r u kidding? spelling is on prime time network TV tonight! :) On 5/31/07, Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
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