transward (imported) wrote: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:50 am
This would be a good place to point out that there is a spell checker in the EA boards. When you hit the reply button, a window opens to post a reply. Just to the right of that window is a check mark with ABC above it. If you hit that button it will spell check your response. True, it will not catch the dreaded homonyms (there, their, they're; to, too, two; etc.) but it will help a lot.
There is no shame in being a bad speller. Lots of very bright people are lousy spellers. But with the widespread availability of free online spell checkers, sending out a reply with bad spelling and grammar shows contempt for your audience, not to mention making it too easy for them to dismiss your opinion out of hand.
This I would think would be particularly important for those who claim to speak for the almighty. If you are speaking for the Big Guy, you need to be very sure that what you say is clear and easily understood. All too often the opposite is the case.
Transward
Thanks Transward. The last few days, I found out what problems we are creating to each other on this board by talking in riddles. As it is a place for many non-native english readers, we all should take some lessons from Squirt* and say what we have to say.
Speaking for the Big Guy, tricks one out very easy as it is scaring to speak for him. It just invites one to go around in circles.
Maybe it will not be easy to get rid of the riddles, but maybe we should all remember this when we are posting.
loveUall
Jean
The spell checker only turned your name into red
Squirt* = see story board For the love of Jason
