Spelling

[trainsdownunder]

My son in law is dyslexic and I understand the problem. Spell checkers are all very well but no good if you have no idea in the first place.

As for using a dictionary.. well that assumes you have some idea of what letters a word might start with.

[Newportnobby]

Anyway its nice to see that Newport has stood up for us 'challenged ones' 

It was only by dropping a rather large clanger on this very forum that I have learned not to judge
Since that episode I will not, and cannot, criticize spelling or grammar except where it is obvious someone is using a mobile phone and their thumbs are large and number ten
What is in my mind should not necessarily be typed

[Agrippa]

Remember the old tale about the foreign student here to
learn English who was looking at theatrical reviews in the
papers and read "Hamlet pronounced success!", he packed up
and went home.

[Plainline.]

I used to work for a sign company. We had a small sign in reception saying ****** signs. After about 10 years someone noticed that it actually read ****** sings! Which suggests the point that the brain only needs the first and last letters in the right place and reads what it expects the word to be. For the record the wrongly spelled sign was an exception, I never knew of any signs returned for incorrect spelling!

[EtchedPixels]

One of our sign companies has a cheaper service and a proof and checking service. I'm sure they do the cheap one on the basis they'll get lots of orders for corrected signs and make even more

[Trainfish]

While I appreciate that dyslexia does exist I also think it's over used as an excuse. I certainly wouldn't judge someone from what they type here but a friend of mine claims dyslexia but the truth of the matter is that he doesn't actually care that he has spelled something wrong so carries on spelling it incorrectly even after being told about it. That to me is NOT dyslexia, it's laziness and a couldn't care less attitude.

[Joe 90]

..........And don't get me started on the misuse of the apostrophe..................

[MikeDunn]

I cant think of what your'e on about 

[Joe 90]

Grrrrrrr.............

[thos]

Which reminds me of the classic:


Question:  What English word with five letters is pronounced 'fish'




Answer:  Ghoti.









gh, pronounced /f/ as in tough /tʌf/;
o, pronounced /ɪ/ as in women /ˈwɪmɪn/; and
ti, pronounced /ʃ/ as in nation /ˈneɪʃən/.


It could also be silent:
gh as in though (/ðoʊ/) ;
o as in people (/'pi pl/) ;
t as in ballet (/'bæleɪ/) ;
i as in business (/'bɪznəs/)

I also refer those who do not know it to 'The Chaos' by Gerard Nolst Terenité http://www.spellingsociety.org/journals/j17/caos.php

[moogle]

..........And don't get me started on the misuse of the apostrophe..................

Wasn't that the Greek cafe down the high street? 

[trainsdownunder]

Wasn't that the Greek cafe down the high street?