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From: neal@denelcor.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: The last word in spelling flames!
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Date: Tue, 24-Jan-84 15:14:31 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 24 15:14:31 1984
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    You can't help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he
    doesn't spell it right; but spelling isn't everything. There are days
    when spelling Tuesday simply doesn't count.
				- Piglet, about Owl
				  Winnie-The_Pooh by A.A. Milne

Speaking for myself, a few misspelled words are no problem.  The "(sp?)"
that says to me "I don't know if I spelled this word right or not and you
aren't worth looking it up for." is pretty damned offensive.

My real flame though is for "The Tao of Pooh".  I loved Milne and still do
so I picked up tToP, hoping for some more of the charm of Pooh--WRONG!!!
The first two chapters were ok, pretty condescending but ok.  From there,
the author seems to take the position that the essence of Tao is to heap
scorn on anyone who isn't "pure" (or whatever) enough for him.  Even
Rabbit--the most unsympathetic character that Milne was capable of
creating--deserves better than the handling he got here.

I confess that I don't know Tao--maybe the author's position is correct.
If so, I want no part.  In any case, I think Milne's heirs should sue for
"character assassination".

Ahhhhhhhhhhh, That feels better.

			Regards,
				Neal Weidenhofer
				Denelcor, Inc.
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