Spelling Lessons

Vesterberg

FFS:

INDEPENDENT not INDEPENDANT

SENTENCE NOT SENTANCE

RIDICULOUS NOT REDICULOUS

Don't the little red wiggly lines give you a clue?

Gizmodo

Unfortunately IE is still the most popular browser and doesn't have red wiggly lines. And even if you do choose something like Chrome which does include spell checking, it's US English spellings, not UK.

richa

Gizmodo wrote:

And even if you do choose something like Chrome which does include spell checking, it's US English spellings, not UK.

Options > Under hood > Web content > Language and spell checker settings

nicklouse

or get the add-on for FF which has British spelling.

also consider this is not a UK exclusive forum.

garrynolan

The text generation has no idea how to spell. Can't blame this on Wiggle!

nicklouse

well you could. but then watching the ´76 TOTP and Disco duck words fail me.

TuckerUK

it's US spellings, not English.

Fixed that for you.

ooermissus

Does it matter?

deptfordmarmoset

garrynolan wrote:

The text generation has no idea how to spell. Can't blame this on Wiggle!

Blame Wgl then!

Roobsa

Definitely not definately, defenetly or the worst misspelling of the them all, defiently.

t.m.h.n.e.t

[txtspk] wut r u ppl on abt? i men rly? i dnt gt wut ur tlkn abt. sum comon sens iz n orda[/txtspk]


That was painful to type :oops:

finchy

ooermissus wrote:

Does it matter?

Yes.

ooermissus

johnfinch wrote:

ooermissus wrote:

Does it matter?

Yes.

But why? In English, standardized spelling is only a couple of hundred years old - and we've never really been that fussed about policing the language aggressively, unlike the French. Maybe we're coming to the end of the era in which bad spelling is seen as such a big deal.

Stewie Griffin

Ova fings is far worserer dan any ov dis.

finchy

ooermissus wrote:

johnfinch wrote:

ooermissus wrote:

Does it matter?

Yes.

But why? In English, standardized spelling is only a couple of hundred years old - and we've never really been that fussed about policing the language aggressively, unlike the French. Maybe we're coming to the end of the era in which bad spelling is seen as such a big deal.

Unlike 200 years ago, the written word is now an extremely important form of communication. If we let spelling standards slip then eventually we'll end up being unable to understand what other people are writing.

That said, English spelling is a pig, due to it not being phonetic.

Anonymous

My manager at work sends me text messages spelling "could" as "cud" and "that" as "dat"! Makes my blood boil.

My spelling is pretty rubbish to tell the truth, so I don't normally get stroppy about it but if your at work communicating with colleagues, that is one of the times it is very important.

maddog 2

it's a reasonable indicator of intelligence

that's my advise

JohnnyAllez

maddog 2 wrote:

it's a reasonable indicator of intelligence

that's my advise

Here, here

ooermissus

maddog 2 wrote:

it's a reasonable indicator of intelligence

that's my advise

Two perfect.

verylonglegs

ooermissus wrote:

johnfinch wrote:

ooermissus wrote:

Does it matter?

Yes.

But why? In English, standardized spelling is only a couple of hundred years old - and we've never really been that fussed about policing the language aggressively, unlike the French. Maybe we're coming to the end of the era in which bad spelling is seen as such a big deal.

When you are talking about the difference between indepedent and indepedant you might be able to argue your case but one of the more common mistakes I see now is people spelling lose as loose which I do think is important as it's another word entirely. It almost reminds me of the gimps they interviewed during the recent riots...forget spelling, most of them couldn't even speak English properly let alone spell basic words.

ooermissus

verylonglegs wrote:

one of the more common mistakes I see now is people spelling lose as loose which I do think is important as it's another word entirely.

Yes. I agree that you really have to draw the line if you get to the point where two words are spelled the same way but pronounced differently.

Before you know it, I'd be able to lead you to the lead mine, where I'd give you a nice bass for dinner while playing a soothing song on my double bass. Then I'd desert you in the desert without dessert.

Which is what happens when good spelling is neglected. 8)

Escadrille Ecosse

Owed to a spell chequer

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew

It always worries me in work when people send stuff out without checking the spelling or grammar. If they can't be bothered avoiding looking like a fool in front of their colleagues then what else can't they be bothered doing; maybe safety related.

If someone in work tells you that spelling or grammar doesn't matter, then try this;

sendallyourcorrespondencetotheminscriptacontinuanopunctuationnocapitalsnospacesetcetteraasthatgenerallygetsthemessageaccross

dodgy

RichardSwt wrote:

My manager at work sends me text messages spelling "could" as "cud" and "that" as "dat"! Makes my blood boil.

My spelling is pretty rubbish to tell the truth, so I don't normally get stroppy about it but if your at work communicating with colleagues, that is one of the times it is very important.

It's 'you're', but I appreciate you're not at work

Bobbinogs

Rather than solve all the words commonly misspelt, can we not just concentrate on the basics like brake and pedal?

ddraver

dodgy wrote:

RichardSwt wrote:

My manager at work sends me text messages spelling "could" as "cud" and "that" as "dat"! Makes my blood boil.

My spelling is pretty rubbish to tell the truth, so I don't normally get stroppy about it but if your at work communicating with colleagues, that is one of the times it is very important.

It's 'you're', but I appreciate you're not at work

Nicely done Sir!!