Spelling Don't Matter one Iota
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pipsqueaker
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Grammar and punctuation is more important than spelling.
A comma or full stop in the wrong place can have an entirely different meaning.
Example:
I am an animal photographer ( is the photographer an animal?)
I am a photographer of animals (says what it means)
A comma or full stop in the wrong place can have an entirely different meaning.
Example:
I am an animal photographer ( is the photographer an animal?)
I am a photographer of animals (says what it means)
Another example:
I helped my uncle jack off a horse.
or
I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse.
But it is very unlikely that an animal would tell you it was a photographer!
Unless it was this one:
True.
John where Peter had had had had had had had had had had had the approval of the examiners.
(The above makes sense with the correct punctuation.)
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Aye, grammer and punctuation is are more important, without that, you can get the wrong end of the stick completly.
People who are good at spelling do tend to look down their noses at those who aren't. Fact, not everyone is going to be good at spelling, people have different types of brains. Most people our sort of age groups had pretty poor educations to boot. Intelligence comes in all different forms, and a persons command of spelling isn't a measure of how great a person they are.
I see the written and spoken word as an art form. There are countless different ways to write and punctuate a sentence, like there are strokes of a brush and colours on a pallet. My school education was really bad, and I try and make as much as an effort as I can to spell and write correctly, but I find it a real challenge! I try more to make sure what I write flows nicely and is interesting to read. Yes, I am still working it before you brake out the wise cracks.
As said, it's a little effort that counts... The main thing that stops me dead in my tracks when reading something is when people write your when what they mean is you're, probably the most common mistake I see on forums all the time.
I know someone who went on Countdown, and he spells it's with an apostrophe all the time, even when it's inregards to ownership, which is wrong, ie; The dog is barking, its breath stinks as well... you only use it's when you mean it is... And that is someone who went on Countdown!!!
The trouble with being a snob about anything is that eventually someone is going to come along and look down their noises at you and make you feel like shit - if people like that were so intelligent then they would realise there are more enlightened ways to conduct yourself through life...
People who are good at spelling do tend to look down their noses at those who aren't. Fact, not everyone is going to be good at spelling, people have different types of brains. Most people our sort of age groups had pretty poor educations to boot. Intelligence comes in all different forms, and a persons command of spelling isn't a measure of how great a person they are.
I see the written and spoken word as an art form. There are countless different ways to write and punctuate a sentence, like there are strokes of a brush and colours on a pallet. My school education was really bad, and I try and make as much as an effort as I can to spell and write correctly, but I find it a real challenge! I try more to make sure what I write flows nicely and is interesting to read. Yes, I am still working it before you brake out the wise cracks.
As said, it's a little effort that counts... The main thing that stops me dead in my tracks when reading something is when people write your when what they mean is you're, probably the most common mistake I see on forums all the time.
I know someone who went on Countdown, and he spells it's with an apostrophe all the time, even when it's inregards to ownership, which is wrong, ie; The dog is barking, its breath stinks as well... you only use it's when you mean it is... And that is someone who went on Countdown!!!
The trouble with being a snob about anything is that eventually someone is going to come along and look down their noises at you and make you feel like shit - if people like that were so intelligent then they would realise there are more enlightened ways to conduct yourself through life...
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oops sorry. l should have put.
as it can be read. but only because, many, know how words "should" be spelled. its now a cypher and a simple one. it would not work without "formalised" spelling.
if it doesn't not matter, try reading a book, spelt in the same way.
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Capitalization also makes a difference, as the following example proves.
I helped my uncle Jack off a horse.
and
I helped my uncle jack off a horse.
I helped my uncle Jack off a horse.
and
I helped my uncle jack off a horse.
Exactly, no real excuse for it on a full keyboard except for lazyness or an exagerated desire to appear "cool". Text speak is NOT cool on a technical forum. We already have more than enough technical abbreviations without adding nonsensical word-shortening.
Spelling isn't a problem as long as the result is understandable to the target audience. A few people should perhaps read what they've written before hitting the submit button. If you cant understand your own post then what chance does anybody else have.
The odd bit of punctuation and paragraphs are also nice. There's nothing worse than reading a long post that is written as a single continuous sentance. I must admit, I tend to ignore such posts.
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He may have spelt that wrong intensionally ...little titter....
