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| Thread ID: 51002 | 2004-11-08 20:56:00 | Apology to d.murray | 45South (4769) | Press F1 |
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| 289628 | 2004-11-08 20:56:00 | My apologies to you d.murray, It wasn't my intention to get your thread locked. Maybe BB will just delete my post & re-open your thread |
45South (4769) | ||
| 289629 | 2004-11-08 21:49:00 | We'll let it go, I think. But here's a tip, if someone starts a thread, in which they voice a valid opinion why don't you all try to either 1] discuss the point politely if it interests you or 2] ignore the posts and thread if it does not. There is no reason to turn it into a series of personal attacks on other users for no damn reason. No one forces you to post. No one robs any of you of your free will or capacity for mature thought. If you can't express a polite opinion don't say a thing. That simple. |
Biggles (121) | ||
| 289630 | 2004-11-08 22:12:00 | No sweat. All I made was an observation having had some difficulty in understanding some of the posts. I didn't expect to hit some obviously raw nerves, so sorry for that |
d.murray (276) | ||
| 289631 | 2004-11-08 22:17:00 | nice to see a happy ending | yingxuan (3330) | ||
| 289632 | 2004-11-08 22:19:00 | We do good work here, I thought it a bit on the nose to appear out of no where and state you find it all appalling, disappointing, and a worry for the future!!! Do you really consider the English language has any bearing on the future? Is the world in the state it is because we no longer talk like that cat Shakespeare? Somehow I doubt it, Anyhow, I will say no m ore on the subject, if at any point you need something clarified then simply ask. |
metla (154) | ||
| 289633 | 2004-11-08 22:30:00 | As to your original enquiry about spelling, it also irritates me . There have been various debates in the past . The summary of views can be stated as follows: 1 . English is not a first language for everyone, so some tolerance is fair . 2 . Not everyone realises there is a spell-checker . Odd but true . 3 . Text messaging and current educational theory means spelling and grammar are of secondary importance - provided the meaning is conveyed . Of course this results in gibberish and a dumbing down of language . 4 . Some people are in such a hurry to post that they simply don't care . I'm with you . Encouraging correct spelling and grammar enables accurate communication and the easy exchange of ideas . The best idea is to lead by example because telling people can cause resentment . :D |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 289634 | 2004-11-09 12:15:00 | I endorse completely the ideas in Winston's post . I've been lucky with spelling - not only raised in the hard school of "getting it right or else . " but having no major difficulties in learning it . Seemingly, it comes down to the bit of the brain which recognises & remembers words . By fluke, I had it right . I took that for granted for years as a journalist until I did an in-depth study on dyslexia, which not only affected children's ability to spell, but - far more importantly - to learn to read in extreme cases . That bit of the brain wasn't working well - more often in boys than in girls . (Sadly, dyslexia wasn't recognised in the official education system then . Hopefully, that's changed by now?) . But when I became a sub-editor responsible for copy, it was a different story . I wasn't looking at scripts from dyslectics, merely kids who hadn't been taught to spell & who didn't think that was important - obviously because their schools didn't . Spelling had gone the way of grammar . . . Kaput! The education system had changed its priorities . Not a lot those on the outside could do about that . . . (Having said that, it was still better than today's text stuff . But I assume people DO know that's only for cellphone messages . ) Well, I'm taking a long time to get around to my major point - which is, there are many reasons people can't spell . What I see on this forum sometimes horrifies me - if I'm being a spelling purist . But that would be pretty stupid here . Computer info is what we come for . Quite apart from the valid points Winston raises, I am married to a man who just can't spell . He can drive past a sign which says "Omakau" for years & then not write it correctly on an envelope . Hasn't misspelt my name yet - but I'm not holding my breath . . . Mr Laura doesn't fit into any category I know . Thankfully, it wasn't his spelling I married him for . So maybe (amidst the couldn't-give-a-damn-cos-I'm-in-a-hurry spellers), there are some people who really can't spell & never will be able to? . Let's not pick on them for that, eh? Their info is what counts . Meanwhile, Winston - Yes, there should be tolerance for those with reasons . Yes, it's irritating from those who should know better . And, as for leading by example - keep up the good work . . |
Laura (43) | ||
| 289635 | 2004-11-09 18:57:00 | It is now time for a tune....Happy Days Are Here Again (www.redhotjazz.com). :) {Ben Selvin, 1930} |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 289636 | 2004-11-10 07:28:00 | Hi guys - for those who haven't seen it before .... I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt !.!.! |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 289637 | 2004-11-10 07:50:00 | now thats a mission to read! | Prescott (11) | ||
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