Mini Poll Results

Spelling St. Louis

Does spelling really matter?
  • 98%
    Yes
  • 2%
    No
Which life skill is more important to you?
  • 12%
    Dancing
  • 88%
    Spelling
Rate yourself as a speller:
  • 41%
    Excellent
  • 46%
    Fairly good
  • 9%
    Average
  • 3%
    Poor
Are you as good a speller as you used to be?
  • 19%
    Better before
  • 38%
    Better now
  • 43%
    About the same
Do you believe that the “auto-correct generation” spells less well than earlier generations?
  • 83%
    Yse (sic)
  • 17%
    No
How often do you use spell-check in your emails?
  • 47%
    Always
  • 22%
    Usually
  • 22%
    Hardly ever
  • 9%
    Never
On average, how many misspellings a day do you spot?
  • 49%
    Not that many
  • 51%
    Way too many
How often do you correct the spelling of others?
  • 12%
    Always
  • 24%
    Usually
  • 35%
    Sometimes
  • 24%
    Rarely
  • 5%
    Never
Which spelling errors bother you more, your own or others’?
  • 72%
    Mine
  • 28%
    Others'
Which of the following words are you likely to misspell? Check all that apply.
  • 31%
    Accommodate
  • 40%
    Bellwether
  • 11%
    Chouteau
  • 43%
    De Baliviere
  • 29%
    Embarrass
  • 3%
    Francis
  • 2%
    Gravois
  • 19%
    Harass
  • 5%
    Itaska
  • 28%
    Judgment
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Judy Murphy – Treasurer
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