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

[innerSpaceman]

Hahah, i love that i spelled a word wrong in my post where I congratulated myself on being a proper speller.

But let's not confuse spelling with grammar, or either with proper word choice. You can have poor grammar with perfect spelling, and horribly chosen words spelled correctly.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

You can have poor grammar with perfect spelling, and horribly chosen words spelled correctly.

Or nonsense words with perfect grammar:

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Betty

Sew, whut du u theenk? Kepe on spelling korect? Or shude we all be labuled as varient and not rong?

I am of the camp of only using the correct spelliing of words. I don't care how many times "donut" has been used: the proper word is "doughnut." This is one of many words that have been created because somebody wanted to save a couple of bucks when having the sign made for their business.

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

I walked into a book store the other day to tell the woman at the counter that the sign advertising "Dog Day's of Summer" didn't need an apostrophe. She didn't seem to be too bothered.

How about when people advertise something for .59 ¢. I have been tempted to go in and order 100 of said item and only pay 59 cents for all 100.

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I'm a B speller, an F typist and a poor proofreader of my own stuff (but a great proofreader of others). I end up with typos on a regular basis and i don't even see them. Maybe it has something to do with never graduating kindergarten.

Most people really can't properly proofread their own stuff. When proofreading something, I have to read it at least twice, in completely different ways: content/grammar and spelling.

I am cursed with finding typos. I see them all the time. I can be looking at a page of text (not reading the text; just looking at the page) and find the typos. It's weird.

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Unless you are God or an attorney, you "make" error. You do not create it.

BAMMO!