tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post2970689036927100654..comments2023-08-10T04:58:47.675-07:00Comments on Derek's Dungeon: L is for LiteracyDerek Odomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09966552110797197451noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-8126513808204056842011-04-15T12:27:57.086-07:002011-04-15T12:27:57.086-07:00I liked this post a lot, and chuckled at Marie Ann...I liked this post a lot, and chuckled at Marie Anne's comment because it's so true! I cringe when reading through my facebook news feed. Ack, read what you're saying before you press 'ok' for the whole world to read. One of my pet peeves!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-51182140298709577132011-04-15T10:48:29.443-07:002011-04-15T10:48:29.443-07:00Derek, a great post on an important topic. With yo...Derek, a great post on an important topic. With your permission, I would like to re-post this on Language Love and add my own thoughts there. You will get the credit due and a link to your blog, of course.<br /><br />Love,<br />SaoirseSaoirse O'Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448123670254225580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-39973492082462888292011-04-15T08:07:32.292-07:002011-04-15T08:07:32.292-07:00SAdly, the very people who need to will not read t...SAdly, the very people who need to will not read this... it has too many of those annoying word-thingies.James P. Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14512076218063434205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-39202461956181645352011-04-15T00:32:09.662-07:002011-04-15T00:32:09.662-07:00Kudos to this sentiment.
That being said, I woul...Kudos to this sentiment. <br /><br />That being said, I would like to respond to Poddys reference to tattoos and piercings.<br /><br />Neither are here nor there in consideration of intelligence, literacy or validity in the work force. <br /><br />I collect body art and have many large, highly visible tattoos. I, in addition to both reading and writing for pleasure, manage a highly profitable financial services store owned by a successful multi-state corporation. I started at the bottom and am working my way higher every day.<br /><br />Many companies, in fact, are shedding the antiquated idea that tattoos are limited to the unsavory or untrustworthy. <br /><br />One company that I am confident you are familiar with is Target. Granted, it may not top the wish list of career options, but it shows an opening of minds and that the business world is setting itself up for the future. Rather than basing it's hiring practices in fussy prejudices, it embraces a more youthful, edgier ideal for it's employees.<br /><br />In closing, perhaps if more people chose to open a cover once in a while, they may find that they like what's there to be read inside.<br /><br />Derek, I am sorry for both the rant and any misspellings...LOL(get it? LOL... short for laugh out loud... ha! I crack myself up sometimes... lmfao...)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02281564345467687244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-47602714167218885192011-04-14T22:32:18.112-07:002011-04-14T22:32:18.112-07:00Good points, and it is scary. I wonder how they w...Good points, and it is scary. I wonder how they will get office jobs or even get through university, when they are covered in tattoos and piercings as well as not being able to spell or use correct grammar.<br /><br />It's a weird world that we live in today.Tony Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517279281978677708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-57258266365431007812011-04-14T17:26:12.968-07:002011-04-14T17:26:12.968-07:00So dead on! My 21 year old daughter makes my head ...So dead on! My 21 year old daughter makes my head explode with horrific spelling and grammar. She wasn't a bad student, there's really no excuse for how she writes. I tend to skip over anything I can't understand from those who I know could write properly if they chose to.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202487119319647839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-5053969067742446402011-04-14T16:30:47.714-07:002011-04-14T16:30:47.714-07:00It is scary and most of it is nothing but laziness...It is scary and most of it is nothing but laziness. What's worse is these same people you speak of are writing content and getting paid for it.<br /><br />Popping in by way of the A-Z Challenge. I’m blogging at:<br /><a href="http://www.writewrongorindifferent.com/" rel="nofollow">Write, Wrong or Indifferent</a><br /><a href="http://marieannesmissives.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Marie Anne’s Missives</a><br /><a href="http://gallongarden.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">In the Garden With Sow-n-Sow</a><br /><a href="http://macrochet.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Every Day Crochet</a>Marie Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838079550433002806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-72412944598908709352011-04-14T15:59:15.873-07:002011-04-14T15:59:15.873-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819970143023946600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-69342730259863387532011-04-14T15:59:08.820-07:002011-04-14T15:59:08.820-07:00On, no any comment that starts with "My Dad.....On, no any comment that starts with "My Dad..." is bad juju. :) Abbreviations and acronyms are one thing, but nary a correct spelling to be found in the last years worth of FB postings is another. I think you also left out an important part of literacy, reading to comprehension. The first 10 people I ask will tell me they have not read anything; book, magazine article or "there" child's book report since they were required to submit a book report themselves. People who don't know their, there and they're drive me nuts. Some of those people are cops, nurses or other professionals. **shivers**Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819970143023946600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-2673230147640686902011-04-14T14:47:29.418-07:002011-04-14T14:47:29.418-07:00I am of the belief that the most illiterate people...I am of the belief that the most illiterate people on earth are on FB. Don't blame the iPhone.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476239061333846750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223430009691470937.post-71484955935540621302011-04-14T14:44:11.821-07:002011-04-14T14:44:11.821-07:00My dad, was, and still is a horrific speller. He i...My dad, was, and still is a horrific speller. He is an avid reader, obtained a two year degree and then later became an industry expert in his field where he went on to author a book to tell folks how to build and maintain their power plants.<br /><br />What I think is uber cool about technology and future education is that it might give people the education they need to help them excel personally. I agree with your point about abbreviations but in reality, we used to use a host of Acronyms at my old job - so many so that each division had to have their own glossary of terms. <br /><br />As long as folks continue to communicate, I think whatever method they use will change with the times. Literacy is definitely about comprehension too, and sometimes maybe the words don't matter as much as the intent.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600414130153236774noreply@blogger.com