Some believe that the correct spelling of a word is more important then the meaning behind that word, education is not a spelling contest it is the knowledge you have acquired and how you use it. If your only ability is how to spell correctly then your verbal communication will not survive in the real world, to correct another in the spelling of a word does not work in a verbal conversation it only works in written communication. If all you can see are misspelled words written then you will never see the heart that wrote those words.
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