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Originally posted by notasheep
[...] [E]ngineers don't need to spell just an extensive background in physics and math.
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If you truly, honestly believe that, then you need to exercise your lack of technical proficiency in the job market and see how far it gets you.
Professional fields such as engineering, computer science, laboratory science, medicine, and a ton of other fields all
require a solid foundation in, at the very least, standard English usage and mechanics.
A few examples, just for fun:
- What if you misspell a few words on your resume?
- What if you leave a sentence fragment in the design documents for the new English wing of the local university?
- What if you constantly misspell simple words ("receive" comes to mind) in emails to coworkers and superiors?
Don't think any of that matters? Just wait until you lose a few jobs due to your lax understanding and execution of the most basic rules of our language.
And yes, I did read the rest of your message. At least ... I tried to. Your general incompetence toward simple grammar made it painfully difficult to read and, as a result, I did not read all of it.
If you can't keep my attention, on the internet, for a few minutes, how do you expect to ensnare a potential employer's attention long enough to prove that you're worthy of their $40,000+ a year?
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Chris Brightwell // moderator