NakedOnMyChain
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Joined: 11/29/2004 From: Indiana Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: marieToo Those who learn more easily visually, are better spellers than those who do not. It doesnt make them more intelligent than a poor speller. Im a pretty decent speller, not perfect, but probably better than most, and for the life of me, I cant seem to get past a 6th graders level of alegebra. You may find someone who cant spell to save their own ass, but who can figure out how to take an engine apart and put it back together. There are reputable attorneys and surgeons and bond traders who have secretaries that have to spell for them, because *they* suck at it. There are people with PHDs who cant spell. You may find someone who spells like a champ, but cant figure how a wrench works, or how to make a relationship work, or cant balance their own friggin checkbook. True. But how about the people who have the resources at hand (dictionary, spell check, smart friend, etc.) to correct their spelling and grammar, yet don't use them? That's where the issue really lies. quote:
The "spelling card" is usually a card that is played by someone when they disagree with the poor speller on a specific issue, and have nothing else to rip on them for. I have yet, in the year-and-a-half I've been here, to see that be the case. If you'd like to enlighten me with specific examples, I will be happy to admit I'm wrong. quote:
Its just another form of snobbery used by snobs in order to make themselves feel superior, when in reality the poor speller has them over a barrel on the subject matter. Have you ever heard the phrase "You'll catch more flies with honey"? Apparently not.
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