Not to beat the topic to death, but knowing I'm not an English major and not great at spelling, I make every effort to send messages that sound as though I took the time to prepare them. Of course some of this comes from my professional world where we are expected to prepare messages that reflect thorough research etc. Even though we may begin to speak our messages etc. we should still take time to review them for accuracy and to ensure the message is clear. Oddly enough I have seen an increase in professional websites with spelling and grammatical errors and I'm not sure why this is. I for one really like the fact that I am alerted to the spelling errors I make or those errors where I have swapped letters.
On Mar 1, 2012, at 11:55 PM, Louie P. (Pete) Nalda wrote: > I think part of the problem is these silly smartphones without physical > keyboards. That's what I was using today when I hit the letter y instead of > the letter t. Android doesn't even have the decency to tell you that you've > misspelled a word. On top of that, going back to edit is like looking for a > needle in a haystack. It's why I promptly corrected myself when Ricardo > asked me to repeat what I'd written. I don't know if IOS handles this any > better, as my IPad is in the shop, but I'd venture a bet it does. Another > problem is speech to text, which I've heard a lot of visually impaired users > saying they like to use. Even if using Zoom only in Mac OS, you get a nice > red line if you type something misspelled. So, I don't know, on my part, I > don't judge too critically when I see typing errors. Your milage may very. > > On Mar 1, 2012, at 10:29 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > >> Can we return to her original request? I agree. to speak frankly, not only >> is it that some people do not bother to spell check; but also, that they are >> thinking way ahead of what they're typing. As a result, they don't pay >> attention to the letters they are pressing on the keyboard. That makes for >> just plain sloppy writing, and, sometimes, you can't even read the message >> because the typing itself is inexcusably bad. Lucky this isn't one of those >> English grammar lists where one single space or letter or punctuation mark >> out of place and the moderator throws you off the list. I've never been on >> or read from such a list; but, I'm told they do exist. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >> >> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >> >> Skype name: >> barefootedray >> >> Facebook: >> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 >> >> >> >> On Mar 1, 2012, at 9:48 PM, Wes Smith wrote: >> >>> Whoa! >>> You. ARe. SMART!!!! >>> I'm not sure I could do that!! :)On Mar 1, 2012, at 8:45 PM, Emrah wrote: >>> >>>> I was born in French speaking Switzerland, so French is my mother tongue. >>>> My parents are Kurdish and immigrated from Turkey. >>>> I was taught German at school. >>>> My job is in English. >>>> >>>> The bottom line is that I can manage Turkish, one dialect of Kurdish, >>>> French and English. I am not fluent in German. >>>> >>>> I am a citizen of the world with my heart anchored in the USA. >>>> >>>> Cheers! >>>> On Mar 1, 2012, at 10:27 PM, Wes Smith wrote: >>>> >>>>> What other languages do you know? What is your first? Just wondering. >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> On Mar 1, 2012, at 8:22 PM, Emrah wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Guys, >>>>>> >>>>>> For some reason, ever since I upgraded to Lion, VO announces me >>>>>> misspelled words when I read emails, not just when composing. >>>>>> >>>>>> I guess it's ok not to always start with some sort of a polite >>>>>> greeting... I don't always do it when replying to messages. However, I >>>>>> think we should dedicate a bit more attention to our spelling. Some >>>>>> emails on the list are really creepy! >>>>>> >>>>>> Please make a little effort to improve your spelling please. I am not >>>>>> talking about people with English difficulties. I am referring to people >>>>>> that sound like native American / English and do not review their emails >>>>>> before sending. English is my 4th language and I do try to sound >>>>>> coherent and use the right punctuation. It looks and plays nicer when >>>>>> using a text to speech! >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > Egun On, Lagunak! 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