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LancairDriver
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Nomad Spelling Police
Occasionally Nomad posters are chastised for their spelling errors. But really how much difference does exactly correct spelling make in understanding
the message? Here is a good example of the importance of correct spelling.
If you can raed this, you have a sgtrane mnid, too.
Can you raed this? Olny 55 people out of 100 can.
I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it whotuit a pboerlm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can raed this forwrad it.
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Barry A.
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Very good point, and a dose of reality.
Unfortunately, some believe spelling prowess is a litmus test for intelligence, and/or education-----a dangerous assumption, and often embarrassing to
the accuser.
Spell-check is making the problem even worse as few remember what the automatically corrected spelling of a word actually is.
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Osprey
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Punctuation is important. "I love to eat my children and my two dogs."
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sancho
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Stating the obvious, at least for me, anything written
I defer to Osprey. Jorge, where have you been?
edit: I should say grammar
[Edited on 6-3-2017 by sancho]
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TMW
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I think most people are tolerant when a word or two are misspelled. If done like the example above I would think the person is ignorant. I use spell
check and sometimes it will pass a word that is not spelled correctly for the use intended.
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Osprey
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Sancho, I have been here but in flagging spirit. Old age is a personal insult. It is like getting smacked.
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SFandH
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That's a good one. A more subtle example:
"I'd like to thank my parents, John, and Fred for coming with us."
or
"I'd like to thank my parents, John and Fred for coming with us."
Commas are important.
As far as spelling goes, good spelling versus bad spelling is like clean clothes versus dirty clothes, good and clean being desirable.
[Edited on 6-3-2017 by SFandH]
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Paco Facullo
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Sum people are way too anal.
Personally i don't give a sh*t.....
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mojo_norte
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covfefe ?
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Fatboy
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Spelling becomes important in search functions, not in everyday reading use.
What I see is most people correcting place name misspellings and not general word misspellings and that can be quite helpful when searching for
something on the web.
If I search for Malarrimo on BN I get pages of hits but if I search for Malarimo I get four hits that do not seem to appear under the correct
spelling.
So I believe the OP is stating for some people (mainly DavidK) to quit being so anal about misspelling which I would disagree with.
So how much difference does it make?
I cannot say the amount of difference it makes but I do believe it is helpful under these circumstances and it does make a difference.
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DavidT
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Proper punctuation is important also.
Did you read those in their voices?
David
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
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vandenberg
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Quote: Originally posted by Osprey  | | Sancho, I have been here but in flagging spirit. Old age is a personal insult. It is like getting smacked. |
No Sh#T Maynard.
[Edited on 6-3-2017 by vandenberg]
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Barry A.
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I am confused-----:
So, how would this sentence above appear with the proper punctuation?
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Fatboy
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Seems straight forward .... as posted he loves to eat children and dogs and who doesnt love dog?
With the use of punctuation he maybe saying he loves to eat, loves his children, and loves his two dogs.
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Osprey
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Many adult gringos I know are avid readers. The ones I spend time with are stuck in very elementary grade school English, are stuck in speech
patterns that boil down to using a few hundred words in conversation (if that) in a year. I asked some of them if they bothered to look up words in
the books they read and they said they don't need to, they don't bother and it makes little difference in their enjoyment, if not their understanding,
of the author's well placed words. The author is writing in Hi Def Technicolor and the reader only sees the story unfold in black and white. Seems a
two-way waste.
Early in life I was curious enough to get in the habit of looking up every word I didn't know as I read and for me the enjoyment goes up with the
understanding.
The value of my giant library of words in my head is suspect because I live like a savage -- I am only word rich. When I write, it helps me greatly to
know what words not to use.
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BajaRat
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I think it's rude, self important and most likely a power play by the the spelling police. They enjoy the AHAAAAAA moments and any excuse to elevate
themselves and be in the spotlight. I understand if your in a writing class, publishing or asking for help, butt...................
That post is very cool Mr. Pilot
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JZ
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If you point out a typo you should be laughed off the board. That's how most other boards operate.
If someone does it to me I generally think they haven't been around much and think less of them.
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AKgringo
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Spell check is not the same as proof reading, and my brother has always had a problem spotting when a similar word is used where he expected something
else.
Although he obtained a PHD through the UC system, he did not spot his typo when he announced to family and friends that my nephew would be getting
married in the local m o r o n church!
Spell check was not going to add an 'm' to that announcement and save his butt!
It is interesting that without spacing the letters out, this board corrects to marooon!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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LancairDriver
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Sorry for the confusion caused by my last sentence of the post. It should have better read "unimportance of correct spelling."
The main point being, if you can read the last jibberish paragraph aloud the first time you see it at normal speed, you probably will blow right by a
couple of misspelled words in an article without wasting any time with a letter to the editor.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: Originally posted by Osprey | | Sancho, I have been here but in flagging spirit. Old age is a personal insult. It is like getting smacked. |
My word. Git out the weegee board. We gonna have a séance.
Hi there Jorge. Good to see you.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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