From an
article in USA Today:
Quote:
Amercia, we have a spelling problem.
As the Scripps National Spelling Bee wraps up Thursday near Washington, we're once again confronted with the annual question: In a world of spell check and r u there texting, does spelling even matter anymore?
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The article discusses the credibility that good spelling gives to a text, positively influencing the reader's impression of the writer, impacting business reports, and affecting whether job prospects get interviews. And more than spelling: Proper
use of words makes an impression. The article cites a real estate ad that described a house's "volted ceilings."
I recently heard that youths with keyboard-equipped smartphones like to show them off by typing correctly-spelled and punctuated texts and emails on them... even they understand how to impress by doing it right.