I think there is a major disconnect here, when people equate good spelling with good communication skills...
very often the best and most usefull type of communication is fragmented and slang...
such as if someone points a gun at you... it is far more effective for someone to yell "WATCH OUT!", that it would be to yell "There is someone pointing a gun at you, I beleive you should watch out!"
but the first, is a sentance fragment.
and then lets take a saying like
"eschew obfuscation", one of my personal favorites... spelled correctly, but no one understands what the hell it means...
as far as *effective communication* goes, it would be far more effective to write
"dont be confuzing to ppl"
communication is effective if the point you are trying to express gets across correctly, not because of spelling and grammer... Ever tried to read a document written by a lawyer who is skilled in legalese ???
I bet there are no spelling errors, and very few punctuation errors, but very often you will need another set of lawyers to interpret it...
is that your idea of effective communication...
I am not saying people should not spell correctly, or use puntuation...
I am saying, spelling correctly, and using punctuation is in NO WAY synonomous with effective communication...
"having knowlege does not make you smart, any more than having milk, makes you a cow"
~grey
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I think there is a major disconnect here, when people equate good spelling with good communication skills... very often the best and most usefull type of communication is fragmented and slang... such as if someone points a gun at you... it is far more effective for someone to yell "WATCH OUT!", that it would be to yell "There is someone pointing a gun at you, I beleive you should watch out!" but the first, is a sentance fragment. and then lets take a saying like "eschew obfuscation", one of my personal favorites... spelled correctly, but no one understands what the hell it means... as far as *effective communication* goes, it would be far more effective to write "dont be confuzing to ppl" communication is effective if the point you are trying to express gets across correctly, not because of spelling and grammer... Ever tried to read a document written by a lawyer who is skilled in legalese ??? I bet there are no spelling errors, and very few punctuation errors, but very often you will need another set of lawyers to interpret it... is that your idea of effective communication... I am not saying people should not spell correctly, or use puntuation... I am saying, spelling correctly, and using punctuation is in NO WAY synonomous with effective communication... "having knowlege does not make you smart, any more than having milk, makes you a cow" ~grey