I very nearly spit out my drink there. Fortunately I didn’t, because it would’ve landed directly on my laptop screen and keyboard, but the impulse was definitely there.

Great post, Richelle.

::Sigh::

To put it nicely, he’ll never be mistaken for a language geek. Thing is, we were far gone in love before this was revealed to me so he got a pass. I shudder to think how our relationship would’ve been cut short had I found out sooner because this was such a huge deal to me – I would’ve missed out on a wonderful man.

I admit I still struggle with putting it into perspective sometimes even though I have the evidence that lack of writing skill doesn’t necessarily translate into lack of intelligence (or many other positive traits you’d want in a lover).

I also happen to care a good deal about good grammar and spelling. Now, how do I feel about the lack of them in terms of a romantic relationship? Let’s see. I used to correct my boyfriend when he would say “somewheres,” because that’s the dialect he learned growing up. I also used to groan about his omission of apostrophes in e-mails (due to laziness, not a lack of understanding). Then I realized that in the greater scheme of things, neither of those issues really matters, especially because he writes well, can spell (although he prefers British spelling), is extremely intelligent, and he’s sweet. I’ll be the grammar girl, and if there’s a time I need to correct his–tiny–mistakes, I will. Otherwise, why worry? There’s so much I have to learn from him, and he has many things to learn from me, and that’s how I like it.

Yup, I’ll admit that Im not the worlds best speller but if I’m not sure about a word I will look up how to spell the thing correctly. Except I cannot accept the concept that many a person who wishes to be an author believes that having no real understanding of either the use or understanding of language makes it acceptable to believe that all errors are discovered by the computer when they hit that magic F7 button, its bloody ridiculous is what it is.

Anyway, think that paragraph keeps me in line for a date with Richelle, now off to work on my oratory skills. I sense a speech in the making.

Anyway, awesome post- I laughed out loud! I haven’t read any of your books, but I’ll definitely add you to my TBB list.

Really, it’s a pick your battles kinda thing. If it’s a note that says “hey, I luv u”, then it’s not something worth freaking out over. If it’s a business letter, well… then we’ll have to have a chat.

I guess not nearly as funny as the instructor who tried – in front of the whole class – to get to my blog and spelled it grammergeek, and then mocked me about spelling grammar wrong. Um, yeah. Sure I did.