24 Nov
2006
24 Nov
'06
12:46 p.m.
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006, Warren Wolfe wrote:
I see a [slight] qualitative difference between accidental/ignorant
misspellinq v deliberate attempts to be "cool" by creating new words.
When I went back to college as a grad student, I was worried that my bad
spelling would be an embarrassment. It turned out that MOST of the people
that I dealt with were substantially worse! So, now I have a license
plate frame that proudly proclaims that I am a "UC Berkeley Aluminum".
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com
I much prefer
clarity and correct spelling to "coolness"
on this list.
Excellent. Let's talk about "depricate."