Weren't they "hooked on phonics" as kids?
2007-04-09 04:32:36 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Loveblue....what in the hell are you babbling about now? The question WAS about spelling.
2007-04-09 05:24:14 · update #1
Hello dear elfkin!
2007-04-09 05:24:46 · update #2
Maybe we need a jingle so that kids can learn how it's spelled.
2007-04-09 04:35:59 · answer #1 · answered by S K 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
I think the more appropriate question is "Why is it so difficult for many people to spell ANYTHING AT ALL?"
I read the questions posted here, and it seems like english is a 3rd language for most. It's difficult to understand what they are even trying to ask.
2007-04-09 11:36:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because those how don't care to learn the word have no right to use it. Most people that spell atheist wrong don't have a clue what it is.
2007-04-09 11:36:30 · answer #3 · answered by Shauna O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seriously doubt they'd like us spelling "christain", which I would never do, of course. But really, my guess is that most of them spelling "athiest" are in the 12-14 year old age group and have no idea what they are saying anyway.
2007-04-09 11:40:02 · answer #4 · answered by Murazor 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i before e except after c. The rule doesn't apply to atheism does it. Just like many other rules. Ironic?
I don't know about other languages but in the Spanish language the sound "eeee" actually is the vowel i.
Something to think about. SO phonetically i first would be correct.
2007-04-09 11:40:39 · answer #5 · answered by momof2 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have conceded that "athiest" is an actual word, a derogatory term for atheist used by christians. It'll be in the dictionary soon enough.
I propose as well the term "christain" (a stain on Christ) as a derogatory for fundamentalists used by atheists.
2007-04-09 11:40:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm a Christian and I always spell Atheist in the correct way. Maybe is because you'll never had an important impact in peoples' lifes.
2007-04-09 11:42:45 · answer #7 · answered by carlos r 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe it is a spiteful response to the misspelling of christian....as in xian or xtian, but I feel it is just poor spelling.
2007-04-09 11:43:44 · answer #8 · answered by Medusa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Sweetie!!
they were too busy being brainwashed to study spelling.
2007-04-09 11:40:02 · answer #9 · answered by elfkin, attention whore 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably for the same reason there are so many people that can't spell Christian or God or Raspberry.
2007-04-09 11:37:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋