Wot R U so werked up about ?

>>> Do people not realize how uneducated ...

prolly not. or they dont care - or they are non english spanking.

Hope you enjoyed my little blog/reply

I did Poet, I did.....

The thing is some of the non-English speaking writers spell better than the English speaking ones do!

There, I said it. My tirade is over, and I feel much better, thank you.

People are idiots, especially if they use the English language. (Such as myself

I've ranted about the effects of such a lazy society of "l33t" chatters and those too darn stupid or ignorant to do it right.

It shows a total lack of respect in themselves and shows the type of person they are. Corner cutting cookie-cutouts of a lazy society trying to identify itself by being 'cool'..where what cool is, is being a moron.

And to make sure these poor uneducated people understand I am talking to them:
If you dislike what I have to say about your poor typing habits, phuck u.

And you can quote me.

Vive Le Lunaticus!

But Lunaticus... language evolves. What if the constant, pervasive interaction with computers in society actually changes human languange - then it won't be sloppy or uneducated - it will be... "correct". Where do you think OK came from?

I have to admit - I have started saying "prolly" in speech more so than I used to since that is how I most often type it. Ugh.

Man I tell you wot - I'm not holding my breath to see l33t show up in the dictionary.

Just a personal preference...

To those who choose to madly criticize and throw rocks: cheer on for the educated derelicts. While many people with little education at all, but will good attitudes, and positive outlooks, excel and contribute something useful to this world.

Dharmagrl - since you are a teacher, I understand you may actually may be taking some action since you potentially have a very strong influence in the lives of your students. And I'm not arguing that spelling is not important, take a look at the vocaubulary of the average person today, I believe it is less than a fourth of what it was two generations back! The art of conversation no doubt as lacking as less. I just put higher value to how much a man believes in himself than how great his spelling is.

It shows a total lack of respect in themselves and shows the type of person they are. Corner cutting cookie-cutouts of a lazy society trying to identify itself by being 'cool'..where what cool is, is being a moron. And to make sure these poor uneducated people understand I am talking to them:If you dislike what I have to say about your poor typing habits, phuck u.

In fact Lunaticus there are many methods of reading a person. For instance, does he lean to the negative side of a matter or the psoitive? Does he cut another man down when he errs or does he empathetically lift him up? When emotions are high, does he let his tongue loose and speak without first standing in another persons shoes, or does he hold back and first calmly consider a situation?

yes

I'm in agreement with one man

Trinitie

tee speeling dods mitter, btt ntt egn-ail impprtant.

I don't mind if somebody spells poorly, unless they claim to be intelligent.

There are spelling freaks on every forum and THEY irritate me more than mispelled words ( this isn't an exam_its RECreaTION_good, eh, spelled right and effrytink:)
I think you teachers who come onto internet forums and start correcting the spelling errors are also a strange lot. Why does it intrigue you that people mispell? Why does it seem to drive you mad that someone can't spell? Sometime dyslexics can't help the way they spell or people living in foreign parts who have forgotten how to spell in a second language.( dat be me ) Intelligence isn't measured by spelling habits.
Go back to the classroom and use the energy on kids who may actually benefit or care because on the internet if you want to antagonize somebody_start bitching about their spelling.

It's one thing to misspell in a chat, but when you're trying to present a decent argument, misspelling words will only undermine it. Who's going to take somebody seriously when they argue against a topic they can't even spell correctly? Also, although there are individuals here with whom English is a second language, I highly doubt that the majority of the bad spellers fall into that category. I also doubt that they're dyslexic.
It's also funny how some people act as if spelling correctly is some impossible chore. Maybe I'm some type of Super Mortal with an IQ level above three million, but spelling correctly does not take that much effort for me. I do have trouble with some words, such as "their", but I actually have to try to misspell many of the other words commonly used in discussions.
I also do try to ensure that my posts have no errors because it also shows that I care enough to think about what I type. Besides, who in here doesn't ridicule Bush and Quayle for mispronouncing and misspelling simple words?

The point of blogging, chatting, etc. is to COMMUNICATE, and the goal of communication is to be considered and understood, and maybe even agreed with. If people spend too much effort trying to decipher what you're saying, they generally will have less energy to spend on thinking about your actual message. How obnoxious is it to spend time trying to carry on the simplest of conversations with someone who has such a thick accent that you can only make out about 2/3 of his words? Unless you know in advance that he has something really important to say, eventually you're probably going to stop talking with him because it's just too much effort. Bad spelling and poor grammar are the written equivalent of a thick accent.

I teach elementary school children and I spend a lot of time trying to impress on them the importance of good spelling.

I think that it is especially important for people to use good spelling when they're presenting an argument. I usually quit reading any blog once the spelling errors begin to mount. If the blog in question is presenting an argument about a position that I may not necessarily support, I am even quicker to "dump" the article on account of spelling and grammar mistakes.

If I may add one point: run-on sentences, and lack of paragraphs are also serious problems in the blog-verse.

we all have talents in life. These are the things that we're good at without even trying very hard. They're the ones we can make a living at if we use our God-given talent and combine it with hard work.

we all have shortcomings in life. These are the things that we have to work at in order to even break even. The more unnatural something is, the harder you have to work at it.

so go ahead and slam the people that can't spell. It's out there for everyone to see, so why not? But when you start doing something you're not naturally good at, and start screwing it up, make sure you tell those same people that they're allowed to call you some name like 'illiterate' because you're obviously not working at it.

it's all in where your talents lie. For all you non-spellers out there, i'm gonna keep reading your stuff even though i consider myself to be a good speller, and even though i see nearly all of your mistakes... i just choose to overlook them... I read for content... This ain't the New York Times here...

Blog On!

It used to really irritate me... then I realized that they have a God-given right to make a fool out of themselves. So I just chuckle in a "this world's going to h__" kind of way, and move on.

Et leased ai all wais spel rite.

~Dan