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From: lazeldes@wlcrjs.UUCP (Leah A Zeldes)
Newsgroups: net.flame,net.nlang
Subject: Re: "(sp?)" considered wimpy.
Message-ID: <608@wlcrjs.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Feb-85 20:19:44 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 21 20:19:44 1985
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Summary: 

I agree with the orginal poster, "(sp?)" is wimpy, if only because it
draws more attention to the misspelling than just misspelling it.

It's perhaps slightly more excusable in the case of names, which you can't
look up, but otherwise, if you don't know how to spell something, you should
use a word you do know how to spell.  "I don't have a dictionary handy" or
"It's too much trouble to look it up for a short note" aren't valid excuses.

We all understand about typographical errors, especially in a medium where
it isn't convenient to check a paper copy, but sloppy spelling is...well,
sloppy.  And "(sp?)" just makes it sloppier.
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					Leah A Zeldes
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