May I make a few nitpicky spelling corrections please?
Typos are different from misspellings. Typos I can understand, but when simple words are repeatedly misspelled, people start to focus on the errors rather than the message.
Maybe I'm nitpicking, but misspelling basic words makes the writer of the message look uneducated. In reality, this is not necessarily true. On the contrary, I have noticed that my students who are poor spellers tend to learn things by listening whereas my good spellers are more apt to pick things up visually. In an effort to help my auditory learner friends here at Daily Paul promote Dr. Paul in the most positive light possible, I'd like to note the following words:
It's spelled SPEECH. (not speach)
Thompson is going to LOSE. (not loose)
Giuliani is LOSING. (not loosing)
We still have A LOT of work to do. (alot is not a word)
Jeremiah Black makes great ADS. (not adds)
Inflation AFFECTS the value of the dollar negatively. ("A"ffect is an "A"ction, which means it's a verb)
Inflation has devastating EFFECTS on the value of the dollar. ("E"ffect is an "E"nd result, a noun)
ITS vs. IT'S -- do this little test: If you can replace this word with "it is", then use IT'S (It's impossible to trust voting machines...It is impossible to trust voting machines--it makes sense, so use the apostrophe) If replacing it with "it is" makes no sense, use ITS (The Constitution is precious, so we must keep its message alive...The Constitution is precious, so we must keep it is message alive--this makes no sense, so no apostrophe)
When discussing elections, these words come up so frequently that I felt a need to point them out.
We're in this fight together and I want to help my team look as polished as possible by doing my little part!
English teacher signing out...
Proper Spelling for...
Freedom
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Habeaus Corpus
Magna Carta
Liberty
Don't ax me no questions!
For God and Country!
For God and Country!
Of note: When referring to
Of note: When referring to Magna Carta, there is no "the" preceding it.
Correct: "I recently read Magna Carta, an important historical document. Magna Carta is an important historical document."
Incorrect: "I recently read the Magna Carta, an important historical document. The Magna Carta is an important historical document."
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Is spelling really that important?
If you can decipher what the writer is communicating, they have accomplished their task...
For those of us with impecable spelling . . .
Don't delete this because it looks weird. Believe it or not you can read
it.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer inwaht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the
olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a
porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas thought
slpeling was ipmorantt.
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"Ehhh, What's ups Doc?" B.Bunny "Scwewy Wabbit!"E. Fudd
People's Awareness Coalition: Deprogramming Sequence
please no...
There are people who had to learn english as a second (or 3) language.
Imagine that ! :)
Yes, it is. The Key Word is "Decipher"
I don't believe poor spelling should necessarily count against the writer. Content, intent, meaning are still more important.
But poor spelling and grammar cause the reader (some readers) to stumble. It's like tripping over a wrinkle in the carpet or finding the doorway blocked with a chair. This is especially true when the wrong word is used, such as "why did he loose?" Immediately, I think "loose what?" Screws are loose.
It is also true that in various languages, such Fortran, PHP, BASIC, HTML and others, spelling is critical to communication.
IMissLiberty
IMissLiberty
You forgot about
You forgot about "rediculous."
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Dang it to wazdat?
Iz doze nots noes no batter. sorie
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ON... opps I mean NO...
spelling as a topic - get real...
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It's not what you know, it's what you NO!
NO more big governmentt!
NO more ignoring the constitution!
NO more taxes!
NO more war!
NO MORE! NO MORE!
Know more. Know more.
Mathew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Thank ya, oops, I mean you. Thank you, Teach!
I stand corrected on one of your mentioned spellings. I'll not tell which one though.
I'll add one i see sometimes. There and their.
1) Look over THERE at that fat guy, oh wait, it's Mike Huckabee.
2) Ron Paul won in New Hampshire, but some one stole THEIR votes.
Seperate or Separate? I
Seperate or Separate? I always get confused on this the most.
You forgot
Rediculous instead of Ridiculous.
ummm
It's RIDICULOUS.
1) I would look RIDICULOUS if I were to canvass my neighborhood in my pink pajamas.
Here's one I see often
"there" instead of "their"
Thank you for your kind words and your list of hints.
I am currently working on my PhD in computer science and yes, I STILL find spelling to be a huge challenge. If it weren't for spell check, I don't know what I do. The words that get me are the "know" vs "no" and "there" vs "their" etc. These mistakes can sneak by the spell checker. I technically know the difference, but it consistently comes out wrong.
Knowledge is what you Know
I assume you don't spell "knowledge" "nolledge." I actually have trouble with this one; sometimes I forget the "d."
"No" is one of the very first words baby learns, although they probably have various definitions for it. "Hot" they understand the same way.
Here and t(here) describe a location. I've never quite figured out how to remember "their" except that it's not "there" or "they're" ("they are").
IMissLiberty
IMissLiberty
Owed to a Spell Chequer
I halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plane lee marques four my revue
Miss steaks aye ken knot sea
Eye ran this poem threw it
Your sure reel glad two no
It's vary polished in it's weigh
My chequer tolled me sew
A chequer is a bless sing
It freeze yew lodes of thyme
It helps me awl stiles two reed
And aides mi when aye rime
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should be proud
And wee mussed dew the best wee can
Sew flaws are knot aloud
And now bee cause my spelling
is checked with such grate flare
Their are know faults with in my cite
Of nun eye am a wear
Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed to be a joule
The chequer poured o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule
That's why aye brake in two averse
My righting wants too pleas
Sow now ewe sea wye aye dew prays
Such soft wear for pea seas
http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/people/faculty/tenn/SpellingChequer.html
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That's "ODE"
"Whenever I despair, I remember that the way of truth and love has always won. There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they may seem invincible, but in the end, they always fail. Think of it: always"
Gandhi
"Liberty tastes sweetest to those who fight for it, and most bitter to those who work to deny it!"
LearnRonPaul
And that was his post
And that was his post whizzing over the top of your head. ;-P
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mine don't work no more
so I spose its an exchequer.
*groan*
Ooh, that's painful. (^_^)
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Nitpicking the Paulies' spelling and punctuation
My observation is that the public schools no longer accentuate the need for spelling words correctly.They don't bother to "educate" students and as a result we have a nation of poor spellers. There's nothing that says we can't improve our grammar. Spelling and correct punctuation are an important part of communication. Therefore I thank you for being "nitpicky."
Before I hit the "post comment" box I look over my commentary for mistakes. Fortunately the creator of Daily Paul gave us editing capability.
archtoplee
SOme of us ( at least this one)
Is dislexic. I can not spell "tomorrow" with out spell check
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Another interesting
Another interesting phenomenon is how ALL CAPS is harder to read because the eye skims the tops of letters. When letters are lowercase, their heights are more variable and thus more easily discernible, but UPPERCASE ARE ALL THE SAME HEIGHT SO THEY START TO BLEND TOGETHER AFTER A WHILE, FORCING THE READER TO FOCUS MORE INTENTLY WHICH CAUSES EYE FATIGUE. DON'T USE ALL CAPS UNLESS YOUR VOICE WOULD BE RAISED IN A FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATION!
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I actually find that concept fascinating
and I'm in agreement with all here that poor spelling is not indicative of stupidity, but there's a reason newspapers have editors. There's a reason companies pay astronomical amounts of money for package design even though the packaging gets tossed in the trash 10 minutes after purchase.
First impressions are important. If ronpaul2008.com were full of spelling errors, would we find it acceptable or would we want them to fix the mistakes?
No, this is not the site of the official campaign, but we represent Dr. Paul. Making a good impression on Huckabee or Romney supporters is a good thing, I believe. I don't think anyone here is looking for grammatical and spelling perfection, but giving posts a quick glance before posting doesn't hurt.
Jesus is my Lord and my God, and Ron Paul, champion of all things freedom, including religion and the free exercise thereof, is my choice for president.
federalized public education.....
people aren't stupid they are just horribly miseducated.......(is miseducated even a word??)
I went to a public school, and I pretty much had to educate myself about the world.....and the federal government is now exercising so much power over education it is destroying everything.....every teacher I have ever heard of hates no child left behind....
GEET
AA LIFF !