Spelling is ruining the English language

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Kingswood

You can use qualifiers with "unique" if you want.

No, "unique" is one of the absolutes that aren't allow a modifier/qualifier.

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

It's a common understanding among your group speaking the same language/dialect about how language is structured.

So is spelling a common understanding, and even very bad grammer can be understood most of the time, that's why we can communicate with people that have little command of English. So why spend more time on Grammar and less on spelling?