[ColinWright]

Translation: it doesn't matter how you spell, or how you write, it's the message that counts, so as long as people can make sense of it, you're OK. After all, there's no such thing as correct spelling or grammar, so feel free to do anything you like.

Obvservation: there are people - like myself - who don't read phonetically. Spelling such as in your (clearly ironic) reply just serve to slow my reading and make it less likely that I'll care about what you say. If it's your intention deliberately to alienate a portion of your possible audience, then by all means use whatever spelling you like.

This will degenerate into the usual pointless debate, so just let me assert that I'm not a grammar nazi, and I don't claim there is "one true language". I simply offer the point of view that some spellings will make your writing less effective for some of your possible audience.

[Samuel_Michon]

I was just poking fun, I completely agree with you. I work in publishing: editing is a major part of my job. My mom is an author, my dad is a literary agent. Friends used to joke that I was born with a red pencil in in my hand – that was before I learned not to correct their spelling without being asked to do so. You can be always right, believing you're very helpful, and end up with very few friends ;)

[auctiontheory]

Friends are are overrated.