Comments on: Getting your head around English spelling http://editingangel.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/getting-your-head-around-english-spelling/ Reflecting on the complexities of the English language. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:43:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: EditingAngel http://editingangel.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/getting-your-head-around-english-spelling/#comment-12 EditingAngel Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:32:13 +0000 http://editingangel.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-12 Very useful and concise rules, Mark. Very useful and concise rules, Mark.

]]> By: Mark Pennington http://editingangel.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/getting-your-head-around-english-spelling/#comment-11 Mark Pennington Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:39:02 +0000 http://editingangel.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-11 Great article! I have a nice list of the spelling rules with examples and MP3s of spelling rule songs and raps to check out at <a href="http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/spelling_vocabulary/how-to-teach-spelling-part-iii/" rel="nofollow">Spelling Rules Songs and Raps</a>. Great article! I have a nice list of the spelling rules with examples and MP3s of spelling rule songs and raps to check out at Spelling Rules Songs and Raps.

]]> By: EditingAngel http://editingangel.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/getting-your-head-around-english-spelling/#comment-10 EditingAngel Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:56:31 +0000 http://editingangel.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-10 Thanks! Glad I'm not the only one who likes the 'i before e' rule and agree with you about using spell checkers. Do you know 'The Spell Checker Poem'? I have a spelling checker It came with my PC It highlights for my review Mistakes I cannot sea. I ran this poem thru it I'm sure your pleased to no Its letter perfect in it's weigh My checker told me sew. http://grammar.about.com/od/spelling/a/spellcheck.htm Thanks! Glad I’m not the only one who likes the ‘i before e’ rule and agree with you about using spell checkers. Do you know ‘The Spell Checker Poem’?

I have a spelling checker
It came with my PC
It highlights for my review
Mistakes I cannot sea.

I ran this poem thru it
I’m sure your pleased to no
Its letter perfect in it’s weigh
My checker told me sew.

http://grammar.about.com/od/spelling/a/spellcheck.htm

]]> By: Vivien Willicombe http://editingangel.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/getting-your-head-around-english-spelling/#comment-9 Vivien Willicombe Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:28:10 +0000 http://editingangel.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-9 I love this article. Trying to spell correctly is sooooo difficult. I constantly refer to my dictionary when writing as the spell check is also often confusing. Mind you Australian English is becoming more confusing as we are adopting so many American spellings and then keeping our own as well!! I'm with you on the i before e rule too. At least it is a starting point and it does work for many many words. I love this article. Trying to spell correctly is sooooo difficult. I constantly refer to my dictionary when writing as the spell check is also often confusing. Mind you Australian English is becoming more confusing as we are adopting so many American spellings and then keeping our own as well!! I’m with you on the i before e rule too. At least it is a starting point and it does work for many many words.

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