Daryl C. W. O'Shea wrote: >Gustafson, Tim wrote: > > > >>>3) FPs on email sent by lazy/stupid folks that can't spell. >>>(Translation: management material) >>> >>> >>I don't mind these getting blocked. In fact, I'd love it if every time >>someone sent me a very poorly written e-mail they got a bounce message >>back telling them to turn on the spell check option in their e-mail >>program. >> >> > >Although I wouldn't mind rejecting personal mail that contains poor >spelling and grammar, I'd probably be shot if I started rejecting >corporate mail like this. > >The volume of poorly written email correspondence sent to us (and >unfortunately by some of us), even by those responsible for >multi-million dollar contracts, is incredibly sad. > >It is especially bad if you deal with North American customers whose >first language is not English. > > >Daryl > >
And yet most email user agents have a built-in spell-checker... I'd be worried about simple variants, though... I lived a bit in Britain and Canada, in addition to here in the States, so I'll write colour, honour, theatre, litre, and if I'm feeling really silly, aluminium (I hate that word). -Philip
