How badly do you judge a person on their writing skills?

Question

Please do not spear me any blows, truth will help more than sympathy.

Do you judge a person on the way he or she writes? I am dyslexic and have trouble writing out my thoughts. I can spin you round and round in logical arguments but can't out spell a fifth grader.

Of course, I can improve my writing skills, and I am. But I just want to know if I should be spending this much time learning how to spell and the structure of a sentence. As of right now, I spend about 4 hours a day learning the basics. My tutor says that I will need to do this for another 2 - 3 years before I am cured.

Again, do you judge a person on how he writes? If so, what comes to your mind?

Don't be shy, be honest.

Answer 1

A person is judged on how he presents him/herself. In some cases, writing is the way that person makes first contact. Yes - if a person writes poorly they will be judged harshly.

When I see something that is not well written, the first thing coming to my mind is that the person is either very young or uneducated. I must admit that I don't take the possibility of a learning disability into account.

Of course there are tools such as spell check and asking someone to proofread that can help, so there is still some valid criticism in any situation. But people with disabilities should be given more of a chance.

Answer 2

First of all, I would like to say that you wrote very well. It is great compared to some of the writing found here on Yahoo! answers.

As much as I would like to be, I am not a very accomplished writer myself so I think it’s unfair that I judge other people on their writing. But I probably have in the past. I have a sister who is a very smart, capable person, and is better at her job than me. But she is also a bad writer and I write most of her papers. That’s why I don’t think I judge people based upon their writing. Being a good writer can certainly enhance your personality, but it is not the only thing that matters. However, there are other things that are important and shape your personality as well, such as being good at logical arguments. Now, I wouldn’t be able to do that!

But yes, in the academic arena and in the job world you are judged tremendously based on your writing. You have a disability, you aren’t intentionally a bad speller and you don’t seem careless either. It’s really annoying when people are careless with their writing on purpose.

It’s quite impressive that you are so committed to being a writer. And I wish you all the best!

Answer 3

No, I wouldn't just because there is more to a person that just their writing skills. It would matter more if they are a good person and they had a good personality. Since you are dysleXic I don't think most people would judge you because you were born with it. You can't help it and you are working on improving your situation. Don't worry about it so much. You will be fine.

Answer 4

Yes, I'm sad to say. It has an effect on how literate I believe they are. It leads me to make a judgment about their reading level. I grew up with a friend that was dyslexic who struggled through school, but I knew she was smart..they never pinned down what was wrong until years later, she returned to school and earned a degree in Chemistry. But it was not easy for her. If you are working towards academic goals, I would let your instructors know of your problem and schools are much better today at providing extra time or different formats for tests when it is necessary. I would try to concentrate on your strengths, recognizing there are some things you will have to work harder at and make adaptations on your own...but never let it limit you, persistence always pays off. Don't let your written work stand alone if you are concerned about it...discuss things with people so they see your strengths. If reading is not a problem for you, don't let yourself be given watered down reading material, this could happen if you do not demonstrate your understanding of material in another way.

Answer 5

It incredibly relies upon on the pastime. a job this is often instruction manual exertions won't require a lot language potential, so it might no longer be a lot of a criterion. nevertheless, *some* language skill could be needed, in simple terms so the worker can comprehend what's needed of him and what his pay would be, what his rights are, and the thank you to ask for help if he will no longer be able to end a job on my own. If the pastime is composed often of using language, e.g. a secretary, a customer provider representative, a speechwriter, then fairly language skill would be between the right standards.

Answer 6

Honestly, the way you wrote above was very good. I would place it very high when compared to much of the other writing on yahoo!answers.

I don't judge people on writing when they are putting in effort. I dislike carelessness. I don't like the silly abreviations and deliberate misspellings. However, I'm not bothered, and it would be hypocritical to say that I was, by typos and by generally trying to write in a generally correct manner.