tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post3984544068638043085..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: How to Spell M-I-D-O-LKathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-72718221342141390252009-06-25T16:47:57.481-05:002009-06-25T16:47:57.481-05:00If the Brits need to remove the 'U' from c...If the Brits need to remove the 'U' from colour then the Americans need to stop using 'Z' instead of 'S'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-83700496033129584702009-06-24T16:42:34.918-05:002009-06-24T16:42:34.918-05:00Great post. I love it!Great post. I love it!Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-70053039442097524952009-06-24T16:00:07.794-05:002009-06-24T16:00:07.794-05:00*Sets a large box of Godivas on the table and back...*Sets a large box of Godivas on the table and backs away slowly.*<br /><br />I can't spell to save my life but am ok with basic math. (Learned multiplication tables playing yatzee.) Schoolhouse Rock taught my siblings and myself more than most our teachers did back then.<br /><br /> My favorite school subjects were my literature classes. My teacher Mrs. Butler made it fun and interesting and refused to accept anything but perfection. She made us want to work and work hard for her approval.Refhaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064218599795539844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-23175750162032413502009-06-24T15:32:31.198-05:002009-06-24T15:32:31.198-05:00Thank Todd you left them out! I just found one in...Thank Todd you left them out! I just found one in the first chapter of my new book. Of course, I broke my rule and read it in the first place so it's on me.Leslie Langtryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616716802552673056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-32022915384368001012009-06-24T11:42:23.337-05:002009-06-24T11:42:23.337-05:00Bring on the apocalypse...if you can spell it, tha...<b>Bring on the apocalypse...if you can spell it, that is.</b><br /><br />Actually I don't think I can. I'd probably have trouble typing it too.<br /><br />While spelling and grammar errors can be amusing I've always gotten irritated at those who use them to decry the death of the language.<br /><br />For me the real beauty of the English language is that you can screw it up in so many ways and still make sense.<br /><br />If you understood what they meant who cares if it could be taken some other way.<br /><br />On the other hand: <b>and 2) every kindergartner can spell like a champion with spell-check;</b><br /><br />spell checkers are a menace. They'll tell you when a word is misspelled. But if both your spelling and typing are as bad as mine you are in deep trouble.<br /><br />They are incapable of telling you that you ended up with the WRONG word! I wont even guess how often this has tripped me up. And the number of times you can spot this in newspapers and books is frightening. <br /><br />PS: I toyed with the idea of leaving all my typos and misspellings in this post but that would be a terrible thing to do to freinds. ;)Bookmobilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698377864458267666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-86461998686327899752009-06-24T10:39:30.236-05:002009-06-24T10:39:30.236-05:00Hey, isn't there something else to that too, l...Hey, isn't there something else to that too, like "except if it sounds like A, as in neighbor and weigh..." something like that? <br /><br />I still remember mnemonic (another screwed up word) like ROYGBIV for the colors of the rainbow and Martha Visits Every Monday and Just Stays Until Noon, Period. Of course, that's when Pluto was a planet...<br /><br />I think I got off track somehow...Leslie Langtryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616716802552673056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-80169384699184380242009-06-24T09:59:22.079-05:002009-06-24T09:59:22.079-05:00So, they're not actually changing the way word...So, they're not actually changing the way words are spelled, right? They're just not embracing an old rule of thumb memory trick? And people care about that? Even if I lived in Britain they couldn't stop me from using that trick, so . . . Sorry, I don't see the problem.<br /><br />I learned it as "i before e, except after c, when the sound is ee". This eliminates many of the exceptions, like vein. You still end up with some (such as weird), but most words do fit with that last part tagged onto the rule.jeniferhttp://www.a2millers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-41325506938504340432009-06-24T08:59:41.804-05:002009-06-24T08:59:41.804-05:00I'd forgotten how screwed up the English langu...I'd forgotten how screwed up the English language is until I tried helping my daughter learn to spell. I finally taught her to memorize and gave up on "sounding it out". Bah!<br /><br />I like the "i before e" rule.<br /><br />Hope the Midol works.Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.com