HH: Re: Spelling NNC


From: Sharry Walderman <sharry@interlog.com>
Subject: HH: Re: Spelling NNC
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 14:13:51 -0500

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At 02:07 PM 3/22/00 -0500, Joe Washburn wrote:
> > Sharry said:
>
> > I noticed it myself but I purposely *didn't* correct it because I was told
> > to avoid "schoolmarmish" behaviour on the list. It was explained that it
> > was poor netiquette to fix someone else's spelling errors. Is it OK "some
> > of the time" or under "special circumstances"? I'm not putting anyone down
> > for fixing the spelling but just curious, that's all.

Joe replied:

>FIX THEM! You do not have to say that you have done so, though. That seems
>to be a good compromise.

Gotcha. That makes a lot of sense. So . . . I can go ahead and correct all 
the spelling errors I wish but just don't advertise the fact. Makes sense 
to me.

>If it is Catman, though...give him all sorts of crapola over it!

I'll be sure to do that. :-)

Sharry (Informed Grammarian)

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