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Old 07-19-2008, 06:25 PM
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Right, what severely impedes the development and evolution of this forum are basic things, the most basic being the ability to communicate correctly. As teaching grammar is something no one would read, I offer much simpler solutions to at least the spelling problems of this forum:

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These are basic spell checkers, once enabled they point out most spelling mistakes made in a similar fashion to Microsoft Word. Although many question the importance of spelling I can assure you that it has an impact on how you're judged, people look for signs of intelligence on the most basic level: being the ability to communicate (as Steve_TPF stated elsewhere). If you can't paragraph or do not understand grammatical rules to a fair extent, yet, then please download these spell checkers. If a program is able to improve your English then why not? Its just the clever thing to do.

Don't know a meaning of a word? Do not worry. An attribute we often over look it the versatility of Google; if you want to ensure you're using a word appropriately then type the following into Google: "Define: ... " The ellipsis representing the word.

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Use these two tools, they're the starting blocks of developing a good understanding of formal typing- an ability well respected by your fellow Bombshock members, teachers and future employers. A grammar Nazi only exists if you give him a reason to.
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And so say we all...
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Stickied.

Seems like I can't post a comment with less than 10 characters. *Ahem*.
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