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Typo making, not typo finding. :rolleyes:

So now using proper grammar and spelling is somehow a bad thing? You want to look less intelligent to connect with people?
WOW!
I was about to say what does this say about CEO's sending out emails with grammar and spelling mistakes, but then I realized the people reading the email make the same mistakes and can't see them anyway.

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That's funny. Here's why....

I've been on many forums over the years. I've also been a relatively prolific writer for many many years.... on forums.... on blogs.... on my own blogs... published in professional journals, too. All of that has even led to public speaking gigs.

Many years ago, a good friend would say, "Racer88 has a secret weapon. He can write!"

Writing is SUCH a RARE skill that it opens a lot of doors. But NOW... with so-called "AI," a lot of people think writing is an unnecessary skill that can be delegated to automated technology.

And more recently, on other forums where I have posted comprehensive essays on a particular subject, I've been accused of having "AI" write it for me! LOL! I'm not sure if I should be flattered or insulted!

So, we have now reached a point where quality or articulate writing is ASSUMED (by the mindless muggles) to be from a NON-human source. That said... personally... I can see "AI" from a mile away as being "fake."

Sadly, over many years, I've also seen the quality of writing, particularly by JOURNALISTS.... PLUMMET. Misspellings... poor grammar... poor composition. So, to the untalented and unskilled, I suppose "AI" is a godsend. But is it really???

I posted this on another thread here recently. Jordan Peterson speaking about the power of being a good writer... (and thinker and speaker)


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rationale said:
It is a well known observation that missives from CEOs and powerful types employ bad grammar and typos. In short, it signals power and privilege.


View: https://medium.com/newsarticulated/why-the-global-elite-gave-up-on-spelling-and-grammar-and-what-it-says-about-power-02395faf5af2
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Well, I guess I'm a snob. I'll judge even the "elites" by their poor grammar and spelling. Actually... I'm MORE judgmental of the elites. Most of them, being "educated," should know better.
 
Racer88 said:
Well, I guess I'm a snob. I'll judge even the "elites" by their poor grammar and spelling. Actually... I'm MORE judgmental of the elites. Most of them, being "educated," should know better.
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There's a difference between educated and smart.
I am un-educated but have been told I am smart. I don't think I am though. Regardless, I try to use proper spelling and grammar, and even then, a fat finger will slip through.

We have an engineer on the NFA forum. Lives in Houston, worked at one of the oil refineries. also designed suppressors on the side for one of the big can makers at the time. His posts will always have errors in them. And I have come to the conclusion that peeps like this don't care, or they think proofreading their posts is a waste of time just for a gun forum. And we had engineers at work that would send out plantwide emails about upcoming work on one of their projects that might affect certain areas in the plant. It was rare to get one without errors.

I think it started in the 90's. The wife's oldest son went through high school just before the drift. He does not exhibit these tendencies.
Her younger sons told her the teacher said spelling and grammar weren't important as long as the listener knows what you mean. And that's when the drift away from knowledge began. You could say that Dunning-Kruger is now an official subject in the school system. :rolleyes:

It's no wonder Cooper referred to college today as remedial high school.
 
There are basically 8 different types of intelligences. Those that have strong linguistic intelligence make great politicians, lawyers, and sales professionals among other jobs but cannot do it all even though they could probably convince you they could.
 

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no4mk1t said:
There's a difference between educated and smart.

they think proofreading their posts is a waste of time just for a gun forum. And we had engineers at work that would send out plantwide emails about upcoming work on one of their projects that might affect certain areas in the plant. It was rare to get one without errors.


Her younger sons told her the teacher said spelling and grammar weren't important as long as the listener knows what you mean. And that's when the drift away from knowledge began. You could say that Dunning-Kruger is now an official subject in the school system. :rolleyes:

It's no wonder Cooper referred to college today as remedial high school.
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Agree with all of that.

I've got advanced degrees, but I'm also a perfectionist. If I find an error in a post I made YEARS ago on the forum, I'll edit it to correct it! LOL! No shit. I did it today!

The downside of that is that I take everyone ELSE LITERALLY. Whatever they say or write... it's LITERAL for me. I am incapable of inferring "what they meant."

So, it drives me NUTS when I ask for clarification on something, and they reply, "Well, you know what I mean." NO! I DON'T! That's why I'm asking! And if I don't ask, I'll either assume they meant what they wrote (or said), OR... that they're an illiterate moron (especially if highly educated). Would they prefer I not ask for clarification?? This happens to me often.
 
Racer88 said:
Agree with all of that.

I've got advanced degrees, but I'm also a perfectionist. If I find an error in a post I made YEARS ago on the forum, I'll edit it to correct it! LOL! No shit. I did it today!

The downside of that is that I take everyone ELSE LITERALLY. Whatever they say or write... it's LITERAL for me. I am incapable of inferring "what they meant."

So, it drives me NUTS when I ask for clarification on something, and they reply, "Well, you know what I mean." NO! I DON'T! That's why I'm asking! And if I don't ask, I'll either assume they meant what they wrote (or said), OR... that they're an illiterate moron (especially if highly educated). Would they prefer I not ask for clarification?? This happens to me often.
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Well, you do use contractions, so it's not Data Syndrome. Must be Spock Syndrome. ;)

You would have loved dealing with the old timers that would come in the parts store and ask for parts by a name they made up.
Old farmer comes in one day and asks for a "horse collar"...no further elaboration. Insists that's what it's called. Had to get the owner of the parts store who kinda bridged the gap between the Deliverance generation and modern times. After some discussion, it turns out he wants a timing cover gasket for a small block Chevy.

When it was explained to him that the proper name is a timing cover gasket, he replies in typical Good Ole Boy Old Timer fashion with, "Well, that's what I call it". I finally learned to stop right there as you might as well talk to a brick wall. I used to reply with, "That might be what you call it, but the rest of the civilized world calls it a timing cover gasket". That just pisses them off.

We had some doozies. I can tell you stories about some of the "red neck logic" that I have had to deal with. :rolleyes:
 
Bobster said:
I consider poor grammar and misspelling to sometimes indicate someone who will likely not have attention to detail. Not always, but often... ;)
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Precisely why its a "power move" by elites. I'm too important/busy to spellcheck.

Of course we peons who are desk jockeys are all too familiar with proof-reading an email to the boss over and over before sending it.

As the article states, regular people should still spellcheck, because we don't have the pull of a political leader or CEO. To square the circle one ought to compose with the confidence of a CEO but also correctly.
 

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