David Louis Edelman is a writer and web programmer. His first book, Infoquake, was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best Novel and named Barnes & Noble's Top SF Novel of 2006. His latest novel, MultiReal, was released in July 2008.

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1. Why Is Spelling and Grammer Importunt?  •  February 13, 2006
   Why are proper spelling, punctuation and grammar important? Society values a complex system of spelling and grammar because it gives us an easy way to measure a person's education.