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To: piytar

Folks who want to be taken seriously will spell stuff correctly.
That’s just how the world works. Eyes are drawn to the error and
away from whatever message is trying to be conveyed. It calls into
question all the rest of the account.

And no, I didn’t watch the video.


44 posted on 01/03/2016 11:39:54 AM PST by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: humblegunner

Look in the mirror. You need to learn sentence structure and punctuation.


51 posted on 01/03/2016 12:10:18 PM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: humblegunner

Some of us have eye problems.

I for one.

Because of that, proof reading is a maybe thing.

Sometimes I don’t run spell check on short posts because “I looked at it and it looked OK”.

Only to see a typo after it is posted.

Once upon a time, long long ago, I hunted regularly with a fellow who could not even read or write his own name. But farming or in the woods he was one of the smartest people I have known.

Also in my business, I dealt with many workers who worked by the hour, who never finished high school, and I found many of them to be top gun in their profession.

I never would criticize anyone for misspelling or poor sentence construction. When you do that, you lose communication with someone who might have information or knowledge that you want or need.

Judge a person on his mind and ability, not on spelling or grammar.

I once broke my rule. I had a programmer that worked for me that was a genius, but his email and other written communications were terrible.

With great reluctance and with the desire to give him a little fatherly advice, I mentioned to him that he should learn to compose written documents better. I saw in him a person who could go along way if he polished that up.

I was embarrassed when he informed me that he has dyslexia.

Yet he was unequaled in the ability to write code.

So lighten up.


74 posted on 01/03/2016 3:18:31 PM PST by old curmudgeon (.)
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