For those who don't think spelling is important

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

As an academic tutor, I read a lot of papers written by students who don't seem to realize that spelling is essential in the real world. I've had to correct resumes & cover letters for countless young people who failed to get past the initial interview or to even get an interview and I had to point out the fact that incorrect spelling is the fastest way to lose the interest of potential employers. After all, if you're not willing to put in the effort on your resume, then what can they expect from you if you get the job. Spelling errors are also a killer on marks at school, especially at the college/university level & a quick way to lose 10-20%. I know because for four years I was a Teaching Assistant at UBC & I had to "teach" many of these 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year Engineering students the need to put in more effort on writing a good lab report, including proper spelling. During my time at UBC, the best compliments I received were from Engineering profs who would actually come up to me and mention how they could usually tell which of their students had taken my lab courses, since they were among the few who could write proper lab reports & paid attention to details like grammar & spelling.

I know that when you're in high school there are a lot more "important" things to worry about than spelling, but bad spelling becomes a life-long bad habit that can really hurt your chances of success later in life, both academically and when you get into the working world.

Writing on the boards is different, but even here, if the spelling is really bad, many of the more experienced reefers will ignore the post & you'll lose out on learning from their experiences.

Anthony

[fishoholic]

I have to be one of the worlds worst spellers! Without spell check to save me I'm often looking up words in the dictionary, which is painfully slow and annoying. Even though I know I can't spell worth a darn I make sure I take the time to try to spell correctly, mostly because I hate seeing a word I spelled spelled wrong but also because I don't want others to think I'm dumb and can't even spell right. FYI there is about 4 words above that spell check caught me spelling wrong

[Cameron]

I know that at the bank I work at, if we receive a resume with a grammatical error it is tossed.

[Aquattro]

Hmm, how many people won't reply to this thread in fear of actually spelling something incorrectly? Remember, spell check can be wrong to <(too)

BoB, you here somewhere?

[marie]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Hmm, how many people won't reply to this thread in fear of actually spelling something incorrectly? Remember, spell check can be wrong to <(too)

BoB, you here somewhere?

I'm not going to respond, I don't have spell check.... and isn't it supposed to be boB

[Chin_Lee]

I went to an asian restaurant in Richmond that had their daily specials in chinese characters on one side and in english on the other. The "Special" dish included soup, bowel of rice, and coffee or tea.
I ordered the special just to see how they would serve a bowel of rice and fortunately it was just white rice served in a regular bowl without any "off-colored" rice grains nor scent of Pinesol.
My friend explained the definition of "bowel" to the waitress who turned very bright red and promptly removed all the special menus from the table.
I felt rather privileged to be the last person to order the special that day.

[atcguy]

who neds speling wen you have cumputors doing all the werk this day. Huked on foniks werked fer me!!!!

[Midknight]

Well I am one of the worst spellers, but also an aspiring writer.
My quote is "Never let your inability to write interfere with your ability to tell a story."

The right words and spelling are what editors are for.

[MoeReefer]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Writing on the boards is different, but even here, if the spelling is really bad, many of the more experienced reefers will ignore the post & you'll lose out on learning from their experiences.

Anthony

Those more experienced reefers you refer to (is that even a real word, "reefer"?) may also be missing out on some really good info, ideas, and opinions because of anal-ness for spelling. Just a thought.
cheers

ps. If I have misspelled or used grammar incorrectly I am not sorry.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MoeReefer

Those more experienced reefers you refer to (is that even a real word, "reefer"?) may also be missing out on some really good info, ideas, and opinions because of anal-ness for spelling. Just a thought.
cheers

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I think it's more a case of a person just can't be bothered trying to decipher a mess of letters pretending to be a word. I'm not anal about spelling, but if you don't care enough about your question to pay "some" attention to its' delivery, then I'm not going to care enough to bother with it.