Well, their (and your!) English is much better than my Swedish, but your point is salient. Improper spelling and grammar in communications has much the same eff

Well, their (and your!) English is much better than my Swedish, but your point is salient. Improper spelling and grammar in communications has much the same effect as broken windows in houses or uncollected garbage on city streets ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory ) -- it lowers the quality of overall discourse.