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Old 7th May 2006, 18:36
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Pilot Pete
 
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I don't know many forums were people get a boll*cking about the quality of their English
Well, this isn't just any bulletin board. It contains many sections, but is mainly geared around the various professions within the aviation industry. Note the word professions as that's what it is all about, so sure, there is no problem with spelling mistakes and the like, but if (especially in a post like this one) potential future professional pilots are asking about courses that will lead to professional qualifications, then I think it is appropriate not to use text speak (see I even spelt that fully! ) Call me old fashioned if you like, but I don't see the need for everything to be dumbed down, like English GCSEs where bad spelling is tollerated! Plus, surely typing on a qwerty keyboard in text speak is harder than actually typing correctly isn't it?

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