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Originally Posted by Randle2I
1) Stupid mistake on my part.
2) I had an "or" in the original writing, but then edited it & failed to take the either out.
3) Hey, I never said I was perfect  .
It's very possible the man wasn't American, unfortunately it still had a negative impact on the sale. We both loose in the end, but since I'm not hurting for money & I'm thinking he at least has a computer to send e-mails on it isn't the end of the world for either of us.
I've never been a spelling bee champ or anything even close. Until college I was an even worse speller than I am now, but now that I've been working in a more professional environment for awhile I at least make an attempt to write correctly. Alas, as allaboutmusic pointed out I still have a ways to go before I win a Pulitzer (sp?). |
The great thing about computers and online communication is that you don't have to be able to spell words like pusillanimous. So long as you have a basic grasp of grammar and can run a spell-check (many programs even do it automatically now, meaning it would take more effort not to), there's no reason you can't write properly.
And that's what gets me about this trend towards 'u' and '4' and a complete disregard for the English language; it strikes me as disrespectful. If you send me a message that uses the letter 'u' as a substitute for the word 'you,' that tells me that you don't respect me enough to take the extra second out of your day to add two keystrokes. That minuscule fraction of time is more valuable to you than sending me a legible message. That may just be the way I interpret it, being something of a grammar nazi myself, but when I communicate with others online I don't want to risk having them view my messages the same way.