Why is the general level of spelling so poor?
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It is because improper spelling used to be a source of shame, but these days people do not care. In fact, many people brag about their bad spelling because they say they are not "wasting time" worrying about spelling.
spell checker has made many of us lazy
People rush to post an answer without taking the time to make sure it is spelled correctly and legible.
wat r u tawkin aboot?
because the english language is fucked.good and food don't even ryhme,
English language the hardest of all languages.
Because it's not taught in schools as much as it used to be.
I loved spelling tests at school, but we only did them about once a month, up until I was 11.
I suppose one could argue that the English language is terribly complex with too many exceptions for the rules and conventions used when forming words.
That aside, people simply choose not to learn how to spell correctly, further evidenced by their neglect to use even a conveniently placed spell checking utility.
Maybe it's the general level of education that's poor.
Schools don't know how to teach spelling. Most people can't spell past the 3rd grade level. That's because they were promoted in school without learning the basics.)(
Laziness, stupidity, sometimes bad typing skills. I wish I could agree with the poster about spellchecker, but I don't see that being used, sadly.
If anyone ever figures it out, I'll be the first to make a donation for the cure.
Let's stamp this out!
I think it is a mix of apathy, pride, and urgency. When people are corrected, they get offended and fail to learn the necessary methods to correct themselves since they feel it is a waste of time and expect the other parties involved to be responsible enough to understand what they meant in the first place. And this is the reason I have developed the ability to read minds, so as to make up for the shortcomings of others - lol.
I have found that watching movies with the captions turned on helps in some ways to recognize how things are spelled.
lazy people stupid people dumass people
Internet short hand is the dumbest things i have ever seen and all people that use it should be banned from the Internet
it is called phonetics..learning to spell the way a word sounds as opposed to learning how to spell by sight.
This amazes me too, Doc. It's a little scary, isn't it? I've used the word scary in a few of my answers.
I liked your answer to TATON the other day. The thirty year old with chest pain. You recall.I'll look for more answers from you. The medical catagory is about all I can stomach at this point. It's amazing, as well, the questions some ask.
Take care.
K.
I think it is because people read a lot less nowadays. If people read more they learn how to spell things better and your vocabulary is increased. We cannot use the excuse that the English language is to complex this is not true, i have many friends whos first language is not english and they can sometimes spell better than the people who have lived in an english speaking country all their lives.
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