Why do so many people care about spelling and grammar? (course, major)

[LovingSAT]

Originally Posted by mcb1025

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!

Eye second that eye just donut see why their is such a issue with knot noing how to spell or punkchalise or wear a comma r questioion mark gos.

[thegirlinaz]

Small gramatical errors I can ignore, but when people talk like "what r u doing 2day? i am going 2 the show tonite" it drives me NUTS!! At least TRY to act like you went to school.

[suzie02]

It just bugs me. I guess because I learned to write English before I learned to speak it.
For those of you that don't want to bother typing the words correctly get Firefox, it does spell checking on every thing your write.

[Charles Wallace]

Originally Posted by jps-teacher

Next, you're going to tell me tone in how we say things matters!

Darnit, I was! Let's have fun with tone.

Example:You look nice today.

1. YOU look nice today. (Implication: Everyone else looks as if he had been shat upon by an angry marmoset.)
2. You LOOK nice today. (Implication: Your smell, however, leaves something to be desired.)
3. You look NICE today. (Implication: ...but not any better than "nice.")
4. You look nice TODAY. (Implication: Yesterday, though, is another story.)

[jps-teacher]

Originally Posted by Charles Wallace

Darnit, I was! Let's have fun with tone.

Example:You look nice today.

1. YOU look nice today. (Implication: Everyone else looks as if he had been shat upon by an angry marmoset.)
2. You LOOK nice today. (Implication: Your smell, however, leaves something to be desired.)
3. You look NICE today. (Implication: ...but not any better than "nice.")
4. You look nice TODAY. (Implication: Yesterday, though, is another story.)

Adding interrogative statements, of course, gives us a few more.

Normally, for theater groups, I go with:
I am glad to see you.

1. I am glad to see you. (Implication: ...even if others are not.)
2. I am glad to see you. (Implication: ...even if my conduct has suggested otherwise.)
3. I am glad to see you. (Implication: This is my emotion, not whatever you thought it was.)
4. I am glad to see you. (Implication: Not just talk to or IM with you. Also used for somebody whose vision has been restricted for some reason.)
5. I am glad to see you. (Implication: ...though perhaps not the others.)

They also combine:

6. I am glad to see you. (Implication: ...even though you are not glad to see me.)
7. I am glad to see you. (Implication: ...though the rest of us don't care if it's in person or not.)
8. I am glad to see you. (Implication: ...the others have expressed their emotions - I disagree.)
etc.

Let alone what punctuation does to this:
I am glad to see. You?
Etc.

Or spelling and punctuation:
Aye. Am glad to see you.

Spelling, grammar, and tone totally change what the meaning is.

This is why so many people care about them.

Or should I say:
1. This is why so many people care about them. (Not those other reasons.)
2. This is why so many people care about them. (Why do you doubt it?)
3. This is why so many people care about them. (Not how, just why.)
4. This is why so many people care about them. (Emphasis on just how great a number it is.)
5. This is why so many people care about them. (Slightly less emphasis.)
6. This is why so many people care about them. (Animals and computers, not so much.)
7. This is why so many people care about them. (This emotion.)
8. This is why so many people care about them. (While caring less about other aspects of English.)

[iColt1]

When I am at school, I try to do good in not making any errors. I do have trouble with adjectives, adverbs, and a lot more. Yes when i am in the real world; I will be using good spelling and grammar.
I frequently get confuzed about colons, semi-colons, commas.

[suzie02]

Originally Posted by iColt1

When I am at school, I try to do good in not making any errors. I do have trouble with adjectives, adverbs, and a lot more. Yes when i am in the real world; I will be using good spelling and grammar.
I frequently get confuzed about colons, semi-colons, commas.

You sound like you are very young. Maybe 12. Or a non-native speaker.

[Mercury Cougar]

Ugh, I just heard someone use 'pacifically' instead of 'specifically'. It makes me stabby.

[jps-teacher]

Originally Posted by Mercury Cougar

Ugh, I just heard someone use 'pacifically' instead of 'specifically'. It makes me stabby.

Clearly, their usage did not cause a pacific feeling to come over you!

[Jaggy001]

Originally Posted by jps-teacher

Clearly, their usage did not cause a pacific feeling to come over you!

Or even a specific one.