don't be dull, be fannish

I just don't get it. I mean, English is my third language but I do my best to use proper grammar and spelling, especially with names. I know that I misspelled Joe Flanigan's and David Hewlett's names a couple of times but when I realized that, I started to be more careful. It just boggles the mind that English native people can't spell. How can they even pass their classes? Here, they would be stuck in one year until they learned proper spelling - or grew old ;P