Spellcheck, Proof-Read, Define…Everything?
Text messages, e-mails, writing papers for school, presenting the progress report, and verbal conversations; these are all forms of communication that we participate in every day. I understand that we live in a world of convenience and faster productivity, but our language is not the place to begin cutting corners.
More and more I notice that I’m reading some sort of visual message and the spelling is less than par, so to speak, and the wrong use of a word sprinkles over sentences like a bad spice.
Gentlemen, we have been blessed with technology like smart phones and Google. Did you know that there is a Dictionary.com app for your phone? Take a little extra time; read over that message one more time, take a few seconds to search Google for “putting the comma in the right spot,” and educate yourself on were, where, want and won’t. Do not be ashamed to look up a word in the dictionary so that you can utilize its most profound meaning.
People like an educated man; an educated man appears to know what he is doing and saying. A man who knows what he is doing and saying is respected. You are respected.
