In Reply to: I posted by katy on July 24, 2008 at 21:56
The spell checker will help, but not completely. It doesn't help the misuse of words like "there," "their," and "they're". Nor will it correct for grammar and punctuation. Nor will it correct the fact that many are beginning to totally use the texting shorthand for almost everything(!).
You see, they are not teaching that stuff in schools any more, I guess. In addition to that, the schools do not hold a person back grades when they fail, either - something about lowered self-esteem or something. Well, they are not doing anyone a favor by letting them go to the next higher grade, that's for sure! How can they possibly maintain a high self-esteem if they can't relate to others with their written words...? With this tactic, they are pretty much ensuring a person's lack of success.
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