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probably, but not because of the reasons you cited (grammatical straying, spelling...all matters addressed in elementary school and more than likely intentional "mistakes"
It is well known that Morrissey isn't the best speller and the mistakes were not intentional mistakes.
In terms of a mind for Uni the only Smith that would have got anywhere near it (remember this is England, pre 1990 where only 10 percent of the population went to Uni), would have been Marr he is a lot brighter than Morrissey in an academic sense.
Marr passed the 11 plus, Morrissey failed it. Marr was considered a bright student Morrissey wasn't. Even the judge at the royalties case mentioned Marrs intelligence and he seemed to find Morrissey silly.
There are also a number of people who think Morrissey lacks intelligence.
For years it was obvious Morrissey felt this to a degree also, which is why he felt the need to try and show off in an intellectual sense and bang on about intelligence so much.
These day he is a lot more at peace with himself and is first to admit his short comings
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Now I am not having ago at Morrissey, I think Morrissey is intelligent, just not in an academic sense.
Do I think uni would have had an adverse effect on Morrisseys writing? Yes. Morrissey is who he is because he could never fit into that system. If he would have gotten into uni he would have dropped out.
If Morrissey was the type would could have completed uni..he would be a different person thus his writing would be different
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