Spelling, grammar and syntax are ideas. Is it your position that ideas don't matter?

Wrong. Those are means of conveying ideas; not the ideas themselves. If the basic idea itself were "Call am anbulence, I'm am having hart attak", presumably you would still understand and call the ambulance for the guy, rather than pedantically letting him die over his spelling, run-on sentence, no period, and poor grammar.

As a former editor and proofreader, it's my position (along with 99% of Internet users, from what I can tell :) that the web isn't an essay contest. So grammar copping comes off lame, no matter how lofty the intent.

Consider also that some people are using talk to type. If they say soul, the phone might put sole, or vice versa. Relying on spell check and grammar check is another great way to create copy full of errors in spelling and grammar.

It's no dent in my linguistic integrity to admit that spelling, grammar and syntax just don't matter that much any more in forums like this and in casual email.

Spelling, grammar and syntax are ideas. Is it your position that ideas don't matter?

Wrong. Those are means of conveying ideas; not the ideas themselves. If the basic message were "Call am anbulence, I'm am having hart attak", presumably you would still understand and call the ambulance for the guy, rather than pedantically letting him die over his spelling, run-on sentence, no period, and poor grammar.

As a former editor and proofreader, it's my position (along with 99% of Internet users, from what I can tell :) that the web isn't an essay contest. So grammar copping comes off lame, no matter how lofty the intent.

Consider also that some people are using talk to type. If they say soul, the phone might put sole, or vice versa. Relying on spell check and grammar check is another great way to create copy full of errors in spelling and grammar.

It's no dent in my linguistic integrity to admit that spelling, grammar and syntax just don't matter that much any more in forums like this and in casual email.

Spelling, grammar and syntax are ideas. Is it your position that ideas don't matter?

Wrong. Those are means of conveying ideas; not the ideas themselves. If the basic message were "Call am anbulence, I'm am having hart attak", presumably you would still understand and call the ambulance for the guy, rather than pedantically letting him die over his spelling, run-on sentence, no period, and poor grammar.

As a former editor and proofreader, it's my position (along with 99% of Internet users, from what I can tell :) that the web isn't an essay contest. So grammar copping comes off lame, no matter how harmless the intent.

Consider also that some people are using talk to type. If they say soul, the phone might put sole, or vice versa. Relying on spell check and grammar check is another great way to create copy full of errors in spelling and grammar.

It's no dent in my linguistic integrity to admit that spelling, grammar and syntax just don't matter that much any more in forums like this and in casual email.