How to improve my spelling
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Major Fallout said:
Writing on piston heads has had the biggest effect on my spelling and Grammer.
Or affect?
Anyway I have a lot to thank the grammer nazis for.
I do tend to take more care when posting on here than other forums as I know how quickly something will be picked up on lol. Or affect?
Anyway I have a lot to thank the grammer nazis for.
In my experience there seems to be a fairly strong correlation between spelling ability and an interest in reading. Read enough and spelling mistakes tend to jump out simply because they don't look right. Spell checkers are fine as far as they go but they don't tell you when you've used the wrong word but spelt it correctly. Grammar checkers don't seem clever enough to rely on either.
If you only ever hear phrases like 'achieving peace of mind' and giving someone 'a piece of your mind' then it's not always apparent which spelling is appropriate; again, regular reading will help no end.
OP, what about a subscription to a car magazine if fiction or current affairs aren't your thing?
If you only ever hear phrases like 'achieving peace of mind' and giving someone 'a piece of your mind' then it's not always apparent which spelling is appropriate; again, regular reading will help no end.
OP, what about a subscription to a car magazine if fiction or current affairs aren't your thing?
Edited by Risotto on Thursday 28th August 20:02
This is a very interesting topic to me being dyslexic so please excuse the spelling and grammar in this reply! I struggle to spell and write correctly and it’s one reason why I don’t post much on here.
My spelling and grammar are rubbish and I struggle with the same words as the OP taking his examples. I also use words I can spell as sometime as even the spell check has no idea what I typed. Can I ask OP what your Maths is like? I am very good with numbers and did an engineering diploma at collage instead of A levels to avoid exams as much as possible as I know what I want to write but just cannot put it onto paper in a readable way.
As ideas for the OP to improve spelling, reading has been mentioned (I like to read but am very slow and my wife reads 5 books to my 1) as has scrabble. Scrabble I enjoy and while I lose every game I learn words which I try to use later in the week.
I have a little book explaining the to and too, there and their etc as I just don’t remember when to use them.
My work emails take ages to write but luckily I have a phone to use that as much as possible.
So just keep reading and play scrabble when you can. Good luck.
P.S. this took about 15 minutes for me to write.
My spelling and grammar are rubbish and I struggle with the same words as the OP taking his examples. I also use words I can spell as sometime as even the spell check has no idea what I typed. Can I ask OP what your Maths is like? I am very good with numbers and did an engineering diploma at collage instead of A levels to avoid exams as much as possible as I know what I want to write but just cannot put it onto paper in a readable way.
As ideas for the OP to improve spelling, reading has been mentioned (I like to read but am very slow and my wife reads 5 books to my 1) as has scrabble. Scrabble I enjoy and while I lose every game I learn words which I try to use later in the week.
I have a little book explaining the to and too, there and their etc as I just don’t remember when to use them.
My work emails take ages to write but luckily I have a phone to use that as much as possible.
So just keep reading and play scrabble when you can. Good luck.
P.S. this took about 15 minutes for me to write.
bracken78 said:
This is a very interesting topic to me being dyslexic so please excuse the spelling and grammar in this reply!
It's better than most on here mate!! Maybe there should be a little badge that can go under the username to show those who are dyslexic, so when they post they don't get the grammar Nazis on their backs. May just help those with dyslexia to post more regularly without having to get it grammatically correct all the time.
Reading a dictionary will help - and no I'm not being sarcastic, as it will show you how to break down and pronounce the words.
All the best mate, the death of the English language, demise of cursive writing, and the fact people no longer write letters are all sad to see, as society dumbs down, and add to the mess.
All the best mate, the death of the English language, demise of cursive writing, and the fact people no longer write letters are all sad to see, as society dumbs down, and add to the mess.
Risotto said:
In my experience there seems to be a fairly strong correlation between spelling ability and an interest in reading. Read enough and spelling mistakes tend to jump out simply because they don't look right. Spell checkers are fine as far as they go but they don't tell you when you've used the wrong word but spelt it correctly. Grammar checkers don't seem clever enough to rely on either.
Id have to agree, My spelling and grammar is poor. Edited by Risotto on Thursday 28th August 20:02
If the internet didn't exist then id never really read anything. I just can't read something i'm not interested in after a few sentences it all just seems turn into blah blah blah and I switch off.
I'd even go as far to say that that's the case when i'm really interested in something, it just takes me longer to reach that point.
Quite interesting comments in this thread, I will keep a eye on for some tips.
I struggle with English, I've got no hope with any others!
I've often got 10/20 minutes spare every so often at work and was wondering if there was any apps that maybe useful?
I do have the kindle app, however it's not always long enough as I'll have to re read a page or two to remember what's happened, or I'll lose track of time and be late.
I've often got 10/20 minutes spare every so often at work and was wondering if there was any apps that maybe useful?
I do have the kindle app, however it's not always long enough as I'll have to re read a page or two to remember what's happened, or I'll lose track of time and be late.
singlecoil said:
lord trumpton said:
Just right click on the words highlighted red on the screen and the correct spelling comes up.
Ergo you are a spelling genius
It won't help when faced with choosing the correct version from there, their and they're.Ergo you are a spelling genius
Numerous other examples are available.
lord trumpton said:
singlecoil said:
lord trumpton said:
Just right click on the words highlighted red on the screen and the correct spelling comes up.
Ergo you are a spelling genius
It won't help when faced with choosing the correct version from there, their and they're.Ergo you are a spelling genius
Numerous other examples are available.
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