[nabs-l] Beef with Misspelling

[Nicole B. Torcolini]

Not to mention weight, height, weigh, eight, and probably some others that I 
missed. Rules were made to be broken, that is, at least in spelling (but not 
in other things).

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
To: <jsorozco at gmail.com>; "National Association of Blind Students mailing 
list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Beef with Misspelling


>I agree.  I have some beef with misspelling people's names, like I saw
> the word "weird" misspelled.  Someone spelled it "wierd."  Well, even
> if the rule "I before E except after c." applies here, it has an
> exception in the word weird.
> Beth
>
> On 10/2/10, Joe Orozco <jsorozco at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Okay, so forgive the jerk nature of this post, but the recent thread on
>> Helen Keller has given rise to one of my largest pet peeves on the list. 
>> If
>> you're not going to use spell-check to double check your writing, at 
>> least
>> try to spell people's names correctly.  I find it rude when people do not
>> bother to at least make sure they're spelling people's names accurately. 
>> It
>> may sound like a small thing.  This is not the most formal of public 
>> forums,
>> but when so many of the subscribers are students on the verge of 
>> employment,
>> it just makes sense to try to practice good habits in all our written
>> communication.  It's Helen Keller, not Hellen Killer, and it's Annie or 
>> Anne
>> Sullivan, not Any Seliven.  I mean, gees.  You wouldn't like it if people
>> got your name all wrong.  I'm just saying, practice like it's the real 
>> deal!
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their 
>> sleeves,
>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>
>>
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