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Well, I can not spell at all if it wasnt for spell check, it has been my weak suit, and yes, it has been a big embrassment for me. If someone takes a dig at my views in a reasonable manner, I am all for that, that is what debate is about, but on too many mesage boards, I have seen people use the spelling error arguement, and I am just sick of it. I do not feel that I should have to type all my message board posts in word then spell check them to contribute to a forum.

You don't need to do that. I used to be a great speller and good at grammar too but what I'm not great at is taking the time to proofread and I'm not the best typist. A friend of mine and I used to write a lot of stuff and we used to read it out loud with the typos and roll on the floor because it sounded so funny. I know, it sounds insane but we lived in a small town and we had to have some way to entertain ourselves.

My husband is a horrible speller and my daughter-in-law has bad grammar, neither of them are lacking intellectually it is just that for some reason they don't make the right connection. I love for my husband to leave me notes or lists because they are funny and not in a bad way! God gave us all different talents and we should be thankful for those which we receive and not put anyone down if they didn't receive that same gift because they may have received an even better one.

I do not feel that I should have to type all my message board posts in word then spell check them to contribute to a forum.

"He who cannot be trusted in little things, cannot be trusted in big things."

Spelling mistakes and bad grammar are indications of sloppiness.

Do you take care when you are trying to communicate your economic knowledge (in which you have a greater depth than most on this board)?

Some people can't get past spelling and grammar. They simply tune out your ideas if you can't communicate them properly.