I find that it does. First impressions matter, and while they can be misleading, I find that more often than not they're not too far from the mark. Online, all we've got is our writing style to make a first impression (besides our avatars, which provide little information.) While the writer's thoughts can say much more about him/her than how he spells "definitely", it's a whole lot easier to get to the crux of the argument when you don't have to wade through a torrent of poor english.
My impression--I could be wrong--is that use of poor english is very highly correlated with doltish comments.
2007-04-13 02:07:29 · 18 answers · asked by Bjorkmeister 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
What wonderfully thoughtful answers so far! Thanks, I'll keep reading.
2007-04-13 02:34:50 · update #1
No;intelligence is not the issue.Not being able to write a simple sentence without resorting to 'text' abbreviations or using words that one knows the meaning of but has never actually seen in print is a sign of poor education and,more importantly,limited reading and writing as a youngster because of the advent of computers which allow poor grammar and spelling to be acceptable.
2007-04-13 11:56:59 · answer #1 · answered by Sibbo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-23 20:52:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I agree. While I have known very intelligent people who just can't spell, there's really no excuse nowadays with spellcheck. As far as grammar, in YA especially, I take into consideration that English may be a second language for some and try to make sense of what they're saying. Then there are those whose grammar is just so bad you can't even get the slightest clue of what they're trying to say.
2007-04-13 02:29:17 · answer #3 · answered by Peggy Sue 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, even if the writer has a good main point etc, I find it extremely distracting when the writing is full of mistakes! I don't think they're less intelligent, it just leaves the impression that they are very careless and, therefore, do not really care about the people who are going to read their work.
I guess they seem less socially inteligent, in that case.
2007-04-13 02:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by Taylor L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry to disagree with you. Intelligence is not revealed only through good spelling or grammar in English.
There could be many reasons for a person's English spelling or grammar not being good, but this is no measure of his intelligence. I have known excellent doctors and mathematicians who are very intelligent and knowledgeable in their speciality, but their English grammar or spelling would need improvement in the conventional sense.
If a very intelligent person who is from a country where English is not the first language were to write a letter in English, he may commit many mistakes. All that means is that his English needs improvement, nothing else.
If one was near perfect in English grammar and spelling, would that mean he is more intelligent? Surely not. It only shows that he has certain skills in language, but he cannot be said to be more intelligent just because of this.
2007-04-13 05:31:06 · answer #5 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Strangely enough, I was just thinking this...I wanted to answer a question, thinking the initial gibberish was only a smokescreen but no such luck. I had absolutely no idea WTH the person was talking about because they used so many damn abbreviations interspersed with slang that they obviously thought made them sound cool or something...if it's a langage (interpretation) difficulty, I'm a lot more compassionate. But if it reads like rap music, you know it's not a language barrier.
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2016-04-13 16:59:32 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general my answer to your question would be 'Yes'. However, I have foreign friends whose English is not totally fluent, but whose intelligence and abilities in their chosen fields are above criticism. This makes me slightly more tolerant when reading Yahoo! Answers since I am aware that many people are using English as their second, or even third language. (I certainly would not like my intelligence assessed on my ability to write/spell in French or Dutch!) However, listening to a substantial minority of people in the UK today might make the casual observer suspect that pride in speaking (and presumably writing) their native tongue is a long way down their scale of priorities. I wonder why...?
2007-04-13 02:53:59 · answer #8 · answered by avian 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I definitely agree. When I see a document I associate it with someone that doesn't really care about their writing. Also, I tend to associate poor grammar with people that speak that way. Which most of the time is not a good association.
2007-04-13 02:14:06 · answer #9 · answered by jesusprogrammingman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. The odd typo is OK, but some people clearly cannot spell at all, and I think it does make them look less intelligent.
2007-04-13 02:14:05 · answer #10 · answered by jothehutch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋