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Originally posted by LiquidCrystalz
reply to post by CoherentlyConfused
Was getting ready to post this myself.
I just hate to see people go off on those who don't spell everything perfect..Good grief If you know what they are saying, don't mouth off insults because I am sure even those who are good in spelling won't always win a spelling bee...
Originally posted by Sherlock Holmes
Originally posted by Ha`la`tha
But??
We all know people who spell like a retard on purpose. Was this not an issue?
I also dislike people who bang on about typos, or an occasional grammar fub.
wot abt ppl wot lyk 2 tlk lyk idits ?
No time for them, none at all..
sherlock, do you disagree?
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Yeah, it's irritating when people spell ''like'' as ''lyk'', or ''love'' as ''luv'', or any number of other affected misspellings.
But, I would say that it's more of a fad.
If people wrote out their CVs with this kind of spelling, then they're not exactly going to land themselves a plum job.
Originally posted by Nicorette
Whether they are or not, and who is going to actually know, the fact is if you type like a moron and spell like a moron and compose sentences like a moron, the general impression you will give off, is that you are a moron.
Originally posted by Amanda5
I am an English Teacher in Australia and the first thing I do is encourage Students to use a dictionary.
Pressing the button for spellchecker means you are not using your cognitive skills. Also something to ponder in Australia we use British English and our spelling and grammar differ from the English used by Americans. The Aussie English listed in the language choices in spellchecker is actually the American version. I imagine the person who wrote the programme didn't realise what they were doing or the person who overseered the process did not realise.
The first thing I explain to Students is that by getting a good grasp of your own British English means you can then discern whether a publication is American or Australian. I like to adhere to the first lesson I learned when I studied Linguistics - every language is unique. No one language is better than any other they are all individual.
So when I am marking creative writing I can give loads of marks to a Student who really gets in and creates, even when they struggle with the technical side of their writing. I actually do not like correcting every single spelling mistake and grammatical imperfection. This is why on Above Top Secret I never comment on spelling or grammar just the thoughts and opinions because they are what count!
Much Peace...
Originally posted by Amanda5
I wish I could change the education system.
Originally posted by Amanda5
reply to post by steveknows
There is actually a couple of words we spell different to Brits.
Please don't be offended but your sentence should read.
There are a couple of words we spell differently to Brits.
You are referring to more than one word so automatically the tense must reflect multiple subjects in your sentence.
Gaol or jail - I attended a Government school and both versions were accepted by my Teachers. English has long been regarded as the most difficult language to master and I can see why. I have a colleague who sums up why the English language can be so difficult - even for those who have a high degree of skill ; it contains words with various origins, compiled from different countries with sets of rules that have exceptions.
Much Peace...