i can mostly manage to spell the difficult words but then i get the easy ones wrong ..and even if spell words like ,their.right the first time it doesn`t look right so i change it to thier.i suspect it might be cause i`m as thick as two planks..
2006-11-09 02:08:00 · 23 answers · asked by keny 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I won't be so sensitive about it Miskeny. If you really want to improve your spelling though, get a good dictionary (I recommend a Concise Oxford English Dictionary) and when unsure, just give it a check in the big book. Works for me, especially when the Yahoo spell checker locks up again (as now is the case).
By the way. Being self-depreciating isn't being thick. Far from it. But some people won't understand and will take such comments at face value.
2006-11-09 02:18:51 · answer #1 · answered by 13caesars 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you are trying to hard. Take your time, think through the word in your heard before you write it down and break it down into several small sections.
A lot of people have problems with spelling, I do so I use the spell checker then remember how the word is really spelt and get it right next time.
And another easy thing to remember in the case of spelling THEIR or any other word which has 'EI' in it, Is 'I before E except after C' but that doesn't work with the word RECEIVE, but I think that the only one. Every other time it works.
2006-11-09 02:31:20 · answer #2 · answered by pampurredpuss 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think you're "thick". However, if you have poor spelling and grammar skills, you will come across as stupid. I really suggest reading more, books especially. I've seen way too many newspapers with horrible spelling and grammar errors. The more often you see words spelled correctly, the more it cements into your brain. If you care enough to be concerned about this matter, you should look the word up in the dictionary or simply type it into google if you're online. It will ask you "Did you mean:" and give you the correct spelling.
2006-11-09 02:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think my spelling was much better when I was younger, and didn't use a computer all day. If you have auto spell check on, the most commonly misspelt words get corrected without you knowing anyway, and you can just carry on on your merry away thinking you can spell fine, until faced with writing something down with a pen nowhere near a computer/dictionary.
I think spelling is also improved by the amount you read.
does not make you thick though lovey. Spelling is irrevelant when talking about intelligence.
2006-11-09 02:23:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't come across as being thick.
Maybe you have a mild form of dyslexia, like me, or maybe your teachers didn't do much work on get spellings right.
If it is dyslexia, it's all about the way your brain is wired that make some tasks harder that for most people. This doesn't mean your thick. You might even find you have a talent for something others don't have, a kind of backhanded compensation.
2006-11-09 03:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by pioneer9.1968 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's probably because most schools these days don't teach spelling properly.
They used to teach kids lists of words every week that they had to copy out a number of times so that they'd remember the spelling.
Once when I asked my daughter's teacher why she hadn't corrected spelling mistakes in my daughter's writing, she told me, "We don't want to stifle the child's creativity".
Load of nonsense. Kids have a right to be taught to spell, so that they can feel confident in their ability to write good English.
(But do use a spell checker. They're not foolproof and mistakes will still get through, but they're better than nothing.)
2006-11-09 02:22:29 · answer #6 · answered by mcfifi 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Spelling skills are not so important these days - thanks to spell checkers - and in some cases grammatical error spotters too.
Intelligence and spelling are not really linked anyway - but failing to use a spell checker just tells the reader "you're not worth getting it right for" - and this is why folks often find it annoying. The spelling mistake itself does not annoy - the rudeness does.
If you spell check and try to use the odd blank line once in a while to keep things easier to read, I expect you'll do just fine :)
2006-11-09 02:15:36 · answer #7 · answered by Mark T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you need to type more with the spell check thing on. I'm the same, I can't spell the simple words but when I started doing everything on the laptop I found my spelling got better really quickly, seeing how words were spelt on screen made me remember them.
Can't vouch for this, typed in a hurry with no spellcheck!
2006-11-09 02:38:38 · answer #8 · answered by Roy F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your spelling looked ok to me.
Perhaps if you read a lot more books or newspapers you would get more used to the way words looked and they would only look wrong to you when they really were wrong.
But I really wouldn't worry about it. That's why we have spell checkers. It's certainly nothing to do with being stupid!
2006-11-09 02:11:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Steven. The more you read, the better you get at spelling.
My command of English improved a lot after I started to read lots of books. I hardly ever commit mistakes concerning spelling (but unfortunately, I still make a lot of mistakes concerning gramma and other aspects of your language).
2006-11-09 02:39:42 · answer #10 · answered by ClarissaMach 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋