PDA

View Full Version : Spelling is Important?



spiveyrat
09-17-2004, 07:59 AM
I'm usually pretty anal about my spelling, but this shows you can easily understand badly misspelled words. I still wouldn't try it in a memo to the CEO of your company or your next research project.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt!

PPHSfan
09-17-2004, 08:04 AM
Azminag. I cldnuo't unederstand a sgnile wrod.

Phil C
09-17-2004, 08:07 AM
Good Point! But remember there are many sophisticated, highly intellectual and educated people on the forum like myself who believe in perfect grammer and spelling.

PPHSfan
09-17-2004, 08:18 AM
Originally posted by Phil C
Good Point! But remember there are many sophisticated, highly intellectual and educated people on the forum like myself who believe in perfect grammer and spelling.

Do you mean Grammar?

crabman
09-17-2004, 08:23 AM
OOOOOhhhhh. Burn.

spiveyrat
09-17-2004, 08:27 AM
Originally posted by Phil C
Good Point! But remember there are many sophisticated, highly intellectual and educated people on the forum like myself who believe in perfect grammer and spelling.

Re-read the top portion of my post... ;)

Hupernikomen
09-17-2004, 09:00 AM
Originally posted by Phil C
Good Point! But remember there are many sophisticated, highly intellectual and educated people on the forum like myself who believe in perfect grammer and spelling.


Well since you brought it up, you should have a comma after remember, forum and myself to have that perfect gramm(a)r that you so desire. :p

44INAROW
09-17-2004, 09:24 AM
Originally posted by Hupernikomen
Well since you brought it up, you should have a comma after remember, forum and myself to have that perfect gramm(a)r that you so desire. :p

he he he.. growing up as the child of a Senior English Teacher, I am getting a kick out of this thread. I still have trouble with "lay and lie" and "good and well":thinking: :thinking: :thinking:

jason
09-17-2004, 10:04 AM
Originally posted by 44INAROW
he he he.. growing up as the child of a Senior English Teacher, I am getting a kick out of this thread. I still have trouble with "lay and lie" and "good and well":thinking: :thinking: :thinking: or get and git

Panther Ross
09-17-2004, 10:25 AM
Originally posted by PPHSfan
Do you mean Grammar?


SHUTDOWN!!!