Gervase Markham wrote: > > The page does not read like a joke. "We can all spell. Try learning - > > it's a useful life skill. Really." Doesn't sound like a joke to me. > > It's not a joke. That bit is deadly serious. Fifty years ago people > could spell, because they couldn't offload the work on machines. > Learning to spell means all your handwritten (yes, some people still do > that) communications will also be understandable. > > Correct spelling has a purpose - a language agrees on standard spellings > in its alphabet of the words for particular things or concepts in order > to promote clear communication between individuals. Better spelling > leads to better communication.
Gerv, I find your argumentation very narrow-minded. You forget that most of the people in the world speak and write more than one language. I, for one, definitely need a multilingual spell checker in mozilla, just like in NS4, because I write e-mails in three different languages everyday. Just like Sam, I find the "We can all spell. Try learning - it's a useful life skill. Really." insulting. What do you expect from non-English speaking users? To have an encyclopedic knowledge of your language ? Have you ever thought that most of the people need spell checkers because they write in a language which is not their mother toungue ? Pascal
