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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rambi who wrote (740)	1/19/1998 2:41:00 PM
From: marcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4710

Penni, thanks for the reply: >>...do you really believe this will take place? <<yes >>...Regardless of how the words are transmitted to the written page, by writing or orally, they will need to be interpreted by the eye that reads them. <<...unless, of course, text is translated to "speech" by computer... then, interpretation will be by "ear"--did you hear about...?... >>...They come back by way of a text...that eye will connect to a brain that will need to have a fundamental grasp of spelling... <<...the act of reading (decoding) is different than that of writing (encoding), reading may soon be an art form, also... >>...Or do you see a movement toward the use of an international phonetic approach? <<...this is interesting, are you suggesting a world language?... >>...Reading is a much faster method of absorbing information than listening, so I don't see the written word being replaced by verbal communication. <<...for me reading is faster, too...this is a largely a matter of training, some individuals absorb info quite quickly by listening... >>...Text will still have authority. <<...text will be one way to represent the author, yes... >>...Do you mean that a computer will take over the whole function of getting it to the page? Heck, my spell check screws up all the time. <<...yep...spelling is a reference skill--look up the proper spelling--with a minor contextual component...me thinks grammar can be "cleaned-up" by "artificial intelligence"... >>...perhaps our clinging to our ideas of proper English usage are merely the actions of threatened children clutching their Linus blankets, not willing to give up our known structures for this technological tsunami that's sweeping over us! <<...I hope the technology frees us to use language in ways that promote what is human(e)...a segue(sp?) to Zeev, whose concern I respect...