In myself, I don't care about spelling deep down. But it's one of those things that irritate me when a word looks wrong, it's not a personal, 'oh you are a loser'....unless it's Hadron, because he thinks he is far superior than others, so his spelling errors prove that not everyone is perfect! (Even if he doesn't admit to them
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To me if I mention the spelling of something, it's more like when I see fluff or lint on a jacket, it bugs me. If that makes sense, it's not that the person is defective, but thanks for pointing it out that people do get hurt if you correct their spelling.
I'm sorry you got teased for it at school. That's fucked.