For those who don't think spelling is important

[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.

[fishface]

so are you saying the business failed because of the incorrect spelling on the sign or am i misunderstanding the point here?