Eh. When email and bboards started spreading among the best educated segment of the population, I was somewhat appalled at the imperfect spelling in evidence.

Eh. When email and bboards started spreading among the best educated segment of the population, I was somewhat appalled at the imperfect spelling in evidence. Then I figured that, given how unnatural reading and writing are, people were doing OK. It was the press, at the time quite rich and bristling with proofreaders, that had raised expectations to very high levels.