Re: GEN: spelling on LM_NET

[Dan Robinson <dlrbnsn2@eclipse.net>]

Gabe, I've replied to Bill privately, but some things need to be
brought out into the open.

Many people are at the mercy of their email programs.  Not every
program has spelling checkers (if you say 'spell check', someone's
going to ask about the last 'spell' you checked. <grin>).  There are
also programs out there that won't let you change a Subj: line.
Others won't let you back up to correct a misspelling.  I'm lucky. I
use a very flexible program. But... I don't use the spell check
<grin>, I don't always check my spelling, and many times my grammar
is simply awful.

However, we do a good job getting ideas out and making our points
clear. No one had any trouble deciphering 'plagerize'.  I feel that
email discussion lists are great for spreading ideas and exchanging
information.  We'll get the spelling and grammar correct when the
more formal papers are written.

A final note. Check the archives. You'll see that this discussion
comes up periodicallly. It's nothing new and usually involves the
same words misspelled. <grin>.

Also, I don't want to scare off our non-USA, non-English speaking
members, to whom Engish *is* a second language. Their requests are
always understandable, even if the English construction and spelling
is sometimes different. I would hope that I would do as well in their
language.

Dan Robinson
Indexing Services
H.W. Wilson Company
Bronx, NY
drobinson@hwwilson.com (work)
dlrbnsn2@eclipse.net (home)

On  2 Nov 98 at 19:23, Gabe Gancarz wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Bill McLoughlin wrote:
>
> > Can we all start writing "plagiarism" correctly?  It isn't "plagerism" or
> > "plajerism" or any of the other frequently seen misspellings on this
> > listserv.
>
> Amen!  We need to show that we are competant, um, I mean competent :-)
>
> Seriously, though, we are *educators* and should write accordingly.  I too
> have noticed many posts with typos and some posts with blatant
> misspellings, even in the subject lines.  As a cordial request, it would
> be wonderful if all would read through messages at least once to check
> spelling before posting to an audience of over 10,000 fellow educators.  I
> sometimes consult a dictionary or perform a spell-check in a word
> processor before actually posting to LM_NET or any other listserv.
>
> While I understand that we are all very busy people, I also believe
> strongly that it is our professional duty to set a good example for
> colleagues and the young people with whom we work.  After all, everyone is
> judged by the way they speak and they way they write.  I always try to
> write in a manner by which I want to be judged.
>
> <steps down from soapbox>
>
> Gabe :-)
> ------------------------------------------
> GABE GANCARZ, Assistant Librarian
> Glenbard East High School
> Lombard, IL
> gancarz@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
> Mac G3/OS 8.5, Netscape 4.06/Netscape Mail
>

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