Terrible Spelling

[rover]

It is a statistical fact that literacy rates are on the decline, a worrying trend. And all reasons above in this thread are valid.

I would not be too sure though if it's the standard of education that's at fault. I think it has a lot to do with the youth of today not giving a crap and maybe even purposfully not doing it correctly because it's "cool" to be a rebel. Texting does have a lot to do with it to be sure.

About those whose first language is not English. You frequently find that they have a far better grasp of the technical side of English than native speakers because they've had to study it as opposed to a native speaker who learnt it by sound from those around them. Grammer, punctuation etc. can be much better because it's more of a science to them that they've had to study.

The pot calling the kettle black. ("Purposefully" - "Grammar").

[monster_monster]

The pot calling the kettle black. ("Purposefully" - "Grammar").

[Banjo]

The pot calling the kettle black. ("Purposefully" - "Grammar").

Yep .... my feet smell and my nose runs because I was built up side down. )

[rover]

Yep .... my feet smell and my nose runs because I was built up side down. )

"Upside" Sorry Banjo, I just couldn't resist.

[Banjo]

"Upside" Sorry Banjo, I just couldn't resist.

Just noticed your signature .....

[Doozer]

Yeah I think you are right guys
Its only spelling as long as people can understand teh contetnt of the post it doesnt matter too much about the spelling

[Forrest]

Is the terrible standard of spelling an indictment of our education system ?or is
it the direct result of technology, txting, abbreviations being used in chatrooms
on social networking sites and twitter etc. Poor handwriting seemed to be the
bain of educated people in the past now it seems to have graduated to their
spelling

I raised this subject a while ago Ber, and the response was 'who cares'.
I definitely think texting has had a major impact and that has evolved into email, message board forums and other forms of communication.

[Forrest]

Yeah I think you are right guys
Its only spelling as long as people can understand teh contetnt of the post it doesnt matter too much about the spelling

That's just a lazy attitude Doozer. I know Anon gave an example some time ago of a sentence with lots of spelling errors, but you could still get the gist of what was being said. I know some people suffer from dyslexia but, with most, it's just laziness.

[Doozer]

That's just a lazy attitude Doozer. I know Anon gave an example some time ago of a sentence with lots of spelling errors, but you could still get the gist of what was being said. I know some people suffer from dyslexia but, with most, it's just laziness.

True it could be Forrest. Another thing would be people cant type. Or they type to fast as in my case and I hit the wrong button or pusha few wrong buttons. Some people then know the words but never actually wrote them much and as a result they cant spell them. But once again as long as the content can be grasped its ok

[monster_monster]

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