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  6 0 You forgot to punctuate. kitschnsync answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report 3 comments by TVDinner Redux, Geni, and Rev.Enant… 1 0 Thank you. The absence of a question mark is like itching powder in my shorts. TVDinner Redux commented about 1 year ago | Report 1 0 Me love you long time. Geni commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 kitsch: Perhaps you were meant to phrase the answer in the form of a question? Rev.Enant commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  5 0 It's inevitable when you're communicating in writing. What else have people to judge you by? CleverScreenName answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by "Cagey"… 0 0 The width of your nose... LOL! "Cagey" commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  5 0 Handwriting or composition skills? I'll assume the latter. Appropriate or not, it happens. In a professional or academic environment, I think it's 100% acceptable. For instance: office communications, resumes, newspaper articles, press releases, academic papers, communications to customers and clients, etc. (incomplete sentence, I know!) In a more casual environment, such as Questionland, you only have the content of what people say and how they say it to get to know a person. This makes it inevitable that people will form an picture of you based solely on those two items. I would conjecture that judging to some extent is unavoidable. However, sometimes really intelligent people are horrible writers, and some really dim-witted people can write quite well, but the content is mind-numbingly idiotic. I would always err on the side of trying to write well, unless you are limited by characters in a very casual environment, such as texting or tweeting. If you are referring to a situation in a working environment, it never hurts to have someone else proofread for you. nseattlite answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  3 0 If your interactions with someone involve you reading what they write, then part of your overall opinion of them will be informed by the quality of their writing. It's certainly got nothing to do with being good in bed, for instance, or being financially wise or a good conflict mediator. Basically, it depends on why you're judging them in the first place. Lee answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 I'd say sometimes it is, and sometimes it isn't. It's definitely appropriate if that's all you've got to go on. If you're going through a stack of resumes, it's perfectly appropriate to reject the sloppy ones, because they're direct evidence that those people do not put a lot of care into their work. If you meet someone online who uses overblown language, it's fair to judge them as self-absorbed and pretentious. The quality of someone's writing says a lot about the quality of their mind and personality. That doesn't mean it's always fair, though. The more evidence you can gather about a person, the better quality judgement you'll make. Plenty of people are gifted in other ways -- they have talent, or emotional intelligence, or they're persuasive talkers, or they're funny. Some people are beautiful and present themselves really well, and that can work for them. It all depends on what they're trying to achieve. But ultimately, I'd say this: much of our communication today, social and professional, is in writing, and you ARE being judged by it, whether you like it or not. If you communicate clearly, you'll get more respect. I can't think of a better reason to take the extra care to get it right. Irena answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report 3 comments by freikja, Irena, and freikja… 0 0 "If you're going through a stack of resumes, it's perfectly appropriate to reject the sloppy ones, because they're direct evidence that those people do not put a lot of care into their work. " Along with everything else you wrote here, this is the part that made me glad l read ahead. There's a reason that proper use of language is a permanent part of every school curriculum. freikja commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Exactly. As much as I sympathize with people who struggle with this, the bottom line is it's worth working hard at -- and I shudder at the thought of a society that doesn't value clear writing and, by extension, clear thinking. Irena commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 And as someone pointed out in a similar thread, LOLspeak is creating that very type of society. How many of our future generations will only be able to understand English in acronyms? freikja commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 I make exceptions for people with dyslexia or similar learning abilities (my dad and brother struggled with it), and I understand people can have plenty of good qualities even if they can't write well... But I have very little tolerance for someone who doesn't take the two-seconds needed to proof-read for basic spelling and grammar, even in casual situations (twitter, comments, etc). In a professional capacity, it's completely unacceptable. I consider it almost disrespectful to the people you're addressing, and yourself. You don't have to follow the AP Style Guide for every email to your mom, but yes, I absolutely judge someone poorly if they don't/can't take the time to coherently express their thoughts. Karla Pacheco answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Karla Pacheco and TVDinner Redux… 0 0 Please remove the hyphen in "two-seconds." I am utterly ashamed of myself. Karla Pacheco commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 It's usually pretty obvious when someone writes badly due to a learning disability, isn't it? I always cut people slack when it seems clear that's what's going on, or when it looks like they speak English as a second language. But everyone else? Back against the wall, motherfuckers! TVDinner Redux commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 In what context? If it's on a resume, you bet your behind I'm going to judge people based on their attention to details such as spelling, punctuation, etc. If it's an IM, I don't much care so long as I can puzzle out what on earth they're trying to say. It's all about the context. If you cannot clearly communicate what you are trying to say, then your writing needs improvement. If, on the other hand, your target audience understands your meaning without difficulty, then you're writing appropriately. Geni answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Geni… 0 0 (I'm wondering who, other than myself, went through this entire thread and quietly noted all the spelling and grammar errors. At least I kept them to myself.) Geni commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 1 I love good writing and think grammar is fascinating, but we use grammar and spelling standards to enforce class distinctions. It takes years of education just to learn the rules of English grammar, and years more to learn how to write well. If you don't go to a good school, if you don't hear standard English spoken at home, and if the adults around you have decided you have only blue-collar jobs in your future, it's going to be harder to learn good writing skills. However, writing isn't just about grammar. It's also about how you organize ideas and communicate. For most white-collar jobs, this is important. It seems fair to evaluate job candidates' writing abilities. All this assumes that you're talking about writing, not handwriting. Some companies have used "graphologists" to analyze job candidates' handwriting samples. This is the worst kind of junk science BS. Tom Sackett answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 One wouldn't want a copy editor who is unfamiliar with grammatical and spelling errors, would one? Taking care in one's writing conveys that effort was made to ensure clear, thoughtful communication. Dashing off a text ful fo spleling erors makes the writer seem juvenile at best. Griffin answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Judging what? A person's knowledge/skills? I have seen many kids who score A+ failing to differntiate between lose/loose, your/you're and so on. I am not good at grammar either. I get confused with punctuations. Now coming to the writing part, no I don't think it would be appropriate for people to judge based on writing. Doctors, anyone? ryan21 answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by freikja… 0 0 Have you seen the amount of paperwork medical professionals have to fill out daily? ;) freikja commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 I would only say I think it's easy to be *misjudged* based on your writings which is a problem especially in our day-to-day emails and text messages, whether personal or business. With it's obvious advantages there is also the disadvantage of your writings being taken the wrong way by the reader, without the accompanying facial expressions and voice tones to go along with them. I've learned that even if words to the contrary are staring the reader in the face, you can still be inappropriately judged. All this, despite the power of the written word. Go figure! SeattleSlew answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 For hiring purposes? Yes, of course. Cover letters, application essays and well-designed resumes are appropriate gatekeeper tools in ANY vocation where communication is key to success. Factory line assembly worker in a plant with only one person? No. No, that's out of line. Rev.Enant answered in Jobs & Education about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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