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From: H.D. Miller< >
Subject: Re: For Want of A Nail....
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 09:59:36 -0500


In article <7qjq3e$r3t$1@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>, "D. Spencer Hines"
<> wrote:

> Some pogues here enjoy kvetching and whining about "prescriptive
> spelling." This is just another sign of the Decline and Fall of the
> American Educational System.


(...)


> Now that spelling, grammar and syntax were not being rigorously
> checked and graded --- logic began to deteriorate.



Wonderful! 500 words devoted to the following syllogism:


1) Little Will Shakespeare is a poor speller.

2) People who misspell words are stupid.

3) Little Will is stupid.


At last, an explination for why there was insufficient light in the Dark
Ages: They couldn't spell.



> No wonder we see gibberish in many media, including USENET.


Indeed.



H.D. Miller

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