"Simple Simon" wrote in message

And not checking the spelling before posting is the sort of sloppiness
you
abhor, isn't it?

Never once did I claim to abhor misspelling.

I didn't say you had. It was an example of sloppiness, and I believe I'm
right in saying that sloppiness is something that you can't abide. The key
phrase was "... is the sort of sloppiness ...".


I simply stated
that in a published work done at the college level

I don't recall you saying "in a published work done at the college level".


... one would
tend to doubt the credibility and accuracy of an author who
misspells the very topic upon which he expounds.

I think that doubting the credibility and accuracy of an author should be
based on the truth or otherwise of his premises, and the logical validity of
his arguments.


And, I did check the spelling with the spell checker but it
just so happens that both chord and cord are words
correctly spelled.

What on earth are you using a spell checker for?? Those things are rubbish!
As you ably demonstrated but a few posts ago!


What's your excuse for vis-a-vis?

I don't speak French, my keyboard doesn't have squggly characters readily to
hand, and I don't particularly give a ****.


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