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Message: <blockquote data-quote="robaustin" data-source="post: 1871147" data-attributes="member: 2703">First - I'm not anyone exceptional at math, but I am continually appalled at the lack of even basic math skills in the general population.  Working on a help desk that supports MS Office - I am often asked how to make the most basic formulas.  Things like (a+b)/c.  Very basic algebra.  I often bring up Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (the acronyrm for order of operations) so that people will be a bit more clear on things but I get the phone equivalent of blank stares from most folks.  I can't say I would be proficient in calc, but I can figure out basic formulas.  I know math is pretty much just memorizing formulas and rules but I never took the time to do it, so I'm not proficient in it.  So in my case it's probably learning, since I can do basic formulas.Second - I'm also continually appalled that people can't spell. I can't for the life of me figure out why it's so hard to figure out the spellings of words.  I work with a 55 year old guy and when he types the worklogs of cases he constantly misspells thing. I guess the explanation is probably that genetically I'm just predisposed to language. I'm good at spelling, good at pronouncing foreign names (and particular in English pronounciation as well), and such.  It must be a natural ability.So in conclusion, from my experience - combination of learning and natural ability.  Don't get me started on my language pet peeves....they are many...--*Rob</blockquote>

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