Are Grammar And Spelling Important?

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How important are grammar and spelling on the path to fame, fortune, and riches? That's what we examine in this Wisdom·ish video.
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[PaullusD]

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.

[strive4impact]

@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?

[organs]

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.

[strive4impact]

@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.

[SunStridar]

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]

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".

[organs]

@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.

[strive4impact]

@IndigoPenguin64 Awesome! :)

[IndigoPenguin64]

@strive4impact I have invented a phonetic spelling system

 häv in’ventád ê fô’neták ‘spelîŋ ‘sistám

[strive4impact]

@IndigoPenguin64 Agreed. How would you improve it?