The question that we should be asking is not 'are grammar and spelling important for making money?' rather 'is making money more important than intelligence?' Be this is terms of grammar and spelling, which we might suggest is one of the most basic forms of intelligence, or any other form of intelligence by which we would wish to measure the admittedly unstable semantic form that is intelligence.
@PaullusD That is a very good point. Not everyone is motivated by money. However, there are many people who believe that speaking well and writing well will lead to financial abundance. What do you think causes them to think this?
The "c" is NOT the silent letter in that word. The "k" is there to remind us that the "c" is pronounced as in "cat" and not as in "city". In Old English, "c" was straightforward--if it came in front of an "i" or "e" it was pronounced like "ch" in "church", if it came in front of any other vowel it was pronounced like "c" in "cat". But then those pesky French invaders brought in their spelling rules--if "c" comes in front of an "i" or "e" it is pronounced like "c" in "city".
The fundamental problem is that English spelling has not been reformed in over 300 years. Our spelling is riddled with archaic spelling conventions that basically sought to adapt a French writing system to a Germanic language. Take, for example, "knight". We stopped pronouncing the "k" about 700 years ago. We stopped pronouncing the "gh" about 600 years ago. But there they are in spelling--useless remnants of sounds lost centuries ago. How about that "k" on the end of "back"?
On the road to success? It depends on what road. If you're going to be a lawyer, it makes a huge difference when something as minute as word choice can make or break a case. In general, though, I think people who criticize bad grammar do so because they themselves value proper grammar. And that is valued because we want to be better people. Better educated, disciplined, and we just hold ourselves to higher standards. It doesn't mean we're snobs; it just means we strive to be better.
@organs I want to add...Those who value proper grammar value it as a sign of education. Put one way, it separates college graduates from college dropouts. It shows the person has self discipline and is capable of intellectual discussion.
One of my best friends is atrocious when it comes to grammar and spelling, both verbal and written. I love him all the same (as a friend), but sometimes I just look at his head and I envision the hamster falling off the wheel.
@organs True, but I just notice that most super financially successful people I meet don't spend much time thinking about getting their grammar right. The more super financially successful people I meet, the more this proves itself to be true. When I made this video 2 years ago, it was actually surprising to me. Today I've just come to accept that a higher percentage of people who have super wealth will also have bad grammar.
English spelling is just WAY TOO irregular which is why people have trouble reading and writing. English grammar isn't irregular, but it's just HARD! More people would have success and not be so stupid if we had a regular spelling system. And grammar could be a little easier.
for me so long as i can understand a bit of text grammar doesn't matter. I hate it when people call you lazy or uneducated for not being perfect with grammar . Judging someone by how they spell and such is just as shallow as judging them by now they look! Although if someone is using incorrect grammar out of laziness then that is pretty annoying :) ( i'm just not very good with grammar but i try not to be lazy about the way i write.)
@KyLaGaL22 From your message here, it's clear your grammar is sufficient to serve you in life. Which is the point I was making in the video. (I received a comment on another video I have on YouTube just a few hours ago and the person wrote "i won't to bild one of thez for my klas but i don no if i kan" or something equally scary. What was meant was "I want to build one of these for my class. But I don't know if I can." I think there's a line that the grammar people...
@strive4impact but seriously don't you think its a bit sad when people say you can never get anywhere in life without grammar . I mean you could never be an english teacher but there are lots of things thats you can do where you don't need it for as you said in this video :)
@KyLaGaL22 Right. That's the whole point of the video. Depending on what you want to do, grammar and spelling might be things you could hire other people to do for you.
@KyLaGaL22 cross in trying to make everything perfect. At the same time, you have to be able to make yourself understood and get your points across well. It's clear from your comment that you're more than capable of that. What's the worst grammar you've ever seen though?
@strive4impact i'm not sure really i've never seen any grammar that stands out to me as being particularly horrific haha . The only times grammar should be really good is in an exam and the only time you should text speak is in texts and facebook.
I say less people should be bothered to learn good grammar. This will mean more places available at university, and in the good jobs, where they CARE about grammar and spelling in resumes. If more people actually stop having bad grammar/spelling and actually gain IQ, it will be bad for those of us who can be bothered with grammar.
Also, it's humorous to laugh at people who say 'your stupid' or 'were are we going' in their daily conversations. Why get rid of this comedy?
The question that we should be asking is not 'are grammar and spelling important for making money?' rather 'is making money more important than intelligence?' Be this is terms of grammar and spelling, which we might suggest is one of the most basic forms of intelligence, or any other form of intelligence by which we would wish to measure the admittedly unstable semantic form that is intelligence.
PaullusD 1 year ago
@PaullusD That is a very good point. Not everyone is motivated by money. However, there are many people who believe that speaking well and writing well will lead to financial abundance. What do you think causes them to think this?
strive4impact 1 year ago
The "c" is NOT the silent letter in that word. The "k" is there to remind us that the "c" is pronounced as in "cat" and not as in "city". In Old English, "c" was straightforward--if it came in front of an "i" or "e" it was pronounced like "ch" in "church", if it came in front of any other vowel it was pronounced like "c" in "cat". But then those pesky French invaders brought in their spelling rules--if "c" comes in front of an "i" or "e" it is pronounced like "c" in "city".
SunStridar 1 year ago 2
The fundamental problem is that English spelling has not been reformed in over 300 years. Our spelling is riddled with archaic spelling conventions that basically sought to adapt a French writing system to a Germanic language. Take, for example, "knight". We stopped pronouncing the "k" about 700 years ago. We stopped pronouncing the "gh" about 600 years ago. But there they are in spelling--useless remnants of sounds lost centuries ago. How about that "k" on the end of "back"?
SunStridar 1 year ago 3
On the road to success? It depends on what road. If you're going to be a lawyer, it makes a huge difference when something as minute as word choice can make or break a case. In general, though, I think people who criticize bad grammar do so because they themselves value proper grammar. And that is valued because we want to be better people. Better educated, disciplined, and we just hold ourselves to higher standards. It doesn't mean we're snobs; it just means we strive to be better.
organs 1 year ago
@organs I want to add...Those who value proper grammar value it as a sign of education. Put one way, it separates college graduates from college dropouts. It shows the person has self discipline and is capable of intellectual discussion.
One of my best friends is atrocious when it comes to grammar and spelling, both verbal and written. I love him all the same (as a friend), but sometimes I just look at his head and I envision the hamster falling off the wheel.
So, there's my two cents.
organs 1 year ago
@organs True, but I just notice that most super financially successful people I meet don't spend much time thinking about getting their grammar right. The more super financially successful people I meet, the more this proves itself to be true. When I made this video 2 years ago, it was actually surprising to me. Today I've just come to accept that a higher percentage of people who have super wealth will also have bad grammar.
strive4impact 1 year ago
English spelling is just WAY TOO irregular which is why people have trouble reading and writing. English grammar isn't irregular, but it's just HARD! More people would have success and not be so stupid if we had a regular spelling system. And grammar could be a little easier.
IndigoPenguin64 1 year ago
@IndigoPenguin64 Agreed. How would you improve it?
strive4impact 1 year ago
@strive4impact I have invented a phonetic spelling system
 häv in’ventád ê fô’neták ‘spelîŋ ‘sistám
IndigoPenguin64 1 year ago
@IndigoPenguin64 Awesome! :)
strive4impact 1 year ago
Grammar is important 8D
Grammar is the meaning of my entire 15 year old life 8D
PiauuPiauu 1 year ago
@PiauuPiauu Why?
strive4impact 1 year ago
@strive4impact Becouse chatspeak makes no sense and grammar sound nicer
'LOL grmr iz so kwl itz so kwl tht im gunna di' .__.
Grammar is so cool im going to die. SEE prettier 8D i like pretty things .__.
PiauuPiauu 1 year ago
for me so long as i can understand a bit of text grammar doesn't matter. I hate it when people call you lazy or uneducated for not being perfect with grammar . Judging someone by how they spell and such is just as shallow as judging them by now they look! Although if someone is using incorrect grammar out of laziness then that is pretty annoying :) ( i'm just not very good with grammar but i try not to be lazy about the way i write.)
KyLaGaL22 1 year ago
@KyLaGaL22 From your message here, it's clear your grammar is sufficient to serve you in life. Which is the point I was making in the video. (I received a comment on another video I have on YouTube just a few hours ago and the person wrote "i won't to bild one of thez for my klas but i don no if i kan" or something equally scary. What was meant was "I want to build one of these for my class. But I don't know if I can." I think there's a line that the grammar people...
strive4impact 1 year ago
@strive4impact but seriously don't you think its a bit sad when people say you can never get anywhere in life without grammar . I mean you could never be an english teacher but there are lots of things thats you can do where you don't need it for as you said in this video :)
KyLaGaL22 1 year ago
@KyLaGaL22 Right. That's the whole point of the video. Depending on what you want to do, grammar and spelling might be things you could hire other people to do for you.
strive4impact 1 year ago
@KyLaGaL22 cross in trying to make everything perfect. At the same time, you have to be able to make yourself understood and get your points across well. It's clear from your comment that you're more than capable of that. What's the worst grammar you've ever seen though?
strive4impact 1 year ago
@strive4impact i'm not sure really i've never seen any grammar that stands out to me as being particularly horrific haha . The only times grammar should be really good is in an exam and the only time you should text speak is in texts and facebook.
KyLaGaL22 1 year ago
@KyLaGaL22 Agreed, though grammar should be really good for books, newspapers, and pretty much any other professional writing.
strive4impact 1 year ago
yes of cores the grammar is so important so we must learn to the end to have good grammar and etc...
issa37031 1 year ago
@issa37031 Yes. Of course grammar is important. So we must learn to use grammar well.
strive4impact 1 year ago
Funny you say "less people" when, of course, the proper grammar is "fewer people"...
IBGECKO 2 years ago
Agreed. That is pretty funny.
strive4impact 2 years ago
I say less people should be bothered to learn good grammar. This will mean more places available at university, and in the good jobs, where they CARE about grammar and spelling in resumes. If more people actually stop having bad grammar/spelling and actually gain IQ, it will be bad for those of us who can be bothered with grammar.
Also, it's humorous to laugh at people who say 'your stupid' or 'were are we going' in their daily conversations. Why get rid of this comedy?
That's my 2 cents
porkchopsandwiches1 2 years ago