One poor speller looking for help. My mind will get locked onto incorrect spelling of a word, and most times Yahoo spell check doesn't help. Yet brief time latter correct spelling will come easy as pie. Might someone direct me to sorces which help one not get locked onto incooect spelling. Please all you naas get your fing 2 points elswhere.
2006-08-21 09:28:52 · 6 answers · asked by Mister2-15-2 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Have you ever seen this word?
Ghoti
Here are some clues to figure it out.
Pronounce the gh as in tough, the o as in women and the ti as in nation.
Blend these sounds and you get fish.
This joke was made by George Bernard Shaw to prove a point. English spelling is confusing.
Actually, English spelling does follow specific rules. Therefore, ghoti cannot be pronounced as fish because gh never represents the sound of f at the beginning of an English word and ti never represents the sound of sh at the end of an English word.
Knowing some basic rules of English spelling can eliminate many common errors even though there are usually exceptions.
Try these sites. They might help you. Best of luck with it.
2006-08-21 09:46:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Spell check would have helped in your question. As for the correct spelling of words, repetition in writing and verbally will eventually extinguish the incorrect spelling.
2006-08-21 09:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by kearneyconsulting 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you have microsoft word, type that word onto the document, if it 's the incorrect spelling of the word it will be underlined in red, then just click spell check. Thats what i do if i want to see if i spelt a word incorrectly.
2006-08-21 09:39:17 · answer #3 · answered by thatshowiroll 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I keep a dictionary next to my computer to use to look up the spelling of all sorts of words. I am an awful speller and if it isn't phonetic I am lost. Good luck.
2006-08-21 09:35:45 · answer #4 · answered by cricket 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bob, this site is fabulous!
http://orangoo.com/spell/
Just type in your word and click on spell check in the upper right corner. When your word shows up in red, double click on it and it'll give you a list of words to choose from.
As an example, I typed in incooect and here's what it gave me:
incorrect
inject
uncooked
infect
insect
See? No matter how bad you spell, this site can help!
2006-08-21 09:41:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
www.m-w.com and www.dictionary.com are good sources to check spelling. Also, MS Word has a pretty good dictionary, so you can copy and paste your text into Word, and if a red squiggly line is below the word, it is misspelled. If this happens, right click, and Word will give you suggestions on a replacement word.
2006-08-21 09:38:33 · answer #6 · answered by Hokie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋