Watch your typo's!

[Rifleman]

[quote]

Thats why I like spell check!

[legoalex2000]

I have to watch what i type correctly more than i type in general.

i just edited these two sentences 6 times to get it right.

Ramso

[bbstackerf]

As far as I'm concerned my hat's off to Theis and anyone who posts here whose first language is not English. Don't see many Americans who'll put forth the effort to speak Danish (or is it Dane?) or French or Spanish or any other language. After all it's not an British or American site, right? Rather an 'International' gathering SimV enthusiasts.

Could be I'm wrong.

Keni

[beaky]

And, uh, BTW... it's "meant", not "ment". that is what you "ment", right?


I can out-edit any spell checker any day... I'm just a little slower...

[Theis]

As far as I'm concerned my hat's off to Theis and anyone who posts here whose first language is not English. Don't see many Americans who'll put forth the effort to speak Danish (or is it Dane?) or French or Spanish or any other language. After all it's not an British or American site, right? Rather an 'International' gathering SimV enthusiasts.

Could be I'm wrong.

Keni

it is Danish

and thanks for your kind words
i have not always been so good at english, when i came to this site, i was spelling as hell....
but then, i saw SimV, and all the members corrected me, when i spelled a word wrong, and thats one of the main reasons of my good english (oh yea, and the school helped a bit too )

Cheers Theis

[Ecko]

As far as I'm concerned my hat's off to Theis and anyone who posts here whose first language is not English. Don't see many Americans who'll put forth the effort to speak Danish (or is it Dane?) or French or Spanish or any other language. After all it's not an British or American site, right? Rather an 'International' gathering SimV enthusiasts.

Could be I'm wrong.

Keni

I'm danish too, and I didn't mean to sound that arrogant, I really thought Theis was joking, cause of the title- You know?

[H]

How can we watch our typos if we don't make them?

[Hagar]

I'm danish too, and I didn't mean to sound that arrogant, I really thought Theis was joking, cause of the title- You know?

I also thought it was a deliberate pun. You really need to be good at spelling to understand puns. Maybe Theis shouldn't have been quite so quick to apologise.

With the general standard of spelling being what it is I never quite figured out how anyone using this or any other forum to improve their English works out which is the correct way of doing it.

Problem with "spell check", is that they (spellcheckers) don't know the grammar and intention of the usage.....many words are used which sound the same and have totally different meanings, which can totally change the inferrence of a thought mode and intent........spelling may be correct, but some things need to be "red threw" to be understood ........would spell check find an error in my spelling here ?

No, but I could. Sorry Ken but as I've said before, anyone setting themselves up to correct people's grammar & spelling has to be extra careful themselves.

[Theis]

im not using any member
im using member like you, that i know will spell correctly every time

Cheers Theis

[Hagar]

im not using any member
im using member like you, that i know will spell correctly every time

Cheers Theis

Thanks for the compliment Theis. I do my best but I'm not infallible by any means. Also, I use the traditional version of English as spoken in my country & I'm sure you know that the US spelling & grammar is very often completely different. It's possible that I notice it more than most people but if I meet someone who speaks English as their second language I can immediately tell if they have been taught the British or US way.

[H]

Thanks for the compliment Theis. I do my best but I'm not infallible by any means. Also, I use the traditional version of English as spoken in my country & I'm sure you know that the US spelling & grammar is very often completely different. It's possible that I notice it more than most people but if I meet someone who speaks English as their second language I can immediately tell if they have been taught the British or US way.

Well, it's rarely "completely" different. Like I said before, our flags have the same colors -- but they're coloured differently.

[Theis]

ive believe, i have been taught the british way (the only way )

Cheers Theis

[Hagar]

Well, it's rarely "completely" different. Like I said before, our flags have the same colors -- but they're coloured differently.

The difference might be more than most people realise. Being a traditionalist I think it's unfortunate that due to constant exposure to Hollywood films, TV series, hit records & even the computer for many years, the American grammar & spelling is thought to be correct, even by some schoolteachers. I'm quite sure that the traditional English I was taught & still use will eventually die out & be replaced by the American version. I've always been fascinated by the many different variations of our language & would rather appreciate the differences without being forced to use them myself in order to be understood in my own country.

[H]

The difference might be more than most people realise. Being a traditionalist I think it's unfortunate that due to constant exposure to Hollywood films, TV series, hit records & even the computer for many years, the American grammar & spelling is thought to be correct, even by some schoolteachers. I'm quite sure that the traditional English I was taught & still use will eventually die out & be replaced by the American version. I've always been fascinated by the many different variations of our language & would rather appreciate the differences without being forced to use them myself in order to be understood in my own country.

The fact is that it varies per locality (sometimes within the same community) but, usually, not beyond understanding if attentive to the syntax. The U.S. has more, say, Spanish-speaking peoples in an area that affect that area's language, accents and all.
That is not really so different as within England, itself -- elswise you'd be still speaking a Brythonic language rather than one that barely resembles the one from which it was derived, being emasculated by the overlordship of the Normans (speaking of "by force" -- and you'd probably gag yourself trying to pronounce the "gh" as then spoken).

[Hagar]

That is not really so different as within England, itself -- elswise you'd be still speaking a Brythonic language rather than one that barely resembles the one from which it was derived, being emasculated by the overlordship of the Normans (speaking of "by force" -- and you'd probably gag yourself trying to pronounce the "gh" as then spoken).

I realise that & languages are continually evolving due to various influences. It's perfectly natural that English has evolved in different ways on either side of the Atlantic due to the distance & different influences but 'official' English taught at school should not vary at all depending on local areas. We have plenty of local dialects in the UK that are almost unintelligible to me but the textbooks should all be the same no matter where in the UK or US you happen to be. I find the American grammar & spelling appealing, when I'm in America or talking to an American. What I object to is being forced to use it myself.