The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #32792   Message #482809
Posted By: Bill D
13-Jun-01 - 06:07 PM
Thread Name: Frequently misspelled/confused names.
Subject: RE: Frequently misspelled/confused names.
"may as well fix it to compensate as best we can... "

...no, that just encourages and proliferates mis-spellings. If bad spellers (many of whom have genuine problems, though some are just careless) learn that an internet search ONLY gets good results when spelling is correct, maybe they will at least learn to try alternate spellings or use a spell-checker, rather than post sad requests begging someone else to find it for them! The very same search engines and spell checking software is available to everyone, and the guy who answers the request only did what the 'spelling challenged' SHOULD have done.

As my ol' daddy used to say, "you shore ain't gonna learn it any younger"