Re:Spelling snobs (Score 1)

I have to admit that you're correct. Business communication should be fast and efficient, including coherency. However, I live in a place- the Southern United States- where if you use the correct form of certain words or sentences people look at you like you're speaking an alien tongue. In a certain area, if you pronounce the word Plateau correctly, you risk bodily or emotional harm. Once I was talking to my best friend. I said something to the extent of: "I do this." She replied: "So don't I." That's not a typo. She actually said that and when I corrected her, she thought I was wrong. Whenever she emails me, I have to sit and read her messages over and over to differentiate sentences and words. The kicker is that neither of us has a job. There is no professional setting and she still does it. I love her but she's almost 18 and has severe spelling and grammar problems. I can understand what you mean but I think sometimes we need spelling snobs and grammar nazis to keep things straight. Too much uptightness is dumb. Even this message has grammar mistakes. I'm not claiming to be perfect. It's just that I've seen some of the worst cases.