Shilasdair's Spelling and Grammar Hints

I spelt definitely wrong for years until a thread like this a few months back
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Sorry she says as scuttles back to dark corner ...

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Passes Tulip a mug of hot choc, a blanket and a reassuring smile, whilst agreeing furtively that yes, everyone on here is bonkers and she soon will be too
 
The misuse of <font color="blue"> there, their and they're</font> and of <font color="blue"> where, wear and were </font> . I also hate, with a vengeance, the misuse of ' <font color="blue"> lend </font> and ' <font color="blue">borrow </font> '. Lack of punctuation and no capital letters or all capital letters and the worst of all - text talk - I just can't understand it.
 
Oops I'll say sorry now. I'm dyslexic so spell as I say it. I also struggle with went, when, where, were etc. There, their, they're etc etc.
 
Ect. I HATE ect. The word is ET CETERA, for crying out loud, which can be shortened to etc. (Although I'd prefer et c, to be honest...)

Does no-one study Latin any more??

Heartily agree with per se / persay. My teeth are also set on edge by bacterias and formulas, although the latter has regrettably crept into 'correct' usage because very few people can damn well get it right.

And while we're at it, multiple stipulations = criteria; ONE stipulation is a CRITERION.
 
Gosh, that was high brow! Or is it highbrow?!
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And no, I didn't learn latin, I attended the local comp due to the demise of the grammar school. I don't think it would have been a popular option at GCSE. I don't know anyone my age who learnt latin at school. And I went to university!

Shilasdair - I see you removed your invisible avatar. Perhaps your computer skills are not as hot as your grammar?
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Well, perhaps the demise of Latin is a contributory factor... Latin helps you to understand how English is constructed, and once you understand the roots of the language, spelling and grammar fall into place.

It's a very beautiful language, precise and poetic at the same time.
 
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Shilasdair - I see you removed your invisible avatar. Perhaps your computer skills are not as hot as your grammar?
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No, I can assure you I have all the IT skills I need....I sleep with an IT manager
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I have checked your previous posts to see why you can't see my lovely avatar and found the reason;

I've always loved SFs. Id like to have a pure bred one, I like chunkies!! I'll have to have a look at all these stallions. Failing that I'd settle for a QH!

I suggest it could be the missing apostrophe in I'd. Or maybe the overuse of exclamation marks...
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Yes, I have studied both anatomy and science and I think it would have helped me an awful lot if I'd had the chance to learn latin. It seems to have fallen out of fashion.

One thing I found shocking at school was that I only learned about sentence structure in French and German lessons!
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Seriously, I didn't know what a past participle was until my 4th year of French.
 
Yes, I like exclamation marks. Perhaps because I like to shout so much in real life. Although now I am rather subdued that I can't see your avatar. So no more exclamation marks tonight...
 
I was forced to do Latin at school, but once I discovered truancy, it was much more bearable.
Without meaning to be rude, I think the Irish and Scots education systems are much more effective in terms of English language... whereas the English system seems to leave students at a disadvantage.
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litterate. Does that mean 'to litter'? 'to eat litter'? I think it was meant to be literate
 
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Well actually, I ought to have put "bute" in quotation marks , as it is a slang term and not an abbreviation per se.

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Then you may have been able to see my avatar. You did neither, however, so may not
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How about when people are speaking &amp; insist on stating "He/She went to me" or "He/She goes to me" it is "He/She said to me" They dont go anywhere it is said to me. And if you had a parent that corrected you everytime you would remember that, as do I &amp; as does my daughter.
 
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Without meaning to be rude, I think the Irish and Scots education systems are much more effective in terms of English language... whereas the English system seems to leave students at a disadvantage.

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I completely agree.....although I would say Scottish education systems.........
 
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Without meaning to be rude, I think the Irish and Scots education systems are much more effective in terms of English language... whereas the English system seems to leave students at a disadvantage.

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I completely agree.....although I would say Scottish education systems.........

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As a Scots/Scottish person, I can tell you that both are correct.
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Oh yes I believe you mentioned before that you were Scottish - darned good education there and Scots do appear to be very intelligent people based on history and today's society.
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Oh yes I believe you mentioned before that you were Scottish - darned good education there and Scots do appear to be very intelligent people based on history and today's society.
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Should be 'the Scots' in this context, but thanks
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No it doesn't have to be. Scots are a nation of people, therefore perfectly acceptable in my context and in my shortened speech on here.
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