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Old 04-10-2009, 05:15 PM   #121
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Once again, that's why you need to come to the US. We have managed to reduce the gesture to only ONE finger. We like to keep things simple!!

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Americans can pull a longbow with just one finger????? Wow!
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Old 04-10-2009, 05:17 PM   #122
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Americans can pull a longbow with just one finger????? Wow!
I didn't know the Americans liked Cider? Wait....wait...that's Strongbow!
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Old 04-10-2009, 05:23 PM   #123
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Yep, that was my take too!! BTW, you have the most interesting family!

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It's quitting time, so I'm outta here. But like all addicts, I'll probably be back online before bedtime, you know, need a fix before sleep, etc etc and so on...
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Old 04-10-2009, 05:27 PM   #124
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Americans can pull a longbow with just one finger????? Wow!
We have hidden talents!!
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Old 04-10-2009, 05:54 PM   #125
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Misspellings don't matter!
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

This has given me a degree of comfort because since grade school I've never felt contrained to the single spelling of a wrod.
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Old 04-10-2009, 06:02 PM   #126
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

This has given me a degree of comfort because since grade school I've never felt contrained to the single spelling of a wrod.
I could read that very fast, it was amazing!

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Old 04-10-2009, 06:06 PM   #127
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you Americans and your weird spellings. While I'm at it, stop taking all the U's out of the language! And you kids, get of my lawn! Stop playing ball games around here! Keep off the grass!
We can't help it what's that old saying, there's no U in English.

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Old 04-10-2009, 06:09 PM   #128
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No the common plural word that ends with "en" is women.
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Old 04-10-2009, 06:17 PM   #129
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

This has given me a degree of comfort because since grade school I've never felt contrained to the single spelling of a wrod.
Context has to play a part too, otherwise colud could be cloud or could, for example...
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Old 04-10-2009, 06:18 PM   #130
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No the common plural word that ends with "en" is women.
I would never associate "common" with "women". I think it may be a Pavlovian association.
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Old 04-10-2009, 06:23 PM   #131
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No the common plural word that ends with "en" is women.
Argh - dilemma - do I go for the very easy retaliation(*) here...

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I would never associate "common" with "women". I think it may be a Pavlovian association.
... or just comment that LazyScot has the right idea





(* The same goes for m[en] too )
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Old 04-10-2009, 06:51 PM   #132
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It's defence, you Americans and your weird spellings. While I'm at it, stop taking all the U's out of the language! And you kids, get of my lawn! Stop playing ball games around here! Keep off the grass!
At least we Yanks know how to pronounce controversy! Like THIS
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Old 04-10-2009, 07:34 PM   #133
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That's only so they know who to deport to California. BTW, when you get to San Fransisco, it would help if you already know the difference between Communists, Marxists, Socialists, and Democrats.
There's a difference?!?!

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Some run quicker so you have to lead them a bit when aiming...

As to the main topic, I have to say I'm just happy if people make an effort with their spelling and grammar. Being anal about it comes off too elitist to me. Nearly everyone makes regular mistakes and has learned a particular spelling or word-use that is incorrect. I know I certainly do, but I -do- try very hard to avoid gross deviations from preferred use and form. I wouldn't even mind polite corrections by others, as long as they are genuinely polite from my friends. If you regularly read posts on the forum you'll find that 90% of 'polite suggestions' are nothing more then a way of insulting someone else but sticking a friendly label on it. And that isn't what I perceived from the OP.

However, I do despise full-blown bastardization of the language, such as those that communicate thoroughly in l33t speak, script-kiddie or TXT (sp?) messaging, btw i h8 ur bff jil +u...

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Old 04-10-2009, 08:31 PM   #134
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

This has given me a degree of comfort because since grade school I've never felt contrained to the single spelling of a wrod.
Ah what memories this brings back! When kids start out writing (usually in kindergarten here in the US), we tell them to use "inventive spelling", use whatever letters (or pictures) they need to tell the story. A lot of what I read looked just like this! Of course, they were only 5 years old!!

Seriously, though, we teachers do our best to teach kids spelling, the newest thing is Word Study - grouping like words together to help understand commonality rules, etc., but it all boils down to sounding things out and memorization. Unfortunately, as kids get older they rely more and more on computers to do the work for them. But, hey, the English language is messy, with ambiguous rules and words from other languages thrown in just to keep us on our toes!! I personally love my Spell Checker!!

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Old 04-10-2009, 09:36 PM   #135
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The best thing that ever happened to my spelling and vocabulary was when my Grandmother decided I should learn about Latin, Greek, and Germanic/Anglo-Saxon root-words, their spellings and their meanings. If you can identify those and conjugate them (is conjugate really the word I'm looking for?) you can figure your way through most of English quite nicely.

Of course it doesn't help with the words that are borrowed from other languages, made up, or otherwise odd. But it does cover a surprising fraction of the words you need, while giving them a unified framework.

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