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From: boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian)
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Subject: re: Spelling reform
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Date: Wed, 14-Nov-84 12:50:48 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 14 12:50:48 1984
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> From:	iuvax!brennan	(JD Brennan)

> I couldn't agree less!  The penalty for mispelling can be
> quite severe.  Just try mispelling a few words on your resume
> and see how many job offers you get.  Try the same thing
> in a letter to a prospective buyer and how many sales you
> make.

Of course, this is assuming that the prospective employer or buyer
can spell better than you. From talking to a few friends that have
worked in secretarial jobs, many manager types couldn't spell to
save their lives.

--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Maynard, MA)

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