All one has to do is read the item descriptions on Craig's List to see that we've already lost the battle. With so many schools deemphasizing spelling, I see no hope, and have resigned myself to appreciating something that few people appreciate -- tolerable grammar, good spelling, coherent sentences.
But ... yeah ... really, like who cares about spelling lol? I do. Cheers, Don -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Kaplan Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Treo] Re: Foleo: The Death of Palm Hello, Sam Kamens. On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:05:43 -0400 you said: > >> Just curious: why write "forex" when "e.g." has fewer letters _and_ is > >> already well established to mean the same thing? It'd be like writing > > > > It's easier to type. > > How about just typing "4x" instead? Even quicker... :-) I didn't say quicker, I said "easier". :) > I really do worry about whether my children will be able to spell at > all, in this world of text messaging... Children? I wonder about some +adults+. You should see some of the support requests I get at work! -- Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org The from userid is killfiled Send personal mail to gordol Peter's Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord, #141. As an alternative to not having children, I will have lots of children. My sons will be too busy jockeying for position to ever be a real threat, and the daughters will all sabotage each other's attempts to win the hero.
