Introduction
Spelling is, without a doubt, one of the absolute most important things in our society, since it allows us to communicate with each other, without necessarily being in the same room. Especially the English spelling is important, since it’s the third most spoken language in the world (depending on chosen criteria.) Yet the question of the relevance of English spelling still remains.
Based on the arguments presented by the authors Anne Trubek, Lee Simmons and Masha Bell, I will discuss the relevance of English spelling.
Outline
In the article ”Proper Spelling? Its Tyme to Let Luce!” Anne Trubek argues that in today’s society, where technology, and herewith our communication ways, is changing so quickly, spelling is not as important
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However, she claims that this is the only reason, and explains that even with spelling errors and abbreviations; the messagee will still understand the message.
Lastly Trubek says, that the line between written- and oral language will become even blurrier than it already is, and because of this, more variations should be recognised
Lee Simmons writes in the article “Spelling: A Rebuttal From Wired’s Copydesk”, that he agrees with Trubek on some of her points. He thinks that when it comes to texts and grocery lists, your spelling does not matter as much, since you are writing to an audience who will most likely understand what you mean. However, Simmons is also saying that when you are writing something that actually matters, e.g. when a state senator writes a bill, spelling is important to avoid any miscommunication.
”Careful spelling is more important in the digital era, not less. Humans are pretty good at using context to decipher typos, (…) But computers are terrible at doing this (…)” (p. 5, l. 121)
In the argument above Simmons explains why he believes that spelling is still an important thing in today’s