GUEST Sorefingers seems to be defensive about his(?) language skills, since (s)he seems driven to make light of grammar and spelling. And indeed, from reading his missive,(s)he seems abundantly justified in feeling defensive.

Personally, if a putative "authority" (PhD or not) doesn't have the intellectual ability to develop an respectable command of his/her native language, I certainly feel it reasonable to question his/her competence in other areas further removed from ordinary life.

Dave Oesterreich