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tedd(at)vansairforce.org
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:24 am Post subject: Spelling

Yes, people make honest mistakes.  Yes, we're not all native english speakers.

No, good spelling doesn't indicate intelligence, nor poor spelling the

opposite.



But a poorly-constructed email is a poorly-constructed email and, like anything

poorly constructed, doesn't do its job as well as it could.  Spelling mistakes

distract readers' attention, forcing them to mentally substitute the correct

word.  That steals some of the power from your message.



For what it's worth, I'm a terrible speller, and had to look up several words

just to complete this short email.  If it's not worth your time to at least try

to get it right, what would make you think it's worth someone else's time to

read it?



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Tedd McHenry

Surrey, BC, Canada

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dbris200(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:39 am Post subject: Spelling

Moreso??



Dave



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Grenwis(at)aol.com wrote:



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I'm a believer that spelling is important.  It drives me crazy that  people 

confuse 'loose' and 'lose', and moreso, use 'to' when they mean  'too'.  The 

rules are so simple.  However, the following paragraph  will show you just how 

important spelling is for communicating your ideas.   Enjoy.

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martorious(at)earthlink.n
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:50 am Post subject: Spelling

BRAVO!  If you spend all day proofreading other's works, you might miss the

cure for cancer that they are writing about.



Marty 



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rv8ch

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 250
Location: Switzerland

Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:06 am Post subject: Spelling

 	  Quote: 	
		   For what it's worth, I'm a terrible speller, and had to look up several words

 just to complete this short email.  If it's not worth your time to at least try

 to get it right, what would make you think it's worth someone else's time to

 read it?


	


I understand your point, and I'd say for those looking

for help, they should take the time to formulate their

questions as clearly as they can.



On the other hand, I really don't want people with good

ideas and experience to not post for fear that others

are going to judge them by their E-mail spelling and

grammar.



I'm willing to read just about anything if I can learn

something from it!



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Mickey Coggins

http://www.rv8.ch/

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3edcft6(at)cox.net
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:33 am Post subject: Spelling

Grenwis(at)aol.com wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		  I'm a believer that spelling is important.  It drives me crazy that  people 

confuse 'loose' and 'lose', and moreso, use 'to' when they mean  'too'.  The 

rules are so simple.  However, the following paragraph  will show you just how 

important spelling is for communicating your ideas.   Enjoy.

  




	


Spelling errors and using the wrong word had never really bothered me 

much (as long as both words sound the same) and I rarely find it hard to 

understand what the author meant to communicate.  See the second to the 

last quote in my previous post.  However there is on thing that drives 

me crazy; when people use the wrong word, that doesn't sound the same.  

Here in Oklahoma I keep running across people who use the word "Ideal" 

when they mean "Idea", it drives me nuts.



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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 . . .



I have actually heard that before so to test it more, I wrote a program 
	


that would randomize the letters in words and then see how hard it was 

to read.  I found that it is often not near as easy as the example they 

have given in their announcement of their findings.  If you want to see 

for your self go the link below and type or copy and past some text into 

the text box and see what the out put is and how hard it is to read.



http://www.thewishzone.com/cdw/RandomizeWord.php



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Chris W

KE5GIX



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Get the gifts you want & 

give the gifts they want

One stop wish list for any gift, 

from anywhere, for any occasion!

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klwerner(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:35 am Post subject: Spelling

I agree with Mickey,



No one with somewhat less then perfect grammar or spelling should =

refrain to post just for fear of prosecution by the L-cops.



Because NO ONE IS PERFECT, not even the L-cops!!!  You can trust me on =

that.=20



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P.S. Mickey, how does that Swiss Tea taste?

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cfi1513840

Joined: 11 Apr 2006
Posts: 14

Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:29 am Post subject: Spelling

MS Outlook (I don't work for Bill Gates) has a very nice spell checker that

makes even bad spellers like me look good to those more discriminating

folks, spell wise at least. I'll bet your e-mail tool has one too.



Ken Howell



P.S. The art of American tea brewing was lost after the Boston Tea Party.

For a good "cuppa" (misspelling intended), try Yorkshire Gold by Taylor's of

Harrogate.



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Neal.George(at)maxwell.af
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:45 am Post subject: Spelling

Don't they make aftermarket hot rod parts? 



neal



Moreso??

Dave

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cweyant(at)chuckdirect.co
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:05 am Post subject: Spelling

Don't forget, Do Not Archive for this kind of crap : )

Chuck Weyant

N8058V RV9A 170hours

Santa Maria, CA

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