by Martin Dansky

Created on: October 25, 2009   Last Updated: October 26, 2009

I wonder how someone would actually expect to have their work taken seriously by writing out passages with spelling mistakes. Errors will not only detract from the main sense of the sentence but when combined with poor syntax and lousy sentence structure, they will contribute to a piece that will quickly fall from grace If one is an educator and wanting to encourage children to read than proper spelling is a definite asset otherwise readership can quickly fall.

Much of the problem behind the need to be a good speller is what effects convention. Is one doing this to break away from the standards that have been set before and looking for alternative writing modes such as writing phonetically? A recent test has shown that readers can make out many words that are purposely misspelled because of the latest trends to write according to the sound of the word but that does not help to solve the problem of languages laden with words that have the same pronunciation and meaning but are considered correctly spelt in American or British English circles. One then has to alter ones spelling to fit one genre or the other because of the likelihood of coming across a British editor who will refuse American spelling which is not his standard.

Imagine you are going to submit a manuscript to an editor who you know will view and criticize your style, form and presentation. Do you think he will just settle for two of the three items? You may come across as someone that has organized your work well in terms of having a good opening line, body and conclusion but if the spelling is inferior how can you expect him to find readers that will appreciate your work? One has to choose the road of least resistance when it comes to submitted work so that it will touch as wide a reading audience as possible.

This is not to say that one has to be a perfect speller to be a successful writer; it merely means that good spelling is essential when wanting to create the image of knowing what you want to want to write and being able to put your message out in a way that is the most appealing. So action comic book writers will be more concerned with exclamations, explicatives and short sentence forms and their spellings than the saga writer who has to develop a more descriptive style in order to transport the reader into the world he wants to portray. Each writer is responsible for the spelling of those catchwords and phrases that the reader identifies with! I would think that is spelling were inferior

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