Hi Bob,
Just one thing more to add here. It's amazing that the person whose
calling people lazy also has spelling mistakes. so the expression goes
something about the pot cannot call the kettle black.
You know I used to correspond with an individual who had atrocious
spelling habits. I didn't comment on this. I simply enjoyed the amusement
that this provided me without offending by mentioning this. I mean
sometimes I'd sit here and laugh and laugh with some of the speling. then
I'd compose myself and respond appropriately to the message in question.
<grin> Now if you asked me who this person was, I couldn't tell you even
if I wanted to cause it's been that long. I just know I don't always spell
perfectly and I don't expect anyone else to do so either.
Life goes on....... so must we!
Isaac
On Sat, 2 Oct 2004, bob mates wrote:
Hi, folks:
Well, here I am, wearing my curmudgeon hat again. (That word is not in the
BN's spell-checker.) I think that this discussion about spelling is, while,
perhaps, interesting, not very profitable, and, certainly, not BN-RELATED.
I've read a lot of writing in my day, and I've found that there's no such thing
as a perfect speller. Why, you can look on the Internet, and find some
outrageous spellings on some otherwise interesting web sites.
I do not believe that people are "lazy" about spelling. They genuinely believe
that they're spelling the word correctly. They shouldn't be called out, on the list, for
errors in spelling.
I should like to propose that PDI adopt the following rule of conduct for the list; to
whit: If anyone has an issue with another person, regarding a post, that person is not to
be mentioned by name, and the correction should be done in a civil, kind manner.
Anything else should be regarded as "flaming" and that person should be warned.
This is a wonderful list. It should, however, be what it's supposed to be: a
forum for questions and answers about the PDI family of products. It shouldn't
be Grammar 101. If you want to correct people's punctuation or spelling,
become a teacher, and correct away!
Sorry, folks; don't mean to spout off, but this isn't right.
Well, thanks for reading this. God bless. Bob and Maxy-wax
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