alisoncc 379 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Eye have a spelling chequer,It came with my Pea Sea.It plane lee marks four my revueMiss Steaks I can knot sea.Eye strike the quays and type a whirredAnd weight four it two sayWeather eye am write oar wrongIt tells me strait a weigh.Eye ran this poem threw it,Your shore real glad two no.Its vary polished in its weigh.My chequer tolled me sew Correct spelling is of crucial importance. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I have to go to the treatment centre at the QMC at least once a year for a long time condition. While I am waiting I watch the TV which is always on one of the News channels. Because of the background noise, the speech is always there to read. It must be sound recognition because some of the words which come up are so weird. Which tells us something else. It is not only important to spell your words correctly, but also to pronounce them correctly when you are speaking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 A friend of mine has the surname Vaughan, he often gets phone calls asking for Mr Vorgan. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 What about names like Marjoriebanks, and Cockburn (painful). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,458 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Another example. Why spell it Chalmondley if it's always pronounced Chumley. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,088 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Is that the Loughborough Chalmondleys, or the Southwell Chalmondleys? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Had a letter through the door regarding my late father, it was quite a sensitive letter.. and I found it quite insensitive that not only was all my name & address spelt incorrectly, the letters of my name were jumbled up. They could of at least double checked that letters were in the correct order even if it's miss-spelt. If it was a letter of a less sensitive nature I'd be more forgiving. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 You should see how they mess my last name up, it bears no resemblance to how it's spelled to how it's pronounced. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Re #8, Ayeupmeducks, are you from the Nottinghamshire line of Featherstonehaughs or one of the Cholmondeleys ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Neither, my line is traceable to the Yorkshire clan of my family, about a 1000 years back... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 To those of you who have difficulty spelling, I say just keep writing regardless and love what you're writing; the writing will only get better and you will want to make it even better by reaching for the dictionary - the beginnings of a love affair with words................. PS: Two people I admire: Carni and Babs; may their writing always be as interesting............................ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 A story is told of a sergeant in the forces calling names and giving out mail. When he came to Pugh, he called, "Pug. H!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 At school, they told me I was dyslexic. And I spent a couple of school years going to these 'special' classes for writing. 9 years on and I would say my spelling is ok. I hope so... Because I somehow got qualified to being a preschool teacher haha m) 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 At least he didn't shout POO! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 There's a line in the 10CC song "Dreadlock Holiday" that should be "Don't you cramp me style, don't you queer on me pitch" It used to come up on the Karaoke I ran in Ibiza as "Don't you cramp me style, don't you wee on me beach" thanks to good old auto word recognition!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 As a matter purely of interest, what is the correct pronunciation of Bottomley ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Stephen, you would know if you were a Guardian Diary reader !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 AND, iff I ear ani moore abowt mi badd spelin, Im gunna scweem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 A story is told of a sergeant in the forces calling names and giving out mail. When he came to Pugh, he called, "Pug. H!" When I was a soldier one of our lads had an unpronounceable Polish name: they called him 'Smith two.' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 We had an east European lad in our class at school, couldn't speak English when he arrived, was top of the class in our final year. Teachers taught him English after they had set us all out for work. He had a name that was almost unpronounceable....It was shortened to Horrocks by his parents. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Yuor welcame son 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Even if it was spelt correctly , he'd still look a tw*t. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Our local butcher had a spelling error on a sign outside his shop. I asked him if it was deliberate and he said yes, because people would come into his shop to tell him and then buy something. I gave him my views on standards then left. He hasn't done it since. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 There was a green grocer who did something similar back in the 70s , selling onions a unions, carrots as carrits etc, it did him a roaring trade for similar reasons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Then there was another greengrocer, a bloke walked in and asked for a pound tomatoes. The Green grocer told him that it was kilos nowadays, the bloke replied, I'll have a pound of kilos then please 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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