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Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:05:01 -0400
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I doubt that, only because not enough people understand it.  We're already 
seeing enough degradation of the language due to email, texting, and other 
modern nonsense.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 10:49
Subject: Re: spell checking


>I hope it's never accepted in the business world but with all the things 
>I'm
> 100% against that are accepted these days, it will be and soon.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 9:03 AM
> Subject: Re: spell checking
>
>
>> We're not quite at the point where Ibonics is acceptable in the business
>> world, but I know what you mean.  I'm constantly amazed at the things I
>> see
>> even in books.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 21:18
>> Subject: Re: spell checking
>>
>>
>>>I agree, but his own people called him Uncle Tom, and a White man's black
>>> man and all that.  Bad grammar is bad grammar no matter what.  But the
>>> one
>>> thing he said that may not be true is that the grammar they were using 
>>> is
>>> not acceptable in the business world.  Unfortunately, society is being
>>> dummed down, and what wasn't acceptable in our day is now becoming
>>> commonplace.
>>> Harvey
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 7:17 PM
>>> Subject: Re: spell checking
>>>
>>>
>>>> Harvey,
>>>>
>>>> I'm pretty liberal, but I'm not in favor of legitimizing the use of bad
>>>> grammar, no matter what you call it.  I agree with Bill Cosby, and
>>>> calling
>>>> him a racist is just plain stupid.  Of course, it's much easier to call
>>>> people names than to address the questions they raise.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>
> 

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