Re: Special Deal for AGA Defectors


Jeff Nowakowski wrote:
Frank de Groot wrote:
There is no excuse - save dyslexia - not to spell properly.
A native speaker of English without dyslexia who makes such spelling
mistakes simply has a low IQ.

Ok, so what's your excuse for using "loose" (not tight) when you mean
"lose" (defeat)? Granted, you are not a native English speaker, but
your English writing skills are better than most native speakers. For
somebody who points out the distinction between "it's" and "its", I'd
think you'd hold yourself to higher standards -- lest you look like a
moron in your own eyes.

Calling people "moron" and pointing out spelling mistakes is not an
argument. It just shows that you can't control your emotions. Same old
Frank; well at least now you have stopped appending the totally fake
smileys to your sentences.

Indeed it isn't. It is a sign of selective pedantitis.

Type to a pedant on Friday "Its Sunday today" and I bet you I know what
they'll correct first. They feel uncomfortable otherwise. Of course for
the selective Pedant the reason for this response can be slightly
different. However it's all the same on usenet bingo.

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