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  1. 19th September 2007, 02:31 PM #1
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    so we hear and read the recent outcry about teachers not being able to spell all words in a test given to them, well how about yourself ? how is your spelling ? I honestly believe I could spell better when I was younger, now I find myself reaching for the dictionary more and more when I write a letter or email someone.
    I even have my dictionary nearby when I am on this forum just to check my spelling. How many of you do that, be honest..
    Don't know why I do that really cos haven't worked out it anyone can read in here yet.
    I also have a few pet words that I always had difficulty with, like "Chauffeur" no matter how many times I spell it I always have to check it out, for some reason just can't remember how to spell it. Anyone else have trouble with a particular word.?
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    Well, I reckon my spelling is pretty good. The biggest problem I have of late is transposing letters when I type, missing a word that I meant to use, or using the wrong word altogether. I put these down to early symptoms of senility.

    As for looking things up, yes I often look words up by Googling (get with the times, John). I also have a subscription to the on-line Macquarie so that I can check usage and spelling of certain words.

    However, you learn something new every day. My daughter's homework had a section titled "Algorism". I was getting ready to blast the teacher for his appalling spelling, when I discovered that it actually is a word

    For some reason, the word that gives me the most grief is separate. I always want to type seperate.
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    My speling is OK. I usually type in MS word first then copy and paste here.

    My one problem is sometimes I think of one word but type another work. See I did it again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by silentC View Post
    However, you learn something new every day. My daughter's homework had a section titled "Algorism". I was getting ready to blast the teacher for his appalling spelling, when I discovered that it actually is a word
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    My spelling is terrible, but it always has been, though most of my spelling mistakes come from my typing more than actual spelling errors, I know what I want to type, but type something else. I guess my fingers are dyslexic.

    By the way who was the b@#% that decided dyslexic was a good word for that affliction.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wongo View Post
    My speling is OK. I usually type in MS word first then copy and paste here.

    My one problem is sometimes I think of one word but type another work. See I did it again.
    Yeah, I see what you meat, now you dot me doing it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gra View Post
    My spelling is terrible, but it always has been, though most of my spelling mistakes come from my typing more than actual spelling errors, I know what I want to type, but type something else. I guess my fingers are dyslexic.
    No you got one of those keyboards like mine, it can't spell properly.

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    By the way who was the b@#% that decided dyslexic was a good word for that affliction.
    Thought that was a dish washer or washing machine.
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    grate! arrrgh,... arrgghhhh
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    By the way who was the b@#% that decided dyslexic was a good word for that affliction.
    The same guy who thought abbreviation was a good word for what it is.
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    My favourite digital dyslexia example is one that afflicts my wife - whenevers she wants to type "consult", she gets the "l" and the "u" the wrong way around - not a good thing to suggest to 6 female colleagues that they all "conslut"
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    So what is an Algorism then?
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    I had an email get knocked back by a spam filter once. Couldn't for the life of me work out why, until I saw I'd missed a key when typing "count".

    Another one I always do is didn;t. And poeple.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gingermick View Post
    So what is an Algorism then?
    You can find out the same way I did.
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    I spel quite well but the keyboard can sume time get it wrong.
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    Spelling? No problemo. On the other 'and, me typing can be atrocious and me punctuation 'n grammar's even 'orribler.
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