Quote Originally Posted by Sir_G View Post
I think it is rare for people in general to pull out a dictionary these days except when they are explaining something to their children for a homework assignment or to clarify a point as you have done here. I know I only really do it when I want to check the spelling of a word like "vagaries" so I don't appear as stupid as I may sound or for an important email or the like.
"Pull out" a dictionary? You mean, as in a BOOK? Heaven forbid! I use the online edition. Much easier than leafing through pages.

The amount of misspelled words and lousy grammar I get in letters sent by companies still staggers me. In this day and age with things like spell checkers and grammar checkers at our finger tips it still happens.
I agree completely. Even here, with spell checking as you type, many people don't seem to care that there spelling is sometimes atrocious. (I refer, of course, to those for whom English is their native language, and not to those who post in English so that people like me can read them. If this site were in any other language I wouldn't be here. I'm terrible with languages.)

I shall never the less hit the new thankyou button for your most useful post.
You are quite welcome, Sir_G.