
NebraskaTeachr wrote:Here's a sentence spell check can't get right: There are three ways to spell to.
Kody wrote:I speak four languages, American English, British English, Australian English and Strine. I still don't understand American English. British English is different to Strine and can be hard to understand. Australian English is what is taught here in schools but Strine is the language we speak.
American grammar is completely wrong to us Australians and can be very hard to work out what is being said. It's even more difficult to understand why the words are used in the manner that they are. I gave up on trying when I lived in the US. Strine is unique but can be impossible to understand by anyone who is not an Australian. It's sad to see so many American words have infiltrated into our Strine and we are loosing a wonderful part of our identity. This infiltration has come from so many USA films and programs being displayed on TV. The people have accepted what they hear as being "normal" for speech used for communication.
As for correct spelling, I was "forced" into correct spelling and correct grammar when I was a very small child. I was determined to use English the way it is supposed to be used and expressed. The problem was I had a horrific stutter that lasted into my late teens and early twenties. It was so bad, I was unable to pronounce any part of my name. Whilst I was unable to speak, I made sure that I could write and be "heard". English quickly became my means to stand up and be counted. Spelling became an essential part of communication and I excelled in the English subjects at school and college. If you hear me talk you would never guess what I went through in the early years and that I was unable to speak. I am now retired but I loved speaking in front of the hundreds of people who came to the graduation of the students I taught. All I will say about spelling words correctly is that correct spelling and grammar can open doors for you when nothing else can.
I have no qualms or problems with anyone who has trouble with their English expression. Life is not listening for what people can't say or can't spell or how they speak. It's about hearing with your heart and listening to the song that another's heart sings.
Kody
suckerpunched wrote:Jeez....if I can read and understand it.....it's frikkin spelled right,,,,,pick,pick pick...........we're here for teardrops....
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