The Importance of Spelling In this dizzying age of the Internet, the most neglected aspect of the English language is spelling. This author cannot begin to count the number of times people have written to him to set him straight on one point or another, only to expose their own inability to fashion words together correctly. While this may be fine in conversations between friends, in a public forum, it invites snickering and condescension.
Poor spelling reflects badly upon the writer and publisher alike.
As successful Senator and controversial Vice President of the United States for four years, Dan Quayle should have a very good shot at the Oval Office in 2000. He is, at best, a long shot. The Murphy Brown Speech is not the cause of his woe. Indeed, he has accused Bill Clinton of plagiarism for promoting family values using very similar rhetoric. There is no doubt he would win the debates against Al Gore.