Originally posted by ASTAC since when is spelling and grammar an issue on a BBS? As long as someone gets their point across, their point is all that should matter. For example..I can't type properly...but I type so fast with my thums and fi9rst two fungers..I make alot of mistakes..most of the time I don't bother to coorect them unles it messed up my point
Originally posted by vorticon [Of] course[,] when [you're] trying to make a[n] "educated" post about something[,] it helps if you [use] [correct] spelling, so [that] you actually sound like you know what the heck [you're] talking about[.] [Have you] ever [tried] reading when you have to [unintelligable] every 14th word[,] and imagine your own pauses so that it sounds right?[That] being said, most people here have fairly good spelling, considering [that] some of them probably type more words a year than the average author[.]
Originally posted by FUNKED1 The sad thing is that most of the foreigners are better at english than the Yanks. It's not just the spelling, it's the grammar and the punctuation. It's amazing that there are so many adults who are at a 4th-6th grade level of english composition.
Originally posted by FUNKED1 It's amazing that there are so many adults who are at a 4th-6th grade level of english composition.