It matters if they're teaching our children how to be illiterate!As long as the meaning is conveyed, they who can't spell espouse it does not matter.
It matters if they're teaching our children how to be illiterate!As long as the meaning is conveyed, they who can't spell espouse it does not matter.
Perhaps they need embarrassing.Wouldn't dare use this example knowing full well that I would embarrass half the audience.
That was the attitude when my two were at school in the early eighties.It matters if they're teaching our children how to be illiterate!As long as the meaning is conveyed, they who can't spell espouse it does not matter.
Perhaps they need embarrassing.Wouldn't dare use this example knowing full well that I would embarrass half the audience.
As long as the meaning is conveyed, they who can't spell espouse it does not matter........... But it does matter. Take, for example, the following sentence.
"I cannot imagine anyone who can spell thinking like that therefore those in charge must not have been bright enough."
"I cannot imagine that anyone who can spell thinking like that", implies that there is another way of spelling 'thinking' and that's simply not true. That said, it makes slightly more sense that the whole sentence which I really struggled with.
I cannot imagine anyone who can spell thinking like that therefore those in charge must not have been bright enough."......emphasis on grammar.
I was also admonished when told that my daughter did not suffer fools gladly for thinking it was a good thing.......and again
"I cannot imagine that anyone who can spell thinking like that", implies that there is another way of spelling 'thinking' and that's simply not true.
Therefore it doesn't.
That said, it makes slightly more sense that the whole sentence with which I really struggled [with].
What?
I cannot imagine anyone who can spell thinking like that therefore those in charge must not have been bright enough."......emphasis on grammar.
What should it be?
I was also admonished when told that my daughter did not suffer fools gladly for thinking it was a good thing.......and again.
What should it be?
When marking scrips in the past (not English exam ones), I have always gone along with the "as long as the meaning is clear" philosophy.
Perhaps you inferred incorrectly then.
That said, even when I gave a mark for a correct answer, I would always point out spelling and grammatical errors.
Then they weren't correct.
Once when I wrote sp against a wrongly spelt word, the script came back with 2/1fav against my comment.
I don't know what that means.
And none of them was embarrassed about it!
You're the English lecturer; not I.
I can understand that. In the middle ages most people (other than monks) couldn't read and write and I don't think they were embarrassed about it either.Yeah, you may be quite right. Perhaps a little embarrassment will do them good. Didn't work in the pub last night when 6 out of 8 drinkers admitted that they did not know when to use 'practice' and when to use 'practise'. And none of them were embarrassed about it!
I presume you are being sarcastic.Yeah,
Only if they care.Perhaps a little embarrassment will do them good.
Was it your night off?Didn't work in the pub last night
No surprise there but how many have jobs where such basic knowledge should be required?when 6 out of 8 drinkers admitted that they did not know when to use 'practice' and when to use 'practise'.
You can't start a sentence with 'And' and, as above, 'was' embarrassed.And none of them were embarrassed about it!
How long will it take? 'C' for nouns; 'S' for verbs.One of the two who got it right will be devoting some time in each class this coming week on the correct usage.
There is no confusion - only ignorance (true sense).In the meantime, I will be giving serious thought to at least mentioning the confusion between the two words. Something like "Hands up those who find difficulty in choosing practice with a 'c' and practise with an 's'?
It may have benefited from a couple of commas but that would not have been technically correct."I cannot imagine anyone who can spell thinking like that therefore those in charge must not have been bright enough." What should it be?
I really don't know because the sentence does not make sense.
There, you did know. Now have another go at the first.And neither does this one:
"I was also admonished when told that my daughter did not suffer fools gladly for thinking it was a good thing..............What should it be?
And again, I really don't know, but will hazard a guess. Does it mean:
"When I was told that my daughter did not suffer fools gladly, I was chastised for thinking that that was a good thing?"
Both are perfectly normal here.I'm sorry, I didn't mean to rattle your cage, or in the process of doing that, hijack this thread.
Ok.I just think that you got it wrong when you said words to the effect that "as long as the meaning is clear" and then produce two sentences where the meanings were far from clear.
Talker, then.As for my mistakes, not being an English lecturer,
I forgive myself. That said, I should have read my posts over before posting.