle through a post that is misspelled, but I have given up on reading a great many posts that were not broken down into paragraphs. Try it, folks. You'll be pleased with the results. (And see? There I go again. Editing!) [ October 16, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]