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[PhilRich]

When trawling through the Forum from time to time (as you do ) I am constantly amazed at the parlous state of the spelling used by members who are UK born & bred! I have mentioned this before and been told that spelling isn't that important? but notice that members have been rebuked by Admins for using Textspeak (which I am in full agreement with). Now this apparent double standard does not make sense to me as i'm of a certain age, reasonably well educated for a working class bloke & know that poor spelling can, in certain circumstances totally alter the meaning of a sentence or statement, and in a mechanical or technical environment can have drastic consequences! Apart from all that, it is bloody annoying! It's like having an itch you can't scratch!! So for Heavens sake, if you're unsure of the correct spelling, check it first before Posting? 'cos you're causing unnecessary suffering to an old bloke and it aint right!

[albitz]

My spelling is reasonable I think, but when I type something in a hurry and then hit the post button I often realise that I have mis typed something - which is where the edit function always came in useful.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Yis, tha edut fonctin wus ewesful four fickos lick moi   

[Entwood]

One of the more recent causes of this problem would appear to be the larger number of folks accessing the site on "smart phones" .. which seem to have inbuilt "mis-spelling" CODECS ... I'm sure the excuse will be the small screens and even smaller keyboards .. but most of them also have built in spell checkers ... but you are right ... it does appear to be getting worse ... 

[Vamps]

Yis, tha edut fonctin wus ewesful four fickos lick moi   

An example of some research which iirc suggests that you only need the, or perhaps some. letters in a word to be able to understand it when reading, even if the letters are the wrong way round, I seem to remember that the first and last letter must be correct...

Phil, welcome to the old farts club....according to Miss Vamps....

[PhilRich]

Cheeky young Whippersnapper that young Gel!

[aaronjb]

Yis, tha edut fonctin wus ewesful four fickos lick moi   

An example of some research which iirc suggests that you only need the, or perhaps some. letters in a word to be able to understand it when reading, even if the letters are the wrong way round, I seem to remember that the first and last letter must be correct...

Phil, welcome to the old farts club....according to Miss Vamps....

You're talking about this, Vamps: http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/cambridge.asp

[PhilRich]

Yis, tha edut fonctin wus ewesful four fickos lick moi   

Trying to bamboozle us with French wont cut it T.H.

[PhilRich]

Yis, tha edut fonctin wus ewesful four fickos lick moi   

An example of some research which iirc suggests that you only need the, or perhaps some. letters in a word to be able to understand it when reading, even if the letters are the wrong way round, I seem to remember that the first and last letter must be correct...

Phil, welcome to the old farts club....according to Miss Vamps....

You're talking about this, Vamps: http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/cambridge.asp

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Wtih rpescet anjarob, tath's a laod of blooclks! and amusses taht the rdaeer is itnlegilent egounh to urvanlel the wdors?

[Vamps]

Yis, tha edut fonctin wus ewesful four fickos lick moi   

An example of some research which iirc suggests that you only need the, or perhaps some. letters in a word to be able to understand it when reading, even if the letters are the wrong way round, I seem to remember that the first and last letter must be correct...

Phil, welcome to the old farts club....according to Miss Vamps....

You're talking about this, Vamps: http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/cambridge.asp

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Wtih rpescet anjarob, tath's a laod of blooclks! and amusses taht the rdaeer is itnlegilent egounh to urvanlel the wdors?

Point proved I think, not that I agree......

[skyblue]

I understood everything in Aarons link, so that must make me a thick un I suppose

[jonnycool]

I'm not so old, 39, but I HATE the way kids use language and words these days, especially when people who work for me use text-speak when replying to a text. I always text long-hand, I don't really see that text-speak is that much quicker. And anyway, it takes longer to decipher sometimes than it's worth. Some of the shite that they put in their texts has to be seen to be believed, honetly 

[jonnycool]

I meant 'honestly' 

Can we have that button thing back please? 

[RobG]

My spelling is reasonable I think, but when I type something in a hurry and then hit the post button I often realise that I have mis typed something - which is where the edit function always came in useful.

[MaxV6]

my splleing is perfect, my typign sucks