For those who don't think spelling is important

[EmilyB]

Just a story...we lived in Canmore in the early 90's. I had to continually walk by this restaurant with it's neon sign "restuarant". I mentioned it to them as often as I could....usually got a blank stare.

They are gone now...

I don't correct spelling or grammer without good intent. I had to re-teach my children for the most part, as the school system failed them. They are in pretty good shape now, I think.

A lot of people on here now are young, but don't try to silence the elders. We may seem harsh, but we mean well...

[Quagmire]

I had to continually walk by this restaurant with it's neon sign "restuarant"

so whitch word was it
sorry Deb couldn't resist

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

As an academic tutor, I read a lot of papers written by students who don't seem to realize that spelling is essential in the real world. I've had to correct resumes & cover letters for countless young people who failed to get past the initial interview or to even get an interview and I had to point out the fact that incorrect spelling is the fastest way to lose the interest of potential employers. After all, if you're not willing to put in the effort on your resume, then what can they expect from you if you get the job. Spelling errors are also a killer on marks at school, especially at the college/university level & a quick way to lose 10-20%. I know because for four years I was a Teaching Assistant at UBC & I had to "teach" many of these 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year Engineering students the need to put in more effort on writing a good lab report, including proper spelling. During my time at UBC, the best compliments I received were from Engineering profs who would actually come up to me and mention how they could usually tell which of their students had taken my lab courses, since they were among the few who could write proper lab reports & paid attention to details like grammar & spelling.

I know that when you're in high school there are a lot more "important" things to worry about than spelling, but bad spelling becomes a life-long bad habit that can really hurt your chances of success later in life, both academically and when you get into the working world.

Writing on the boards is different, but even here, if the spelling is really bad, many of the more experienced reefers will ignore the post & you'll lose out on learning from their experiences.

Anthony

[fishoholic]

I have to be one of the worlds worst spellers! Without spell check to save me I'm often looking up words in the dictionary, which is painfully slow and annoying. Even though I know I can't spell worth a darn I make sure I take the time to try to spell correctly, mostly because I hate seeing a word I spelled spelled wrong but also because I don't want others to think I'm dumb and can't even spell right. FYI there is about 4 words above that spell check caught me spelling wrong

[Cameron]

I know that at the bank I work at, if we receive a resume with a grammatical error it is tossed.

[Aquattro]

Hmm, how many people won't reply to this thread in fear of actually spelling something incorrectly? Remember, spell check can be wrong to <(too)

BoB, you here somewhere?

[marie]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Hmm, how many people won't reply to this thread in fear of actually spelling something incorrectly? Remember, spell check can be wrong to <(too)

BoB, you here somewhere?

I'm not going to respond, I don't have spell check.... and isn't it supposed to be boB

[MoeReefer]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Writing on the boards is different, but even here, if the spelling is really bad, many of the more experienced reefers will ignore the post & you'll lose out on learning from their experiences.

Anthony

Those more experienced reefers you refer to (is that even a real word, "reefer"?) may also be missing out on some really good info, ideas, and opinions because of anal-ness for spelling. Just a thought.
cheers

ps. If I have misspelled or used grammar incorrectly I am not sorry.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MoeReefer

Those more experienced reefers you refer to (is that even a real word, "reefer"?) may also be missing out on some really good info, ideas, and opinions because of anal-ness for spelling. Just a thought.
cheers

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I think it's more a case of a person just can't be bothered trying to decipher a mess of letters pretending to be a word. I'm not anal about spelling, but if you don't care enough about your question to pay "some" attention to its' delivery, then I'm not going to care enough to bother with it.

[Quinn]

My impression is that the majority of young people today have poor to mediocre vocabularies, spelling and grammar. The real concern for me isn't so much these deficiencies in and of themselves, but rather, I think it's an indication of how much TV and internet we consume, where everything (more so in the case of the former) is packaged into bite-sized pieces, with very little real substance or value. Watch a one hour Discovery Channel special, and then spend one hour reading about the same topic in a book (or on a good website), and see which one you gain more from. As individuals we probably know more on the whole than people 50 or 100 years ago, but I think we're very much generalists, and areas where we do specialize, especially for young people, are areas of debatable value, such as music, sports and pop culture.