everyone uses "shortcuts" when they chat online but it seems like people have forgotten how to spell even the simplest words! its scary!
2006-11-15 11:49:48 · 10 answers · asked by just.wonderin' 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe and the biran fguiers it out aynawy.
2006-11-15 11:57:40 · answer #1 · answered by JackoJohnson 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"I feel sorry for people who can only spell things one way" - Mark Twain
(Actually as I've thought about his comment more...At first I thought for sure it was just him joking around......but the more I think about it...letters are just symbols to convey ideas...if the symbols are changed a bit, but the idea remains the same then that shouldn't really be too big of a deal (or is it?). Also the whole etymology thing with cognates has come to my mind as well -different spellings as words have developed and progressed into their current form...)
but anyway...ya it bothers me too... or should I say "yes", it bothers me too!
2006-11-18 01:51:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is where spell-checking software comes handy! Firefox 2 has a really good spell checker which is installed by default!
This is a good opportunity to upgrade to firefox 2, if you are already using older version of firefox, or rediscover the web if you are using Internet explorer (yuk)
2006-11-15 20:05:55 · answer #3 · answered by str1der 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that he's talking about us, then. I have seen several times over poor grammar, terrible spelling, and horrid punctuation. It's true and it IS scary. I hate it when people use poor grammar.
My coworker the other day said, "The least inexpensive phone we have...." Uh.... that's a double negative if I ever heard one! And chick's fifty!
2006-11-15 19:59:33 · answer #4 · answered by Summer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What's so scary about it? It's not like our submissions are going into the World Book Encyclopedia or some other fancy English book.
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2006-11-15 19:53:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last time I checked, I spelled just about everything correctly. Not only is my spelling correct but so are my grammar, punctuation, and capitalization!
2006-11-15 19:57:07 · answer #6 · answered by ris -lady vixen- 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not all people... but the number's definitely increasing! pretty scary, i admit...
2006-11-15 20:52:15 · answer #7 · answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is faster to read and less time typing out each word..
2006-11-15 19:58:40 · answer #8 · answered by StarShine G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean, "It's scary."
2006-11-15 19:53:54 · answer #9 · answered by Tony P 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
no. and yes , its scary
2006-11-15 20:03:05 · answer #10 · answered by ry_shadow_tamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋