It is mind-boggling, to be sure. As somebody with two English degrees, I used to get really pedantic about it, too. Now I try to give folks the benefit of the doubt — that they're busy, didn't think to give it a readthrough, etc. Another reason could be that they have dyslexia, or English isn't their first (or second, or third) language. Maybe they've gone through the steps that you outline to correct their mistakes. Maybe they spent hours proofreading that document, and they still missed a few.
...I don't know. I've come to the conclusion that spelling doesn't really matter all that much in the long run — especially once you realize that standardized spelling is actually very new in terms of the history of the language. My stance is, so long as you can understand what they're saying, what's the harm? (My old profs probably just got a chill down their spine! lol)
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Date: 2019-02-22 01:09 pm (UTC)...I don't know. I've come to the conclusion that spelling doesn't really matter all that much in the long run — especially once you realize that standardized spelling is actually very new in terms of the history of the language. My stance is, so long as you can understand what they're saying, what's the harm? (My old profs probably just got a chill down their spine! lol)