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J.P.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by J.P.
You have put into words my condition and what I have had to cope with all my life.my spelling has always been terrible I have to absorb infromation
differently than most so called normal people. It has always been difficult to express myself by the written word.
I hated school but managed to get buy and I had a lot of sucess in my chosen ventures.
For someone to point out your deficiencies in spelling tells you a lot about that person. They are not only rude but they are short on character.,
and usually ego driven and fueled by low selfesteem.
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Just curious, did you know that one of the most famous and best selling Mexican American authors, Victor Villasenor who wrote Rain of Gold and other
great books, has major learning difficulties or major traditional learning difficulties. We met him once at a conference where he was the keynote
speaker. Just to process some basic information, he has to walk the floor---back and forth. And spelling? That is what editors are paid to do.
And have you heard of Gardner and his research on Multiple Intelligences? Yup, not everyone learns the same way or are "smart" in the same way.
We are all wired just a little bit differently.
President John F. Kennedy had a very difficult time with spelling and Vice President Nelson Rockefeller was dyslexic.
But then again, Spanish misspellings are just not acceptable.
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CortezBlue
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| Quote: | Originally posted by J.P.
| Quote: | Originally posted by CortezBlue
I've said this several times, I type fast and have bad spelling issues in any language, however, just as I don't correct folks face to face, when they
are using incorrect words, especially IRREGARDLESS, but it is not acceptable to anyone other than your friends and kids.
I have said it before and will say it again, why not have a post or a link that can be given to a person that has terms, definitions and spelling.
Then all that has to happen is post the link as a resource for spelling. But in most cases, most folks insecurities require them to post corrections
that are not helpful but ego driven. |
You have put into words my condition and what I have had to cope with all my life.my spelling has always been terrible I have to absorb infromation
differently than most so called normal people. It has always been difficult to express myself by the written word.
I hated school but managed to get buy and I had a lot of sucess in my chosen ventures.
For someone to point out your deficiencies in spelling tells you a lot about that person. They are not only rude but they are short on character.,
and usually ego driven and fueled by low selfesteem.
[Edited on 1-2-2013 by J.P.] |
I have to say that I think everyone at one time or another had some area within their educational life that was discouraging. I was actually a
spelling bee winner in grade school but I have sure become a faster typist than speller later in life. However, every good teacher I ever had did not
correct me, but inspired me to find the answer myself through a dictionary, history book or thesaurus. My favorite story was in college during a 200
level math class. I was totally lost and didn't get it. The professor, a retireed AT&T engineer, raised his hand and I swear looked me in the
eye and said, if you don't "see it", meet me after class. I went to him and said I don't see it. I asked, "what is the x and y in the forrmula?"
He looked at me and said," from here on out, x = apple and y = orange!"
From that day forward if I had to do an algebraic calculation, I was working with apples and oranges. He was a great teacher!
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Thinking outside the box is good and not necessarily wrong, IMHO. 
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Bajaboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
Thinking outside the box is good and not necessarily wrong, IMHO.
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x is 5
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajaboy
x is 5 |
Maybe or maybe according to a math teacher.
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Bob H
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Wow, this thread took off.
What the hell is a 200 Math class?
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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CortezBlue
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajaboy
| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
Thinking outside the box is good and not necessarily wrong, IMHO.
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x is 5 |
Ah yes, the 3, 4, 5 rule. It is how I started to build my San Felipe house. How to find a perfect corner every time!
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sancho
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CortezBlue
I rest my case |
Noted, witness is excused from the stand, some entertainment
here is provided by LOOOONG standing currents,
some subilities that have a good bit of history
behind them, as long as there is no harm/no foul
Opps, as I was saying subtlety?
[Edited on 1-2-2013 by sancho]
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vandenberg
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Hey Sancho, what the hell is a subility? You must mean subtlety, no.
Just staying on the subject.
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Misspelling is not nearly as entertaining as DYSLEXIA
DYSLECTICS OF THE WORLD UNTIE
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Pompano
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Spellcheck could be very helpful in improving my Spanish.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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I Would Rather Read a Baja Debate About Spelling
Than listen to the blowhards on the political channels (You Baja lovers are far more intelligent and informative.)
Cheers and Prospero Ano Nuevo, GJ
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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CortezBlue
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
Than listen to the blowhards on the political channels (You Baja lovers are far more intelligent and informative.)
Cheers and Prospero Ano Nuevo, GJ |
How do you have time?
You have to be the queen news finder on this site
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Sidamone
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CortezBlue
I've said this several times, I type fast and have bad spelling issues in any language, however, just as I don't correct folks face to face, when they
are using incorrect words, especially IRREGARDLESS, but it is not acceptable to anyone other than your friends and kids.
I have said it before and will say it again, why not have a post or a link that can be given to a person that has terms, definitions and spelling.
Then all that has to happen is post the link as a resource for spelling. But in most cases, most folks insecurities require them to post corrections
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Here you go;
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless
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bent-rim
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I feel wreid. Am I wired or weird?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bent-rim
I feel wreid. Am I wired or weird? |
Doesn't your moniker explain that?
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WOW, it's weird, I too could speed read Bob's post..........must be because I'm also a bad speller.
Interesting thread, thanks!
Mean people suck!
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