Do you think spelling is important & why?
2007-03-08 11:10:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
when I came back to read the answers that people posted, I noticed my own grammatical error in the question. I am a dolt!
2007-03-08 15:57:48 · update #1
Spelling is important in that it can make you look like an idiot if you make even a minor mistake. When someone replies to an email I sent them, I frequently will notice misspellings I have made and become mortified that I came off sounding stupid. Using a spell checker is easy enough to do, but many typos will sneak past because the typo is a valid word.
There are a few words, though, that bug me when people constantly get them wrong. "There", "they're" and "their" are confused and used incorrectly by almost everybody.
People who complain about "spelling nazis" are probably bad at spelling and are frustrated that other people may think they are less intelligent than they really are.
Spelling is not a definitive indicator on whether someone is smart, but it tends to convey a negative impression if mistakes are made.
It is ironic that in this age of spell checkers and online dictionaries most people have devolved into near illiteracy.
Perhaps IRC abbreviations and text messaging has something to do with it.
2007-03-08 11:30:34 · answer #1 · answered by Cribbage 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In written legalese it can be tricky. A misplaced coma can mean the difference of a water right access, and a waters right, access.
The extra s or plural can mean farmer A gets water, farmer b gets none.
I will learn more Esperanto and use that as Universal Language,but I am too old to adaptively integrate a new language. I can give it a try though
Colour or Coloure or Color they relate the same agreed upon object, so spelling is just picking at the nuances of the idea put forward.
2007-03-08 19:31:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont necessarily think its important, but it is nice. As long as it sounds like the word, it should be okay. Who really wants a word spelt XYLOPHONE? Why cant it just be ZYLAFONE? Im not suggesting spelling and maybe even the english grammar be tossed out, but it shouldnt be how people are judged.
2007-03-08 19:16:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is vital to clear and effective communication - so therefore good spelling is important, along with proper grammar, punctuation and sentence structure.
2007-03-08 19:20:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
hard subject. do a search into yahoo or google. it might help!
2014-11-12 04:41:16 · answer #5 · answered by maximo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, and i think it's positively horrendous.
2007-03-08 23:29:49 · answer #6 · answered by superwow_rl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wat mayks U thenk thap! an nope!
2007-03-08 19:33:28 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋