Can someone PLEASE explain something to me?

[Woody13]

Here's A Better Shorthand:

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[CoffeeJedi]

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[Woody13]

Very good CofffeJedi! :sohappy: :wave:

 

[TAC]

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[LilDucky]

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Well :lookaroun

There's no need to get fresh with us :lookaroun

 

[Pongo]

If we only spelled things the way they sound, then our language would become CHAOTIC.

We may have a zillion ways to spell certain sounds, but if we take the rules off how to spell those sounds for certain words, we'll have a zillion ways to spell every word instead of every sound.

Take the word "always".

Without a formal way of spelling it, there are countless other ways to spell it: olwaiz, aulwaiz, alwaiz, olwais, aulwais, alwais, ollwaiz, aullwaiz, olwayz, aullwayz, olwaes, aullwaez - and I can still think of more. How complicated would things be if there wasn't a specific way of spelling every word.

Not only does our language have heritage, it has organization. Every word has a specific spelling, and it makes reading, writing, and communication easier. If you're too lazy to learn how to spell each basic English word and what it means, tough. Everyone else can do it.

I can't believe this is a serious article.

 

[Victoria]

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That makes my eyes hurt.

Or should I say...dat mks my eyez hert.

 

[Woody13]

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Lord, you must be old. Nobody uses Morse Code anymore (except for me). :wave:

 

[TAC]

Lord, you must be old. Nobody uses Morse Code anymore (except for me). :wave:

I'm not that old, but I do enjoy Morse. :wave:

 

[Woody13]

I'm not that old, but I do enjoy Morse. :wave:

If this is the future of our society, God help us all! :lol: :wave:

 

[CoffeeJedi]

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[dopey]

Formal writing: no.

Informal: go 4 it.

 

[Victoria]

If this is the future of our society, God help us all! :lol: :wave:

It does kind of scare you that people who are proposing to spell phonetically from now on will one day be in charge of this planet. Yikes.

I dont claim to be perfect with my typing, texting, and IMing but when it comes to documents that REALLY matter (i.e., work, school) I am extremely formal and cautious with my writing. My ability to do this often gains me some extra "brownie points" with my professors. That kind of scares me. I am being rewarded for having a basic understanding of the grammar, usage, and mechanics of the English language. Shouldn't everyone, particularly those in pursuit of higher education, be able to at least write a coherent paragraph?!?! My former roomate used to ask me to proofread papers for her. I have seen better constructed sentences from my special education 3rd graders! :brick:

Ok. I will get off my spapbox now. When I first read this article a few days ago it almost made me want to give up on being a teacher altogether. Why bother teaching kids how to read and write the proper way if we are just going to dumb it down for them in a few years because the "standard" way is just too hard. Give me a break. A little hard work never killed anyone. :brick:

 

[Connor002]

It does kind of scare you that people who are proposing to spell phonetically from now on will one day be in charge of this planet. Yikes.

On an interesting, yet totally unrelated, note, Ben Franklin created a phonetic alphabet. It failed miserably.

This really doesn't have anything to do with the situation, but had the urge to say it. :lookaroun

 

[maggiegrace1]

On an interesting, yet totally unrelated, note, Ben Franklin created a phonetic alphabet. It failed miserably.

This really doesn't have anything to do with the situation, but had the urge to say it. :lookaroun

Thanks Connor.....:wave:

 

[TAC]

I dont claim to be perfect with my typing, texting, and IMing but when it comes to documents that REALLY matter (i.e., work, school) I am extremely formal and cautious with my writing. My ability to do this often gains me some extra "brownie points" with my professors. That kind of scares me. I am being rewarded for having a basic understanding of the grammar, usage, and mechanics of the English language. Shouldn't everyone, particularly those in pursuit of higher education, be able to at least write a coherent paragraph?!?! My former roomate used to ask me to proofread papers for her. I have seen better constructed sentences from my special education 3rd graders! :brick:

Ok. I will get off my spapbox now. When I first read this article a few days ago it almost made me want to give up on being a teacher altogether. Why bother teaching kids how to read and write the proper way if we are just going to dumb it down for them in a few years because the "standard" way is just too hard. Give me a break. A little hard work never killed anyone. :brick:

A friend of mine teaches chemistry at a community college. He tells me you would not believe how dumb some of these kids are coming out of high school. Many have no idea what exponents are, no idea what logrithms are. One student asked him why he put a number below the letter of an atomic symbol.

And that is what you are going to have to deal with when you become a teacher. You have to stick to your standards and not cave to lowering them because someone, be it other teachers, the principle, or parents tell you that you are being "too hard" on the kids. If your standards are reasonable and fair, there is nothing wrong with keeping those standards high. And I'll bet that there will come a day when you will have parents or even the principle tell you that. Before you become tenured, you might even have your job threatened. If that is the case, then that school or even district may not be the right place for you to teach.

I know you'll make a great teacher! :wave:

 

[popsicletrees]

When I was in high school a guy in my French class looked at our teacher and asked, "How can I be expected to take and pass a foreign language when I can't even pass my own?" Unfortunately, that was the most intelligent thing I've ever heard him say.

 

[wannab@dis]

Very good CofffeJedi! :sohappy: :wave:

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[unkadug]