[Fwd: GEN: spelling on LM_NET]

[michele missner <missnerm@ATHENET.NET>]

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Michele W. Missner

Program Leader, Library Media Services
Office:  Einstein Middle School
Phone: 920 832-4899

Library Media Specialist
Appleton West High School
610 N. Badger Ave.
Appleton, Wi. 54914

Work phone:920 832-6142
Home phone:920 730-0768
Fax: 920 832-6239
email: missnerm@athenet.net

School Web address:
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Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 22:09:15 -0600
From: michele missner <missnerm@athenet.net>
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To: Gabe Gancarz <gancarz@ENTERACT.COM>
Subject: Re: GEN: spelling on LM_NET
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On the whole, I think that most people try to spell correctly and use correct
grammar.  However, there is not a editorial board here nor are there proof
readers.  This listserv does a wonderful service for and by the members.
That is what is really important.
I think that this discussion smacks of priggishness.  Michele Missner

Gabe Gancarz wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Dan Robinson wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> Yes, you're right.  When I mentioned the spell-checking that I personally
> do, it involves copying and pasting from MS Word.  Some computers don't
> even allow for such a thing.  Guess I jumped the gun on that one.
>
> > 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.
>
> Absolutely.  I would barely be able to say hello and goodbye if I were in
> that situation.  I sincerely take my hat off to the diligent folks who
> have to struggle with the language barrier (especially when reading stuff
> written by idiots like me :-)
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Gabe :-)
> ------------------------------------------
> GABE GANCARZ, Assistant Librarian
> Glenbard East High School
> Lombard, IL
> gancarz@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
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Michele W. Missner

Program Leader, Library Media Services
Office:  Einstein Middle School
Phone: 920 832-4899

Library Media Specialist
Appleton West High School
610 N. Badger Ave.
Appleton, Wi. 54914

Work phone:920 832-6142
Home phone:920 730-0768
Fax: 920 832-6239
email: missnerm@athenet.net

School Web address:
http://www.athenet.net/~westfive



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