Quote Originally Posted by Throbert McGee View Post
Just to re-emphasize the point: the SPOKEN phrase will sometimes be heard even at lower levels of education, in both the US and the UK -- but in all dialects of English, it's relatively rare to find someone who knows the correct spelling -- even well-educated people often use the spelling "peaked."
Ok - perhaps that expression is more common than I thought - but I am not used to hearing it.
I agree with your view on the spelling/grammar of English speaking people.
I think about 15% are really good at it, and will write correctly at all times.
But in my working environment (in IT) I see so much bad grammar and spelling from native speakers with a university degree. It's pretty shocking.