another O/T - spelling

[matt674]

I know ifm that your was a typo, only joking!!!

i reckon it was a deliberate mistake given the topic of the post to stir things up a bit

[ifm]

Typo's are one thing i don't mind though.

Oh and nitpickers (sp?)

[AdamM]

i before e except after c except for these words...
that's stupid and pointless. the time wasted teaching kids to spell could be spent teaching them something useful

[Robert HM]

Typo's are one thing I don't mind though.

Oh and nitpickers (sp?)

[ifm]

there are spelling mistakes in your post Ian and no-one 'deserves abuse' for anything.
a child reaction to traditional education isn't always straight forward and a kid that doesn'tlearn well in a strict enviroment isn't necessarily naughty/stupid/lazy

There is one spelling typo, not a mistake as in i didn't know the spelling or was too lazy to try.

[TightEnd]

ifm, touche....


Edam.....but when I see recieve, it makes me grimace.

Is this just a problem I have?

[matt674]

nit-pickers......

personally being of a primate background i find its more flea pickers, those pesky bugs go great with bananas though!!

[ifm]

Typo's are one thing I don't mind though.

Oh and nitpickers (sp?)

either or Robert

[Robert HM]

Sorry, I can resist anything but temptation (Wilde?) 

[AdamM]

sadly the vote's running away from me though. even those that appear to agree to an extent haven't voted that way

it's not laziness and I think it's a shame that trying to make it clear isn't enough. I conform to all the spellings and try really hard to get everything correct, I just think it's pointless and not very progressive. I know there are people much worse that me who get genuinely very upset by it. My entire childhood I remember my mother struggling with her shopping list (lettis being her least favourite word) and writing a note to school for me was a terrifying experience.

I just wish we could all just 'get over it' and accept the inevitable change instead of it taking decades

TightEnd, no it's not just you but recieve/receive you must admit it doesn't MATTER
That the biggest thing for me. It's that in the greater scheme of things it's so obviously unimportant yet pressure groups and campaigns keep turning up. Apostrophy protection society? grow up

[ifm]

Lady Windermere's Fan
I meant the 'I' can be either upper or lower

[Robert HM]

Lady Windermere's Fan
I meant the 'I' can be either upper or lower

Ambiguity in writing is also to be avoided 

[Trace]

I take pride in myself for my spelling - always have and always will.

If I have to send a long text message and it goes over the normal 1, I cringe at myself as I have to revert to the horrible text speak that is used nowadays, but when it comes to choosing between money and slang texts - I guess the money always comes first.

I have found that the best way to learn to spell is to read - LOTS!!!  And I don't mean poker books.

When I was younger I always had my head buried in a book.  Nowadays I don't read as much, but only because I'm too lazy to walk to the market and buy some.

My grasp of grammar may be p*** poor, but my spelling can hold its own.  Any mistakes you see on here will be typos, if I'm not too sure on the spelling, I will more often than not put (?sp) after it.  Any others you spot are my careless mistakes.

[TightEnd]

Adam, in no way am I belittling those who genuinely struggle with language and spelling.

What irks me is laziness amongst those who do not have this problem and let it go uncorrected

I do accept though that my view is a little outdated

[byronkincaid]

My kids knew thier alphabet before they entered nursery school

How old were they when they went to nursey school?

rediculous is the main one that makes me cringe atm