Spelling

[Angela Boyko]

Oooh, I love rants about poor spelling and grammar! I consider myself to
be a good speller, but I still have automatic spell check on my e-mail
programs. I think it is sheer sloppiness not to proof read!

Guys, you want to know the secret to meeting women on the Internet?
Proper spelling! I just love literate men. My brother's ex-wife once
persuaded me to go to a personal ads website. To prove that I was trying
to be open minded, I agreed to read the ads. I wouldn't even look at the
ads with poor spelling. Or worse - "cutesy" spelling. if u cant write a
proper sentence ur not 4 me.

I even made some enemies with my high school yearbook entry - under Pet
Peeves, I wrote "People who can't spell". I went on to teach English as
a Second Language for nine years, and I do make allowances for writing
in ESL. I also make allowances for people with learning disorders. I
just have no patience for people who don't care about spelling things
properly.

I also made myself unpopular during college - I would constantly point
out all the spelling mistakes my classmates were making in their
projects. My point is, we were all studying Graphic Arts and our
projects were going into portfolios to be viewed by potential employers.
Who would you employ - the person who can make a professional
presentation with proper spelling, or the person with spelling mistakes
on their own business card?  My classmates found it easier to just ask
me to proof read their work before they printed it - and I was glad to
do so. 

My biggest pet peeves since going online:  
"isle" for "aisle"
"loose" for "lose"
"bare" for "bear"  (although I do get some naughty thoughts with this
one)

Angela

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