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Old 11-09-2006, 03:15 PM   #1
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Spelling Good Stupid Bad

Damn, do they even teach spelling and grammar anymore? When I grew up, stupid was looked upon as a bad thing. Being stupid used to be embarrassing. I guess not anymore.

I don’t mean the occasional typo or mistake. That is going to happen. I mean the users who regularly rape and pillage the written word. And it isn’t just spelling. It is also problems with basic grammar, using the wrong words (there/their, etc.), run on sentences, and complete lack of paragraph breaks, to name a few.

And don’t get your panties in a bunch, or go on the attack of any particular users (attacks on other users is a rant for another day). I am not calling out anyone in particular, or even just users on this site. It is everywhere on the web I go. But if this post makes you mad, then you must be a repeat offender.

And don’t cry about no spell check (although I think you can get add-ins/browser tool bars). Copy & paste from MS Word, etc., works quite well.

BTW, here is a good site: http://dictionary.reference.com/

My head just hurts from trying to read indecipherable threads. I may post this rant at NastyZ too.

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