Darci13
28 Answers
melandrupert
As most of you know I can not spell to save my life I can not use a spell checker as I wouldnt know which is the correct word to use and I am not using this as excuse some may know and some may not know that I am deslexic I even have trouble with my best friend the Oxford Dictionary ! I have to ask My Husband if thet is the correct word or not and if he inst around then I guess most of the time its been one of my greatest wishes to write and spell I did still manage to get to college and come out with a degree but its not enough I dont know when to put in full stops or commas and so on and if I could have one wish it would be to get rid of this hang up of mine on spelling
| 13 years ago. Rating: 22 | |
I hope this helps.
FISH-O
...and how to write a sentence in the form of a question. Although figuring out 'What the heck?' can be an adventure unto it's self.
I also believe that many of the authors may not speak English as their first language.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 18 | |
I find it helps if you answer half a dozen really weird questions with equally weird answers really fast and in a row. By the time you are at #6 you are laughing way up loud!
Ann
ole hipster
Really a sad, sad situation my friends! Now from the latest that I have heard,...they are also eliminating cursive training...thus...the future children of ours can no longer know how to compose a letter for correspondence.....don't the teachers and/or unions of same understand that this is not such a good thing???...all the children and/or parents can't afford computer access/laptops....etc., etc....someone needs to wake up!
| 13 years ago. Rating: 17 | |
ClevelandRick
I'am 56 years old and have never been very good at spelling (and my father was a school teacher),but when I see some of the spelling on here I feel smart,I do not use spell check because I don't know how but I try hard,I may try to spell a word 20 times until it looks right but I do give it every thing I got,and yes I do think some on here needs to step it up a little on their spelling.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 17 | |
Headless Man
Darci13
Makes me wonder what the qualifications are for getting into college nowdays?
| 13 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
PEOPLELOVER
Benchong
jhharlan
I am a terrible speller and I really count on spell check a great deal but I sure know the difference between wat and what, etc......
| 13 years ago. Rating: 13 | |
pythonlover
I blame cell phones or mobile phones as we call them in Australia,people tend to give the most quickest response when texting.It takes a lot of guess work to figure out what is said,i wonder if it spills over onto here.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 12 | |
Tommyh
eggplant
I don't think it would make any difference, it's too late, their brains are set like jelly.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
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Bob/PKB
I don't think people here need to go back to school to learn to spell, even though sometimes I cringe at what I see. I just figure that I am a spelling snob because I need to be right all the time in my written communications. (I know that I misspell words occasionally) As an anal retentive, obsessive-compulsive type, I usually read my answer after I post it and then edit out the errors that I see.
There are so many nice people here that I don't get upset when their spelling isn't 100%.
However, the people who are rude ("Why are people here so stupid and unhelpful"), obscene (the infamous "What is a b.j."), or ask questions that have no valid answer (like that one who wanted to know what her boyfriend was doing) make me want to hire that assassin cat to take them out.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 9 | |
ed shank
Terrible, says a lot about our school systems nowadays.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
lambshank
I think content and sincerity are far more important than spelling, would be good to be able to spell everything and do everything without fault, however not all of us are absolutely perfect, or excel in every subject, good on you to those that are...I take my hat off to you, and if by the way anyone can tell me where the damned spell check thing can be found Id be very grateful xx
| 13 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
dwayne1716
metal face
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michmar118
robertgrist
I have a few tricks that seem to help me spell better. The dictionary pops up with a list of words, with every letter the list refines a little more. I scan the list for my word or change the letter to get into a different set of words …..AKA play with the thing. Explaining the details of a task is a sleeper. Don’t explain more than needed. If the word can be any of a dozen words, simplify with words that are more general in meaning like “folk” or words that are user friendly…that. If you can’t spell hippopotamus try" hipo??" to indicate need for the reader to figure it out from the clue you left like bread crumbs to the next word. Spell like it sounds gets the point across …x-pate-re-ot. If you use shortcuts too often like texting uoole B Bhind the 8-ball if you need to spell correctly so its a good idea tho learn to spell a new word and use it often.
| 13 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
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