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I learned my lesson about complaining about other people's spelling and punctuation. I posted on a Ford truck site regularly. Some kid was complaining about not being able to find a job. His posts had terrible spelling, terrible grammar, and no punctuation. I explained that, as a businessowner, if someone wrote to me like that, I would toss the application or resume. Boy, did the others blast me. The first one was some English major, ripping my post apart for proper (textbook?) english. I think there is "proper english" and then there is "accepted American". We may not all write and speak like an English professor, but some basic rules and form should be followed. I try to write in an acceptible fashion, and try to spell properly, and would expect most to do the same. IN MY OPINION, to do anything less is just pure laziness. If you don't take the time to at least attempt a good job in everything you do, it reflects poorly. <br />Now, if an English professor is reading this......
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