Spelling/grammar importance?

[kallend 2,026]

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Correct spelling shouldn't be much of a chore;what with dictionaries being readily available. Grammar, on the other hand, is more complex and requires knowledge of often complex rules as well as the ability to follow them.
Also, difference is grammatic use can be attributed to regional variation, whereas spelling shouldn't.

For example "Write me some time" would be considered correct grammatically in the US and obselete (if not wrong in the UK), where "Write to me" would be considered more acceptable in the context of modern English, English.
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I give a pass to the improper use of subjunctives or gerunds
There are some errors that really do change the meaning of a sentence.

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[skydyvr 0]

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Why is spelling correctly and using good grammar considered a chore? Doing it properly is no harder than doing it improperly.

Dude, you are sooooo not in the loop. You must be an old guy.

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[Royd 0]

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ALL people and there are times when ALL people need to have 100% understanding, 100% of the time.

Shooting the shit on t'internet is NOT one of those times, though.

I believe once a person allows mediocrity to take over of a portion of their life, It starts to spread like a desease.
We see it in today's public schools. Seniors who can't read or write at a 4th grade level, and this has become acceptable, because, after all, what does reading the classics have to do with life on the street.

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<eisease. >> - I'm not sure that I 100% agree, but you may be on to something

[side note] Also, not sure if you're aware but the meaning of Public School is different (even opposite) in the UK versus the USA.


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[Royd 0]

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<> - I'm not sure that I 100% agree, but you may be on to something

Thanks. I stand corrected, and will do better next time.
No attitude here.

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Zenister 0]

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There are some errors that really do change the meaning of a sentence.

True Intelligence is knowing the difference, not following 'the rules' without knowing why or when they really matter.

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[Zenister 0]

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you focus on ephemera.. I focus on content.. while you criticize the irrelevant forms, i've understood the content and already moved on to the actual execution...

Having this conversation with you is . . . boring.

I think I'll take a pass on your sensless babble and meritless PAs, thanks.

nice. unable to defend your position with any real merit you abandon the field.

astute readers will also recognize who started with the baseless assertions and personal attacks..

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[skydyvr 0]

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True Intelligence is knowing the difference

Who told you that?

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[PLFXpert 0]

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i find that revising a passage for spelling and grammar removes in individual expression . . . BWHAHAHAHA

Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

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I wish the native English speakers would stop confusing the foreigners.