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Were you good at spelling at school? does it make you flinch when you see mis-spelling, and then does it make you flinch that you are pedantic enough for it to matter to you? lol .

I am not talking about dyslexia here that's a whole different thing , and not typo's, just bad spelling that you know someone could 'google' if they weren't sure...like me with the word 'occasion' lol...you'd think I'd remember by now but more often than not I go to google :))

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aw im a rubbish speller on here lol, but i mix with typo's and text talk, i type pretty fast, and i dnt proof read, i no i no i no i should before i press submit, but im just a sloppy, lazy mare, who has that many things going on at once on me lappy lol, gr, fb, usually more than one msn convo, and fb chat, plus me other web sites i go on lolol

edited to add, i usually got 10/10 at school for spelling xxx

Rose~~

I find that I often forget how a word is spelt,,,,,age:}}}}}

I'd rather see mis-spelt words and know what it is than spend ages trying to desyfer:}type text stuff hurts my eyes and I cant be bothered to unravel it so skim over it,,,:}}}}}

I cant spell to save my life even the simple stuff that comes so easy to everyone else. The written english language is a very confusing a difficlut thing to master..

Strange, my English was always excellent until I started on here, now I am often typing in a hurry and find I can't quickly remember spelling which is so frustrating. I often use the good old fashioned paper dictionary!!

I don't like text talk much either on here, don't mind it where it belongs, on the phone, And one of my pet hates is 'no' for 'know' when I know the person probably knows how know is spelt! (sorry Stray!!!)

lol its ok ann, like i say im just lazy and sloppy on the puter xxx

A paper dictionary is no use to me (unless it has pictures lol ) the on the net is good as mostly it can guess at what I am trying to spell, as I try to spell by the sounds of the word so s and c is not good or i and e but mostly good with ph and f ...


but practice does make perfect I have imporved over the years, I freely admit to be being dylexic more so since I learnt to spell it and yes over the years have been the butt of many a joke even with my own family funnily enough when our children began to show signs the laughing stopped and they became more interested, but at least mine is spelling and reading not mirror writing now that would be a remmub..lol

I think there is a difference between chatting 'in a hurry' where you really don't have time ( or inclination) to check every word , I think of that on here, msn etc as like real 'speech' and you don't 'correct' that it is typical to you as it were.

Poor spellers who are always like that, lol, annoy me much less than those who are perfectly able to but can't be bothered ;) ... I don't like text speak much either as it takes me longer to write and read lol.

Hayley, you are right about the English language being difficult, all the 'rules' like "i before e except after C" have exemptions ...I still have to type 'friends' carefuly because it is a blind spot with me , and 'weird' etc. :))

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I can't ever seem to spell "incovenience" correctly but I seem to be tuned in to notice spelling mistakes and I don't know why. I did start reading at a very early age, though, so maybe that's it!

I remember at uni, when I was preparing my degree show work, I often printed final things out then realised I'd made a spelling mistake (why do these things only ever show up when you've printed it, I wonder?) so I would then go back and reprint it because it would have annoyed me. I did notice a lot of spelling mistakes or grammar mistakes on other people's work but I never knew whether to tell them or not - I am sure when employers look round degree shows they notice small details like spelling.

I sometimes read my sister's postings on Facebook and I just can't decipher them because it's in text speak, which I have never been able to get into!

I think Rose said she excluded dyslexia Hayley, you can't help that and on here you must work hard because mostly your spelling is fine.

lol Hayley mirror writing i can cope with strangely enough, but if it is upside down I just switch off totally :)

If I am reading something (anything) I immediately pick up on spelling mistakes, I proof read a newsletter for that purpose. It is when I am writing/typing that I have trouble which is strange. If I recognise a spelling error, why do I also make them?

As Ann says, Hayley I definitely exclude dyslexia, and admire anyone who has to cope with that and type on a chat board !

Kate believe it or not it could be the text, I find reading black on white difficult but coloured paper is easily I used to have a rose coloured ruler but havent used it for about 2 years I was shocked to see with this magic ruler that words have gaps when they didnt before, another of my traits is missing words from the sentenace ..normally its small words or getting the correct letters in the wrong order..

Ann I used word alot and C & P more so if its something I want to be taken seriously.

Ahhhh but Hayley, you have a way of expressing yourself so your spelling errors don't really matter:-)

I can spot a spelling mistake a mile away, it jumps out at me, but I am getting sloppier since I started using my computer.

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yes BC thats the actress in me....** glades round the thread **

Hayley yours is 99.9 and half % is in plain english and readable.that makes the difference,.......I'd rather see an odd word missed out or a word mispelt and know what it suposed to be.
and youre still learning at 29.:}}}}}

I make lots of spelling mistakes on words I've not used to a long time,,,and have to sit and juggle it about till it looks right .,its old age,,,:}}

Hayley I have read that about people who have dyslexia who use coloured spectacles to help them. (i.e. glasses with coloured lenses)

At a guess,

Ultimatum,:}}
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