I agree with your sentiments Archieraf, but if you read my original post I made exceptions for those who don’t speak or write English as their first language. My rant is over the multitude of people who are from English speaking countries. Even the so-called “American English” doesn’t allow for such lax spelling differentials.
Sure, some may have learning difficulties. I accept that. But I don’t understand how it can be so widespread that these two words are swapped so often, and I wonder if it is one of those fundamental flaws in the language. I can’t see that such a large proprotio of people can have some medical condition. I can only think that it is due to lack of care and attention to detail in many cases.
I myself am a very slow reader and a slow writer. I do not have a learning difficulty, but I’m one of those people who reads slowly, and often has to read a few times to absorb all the information sometimes. Many of us are like that. I take care to try and get things right, so that the message is clear, whether I’m reading or writing. I find when I’m reading that any mistake glares out to me, and it distracts my reading of a message. That is why I get so anti about it – mistakes plague my mind and I have to usually start reading again to get round it, and work out what it was trying to say. That, I’m afraid, is just how I am. In the end I usually get it right.
Communication is important, and communciating well is paramount in life, today more than ever.
Still, the younger generations can’t spell a thing these days thanks to having their brains dulled by the new texting language, so I might as well not bother. Things can only get worse I guess.
I agree with what your saying Dave, but before you pick holes in other peoples
mistakes can you tell me what the hell a ( large proprotio) IS. 😀
Fhil. 🙂
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