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Thread ID: 53666	2005-01-23 23:43:00	Interesting 'Astronomy Picture of the Day'	Terry Porritt (14)	PC World Chat

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317412	2005-01-26 04:53:00	Well, Graham, teachers in my day could spell, even if they can't today. I only went to humble working class schools in the depths of Birmingham and the Blackcountry, where we all wore scruffy clothes, boots with hobnails and tips, no silver teaspoon in my mouth, far from it. You know we used to learn by rote, a method despised by educationalists today, but I can still remember (more or less) weights tables like 20cwt = 1 ton, or money tables like 30 pence = 2/6d, and things like rods, poles, perches, chains, links, and acres. We had spelling tests each day, and we all sat at desks in rows, none of this playway stuff, and milling around. And in the corner the teacher had a cylindrical container full of canes..... Ah, those were the days. I wonder if Dubya did prepare his speech from the Voynich manuscript?	Terry Porritt (14)
317413	2005-01-26 07:19:00	In the end Terry, literacy and numeracy skills do matter. If it comes to the crunch in a job selection process and two candidates are otherwise well-matched, the one who can spell, has a grasp of the rules of english grammar, and maybe exhibits signs of some numeracy skills without the aid of a calculator may well win out. It is basic risk management for a prospective employer. Likewise in job applications: From time to time I have to process anything up to 50 applications for a vacant position. The first cut removes the dreamers and the hopelessly underqualified, the second cut removes the inflated CVs and those who lack the basic education or experience requirements for the job. It gets tougher after that, and spelling and presentation is ignored until I get down to a short-list of around 10 candidates. The final shortlist of no more than 5 will rarely contain an applicant who cannot spell or doesn't know the basic rules of grammar. I don't want the organisation hiring a candidate who may cost them business through sloppy english or poor spelling. I consider it prudent risk management, because when it comes to disputes that may end up in court, words mean exactly what they say, and it is no use saying "but what I really meant was"......... There are still plenty of lesser jobs out there for those who can't spell or lack basic grammatical skills, and some may even rise to the top and become very successful, but personally speaking I don't want to take those risks so they go in the bin. Of course I accept that expecting reasonable spelling and grammar will brand me an old fogey, but what the heck, I still get to choose who gets on the shortlist! Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
317414	2005-01-26 07:25:00	1.This is not a job interview,and the world is not confined to a job interview,Indeed i can think of a thousand instances where correct spelling and grammer is mandatory,not just a job interview. 2.This isn't a job interview,Its a forum,Getting all uptight about spelling her is like breaking into someones conversation because they didn't pronounce a word to your liking. 3.There is no such thing as lesser jobs.	Metla (12)
317415	2005-01-26 07:42:00	Nice one, An entire thread created so you could knock those that don't care like you do about their spelling. You must be so proud of yourself, Perhaps i can join your ranks by making a thread mocking those that prefer 20's jazz? No,I wont, Im not so far up i can't see the light. If you don't care about spelling and grammar then one has to wonder what other things you don't care about or consider important to get right. Some of the posts on this forum are an embarrassment to read and I wonder sometimes what readers from other countries must think about the standard of education in NZ.	Safari (3993)
317416	2005-01-26 07:53:00	If you don't care about spelling and grammar then one has to wonder what other things you don't care about or consider important to get right. Some of the posts on this forum are an embarrassment to read and I wonder sometimes what readers from other countries must think about the standard of education in NZ. got to be the most limited leap of logic i have ever come across, I feel sorry for you and your confinement, Does that mean a golfer would look down on you for not caring about golf?,that you must be lacking as person because of it? As to readers from other countries,99 percent of them wouldn't notice or care,a small amout would be absolutly agast and consider the posters as lesser. Judemental people with closed minds have caused a lot of harm to society,poor spelling has done none.	Metla (12)
317417	2005-01-26 08:00:00	This is all because NZQA sucks.	Growly (6)
317418	2005-01-26 08:05:00	Come on, lighten up, the thread was intended to be a bit of fun combined with an interesting link to a mysterious manuscript, that has defied interpretation--- like some of the posts on PF1 :thumbs: I dont mind at all Metla if you start a thread mocking my like of 1920s music, indeed there have been a few pointed barbs from time to time.	Terry Porritt (14)
317419	2005-01-26 08:08:00	>>I dont mind at all Metla if you start a thread mocking my like of 1920s music, indeed there have been a few pointed barbs from time to time. Uh, I find your passion for 20's Jazz something to be respected, Music is a gift, Its good to see some people can apreciate it as such. Theres a lot of history and heart in all that Jazz.	Metla (12)
317420	2005-01-26 08:16:00	The young lad had applied for a job, and was asked his full name. "Aloysius Montmorency Geoghan," he replied. "How do you spell that?" asked the manager. "Er ? sir ? er ? can't you just put it down without spelling it?"	Safari (3993)
317421	2005-01-26 08:16:00	OK guys, time to leave the hot topic of one's spelling alone now. This is a topic that gets raised from time to time and ALWAYS ends in a mess.	Jen (38)
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