[nabs-l] Beef with Misspelling

[Sarah Alawami]

How about neighbor and know and knew.

S
On Oct 2, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini wrote:

> 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
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>> 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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