Replies to post #15630 on Spelling, Grammar and Other OOPS!

[Scragapenny]

I've been interviewing prospective Board of Directors members for a new company recently. Of the approximately 23 "Qualified" individuals that sent me inquiries, 19 misused either: your, you're, there, their, they're, who, or whom. These are all people claiming to have earned an MBA.

Proper Engrish no speak good to write on.

[Bullstocks]

I think a big part of the problem is that people rely on technology too much to correct their errors. Spelling and grammar checking programs are making it easier for people to avoid learning or remembering even the most basic of skills.

I once thought it was just the toothless Wal-Mart dwellers that were the problem, but more and more I see people are graduating college with very little writing skills at all. It is a real shame.