327 - Do punctuation, spelling, and grammar matter?

I've seen a lot of people who write using all lower case, no punctuation, and poor grammar.

These people wonder why they are misunderstood. They insist grammar isn't a big deal and they don't care what anyone says.

Where do they get the notion that grammar and punctuation aren't necessary?

Consider these examples of punctuation:

A group of men and women were asked to punctuate the following sentence.

"A woman without her man is nothing."

The men wrote - A woman, without her man, is nothing.

The women wrote - A woman: without her, man is nothing.

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Let's eat Grandpa.

Let's eat, Grandpa.

Commas save lives.

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And one more:

Think capitalization is not important? Read this:

Capitalization is the difference between "i helped my uncle jack off a horse" and

"I helped my uncle Jack off a horse"

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Every aspect of language is important especially when it is written.

The whole point of language skills is to facilitate communication.

Written communication lacks the vocal variety of verbal communication.

Using proper language skills shows intelligence and respect for those you are communicating with.

If you want to be understood make yourself clear with the all elements of language.

It could be the difference between getting the job or not, making the sale or not.

Do punctuation, spelling, and grammar matter to you?