Readings books improves the writing skills for some, but not others. Personally, I think someone who DOESN'T read will have a hard time improving their skills beyond the basics, but I've seen MANY examples of people who read tons and tons of books and can't write at all well.
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Judging by some of the spelling and grammar we've seen in this thread, unfortunately I have to conclude that reading does not improve these skills.
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I wouldn't compare casual online writing with more formal writing. While some take exquisite care of every word they put forth in the void, others just want to get the word out. In addition, some of us can't read the screen very well and errors get by fairly easy.