tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post8382651178291343928..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: SpelinRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-37184378896372644062012-01-21T18:48:58.851+00:002012-01-21T18:48:58.851+00:00You might think that; I couldn't possibly comm...You might think that; I couldn't possibly comment.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-57481090907807210182012-01-21T18:37:02.933+00:002012-01-21T18:37:02.933+00:00I'm just as bad myself. Typo's and spello&...I'm just as bad myself. Typo's and spello's galore. I dispare sumthymes.<br />I'd say spello here because of the 5 letter gap between 'e' and 'i'.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-86650266809968911842012-01-21T12:06:33.983+00:002012-01-21T12:06:33.983+00:00He shoots! He scores! (To my mind, the jury'...He shoots! He scores! (To my mind, the jury's out on whether it was a spello or a typo. Given the inability to post-edit anything in Blogger comments, it's all forgiveable. I usually make a typo in comments, and I have stopped bothering to correct them.)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-72192118603323613382012-01-20T23:51:39.607+00:002012-01-20T23:51:39.607+00:00Yeah sorry Richard. It was an open goal though and...Yeah sorry Richard. It was an open goal though and I couldn't resist it.<br />Back of the net !Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-44712832951161750282012-01-20T18:53:54.999+00:002012-01-20T18:53:54.999+00:00Leave the boy alone!Leave the boy alone!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-3782477504477259622012-01-20T18:34:31.707+00:002012-01-20T18:34:31.707+00:00" I dispair at the education system"
de..." I dispair at the education system"<br /><br />despair not dispair ;)Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-18803011024095433042012-01-20T14:13:40.486+00:002012-01-20T14:13:40.486+00:00Richard - Heh. I passed! :-)
I dispair at the educ...Richard - Heh. I passed! :-)<br />I dispair at the education system when they even let txt spk go unchallenged. I hate that with a passion.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-44842938829263506212012-01-20T12:56:41.725+00:002012-01-20T12:56:41.725+00:00Like you I may need to compare different versions ...Like you I may need to compare different versions of a particular spelling to determine the correct one. However I have to confess that the PC's spell checker is beginning to make me lazy. Or perhaps it's my eyesight? Some times I try and sort it myself, but that often makes things worse, and I suffer a mental blockage if I still don't get it right! That's when I let technology give me some prompts. <br /><br />I am very fussy about composition, and frequently spend more time rewriting a letter or post (such as this one) than I did with the initial effort. This is clearly not a concern shared by many journalists these days, and I am always mentally tidying up the sloppy articles I read on a daily basis. I'm old enough to remember when newspapers were typeset on Linotype machines, not computers, and the difference is striking. In those days any misteaks were invariably spotted and corrected before the presses started rolling.microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-67194122326497052252012-01-20T11:25:34.680+00:002012-01-20T11:25:34.680+00:00This is something I have found very embarrassing, ...This is something I have found very embarrassing, and one of the reasons I am glad am no longer a teacher. Although I appreciate correct spelling, I would never criticise someone for a mistake. It's rude, it makes you look a prick, and it's missing the point. I would no more criticise a fellow blogger's spelling than I would criticise his taste in women. Criticising standards generally is a different matter, but that's more to do with despair at a failing education system than getting one over on my fellow humans.<br /><br />However, I read your TV licence/license post, and I didn't spot any howlers, so the ghost over your shoulder did his stuff :)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-82462791152812014902012-01-20T11:20:00.856+00:002012-01-20T11:20:00.856+00:00AOL 'me too!' /AOL
I went to a grammar sk...AOL 'me too!' /AOL<br /><br />I went to a grammar skool and I'm not sure I would class any of the teachers as truly intellectual. They were mainly decent chaps who could read out from a book of notes for us to copy down. Not much of a challenge, really.<br /><br />Glad you proof-read your comment carefully. I re-read the post many *many* times before posting. Schadenfreude is a dreadful thing.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-39404158814502413082012-01-20T10:43:38.781+00:002012-01-20T10:43:38.781+00:00Richard - I'm aware of your spelling abilities...Richard - I'm aware of your spelling abilities and your gripe with incorrect spelling after reading your post about 'licence', 'license'.<br /><br />While writing my recent post about the TV licenc(s)e, I was becoming more and more paranoid about the spelling as I used that word many times :-) It was like you were looking over my shoulder with a red pen in hand.<br /><br />I don't have a spelling tip but I remember a helpful saying for remembering points of the compass.<br /><br />Never Eat Shredded Wheat.<br /><br />It's also very good breakfast time advice.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-18538911749287945172012-01-20T09:08:56.415+00:002012-01-20T09:08:56.415+00:00I could spell better than most of the teachers, wh...<em> I could spell better than most of the teachers, which did not win me many favours if I pointed it out. </em><br /><br />I went to a grammar school, where the weaker teachers stood out - we could run rings round them, intellectually. One stood out, a geography teacher who was a genuinely nice bloke, good at his subject, and very good at communicating it (I managed a "B"* at O level, despite it not being one of my strengths). He was, however, appalling at spelling and generally tended to mangle his English. We used to take delight in pointing out his (frequent) spelling mistakes, mainly because he so obviously didn't appreciate us doing so. <br /><br />Then, the day came when he noticed a spelling mistake in the work handed in by a good friend of mine. Striding confidently over, he pointed it out and proudly announced that "People in glass stones... shouldn't... errr... throw.... ummm"<br /><br />"Houses, Sir?"<br /><br />::[checks comment for spelling mistakes]::<br /><br />::[checks again just to make sure]::<br /><br />*in the dim and distant past, when just spelling your name right wasn't enough to guarantee an A* ;-)patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-8639556302452458632012-01-20T08:58:30.390+00:002012-01-20T08:58:30.390+00:00Ah, Mick beat me to it!Ah, Mick beat me to it!patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-59344246438898327062012-01-20T08:44:03.084+00:002012-01-20T08:44:03.084+00:00Ay thengyow!Ay thengyow!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-55499810456869047712012-01-20T08:43:28.215+00:002012-01-20T08:43:28.215+00:00'One thing fewer' sounds good. Should'...'One thing fewer' sounds good. Should've seen that.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-26805495490476345172012-01-20T07:03:43.052+00:002012-01-20T07:03:43.052+00:00I suspect that "one fewer thing" sounded...I suspect that "one fewer thing" sounded like a split infinitive, but that you would have been comfortable with "one thing fewer". Wouldn't Mr Sewell delegate something as mundane as a seating plan?Mick Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-86872789799707280462012-01-20T05:13:17.454+00:002012-01-20T05:13:17.454+00:00"Problem solved. I will never forget that.&qu...<i>"Problem solved. I will never forget that."</i><br /><br />And now, neither will I!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-43160755918661634922012-01-19T23:57:42.418+00:002012-01-19T23:57:42.418+00:00Thank you, Bob - you spotted the deliberate error ...Thank you, Bob - you spotted the deliberate error :)<br /><br />Now corrected.<br /><br />(Jeepers, I checked the post 950 times for spelling and missed out a whole word. Wood, trees, etc.)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-57607043695615629372012-01-19T23:56:13.089+00:002012-01-19T23:56:13.089+00:00Simple indeed - less wine, fewer bottles. But som...Simple indeed - less wine, fewer bottles. But sometimes the 'correct' thing doesn't sound natural. My 'ear' told me that 'one fewer thing' sounded pretentious and silly, so I broke the rule. I can't imagine even Brian Sewell saying "We've got the seating plan ready, so that's one fewer thing to worry about".<br /><br />Always room for disagreement though :)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-32079759234078257892012-01-19T23:50:50.241+00:002012-01-19T23:50:50.241+00:00Both good!Both good!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-40808889969054944092012-01-19T23:50:01.495+00:002012-01-19T23:50:01.495+00:00Men Very Easily Make Jugs Serve Useful Necessary P...Men Very Easily Make Jugs Serve Useful Necessary Purposes, although Richard Of York Gives Battle In Vain.<br /><br />All good fun.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-5212531481559102102012-01-19T23:44:31.283+00:002012-01-19T23:44:31.283+00:00"But it one of those things"
Getting th..."But it one of those things"<br /><br />Getting the spelling right doesn't mean the sentence reads right lol.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-12904550181028728512012-01-19T23:29:00.844+00:002012-01-19T23:29:00.844+00:00One Collar; two Socks.One <b>C</b>ollar; two <b>S</b>ocks.Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-56577285612957748032012-01-19T22:59:28.134+00:002012-01-19T22:59:28.134+00:00It is 'less' for volume and 'fewer'...It is 'less' for volume and 'fewer' for number.<br />Simple is it not?selsey.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531315051208210724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-82536034485717033312012-01-19T22:42:43.792+00:002012-01-19T22:42:43.792+00:00Good spelling is necessary....Never Eat Cake Eat S...Good spelling is necessary....Never Eat Cake Eat Salmon Sandwiches And Remain Young ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com