Spelling Errors: Stupid? Lazy? Or A-OK?

Alex · 08-18-2008, 12:33 PM

For me the primary issue is confusion. Collectively deciding that truely is an acceptable form of truly doesn't offend my senses.

Language is not rules, it is usage. If 100% of the time the answer given to 2+4 is 9 it doesn't become correct. But if everybody spells twelfth as twelth then that is now the correct spelling.

The line, though, is extremely fuzzy and ill defined. But in general I would be ok with semi-official attempts at spelling normalization.

08-18-2008, 12:33 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	For me the primary issue is confusion. Collectively deciding that truely is an acceptable form of truly doesn't offend my senses. Language is not rules, it is usage. If 100% of the time the answer given to 2+4 is 9 it doesn't become correct. But if everybody spells twelfth as twelth then that is now the correct spelling. The line, though, is extremely fuzzy and ill defined. But in general I would be ok with semi-official attempts at spelling normalization.
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