Re: OT Needin Spell Check

Posted by Paul in Mich on September 24, 2004 at 14:00:12 from (66.188.26.29):

In Reply to: OT Needin Spell Check posted by txblu on September 24, 2004 at 08:08:49:

Folks, Spell check may be OK, but it does not enhance the thoughts conveyed by the person posting a comment or idea. Syntax also, while making it easier to follow, still doesn"t change the central theme. Neither syntax nor spelling is a gauge to which to measure the intellegence of anyone. None of us are professional stenographers or typists. We are all just a bunch of guys who love Old iron, and few of us ever used a keyboard until we started fooling around with one of these danged computers, but we have some pretty good mechanics who have a n awful lot of good information and experiences to share with the rest of us regardless of how well or how badly they spell. Those who would use either spelling ability, syntax, or punctuation to measure intellegence exposes an inner flaw within themselves. Language is nothing more than a catylist to implement communication, and the biggest roadblock to communication is not spelling, syntax or punctuation, but the illusion that communication happened in the first place. To put that into plain language, communication is the ability to get ones point across, and that it was recieved. I know brilliant people who can communicate well, but you"d never be able to judge it by their spelling. Some of the smartest among us are not good spellers, but that doesn"t make them dumb. Conversly, I have seen perfect spellers who can"t express themselves in a way that their thought is well conveyed. This site has people from all geographic areas, and all walks of life, and many times the vernacular seeps its way into the conversation which may be different from that of someone else from somewhere else. You will never ever see me be so condecending so as to correct someone elses spelling, syntax or punctuation. While I do try to review what I type, I miss some typos, spelling, and punctuation errors in my text. The way this format is set up, sometimes it won"t allow a person to make changes once the submit button has been pushed. I think we, or at least some of us, should lighten up and look past spelling, syntax, and punctuation, and address the question or point being made. By the way, has anyone noticed that there is no such thing as an apostrophe here in posting on this forum? It always comes up as quotation marks. Or maybe I"m just dumb.

Follow Ups:

• Re: OT Needin Spell Check Harley1983 08:35:31 09/27/04 (0)
• Re: OT Needin Spell Check txblu 06:56:53 09/25/04 (0)
• Re: OT Needin Spell Check tlak 17:38:55 09/24/04 (0)
• Re: OT Needin Spell Check Do you 14:59:18 09/24/04 (0)

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