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I have a personal love for language. My 15 year old sister has no real grasp of how to utlilize language for the powerful, useful, and I would daresy, beautiful tool it can be and that frightens me. In my opinion the most important skill an educated person can have is the ability to communicate effectively and cogently in both verbal and written form. Unfortunately, fewer and fewer individuals are inculcated with the belief that strong language and grammatical skills are to their benefit. I agree with a few of the previous posters in that the context within which one is communicating can greatly impact the spelling and grammar choices one makes, but when Text Talk bleeds over into your everyday communications I believe it poses an issue worth examining.
But then again I'm just very old-fashioned. I still enjoy just popping open my dictionary (yes, the actual book kind) and introducing myself to new words!
Poor spelling and grammar detracts from your ability to convey a message through the written word. Put simply, spelling and grammar are a convention designed to ensure that the reader understands what you have written in a consistent way.
When I read something that is full of errors, it distracts my attention to the extent that I am no longer focused on the message but on the form.
Sadly, the number of people who cannot spell or do not have good grammar seems to be increasing. It is very common to see people confuse "there" and "their" or write "seperate" rather than "separate". And just because Star Trek popularised the phrase "to boldly go" does not make it grammatically correct.
It's all about professionalism. If you send an email with several grammatical and spelling errors, you end up sounding ignorant and thus become less reputable.
Unfortunately, fewer and fewer individuals are inculcated with the belief that strong language and grammatical skills are to their benefit.
I totally agree. Thats probebly why i see soo meny emales from enjineers tht look like this.
People are ingrained with the belief that these skills are no longer valuable to the high tech business world. Instead, they argue that more emphasis needs to be put into mind-numbing number crunching. Basically, these individuals believe that everyone needs to become a doctor, nurse, accountant, or engineer. To hell with the art of communication!
I agree with everything that has been posted regarding the original post. But what I hate the most is trying to figure out what the heck someone is trying to say. I think it is just common courtesy to articulate your thoughts using correct grammar and punctuation. On forums such as this I will completely bypass a post or comment if I can't understand what they are saying or if they did not take the time to use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. A misspelled word here or there is ok, but the whole message? Won't read it.
I believe it's common courtesy to make your written responses as error free as you can get them. It shows disrespect to the reader when there are tons of errors. My kids have informed me that all of those conventions are not necessary in text messages and IMing, but on a public forum they are nice. IMO
I know spelling and grammar is important but when i talk about an important issue and people go "oh thats a proper noun it should be capitalized" makes me ticked...i know that you...!@#$...just dont remind me so why do u guys care bout it so much?
Well, because think of it this way: Why did we standardize spelling somewhere after the 18th century? Why do we have punctuation?
The answer is essentially the same for both: because they provide clarity.
Think about the difference in meaning between these pairs of sentences:
1. The panda eats shoots and leaves.
2. The panda eats, shoots, and leaves.
1. Look -- what's that in the road ahead?
2. Look -- what's that in the road? A head?
1. A woman without her man is nothing.
2. A woman: without her, man is nothing.
i hate when i make small i because my shift key sticks. I correct errors because they bug me. Formal letters require more attention to detail. Friends can deal with a "duh" or
The English language has deteriorated in this country.
i agre with tha OP, speling and gramer R not emportent to comunacting good. If peeple cant reed my riting they nead too leern to reed!
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