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[Triban]

[shifter2009]

[Triban]

[itaewonguy]

cat- rat - bat -

if you can spell that , you are pretty much good to go...

[thoreau]

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[roll_eks]

yeah, you know what? i make rarely spelling mistakes when i do handriwting. i have to phisically grap a pen and write on paper or on the board, otherwise its all crap... typing on a computer screen is somehow challenging.

[morrisonhotel]

[jklasdf]

If you are teaching new vocabulary, then you should atleast learn how to spell the words correctly before you teach them to your students. I'd imagine it would be pretty embarrassing if one of your students told you that you had spelled a word wrong.

[young_clinton]

Most Korean co-teachers have handy little electronic dictionaries that they use quite well. So even if you don't know how to spell something they will pretty much look it up. Although if you don't know how to spell common words it might be a little embarassing.

[GreenlightmeansGO]

I spell words the British way, but for class I generally spell them the American way. Sometimes I forget and a student will ask what word I wrote, or why the word looks strange, which makes me change the word and explain there is a spelling difference.

My pet-peeve would be 'its/it's'. Not really a spelling mistake, but 'would of been' really bugs me, too.

Question: Do you use Oxford commas?

[TECO]

i still screw up:

1. their / there / they're

2. to / too

3. here / hear

4. your / you're

i see a lot of educated people, including teachers and linguists, still mix these up.

spelling in English can be tricky.

[TECO]

[Greekfreak]

Most foreigners here have horrendous writing skills, and don't even get me started about spelling.

If you can't spell a word and you have blonde hair, then congratulations; you're hired.