Spelling
rotag
"owfish" <owf...@inland.net> wrote:
>Was just wondering what the heck spelling has to do with being adopted or a
>parent in general. Some peole do type and hit the wrong keys, not everyone
>has spell check, and we are not all English Majors.
Rules for surviving alt.adoption
(1) Spelling and Grammar are the last arrows fired in a contest
usually by the loser or if no other ammunition is available.
(2) Stay out of the cat fights YOU CAN'T WIN
(3) Don't bash woman,babys,gays,religion or 57 chevs
(4) You may bash social workers,lawyers,judges and anyone else
who gets in you way.
(5) Bookmark Djanews( thats where you go to reload for the next round)
(6) Always have sex before you log on you might not want it afterward
(7) Allways tell the woman how pretty they look (if your a guy)They
don't know you can't see them.It will keep you out of hot water
(8) Always change topic in the middle of a thread it keeps up the
confusion
(9) Don't agree with anyone (even if you do don't let them know it)
(10) Its OK to talk about your sex life
owfish
Was just wondering what the heck spelling has to do with being adopted or a
parent in general. Some peole do type and hit the wrong keys, not everyone
misspelled words offend you.
BUT GET OVER IT..........
I thought this is for discussion and picking on different people. Guess I
was wrong...
Beth Young
owfish (owf...@inland.net) wrote:
: Was just wondering what the heck spelling has to do with being adopted or a
: parent in general. Some peole do type and hit the wrong keys, not everyone
: about the tone of alt.adoption snipped]
Actually, I'd hesitated to post this information, since I don't have the
cite handy to back it up. But . . . .
Research shows that the best spellers are concentrated in the middle IQ
range. Really terrible spellers are statistically just as likely to have
very high IQs as low ones.
And in general, good spelling is an aptitude one is born with--you either
have what it takes to spell correctly with little effort, or you are
doomed to a lifetime of spell checking. (However, reading a lot does help
in this regard.)
I'd rather see us complain about the content of people's postings than the
form (particularly in an informal medium such as email) though I admit
that some misspellings ("diluted") can be pretty funny.
FWIW,
Beth Young
the brush
Point of interest - Internet Explorer does an automatic spell check on
articles before posting, Netscape does not.
--
Remember, in politics, stupidity is not a handicap
owfish <owf...@inland.net> wrote in article
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: Was just wondering what the heck spelling has to do with being adopted or
a
: parent in general. Some peole do type and hit the wrong keys, not
everyone
: has spell check, and we are not all English Majors. Sorry if some
:
:
owfish
You know I'm getting really sick of the "spelling issue" I'm sorry there
are not more important issues for you to discuss. I have really tried to
let this issue go but, enough is enough, I thought this was about adoption
issues, not back stabing and who did what to who, and you have not been
here long enough to have a coment.
WHAT HAPPENED TO SUPPORT, AND HELP.
I may not be the best speller in the world, however, this does not mean I
am not an educated person. I graduated in the top 10% and there are a few
words that I do know how to spell that can describe alot of you. However,
I am to much of a lady to say them, but god am I thinking them right now.
Keith & Greg this is not directed to you I do appreciate the program info.
Yours just happened to be the message I pickeed on sorry.....
If you who think spelling is the most important issue here start your own
little corner of the world, I for one am sick and tired of you ripping
people apart because they may not have the programs you have to check there
nasty little posts. Call It "Assholes who can spell and no-one gives a
shit"
Keith & Greg <kei...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
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rotag
"owfish" <owf...@inland.net> wrote:
>You know I'm getting really sick of the "spelling issue" I'm sorry there
>are not more important issues for you to discuss.
You have'nt raised any.Start one !
>I have really tried to
>let this issue go but, enough is enough, I thought this was about adoption
>issues, not back stabing and who did what to who, and you have not been
>here long enough to have a coment.
I find this group to be very supportive. Altho sometimes it 's like
hard love. If you have'nt got it all together when you get here
you will before you check out.
>WHAT HAPPENED TO SUPPORT, AND HELP.
>I may not be the best speller in the world, however, this does not mean I
>am not an educated person.
> I graduated in the top 10% and there are a few
>words that I do know how to spell that can describe alot of you.
Now your getting to unreasonable personal attacks
> However,
>I am to much of a lady to say them,
That remains to be seen
> but god am I thinking them right now.
Nothing like getting off on the right foot.
>Keith & Greg this is not directed to you I do appreciate the program info.
>Yours just happened to be the message
>I ( pickeed ) on sorry.....
Come on this is an obvious attempt to prove a point
>If you who think spelling is the most important issue here start your own
>little corner of the world, I for one am sick and tired of you ripping
>people apart because they may not have the programs you have to check there
>nasty little posts. Call It
>"Assholes who can spell and no-one gives a
>shit"
There goes the LADY part.
rotag:
sman...@inetworld.net
In article <5n1qi6$km7$1...@info.uah.edu>,
you...@email.uah.edu (Beth Young) wrote:
> And in general, good spelling is an aptitude one is born with--you either
> have what it takes to spell correctly with little effort, or you are
> doomed to a lifetime of spell checking. (However, reading a lot does help
> in this regard.)
Hi Beth. I've got "the rest of the story" on this one: According to the
research I'm aware of, some people are "born spellers" because of the
fact that they inherit neurological strengths and weaknesses. In other
words, this is why reading a lot helps *some* of us...but only if we are
visual learners. Spelling well *can* become a skill for those of us who
are *not* visual learners though...*if* we acquire the basic building
blocks that will enable us to spell well (and *if* we do so in a way that
suites our inherited learning styles).
For example, do most of you know the 70 most common spelling patterns of
English and the 45 speech sounds they most commonly represent? He he,
I'll bet a nickel that you don't (<g> check the web page at
<http://www.riggsinst.org> to find out if I owe you one and let me know
via email). Still, acquiring this basic information is called *having*
phonemic awareness and *having* graphemic awareness, and for the majority
of us non-visual humanoids this seems to be what we need to spell (and/or
read) the English language with proficiency. Sounds pretty simple, eh?
(<g> Once you get past the fancy words and long sentences I mean.) Well,
it kinda is. The trick is that the best way to acquire phonemic and
graphemic awareness is through the use of multi-sensory instruction.
(See above mentioned web site for details.) This is simply instruction
that allows us to make use of *many* of our neurological pathways while
we are learning (not just vision, but also sound, touch, and speech). In
other words, though spelling strengths *do* seem to be inherited (to a
certain extent), virtually nobody is *doomed* to being a poor speller (or
reader).
Hope this helps any parents (or would be parents) of non-visual learners,
Steph <sman...@inetworld.net>
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