tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post4848771338494407581..comments2024-03-23T06:42:28.774+08:00Comments on the view from fanling: spelling beeDennis Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-34522239106641683992015-08-30T19:27:54.973+08:002015-08-30T19:27:54.973+08:00Although I don’t have any problems with spelling m...Although I don’t have any problems with spelling myself, I do sympathize with people who have problems with spelling, even if I can’t understand that difficulty. There is certainly no logic to English spelling, and having a good memory seems to me to be the only solution.<br /><br />Your highlighting of the spelt/spelled dichotomy is a good illustration of how pronunciation influences spelling: ‘Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-46497115184656792192015-08-30T00:31:51.011+08:002015-08-30T00:31:51.011+08:00Thank God my school days are over when I had to co...Thank God my school days are over when I had to constantly check that I not only used the right words for the right situations, but also had to be able to spell the flaming things. I still mix everything up now, but my age is forgiving. <br /><br />'I' before 'E' except after 'C' strangely comes to mind Dennis. The silent letters use to, and still drive me mad these days. Rum-Punch Drunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13531893705181077869noreply@blogger.com