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Oct 03, 2008 14:09


It has come to my attention that quite a few adults cannot spell worth a damn.

Quite a few actually...

I'm not talking about type-o's..

How did these people graduate from high school with such atrocious vocabularies?

I'm only saying this because I am cursed with the task of reading other people's papers from my English class.

And my teacher gives me a ( Read more... )

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autumnstar1 October 3 2008, 21:18:03 UTC
*snicker*

Yes, in fact, I have noticed most people can't spell for crap. Or they have horrible grammar.

Not that I'm Ms. Perfect when it comes to either --far from, in fact. But I wish more people would at least make an effort, you know?

I must be PMSing, too...

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autumnstar1 October 3 2008, 21:18:53 UTC
p.s. Boo on your Prof. for giving you a 'B'.

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missmarypotter October 3 2008, 21:31:09 UTC
That would be me. :D

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autumnstar1 October 3 2008, 21:47:50 UTC
Like I said, I'm no Ms. Perfect either...I won't say anything if the other person is actually trying, you know?

For me, I try to encourage people to let me know if my spelling and/or grammar is wonky -- otherwise I'd never learn, right?

I just can't stand the computer shorthand or complete lack of spell check use...and there are always going to be the little pet peeves that don't really matter like phrases or specific misspellings.

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missmarypotter October 3 2008, 21:30:27 UTC
like omg, 4 rel, duh. u r tottally PMSing sever! :D

I did that for you.

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crepes_of_wrath October 4 2008, 03:02:36 UTC
The bakery boys are HORRIBLE at spelling. But then, none completed high school, two only went through grade school.. and English isn't the first language of one of those two. They do try to better themselves, tho. I adore them. *^__^*

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jenelycam October 6 2008, 13:21:52 UTC
Atrocious grammar and spelling run rampant unfortunately....

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