Does poor spelling and grammer have any bearing on ones intelligence?
147043
No,because the Intelligent person would know what you mean even if you spelled some words wrong.
738494
You're not very smart, are you?
475028
I am just going to assume this is a valid question and give it an honest answer. I am not the greatest speller myself and I am a college graduate. Did you know that the ability to spell has nothing to do with how intelligent a person is? My sister is a teacher and she told me an individual is either a speller or not, that it has something to do with how brains work, but nothing to do with intelligence. I was so releaved to hear that! Though how I could get such a high IQ score if spelling were predicated upon intelligence I don't know, so this should have demonstrated the truth long before my sister validated it for me. \n\nAnyway, if you are attempting to learn a second language, it can be tough. If you are still learning how to read and write in your first language, it is still tough. Difficult that is. It can be difficult to learn to read and write in any language. However, I have heard the english language is one of the most difficult. Not the number one difficult, but one of the harder ones to learn. There is just so much to learn, and much of it contridicts itself or doesn't follow the rules. \n\nPhonics is just half of the battle in learning proper reading and writing of the english language. I also reccoment a tutor if you can find one. Obtaining a good solid foundation of both the fundemental rules and the phonics of reading and writing are extreamly important to skilled use of the english language is written form. It helps in speaking it properly as well. \n\nLooking for a tutor should not be too difficult. First check out what resources are available at your school. Utilize those resources as much as you can. Your teacher and/or school counselor should know what is available for you. If there isn't anything avialable, I understand school funding is getting cut drastically in even these basic services, then it will depend on one of two things: 1. If you have friends who would be willing to assist you and 2. your financial situation, if you have the money to purchase a tutor.\n\nIt may also assist you to go to both the school library and the local public library. There you can access books to help you teach yourself what you need to know. There are many individuals who needed to self instruct, for many reasons. Two of the reasons are not having access to a free public school system, and having learning disabilities which the school did not address properly, and failed students with such disabilities.\n\nHaving a learning disability has nothing to do with how smart or intelligent a person is. It just means there is a disability which interfers with an individuals ability to access his/her intellegence the way others without disabilities can and take for granted every day. Those without learning disability do not really understand what it is like having one. They often tease kids who do have one and make those kids feel stupid when the kids with the disability may be smarter than those without any disabilty. \n\nI have made a couple of assumptions from your question. That you are either attempting to learn the proper way to read and write in your first langauge or you are attempting to learn a second or even third language. I have also assummed you may have a learning disability. You may not. I have not assummed you are stupid. The only stupid question is the question not asked, in my opinion. \n\nI have not assummed you intentionally made this question appear as though you are uneducated or engaging in teasing us who are answering this question. If you are teasing, then oh well. \n\nI wish you the best, and happiness always, good luck in acheiving all you hope to acheive in life.
394780
Unfortunately, not grammar and spelling.\n\nProgramming languages vary from C++ to Java to Cobal. Machine coding plus logic of programming usually.  It depends on the university.
80930
That spelling was not necessarily standardized (standardised?) in the past or that rules have never been well enforced does not change the fact that even if one's poor spelling is not a true indicator of one's intelligence or education, it certainly can leave a negative impression on a prospective employer or customer.  Understanding is vital, but effective communication is more than just the exchange of mutually understood ideas.
733387
A lot to do with bad spelling and grammar is the way you say the words. If you say the words improperly, then most likely you will spellthem improperly. Go to the ACT website (a test that kids need to take to get into college) and they have test prep, which allows you to work on your english, math, reading, and science skills.
691282
is it possible for you to learn how to spell?
1150001
When typing it's easy to misspell words but also easy to check their spelling but either don't know about checking their spelling or just don't give a hoot.\nThere really isn't any good "excuse" for bad grammar or abbreviations either other then some people might think it's sexy or cute but to any one with an ounce of common sense they know it's stupid and lazy. Those who don't take the time to type out the words correctly are the uneducated and will get no where in this world at all.\nI may not be the smartest person in this world but I do take pride in myself and don't like to look stupid either.
605197
i have a son who is dyslexic and it made me realize that everything that we do on a daily basis involves language. unfortunately he feels that he is stupid because he has difficulty reading and writing but he is a mechanical genius.  what god takes away in one area he makes up for in another .  people who are rude about this have no compassion and if u ask me they are ignorant in their own way.
854822
Yes. The intelligence level and sensibility/understandability of the questions and replies drops like a rock!.
963705
probably not for the spelling lessons.
246742
they should require spelling...\n(and grammer and punctuation)
113524
It happens.  But the REAL question should be:  Do you take a person more seriously when they take the time to spell properly(and none of that netspeak like gr8 and ur), use proper grammar, and above all PUNCUATION?  I know I certainly do, and while I admit to making the occasional typo, I am more wont to give a sincere answer to a question that has been asked 'properly.'  On the flip side, if someone is barely literate I am more apt to give a sarky and sarcastic response.
335609
I'm not uneducated and i know my English can be bad, mostly because I'm dyslexic and if you know what that is you'd understand that words are my week point. Id hate to think that my views are/where dismissed just because i use incorrect English and grammar.
1174839
It seems so. I have never seen so many children who can 't spell basic vocabulary words and form a complete sentence without error. It boggles my mind why they would intentionally spell words wrong too in order to seem like they are talking cool. No Child Left Behind, uh huh..........
83232
No, neither spelling nor grammar is taught in schools anymore.  You see ignorant people tend to have more children than educated ones and soon the ignorant people will take over the world and no one will go to school anymore or if they do they will not be taught reading, writing and math.  They will be taught useful skills such as cursing, on-line language (so you can decode what your friends say when they use things like oic and u) and sleeping in.
472470
Yes, I have noticed that too many people posting have terrible grammar and spelling skills. (I am not talking about those for whom English isn't a first language.)