Comments on: Have you forgotten how to spell?

By: Los Angeles computer repair services

Los Angeles computer repair services — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:18:40 +0000

Whatever happened to phonics? You know, computers have some great programs that help you learn how to spell better. Heck, just start writing in Microsoft Word and the spell checker can help you learn how to spell. Come to think of it, the spell checker in general may be part of the problem. People rely on it so much that they dont have to learn how to spell. Kind of like what the calculator did for basic math skills.

By: Cactii

Cactii — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:08:23 +0000

I really think that all this instant messaging and text messaging communication is hurting the next generation’s grammar!

I’ve always tried to keep capitalization, spelling and grammar important when I write, I think everybody should put some kind of importance on it.

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By: cohnsey

cohnsey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:52:36 +0000

i am totally screwed without spell check. in fact, i will spell check this very post after I am done. lol

By: cellulite removal

cellulite removal — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:09:01 +0000

Writing like you talk is so important. Spelling like you have a decent education is just as important in my mind. I must admit, I’m somewhat “anal” about this stuff, because it seems like quality writing is such a rarity nowadays.

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By: knife sharpener

knife sharpener — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:04:59 +0000

Actually, I got better with spelling. Since spell checker got into game ( one year ago I think ), I was able to see all my mistakes as I write them. And by pressing right click on the thin red line, I quickly learned how to spell words.

Of course, my texts got a lot better too
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By: monkee

monkee — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:55:27 +0000

I confuse my spell check all of the time.

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By: Kids Face Painting

Kids Face Painting — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:45:35 +0000

Ooh, text messaging and IM are going to be the death of proper spelling! I agree with your idea to spell things out when texting. I do, probably because I don’t know all the abbreviations! Sometimes I worry about where the English language will end up with everybody changing it however they want!

By: Utah Bernina

Utah Bernina — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:43:37 +0000

I just heard a story tonight about a high school yearbook that had tons of kid’s names spelled wrong. I guess they ran everything through spell check, which didn’t know how to spell some of the kid’s names, so it changed them to something in spell check’s dictionary. I think spell check is awful! I never use it. Writing needs to be edited by a human because there are so many different ways to spell a word that is pronounced the same or same spellings for different meanings. The old trick of reading your writing out loud is the best way to catch spelling errors.

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By: Tam

Tam — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:49:03 +0000

I always try to spell out words in full when sending an SMS text message.
Not as part of some sort of spelling crusade, but just to assert a style that is a little different from other people. I like to use lenghty words whenever possible too, those that take up the entire width of someone’s phone when they read it.

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By: Baby Say

Baby Say — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:03:49 +0000

For quite some time I’ve been a grammar and spelling snob. No doubt, to the annoyance of others, I always email, text, and chat in complete sentences with proper capitalization and punctuation. It only takes me a few extra seconds and I know that my message and intent will be fully understood by the reader. Sometimes people abbreviate their text messages so much that I have no clue what they’re trying to say. By the time we go back and forth with two or three more messages to clarify, they could have written the full message out in complete, proper English and translated it into Latin!

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