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| Does this assembly believe that 'definately' should be classed as an international crime? |
| Yes, 'Definately' is an international crime. |
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| No, 'Definately' is fine by me. |
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dmb
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| Other languages also interfere |
asked this b4 and aisle ask agen. duz enywon hav eny links 4 el too intifearince on el won? |
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billybuzz
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:40 am Post subject: |
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| Misspelling on a forum such as this is taken too seriously by some people, its just an informal meeting place to air our views and concerns . I would have thought we have much more important things to talk about .Some people are just too anal on issues like this ! |
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denise
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Not a crime, but it does hurt my eyes.
Typing errors are more likely to produce words with missing letters, an extra letter thrown in by mistake (hitting the next key over in addition to the intended key), etc. Substituting one letter for another is a spelling mistake, I believe, not a typing mistake. If it's truly a typing mistake then it probably won't happen in the classroom on the board, but if it's a spelling mistake then it will.
I agree that it makes us look less professional/credible. There are far more important things in life than correct spelling, but English teachers should have a good grasp of the English language, including spelling.
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Justin Trullinger
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Substituting one letter for another is a spelling mistake, I believe, not a typing mistake. |
I'm being "anal" now- but I guess it depends on the letters. Everytime I use an unfamiliar keyboard, I have a tendency to substitute letters that are adjacent on the keyboard for each other. I luve in Quito. (SOmehow, on this keyboard, the "u" seems to be a little further to the right than it was on my old, one, and at speed, keeps coming up instead of the "i".
Just a thought,
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denise
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Justin--
I think that hitting the 'i' key instead of 'u' would be a typo. In the case of "definately", though, the i and the a keys are nowhere near each other, which to me makes it a spelling mistake.
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Sweeney Todd
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Erm- I'd like a third option |
No Sonny,
No!
What makes you so special? Think you're bleedin' royalty do you?
Well, you aint. Now get back in line until the nice officer wants to speak to you again.
Now, pay attention because there might be an exam later. |
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John Hall
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I do no how to spell, honest. |
Sew due eye!  |
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wildchild
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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denise
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| I agree that it makes us look less professional/credible. |
wow. superficial.
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| English teachers should have a good grasp of the English language, including spelling. |
Does that include the way words use to be spelled? and their evolution to how they are spelled now? and their continuing evolution and how they may be spelled in the future?  |
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Ahchoo
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:21 am Post subject: |
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| Does that include the way words use to be spelled? and their evolution to how they are spelled now? and their continuing evolution and how they may be spelled in the future? |
Irregardless, it means the way they are spelt now. |
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furiousmilksheikali
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:59 am Post subject: |
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| Does that include the way words use to be spelled? and their evolution to how they are spelled now? and their continuing evolution and how they may be spelled in the future? |
Irregardless, it means the way they are spelt now. |
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John Hall
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:46 am Post subject: |
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| I guess that was an irredundancy. |
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Ahchoo
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:52 am Post subject: |
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| furiousmilksheikali wrote: |
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| Does that include the way words use to be spelled? and their evolution to how they are spelled now? and their continuing evolution and how they may be spelled in the future? |
Irregardless, it means the way they are spelt now. |
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Hehe 
My pet peeve too. |
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denise
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:59 am Post subject: |
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wow. superficial.
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Ouch!
What is superficial about me expecting teachers to know their subject material? You would expect a history teacher to know key dates in history, wouldn't you? Sure, knowing only the dates and not what they mean and why they are significant would be superficial. Still, if the teacher listed, say, 1937-1944 as the dates of World War II, wouldn't that teacher lose just a bit of credibility in your eyes?
I stand by my opinion, regardless of how superficial it may seem to you. Spelling is part of language; language is a language teacher's subject matter. Spelling is not the only component of language, just as dates are not the only component of history, but that doesn't mean we should neglect those components.
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denise
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:07 am Post subject: |
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And as far as teaching past and potential future spellings, that's just ridiculous. Just an attempt to get in a barbed little comment. I wonder why, though...
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wildchild
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:42 am Post subject: |
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| And as far as teaching past and potential future spellings, that's just ridiculous |
Um...excuse me! 
It's like the way they figured out that Classical Latin is/was related to Sanskrit.
Get a clue. |
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