True, it's not always a crying shame to mispronounce or misspell words, but it is a crying shame to deny the value of learning words by both reading and hearing. After all, without many readings and hearings of a new word, how can one learn it correctly? It is an enriching experience, yes, but Nikhil's original point stands - without proper readings and hearings, words can easily be mispronounced or misspelled. In other words, UrRong!