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If I were to write: 'They're planning to leave their car over there', it makes sense. If I wrote: 'Their planning to leave there car over they're, it's senseless, and so it does matter.

I was taught spelling & handwriting by a very strict lady teacher at junior school & grammar & punctuation by a very strict lady teacher at grammar school & consequently I used to be quite good at it. I find nowadays I'm a bit lazy but it still annoys me when I see something printed in an official letter, newspaper or on T.V. that is bad grammar or spelt incorrectly. If it had been my child's homework I would have sent it back to the teacher with a big red pen circle around the error!

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The trouble is kids use too much text language.Dnt tha m8!!!!

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Still reads the same though.


I don't understand text speak, its way over me head.

Text speak is basically English with the vowels removed - I'm a bit odd in that I text in full, but my phone does have a qwerty so tis easy I guess

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I put the dictionary on, I find it takes longer for me to write m8, than mate, as I have to hold the keys down. I'm a 2 thumb texter!!

Yip, me too. This debate comes up every now and then, and will for ever more I'd wager.

Takes me longer to read txt spk too.

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All teachers now have to pass the English, Maths and ICT basic skills, even if they have GCEs or GCSEs in those subjects. It's quite nerve wracking as these are done on computer in a limited time frame, and even when you are quite able, nerves can cause people to fail. My head of dept is a very skilled teacher, now specialising in ICT, but originally trained in Product Design. He can't spell, always confuses their and there, but can teach his subjects and motivate the kids. Which is more important?
If a pupil asks how to spell a word, I frequently have to write it down to check how it should look, I am a visual learner, I can't spell out verbally with confidence. Mistakes like those that started this thread shouldn't happen, but often teachers write their own worksheets with no one else to check them. Spelling wasn't standardised until people began compiling dictionaries, in fact I seem to remember a thread along these lines a while ago. Give us a break, I'm sure everyone has mistakes slip through the net sometimes, we do try hard to get it right, but no one is perfect.

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CLOUD!!

CLOUD!!!

CLOUD!!

You've fallen asleep on your keyboard again!

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Respect dude!

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The greatness comes not when things go always good for you,but the greatness comes when you are really tested,when you take,some knocks,some disappointments;because only if youv'e been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

So do the words formerly and formally, but if someone was pronounced formerly dead it would imply a miracle.

You're dead right?

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I'd rather be pronounced finally dead, it gives the idea that I hung around a lot longer than was wanted.

finally firmly dead

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God rest her soul.

You mean nerve racking

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