Lenient or Strict Spelling?

[hesd]

Spelling is very noteoreous, noterious, notireous notorious.
There are certain groups of people who are spelling purists (most professors in college, what do ya expect?) and there are some who espouse the de-standardization of spelling like George Bernard Shaw (the spelling revolution).

Here is a thread that lets us post words which oftentimes evade correct combination of letters. Also, if you have a "WTF attitude" towards spelling, post you own alternative spelling for your favorite words.:P

Ex:
Commonly misspelled:

Definatley, Definetly -> Definitely

Alternative spelling:

Ghoti -> Fish (gh is for F as in lauGH, o is for I as in wOmen pronounced as wImen, ti is for SH as in naTIon.)

[memback]

Ok, im not realy an english type person. But i guess thats why im here?

Well i dont know when i type real fast i mispell all kinds of words just as long as people can tell what im saying especialy while im playing a multiplayer game i realy dont care just as long as they understand.

Also one word that gets me real mad is when ppl say libary when is so clearly spelled and pronounced library.:laugh

[Chamcham Trigger]

I strive for correct spelling, but I don't mind misspelling whatsoever. As long as I can read it, or laugh at it, then it's okay in my book. This subject has been touched upon before though.

[rimpelcut]

................................ fo real, does you think the medja is emportant?
you mean do you think
yeah does you think that
NO, no it's do you think:mad
yes, the media is important because we live in a democracy and people need to know about the daily news.
aight
does you think
do you think
does you, no I think itz a engilsh amerikan thing, innit
no no no it's the english language I got 52 books here on the english language
ok whateva
Has the medja eva put the news of tomorrow a few days befo?
Like a Big plain crash or something:D?
how can they know it a day before if it hasn't happend yet?
fo real......
But what if it was like a massive thing like the elections o somethinG?
how can they do that?, they don't know who will get elected, they can't do that.
ok fo real..
look this interview is finished, I can't do it anymore.
Wha? why not,,,,
I'm sorry I can't do this
wha? youv been cussing me from the start
Is it cuz I iz black?
What?
is it cuz I iz black?
who's black?
I'z black.:oh
PFFfff, you black? this interview is over.
this is rastialism
it's rascism
yo rastialism yo, yo keep that camera on this geeza he is a rasjalist

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[princesstaco]

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

I am of the philosophy that as long as you understand it, little spelling errors aren't that big of a deal in anything except formalized text.

[memback]

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

I am of the philosophy that as long as you understand it, little spelling errors aren't that big of a deal in anything except formalized text.

Exactly what i wanted to say but i forgot about it from my psych class. Gj though!:laugh

[hesd]

I've read that from a text message. yeah, but i guess we cannot read it either if we had not learned in the first place correct sfeleng. lol. I also don't mind minor spelling errors. Haha. But my professors in ____ University are very fussy about spelling. They see it as one of the touchstones for intelligence.

[Sid]

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

I am of the philosophy that as long as you understand it, little spelling errors aren't that big of a deal in anything except formalized text.

That's only true because you have a certain word picture in your head.

You've learned that "Aoccdrning" is spelled as "According". You have a picture of the spelling in your head.

Now, when you see "Aoccdrnig", your brain doesn't know the word and searches for the picture that looks most like it. Thus, you read "According"


Dyslexic people will not be able to read that, or will have great trouble doing so.