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The young generation and spelling words

elainecrowlee · 2012-05-25 12:43:35

I just read a news article that a survey of 2,000 adults showed that they can't spell words like 'definitely' or 'separate' and rely on spell checkers. But the survey was done in England, so I want to know what Irish people think about spelling. Do you think that spelling is important? Do you find it difficult to spell…

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25-05-2012 1:43pm

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elainecrowlee

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I just read a news article that a survey of 2,000 adults showed that they can't spell words like 'definitely' or 'separate' and rely on spell checkers.

But the survey was done in England, so I want to know what Irish people think about spelling.

Do you think that spelling is important?
Do you find it difficult to spell certain words correctly, and what words in particular?
Do you think you can spell words accurately without the spell checker?

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#2 25-05-2012 1:53pm
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Try the English language forum instead:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=328

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#3 25-05-2012 1:54pm
elainecrowlee

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Thanks

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