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[DDuckFan130]

Huge stickler for grammar and spelling here. Nowhere near perfect at it, but compared to what I come across on a day to day basis, I feel like a genius.

I especially love when friends correct my grammar after I've said something that is actually proper. And am always somewhat embarrassed when I encounter people who speak English as a second language and do it better than Americans.

My mom has actually made fun of her boss for that. He was born and raised here while my mom was born and raised in Nicaragua. She moved to Miami in 1979 so she learned English as a second language. To this day she's not exactly fluent but she's done well for herself. So well in fact that if you compare her e-mails to her boss', you'd think HE was the one not born here.

I must admit though, I do get frequent calls from her to help her on her grammar and translations and such but at least she cares about how she expresses herself in english.

 

[PixyDust]

Let's just say, when I was contemplating what to major in, my mother begged me not to be an English teacher. I correct her so often, she said that my kids would hate me. So I took her advice and went into economics. After a couple of jobs, I've been a human resources manager for over 10 years - go figure.

I think one of my biggest pet peeves is 's or s. There is a huge sign I pass each morning on my way to work that advertises one of the local antique car clubs. They are the American Cruisers, yet the sign (in letters probably one foot tall) says American Cruiser's. Drives me crazy! If you're going to butcher a word's spelling, try not to do it on big signs! If you butcher a word on a forum, it isn't the end of the world.

 

[GoofyFan1]

But on my peeves list includes:

• Not starting sentences with capital letters.
• The “I” in “I am replying to this post” should be upper case.
• Text speak – There is no rush or limit on how many characters you can use. It makes life very difficult when trying to read paragraphs full of “Lo M8 CU L8R”. So generally I don’t
• To and Too.
• There, Their and They’re

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  I have had to "outlaw" text speak in my classroom. Having papers with text speak in them doubles the time it takes for me to correct a class load of tests, quizzes, etc.. I also need my older daughter around to interpret for me.
  
  While I love communicating on the computer, in my classroom, I have also noticed a decline in the ability to spell as well as a lack in penmanship. I have students that cannot read cursive writing.

 

[SpongeScott]

Yes, I'm very particular about spelling and grammar, more so with spelling. It doesn't take a lot of time to correct a mistake and make things right. If you don't think spelling is correct, simply go fill out a job application and misspell some words on there and see if it matters. As for text messaging spelling, I want to wring my daughter's neck for improper spelling. I HATE abbreviation spelling that kids today use. She brushes me off, but I think it is inexcusable.

 

[Yellow Shoes]

My Dad taught college English for 30-some years. Mostly he taught the required freshman composition class.

He had, shall we say, a LOW tolerance for spelling errors.

When he got to the 3rd misspelled word, he quit reading and gave the paper an "F".

Mind you, this was in the days when papers were typed, and a misspelled word meant you re-typed the entire page. (although he was tolerant of hand-written corrections)


totally off topic now:

I went to the dictionary to look up "misspelled" because I wasn't sure about a hyphen. I flipped the dictionary open and there was a photo of a monorail. Cool huh?

BUT--it was a monorail in Sydney, Australia. grrrrr

 

[barnum42]

While I love communicating on the computer, in my classroom, I have also noticed a decline in the ability to spell as well as a lack in penmanship. I have students that cannot read cursive writing.

My teachers always slated my penmanship. They decided that because I could draw I should be able to write neatly. They are two different disciplines, so I guess if I took half an hour over each letter I could write neatly :lol:

This reminds me of a time when I was eleven and my Classics teacher was away one week. He set us an essay to do during the lesson in his absence. I had an especially difficult time as I had that week broken my wrist playing rugby. I struggled best I could and handed the essay in to the substitute teacher who would pass it on for marking.

The next week the Classics teacher decided to shout at me in front of the whole class for daring to hand in such untidy work. He was so engrossed in being abusive that he failed to notice until after he had finished his triad that I was pointing at the cast enveloping my lower arm.

 

[GoofyFan1]

My teachers always slated my penmanship. They decided that because I could draw I should be able to write neatly. They are two different disciplines, so I guess if I took half an hour over each letter I could write neatly :lol:

This reminds me of a time when I was eleven and my Classics teacher was away one week. He set us an essay to do during the lesson in his absence. I had an especially difficult time as I had that week broken my wrist playing rugby. I struggled best I could and handed the essay in to the substitute teacher who would pass it on for marking.

The next week the Classics teacher decided to shout at me in front of the whole class for daring to hand in such untidy work. He was so engrossed in being abusive that he failed to notice until after he had finished his triad that I was pointing at the cast enveloping my lower arm.

Unfortunately, a majority of my students write as though their wrists were broken everyday. Combine that with the "creative" spelling and you're in for a long night of grading.

Has anyone else noticed that it is harder to respond to this thread? I'm watching my spelling and grammar so much, I'm losing track of what I want to say. :hammer:

 

[barnum42]

Has anyone else noticed that it is harder to respond to this thread? I'm watching my spelling and grammar so much, I'm losing track of what I want to say. :hammer:

yes i hv2 pA mr 10shun 2wot i rite :lol:

 

[tigsmom]

Unfortunately, a majority of my students write as though their wrists were broken everyday. Combine that with the "creative" spelling and you're in for a long night of grading.

Has anyone else noticed that it is harder to respond to this thread? I'm watching my spelling and grammar so much, I'm losing track of what I want to say. :hammer:

I had a fight with my youngest daughter's teach over this "creative spelling" garbage 2 years ago...as long as its spelled the way its pronounced its ok. NO its not!
This past year all I got were notes about her spelling and poor penmanship!
She is a lefty & I can't fix her penmanship, but I can work on her spelling.
(but I can't help her with math homework )

Text speak is Ok for notes taken in class, but not for tests, homework, and written correspondence.

 

[GoofyFan1]

I had a fight with my youngest daughter's teach over this "creative spelling" garbage 2 years ago...as long as its spelled the way its pronounced its ok. NO its not!
This past year all I got were notes about her spelling and poor penmanship!
She is a lefty & I can't fix her penmanship, but I can work on her spelling.
(but I can't help her with math homework )

Text speak is Ok for notes taken in class, but not for tests, homework, and written correspondence.

In college they told us that rote memorization is a bad way to teach. Phonics and whole language were the way to go. In my opinion, when it comes to spelling, memorize the commonly used words, look-up the words you're not sure about. Look for the happy medium, but always correct mistakes.

I'm a lefty too. Unfortunately we lefties have to try harder and hold ourselves to higher standards because everyone expects us to be sloppy writers. Give her time and be patient. On-the-other-hand, I would kill for a parent that insists that her child spell correctly. Keep up the good work.


(I'm not sure what to tell you about the math homework. )

 

[tigsmom]

I'm a lefty too. Unfortunately we lefties have to try harder and hold ourselves to higher standards because everyone expects us to be sloppy writers. Give her time and be patient. On-the-other-hand, I would kill for a parent that insists that her child spell correctly. Keep up the good work.


(I'm not sure what to tell you about the math homework. )

Thats for the pat on the back. :wave:
As for math homework, thats Dad's department. :lol:
(or I call my brother...6th grade math teacher )

 

[GoofyFan1]

No problem.

I teach science, and took calculus, but I haven't used much of it since college. When my older daughter, now a sophmore taking AP classes, comes to me and asks for help I struggle and call my buddy, a math teacher.

 

[DDuckFan130]

Let's just say, when I was contemplating what to major in, my mother begged me not to be an English teacher. I correct her so often, she said that my kids would hate me. So I took her advice and went into economics. After a couple of jobs, I've been a human resources manager for over 10 years - go figure.

I think one of my biggest pet peeves is 's or s. There is a huge sign I pass each morning on my way to work that advertises one of the local antique car clubs. They are the American Cruisers, yet the sign (in letters probably one foot tall) says American Cruiser's. Drives me crazy! If you're going to butcher a word's spelling, try not to do it on big signs! If you butcher a word on a forum, it isn't the end of the world.

Wow, that's interesting. The only reason my mom discouraged me from majoring in English Education is because of the money. Anyway, I was going to go into journalism, but teaching has always been my number one choice, ever since I was little. I could not see myself in another profession. And being a substitute teacher now reaffirms my decision to be an English teacher. Now, my mom not only encourages me, but she asks me for help a lot and whenever I refuse she says "Hey if you're going to be an English teacher, you got to help me." Grr :lol:

Like I said, English was the only subject I passed the AP tests for :lol:. AP Calculus- 1. Why did I take that class? I have no idea, but I managed to get a C in the class. English Language and English Lit I passed and that's all that matters . I hate math like you have no idea. No offense to you math enthusiasts :lol:

 

[xfkirsten]

Like I said, English was the only subject I passed the AP tests for :lol:. AP Calculus- 1. Why did I take that class? I have no idea, but I managed to get a C in the class. English Language and English Lit I passed and that's all that matters . I hate math like you have no idea. No offense to you math enthusiasts :lol:

LMAO... I'm the opposite. I didn't take AP English, but I did take AP French. Twice. Got a 2 the first time and a 3 the second time. Languages and I do nont mix. On the other hand, I got a 5 on US History (I had a REALLY good teacher, who really knew the material and how the test worked) and a 4 on Calc.

-Kirsten

 

[barnum42]

Do not forget - the spelling of some English words changes depending on your side of the Atlantic

 

[DDuckFan130]

LMAO... I'm the opposite. I didn't take AP English, but I did take AP French. Twice. Got a 2 the first time and a 3 the second time. Languages and I do nont mix. On the other hand, I got a 5 on US History (I had a REALLY good teacher, who really knew the material and how the test worked) and a 4 on Calc.

-Kirsten

Wow that's awesome. I took French for like 5 years but my junior and senior year I went to our local community college where I did a dual-enrollment program called School for Advanced Studies (Oz was in it too ) so I never got a chance to take AP French or anything. Those two years I took all AP classes for my high school classes. In 10th I did take AP European history but we all failed because the teacher was bad. My AP U.S. history and AP government classes- same thing, but I managed a 2 both times. Calculus, don't need to remind you :lol: and the teacher was bad also. But in both my AP English tests I got a 3 so luckily I did pass and I got A's in the class. In this case, the teacher was very good so that was a plus.

 

[Lil'mermaid]

Unfortunately, a majority of my students write as though their wrists were broken everyday. Combine that with the "creative" spelling and you're in for a long night of grading.

I never had the best handwriting, but after I broke my wrist its been so much worse. I have a little bump where it broke so it makes it harder to write because it rubs on the table. If I go slowly its pretty clear but still bad. Its this combo of script and printing. When taking notes in class forget it. Only I can read it and its all short hand.

 

[GoofyFan1]

I never had the best handwriting, but after I broke my wrist its been so much worse. I have a little bump where it broke so it makes it harder to write because it rubs on the table. If I go slowly its pretty clear but still bad. Its this combo of script and printing. When taking notes in class forget it. Only I can read it and its all short hand.

Sorry to hear about your wrist.

 

[tigsmom]

Sorry to hear about your wrist.

She broke it when she was about 9, 2 weeks before school started.(riding her bike & she crashed into the picnic table)
She created a way to hold the pen (and fork, paintbrush, etc) while she had her cast on & to this day still uses this method. It drives me insane!
She just refuses to try any other way.

 

[darthdarrel]

Boy you people are HARSH! :lol:
Bad spelling doesn't anger and it only annoys me when some kids do it on purpose.