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Beth54


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Sadly, I seem to have to look up the dictionary a lot these days. disbelief

And I seem to get dislexic at night.

Please tell me I'm not the only one.

 



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I have that problem after a few ports



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Beth54 wrote:

Sadly, I seem to have to look up the dictionary a lot these days. disbelief

And I seem to get dislexic at night.

Please tell me I'm not the only one.

 

 Not when you have spell check Beth



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Yew should ewes the spell cheque, it doze help ewe no!

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I mean without using spell check. And Jim, yours isn't working! biggrin



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It's US spell check Beth.

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Dont feel alone there beth. I have noticed in all threads the spelling,dose not mean i am a expert though.Hope i have spelt every thing ok here.           biggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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 And Jim, yours isn't working! biggrin

 

 Yes it is if he is talking about sheep, money and sleeping.......LOLOL

It is quite amazing how badly we can spell a sentence and one will still understand the content.



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I have always been bad at spelling, so I dont know if it is getting worse or not. I also hunt and peck typest, that dont help either. To solve this I became an engineer, so I would fit in.

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I have a habit of correcting my kids, mostly my daughter, with spelling and punctuation, along with two young friends, on facebook. It's all done in jest, of course, but if I'm now going downhill too, how am I going to correct them anymore!

Yes, I'd like to do the same on here, but it may not be taken in jest. ashamed

 



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I mean without using spell check. And Jim, yours isn't working! biggrin

 Yes it is!....try it!  every one of the words in my post is spelt correctly!  A spell checker is not intelligent and cannot pick up words that are spelt correctly but used out of their correct context.



-- Edited by jimricho on Wednesday 7th of December 2011 08:50:19 PM

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Dero seems to have the same problem, LOL.

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my spelling has not got any worse it's always been NBG



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I've always been fussy with spelling and punctuation. I guess my teachers did a good job on me, and my grandmother finished it off when I did my homework.
The the journalism gave me outlet for my punctuation and spelling. How's that for opportunity?
I'm fussy about commas etc, tenses and all that relevant English stuff.
I don't like to correct others, but I do try to do it right myself.
Occasionally I do spelling mistakes here because my fingers don't spell as well as my head does.

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Beth54 wrote:

Sadly, I seem to have to look up the dictionary a lot these days. disbelief

And I seem to get dislexic at night.

Please tell me I'm not the only one.

 

  Well Beth for a start its dyslexic - y not an i biggrin



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I am very fussy about my spelling, grammar and punctuation - and sometimes I have a hard time working out what some people are saying (or should I say typing).  However perserverance gets me there in the end.  When I went to both primary and secondary school you lost marks for not spelling and punctuating properly; so you made very sure.

Well I had to pass somehow!!! biggrinbiggrin



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My sister complained yesterday that one of the kids texted her " thanx 4 that u r gr8" ........... she had to ring to find out what it meant.

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I know how you feel, I seem to remember I was pretty good at spelling when I was young but not now. Thankfully Hylda is an english teacher so she proof reads often when i write things & is a handy instant dictionary. Also much more pleasant to ask than the online ones.

Cheers

Jon



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I' say, as long as the message gets through......or ,is understood



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Hylda&Jon wrote:

I know how you feel, I seem to remember I was pretty good at spelling when I was young but not now. Thankfully Hylda is an english teacher so she proof reads often when i write things & is a handy instant dictionary. Also much more pleasant to ask than the online ones.

Cheers

Jon

 Love that Jon! biggrinbiggrinbiggrin Unfortunately my "assistant speller" is not as good looking as Hylda and his spelling is as bad as mine! hmm



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Cruising Granny wrote:

I've always been fussy with spelling and punctuation. I guess my teachers did a good job on me, and my grandmother finished it off when I did my homework.
The the journalism gave me outlet for my punctuation and spelling. How's that for opportunity?
I'm fussy about commas etc, tenses and all that relevant English stuff.
I don't like to correct others, but I do try to do it right myself.
Occasionally I do spelling mistakes here because my fingers don't spell as well as my head does.

Youse is doin ok Moite.............marty.biggrinwink

 



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CG part quote: "Occasionally I do spelling mistakes here because my fingers don't spell as well as my head does"

I have the other problem, my fingers work faster than my brain, but I think the brain is starting to wear out biggrin

 

 

edited for spelling mistakes biggrin



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Look at all this that I missed last night!

Jimricho...tricky, but you are right!

CG...I've always noticed your excellent writing skills.

Esmerelda... proving my point!

Rosie...reminds me of a text received from my brother 'dummy lock the gate'...I'm thinking, why is he calling me dummy? disbelief

Jon...lucky she's a baby boomer teacher, this generation of teachers can't spell. My niece is one of them.

I find I also do a lot more typing mistakes with the laptop, as opposed to the desktop PC.

And lastly, I know that ..... is not correct punctuation!

 



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rvtraveller2 wrote:

Dont feel alone there beth. I have noticed in all threads the spelling,dose not mean i am a expert though.Hope i have spelt every thing ok here.           biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

 Do's not    dose not   Doesn't -  all go through the spell check ok but i am not sure about the middle one???? Don't we all forget this stuff or see it after we post and think Oh well you know what I mean. then of course if your like me and need readers and didn't do typing at scool THAT can be a real new word maker. no biggrin

 



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-- Edited by Shaggy Dog on Thursday 8th of December 2011 01:39:15 PM

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wher pass speling ,as long as wee under sand cheah other confuse



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hahaha try does

But if you really want to be challenged in interpreting what people are trying to say, have a look at some of the fishing forums.

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Beth54 wrote:

I find I also do a lot more typing mistakes with the laptop, as opposed to the desktop PC.

 

 Me too...



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My laptop can't spell either and I know there is nuttin wong wit my spellin

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I  realise that incorrect spelling, punctuation and grammar upsets some of us here.

Isn't the idea though just for us all to communicate and share our thoughts and ideas in a friendly format.

Some of us didn't have the chance to complete our schooling but still try to do the best we can even if (shock horror) mistakes are made



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