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Intelligent people KNOW what you meant. You KINDLY meant that
communications are more clear and concise with proper spelling (and
grammar AND punctuation) and therefore, LESS likely to be
misinterpreted.
And consider the nature of our posts to this list; many of them affect
the health and well being of our horses. Doesn't THAT make it important
to you list contributors to be as correct as possible? Why would anyone
making the effort to communicate their ideas to others be offended with
constructive criticism? Obviously because they don't want to admit they
are careless in this regard.
By the way, you did NOT misspell offense! Both offence and offense are
correct. Offence is British. And because British English is the parent
of our language, I'd guess "offense" was, at one time, the incorrect
spelling! (My spell checker even accepts it!)
Thank you,
Diana Benson
On Mon, 10 Feb 1997 21:27:36 EST jalderman@juno.com (Joanne Alderman)
writes:
>I apologize, Mary. I meant no offense. (In fact, as someone pointed
>out to me, I spelled that last word wrong in my message.)
>
>I wasn't aiming my message at anyone in particular, just at the
>readership in general. If you wish to ignore it, you may. If you wish
>to be informed by it, you may. If you wish to take offense at it, you
>may, though none was intended.
>
>Unfortunately, many publications don't seem to avail themselves of the
>services of an editor (this is NOT aimed at you, Mary). I find that
>MANY magazines have so many errors in them that I'm astounded. It
>used to be that one could learn correct grammar and spelling by
>reading, but, unfortunately, that is not often the case nowadays.
>
>As for spelling not raising the intelligence level, it may not. It
>only seems that way to others, and if you wish to seem more
>intelligent, you may want to spell correctly.
>
>OK, I can see right now that people will think I'm saying that you are
>not intelligent if you spell incorrectly. That is NOT what I meant.
>I only know that I like to put my best foot forward, so I try to spell
>correctly. I take what's written here in the spirit in which it is
>written. I do not disparage anyone for misspelling. I know that
>you're more interested in getting your message across than anything
>else. I can only say that I was born with the curse of being a
>perfectionist, just like my father. I have gotten myself into hot
>water before because of it, and looks like I did it again. Will I
>never learn???
>
>Jo (who puts her nose where it doesn't belong all too often!)
>
>
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