2006-08-31 04:12:53 · 23 answers · asked by Lady-bug 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Not me. I know from personal experience that proficiency with a language is no indication of intelligence in other matters.
2006-08-31 04:17:31 · answer #1 · answered by AmIFree 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I tend to jump to the "unintelligent" conclusion upon a first reading if there are many misspellings, but if that is the only thing wrong with an entry, sometimes I'll put it down to dyslexia or lack of schooling. I've seen plenty of well-asked and answered questions that don't follow the rules of grammar or spelling, and I attribute it not only to inherent problems like the ones mentioned above, but also to the fact that this forum encourages quick questions and answers. As in the email format and chat format, people would value speed over accuracy in these fora. So, even if I rush to judgement at first, I usually reconsider based on these factors. This is not an academic setting, and an English Ph.D I know well tells me, "I'm off duty," whenever I admit to a grammar or spelling mistake in his presence. Informality rules, and spelling/grammar laxness would be part of that informality as I see it.
2006-08-31 04:34:47 · answer #2 · answered by Black Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grammar and spelling are both very strong indicators of, not intelligence, but training, education and your level of literacy with the English language.
Someone from another country may not be as proficient in their grammar, syntax and usage of English words, but that doesn't mean that person is less intelligent; it just means they are not native speakers of English. Try writing a sentence in Chinese, Japanese or Korean - see how well you do.
2006-08-31 04:38:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since I write for a living, I am very critical of the written language. Words that are spelled wrong and grammar that is used wrong makes me crazy. It is not worth my time to read something that someone has put absolutely no thought into and that they don't care about enough to run a simply spell check or re-read their paragraph.
Just my own personal opinion.
2006-08-31 05:46:32 · answer #4 · answered by Starla_C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i do. whenever i see something misspelled, if it's obvious that it's not a typo, i get REALLY annoyed, especially if i'm reading something online. it takes exactly 3 extra seconds to look up a word on dictionary.com to make sure it's spelled correctly, so why don't people do that? i don't claim to have perfect spelling or grammar but for important things, yes, people should take the time to make sure they've spelled everything correctly and used proper grammar. it makes a much better impression than saying "definatly" instead of "definitely"--that one angers me the most.
2006-08-31 04:18:51 · answer #5 · answered by shrimpylicious 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To a certain degree, I do, but I do know that some people are terrible typists and not everybody speaks English as a first language. The latter should be given some leeway in regards to errors.
Two of my pet peeves:
Probley
Prolley
instead of probably!
2006-08-31 04:20:08 · answer #6 · answered by *ღ♥۩ THEMIS ۩♥ღ* 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
definitely, I do trust you, yet I admit there are situations as quickly as I abbreviate issues, somewhat whilst texting. in spite of the shown fact that, if i come across a typo, i circulate back and suitable it. i'm basically anal that way. What I hate is the reality the our united states of america that's an English talking united states of america is now becoming to be bilingual. I hate that everytime I call a agency, it tells you to press one for English. it is going to right away be in English.
2016-09-30 05:10:19 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People need to know their relative location in the human hierarchy with other people, and an accurate assessment of intelligence is one good measure. It helps us decide whether to listen to them or not, ignore them or not, etc. Probably instinctive.
2006-08-31 04:41:21 · answer #8 · answered by Answers1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never did...It is far more important to me, the content of the answer, not the spelling...some of the best spellers don't always ask the best questions or answer them as well either...you have to learn to read between the lines so to say...
2006-08-31 04:52:06 · answer #9 · answered by MotherKittyKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dafinately does awl tha time... I meen their all kind of sub-literite idiots out there pretanding that they have had gone done school learning when they are teribly eggnorant of effryting! I look for bad spellengs and grandmas so I can tell dam from the intellektuals like miself.
2006-08-31 04:24:44 · answer #10 · answered by spudnik8 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well when I meet people, I can generally tell by how they speak...but online I give everyone the benifit of the doubt considering I'm a terrible typer, I speak much better than I type
2006-08-31 04:16:24 · answer #11 · answered by ndussere 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋