More From The Spelling Nazi

And once again I say “leave our language alone!”
El Reg reports that “Academic wants to ‘free up’ English spelling”:
John Wells, Emeritus Professor of Phonetics at University College London, is proposing English adopts a phonetic approach to spelling in order to relieve kids of the “burden” of learning to write our beloved mother tongue as God [...]

September 8, 2008 • Tags: , , , • Posted in: Words • No Comments

I’m not the Only One Who Hates Bad Spelling

So, following yesterday’s post about accepting mis-spellings (yes Dad and grammar!), it would seem that someone with a hell of a lot more “power” than I also agrees. BBC today reports about a high court Judge that’s angry with Illiterate Idiots:
The indictment, which accused a man of assault, included attempted “greivous” bodily harm.
The judge [...]

August 12, 2008 • Tags: , , , • Posted in: Rant • No Comments

I’m not the Only One Who Hates Bad Spelling

So, following yesterday’s post about accepting mis-spellings (yes Dad and grammar!), it would seem that someone with a hell of a lot more “power” than I also agrees. BBC today reports about a high court Judge that’s angry with Illiterate Idiots:
The indictment, which accused a man of assault, included attempted “greivous” bodily harm.
The judge [...]

August 12, 2008 • Tags: , , , • Posted in: Rant • No Comments

I’m not the Only One Who Hates Bad Spelling

So, following yesterday’s post about accepting mis-spellings (yes Dad and grammar!), it would seem that someone with a hell of a lot more “power” than I also agrees. BBC today reports about a high court Judge that’s angry with Illiterate Idiots:
The indictment, which accused a man of assault, included attempted “greivous” bodily harm.
The judge [...]

August 12, 2008 • Tags: , , , • Posted in: Rant • No Comments

I’m not the Only One Who Hates Bad Spelling

So, following yesterday’s post about accepting mis-spellings (yes Dad and grammar!), it would seem that someone with a hell of a lot more “power” than I also agrees. BBC today reports about a high court Judge that’s angry with Illiterate Idiots:
The indictment, which accused a man of assault, included attempted “greivous” bodily harm.
The judge [...]

August 12, 2008 • Tags: , , , • Posted in: Rant • No Comments