"Randy Johnson" > wrote in message
...
>
> On 12-Sep-2007, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
>
> > > Ummmm; seems to me your credibility is undermined by your inability to
> > spell
> > > plum. Perhaps your reply would be better accepted if you could cite
> > > reference material to substantiate.
> >
> >
> > Of course it does. One misspelled word (I'll blame it on the spell
> > czecker)
> > and I have NO CREDIBILITY. Look it up on Google, Einstein - or find
some
> > other research monkey. But since I misspelled plum, how could you
> > possibly
> > trust any source I supplied? Your credibility argument is so old as to
be
> > trite.
> >
> > > Not being a rocket scientist, or any kind of scientist, I just assumed
> > > it
> > > was the fiber in prunes that provides the laxative effect.
> >
> > Fiber does not give you diarrhea.
>
> Certainly we all have typo's and occasionally spell a word incorrectly;
but,
> when it is such a simple word and spelled incorrectly numerous times, it
> makes the author appear to be sloppy at best, undereducated at worst.
When
> spelled incorrectly in a message whose subject the author is claiming some
> expertise, it does, indeed, damage credibility.
>


You really need an editor as you seem to be punctuation challenged. Until
then, you will continue to display your own lack of "credibility."

Paul