There's also stoopeed

Exactly! The ultimate win-win scenario!

My name is FearandLoathing, and I endorse this statement.

this is a win win I thought I was write and you were wrung

To me, it's superficial whether or not someone has all the proper grammatical tools to communicate in written form. I do feel though that it is significant whether or not they're socially capable and willing to display empathy towards those who're maybe less schooled than they are...<--(sentence ended on a preposition) There's folks on this site who don't spell as well as I, that doesn't make them less, or me more... It doesn't have any thing to do with the "price of rice in China". They're here to socialize as best they can. I'm only saying that I don't begrudge them that, as long as they're sincere in their attempts.
It's not that "judging" per se is a bad thing, it's that judging someone harshly over such a superficial misgiving is (to me), a horse of a different color.

I lernt skool iz virry gud, brekfess is da most impotant meel ov da day!

it's all a matter of presentation. All anybody gets is an impression of you based on your written word

if you want to present yourself as sloppy and half assed then that is your prerogative. But don't get all defensive and resentful if I treat you as a sloppy half assed person based on your written words

and there is a difference between typos and illiteracy

u dun spill brakfest lik dat!

sho nuff

But you're not in a position to determine just HOW superficial this (or any) particular consideration might be for someone else -- and here's where the gray area comes in.

For me, writing and language skills are of tremendous importance -- for someone else, they won't be. It's the same with any individual preference or standard. Everyone has the right to their own determinations. It doesn't make anybody right or wrong -- it just makes us individuals with different concerns and desires.

What is concerning is how it speaks to the education system and how people can actually finish school with the spelling of a 3rd grader.

What's more concerning is the thought of getting a love letter from someone that writes like a 3rd grader.

Yep.

And do you ever wonder what these people do for a living?

Probably work as clerks at a convenient store...go figure.

I give exceptions for typos. I know not everyone is great at typing. Some spelling errors are OK. What I don't like is simple grammar mistakes. I don't think this is the place "spell check" is important. Be yourself!! That is the most important!! If you suck at spelling I would rather know about it than you trying to impress women with someone your not. (If you type at work, always use spell check.)

I have a friend and her son is in a private school in Boston & his teacher spelled the kids name wrong three times & still can't get it right....that's sad........mind this school is not that much better than Boston Public but where are these teachers getting their degrees.

Do you want fries with that doesn't require a great deal of writing I suppose.

lonely_cowboy, did i spell it right?

Neither does 7-11.

Pats, I recall a teacher from a while back, that had just about the worst spelling I have ever seen.