http://flamingcurmudgeon.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/we-should-just-go-back-to-living-in-caves-and-grunting/ . . . a screaming queen screams. . . Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:56:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://flamingcurmudgeon.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/we-should-just-go-back-to-living-in-caves-and-grunting/#comment-1796 the flaming curmudgeon Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:30:00 +0000 http://flamingcurmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=1003#comment-1796 I am so glad you feel the same way! And spellcheck doesn't correct a word that is spelled correctly but is NOT the word you mean. There, their, they're. All spelled correctly and not picked up by spellcheck. Yet they mean many different things. I'm a stickler and always will be and I am happy to know that you appreciate the importance and significance of language. It is a privilege to have you in my circle. I am so glad you feel the same way! And spellcheck doesn’t correct a word that is spelled correctly but is NOT the word you mean. There, their, they’re. All spelled correctly and not picked up by spellcheck. Yet they mean many different things. I’m a stickler and always will be and I am happy to know that you appreciate the importance and significance of language. It is a privilege to have you in my circle.

]]> http://flamingcurmudgeon.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/we-should-just-go-back-to-living-in-caves-and-grunting/#comment-1795 Jean Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:59:29 +0000 http://flamingcurmudgeon.wordpress.com/?p=1003#comment-1795 This makes my blood boil too! Not wrong, just variant spelling - what a stupid idea. I love the quote at the end "In the 21st century, why learn by heart rote spelling when you can just type it into a computer and spell-check?" Because you are not USING a computer now! The same argument can be made for calculators too. When we are not using technology we still need to be accurate! If what you are saying matters, then the way you say it matters too! I must stop now before I explode… This makes my blood boil too! Not wrong, just variant spelling – what a stupid idea. I love the quote at the end “In the 21st century, why learn by heart rote spelling when you can just type it into a computer and spell-check?” Because you are not USING a computer now! The same argument can be made for calculators too. When we are not using technology we still need to be accurate! If what you are saying matters, then the way you say it matters too! I must stop now before I explode…

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