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There are two guys who initiated communication with me that claim to be very successful, but are such bad spellers that it makes me wonder how they can be successful with such bad spelling/grammar. One asked me out for dinner next week, and I'm debating whether I should go because his bad spelling/grammar makes me think that he may be lying about his success in the workplace. It's not whether he is successful in the workplace that worries me, it is whether he is a liar or not that worries me. The other guy is such a hottie that I don't think I can resist meeting him even if he is a terrible speller and a liar. Yikes. Did I just say that?
Spelling, intelligence and workplace success are many times unrelated. My 1st ex is a perfect example. He is (I believe) functionally illiterate. One of my main jobs as his wife was to proofread his letters, and I was absolutely horrified. Not just the usual mistakes, but honestly writing at about a 2nd grade level. I'm not trying to be nasty, I'm just stating facts. In 14 years, I don't believe I ever saw him read a book or do anything more than look at the pictures in a magazine.

Despite the illiteracy, he is/was quite intelligent. He could "read" people and work them until your head was spinning, and his business sense was great. The last I heard, he was making 6 figures and had been promoted a few times because he's just amazing at what he does.

Me? I'm a writer on the side and fairly intelligent, but I don't even make half what he does. I can't get promoted to save my life, mostly because of outside issues I've already griped about enough on other threads.

The kicker? When the people in his town saw his success and business skills, they asked him to be on the local school board. I'm pretty sure he declined.
 
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