From: Gene McAloon 

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:40:06 GMT, John Beckett
 wrote:

>Then I read Richard Mitchell of the Underground Grammarian. He made the
>point that people normally pick up good spelling from lots of READING. Why
>are you reading a misspelt document if there is a good chance that the
>author hasn't done much reading themselves!?

Sound like Adam Flinton. 

The trouble with all this is that some of the best writers have been known to be
practically inarticulate when expressing themselves verbally.  Most writers
don't make good interviewees on TV.

Worse yet, some of the most smooth talking, most articulate people I have
known have also been the least educated. Their grammar may not be good and
their vocabulary limited, but they will talk your leg off and sound good
doing it.

I don't see any necessary correlation between speaking well and intelligence. As
for reading a lot, most writers do that, yet without editors their books
would be practically unreadable because of poor grammar and worse spelling.
 The English usage of some might be improved by extensive reading, but not
necessarily.

If Bush comes across as ignorant, it is because he is and can't hide it. If
he were more articulate, his ignorance would probably be even more apparent
in the many gaffes.

Gene

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