Grammar and spelling tuition.

JG · Post by JG » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:34 pm

What are your opinions on introducing a section on this board to help with improving a registrant's grammar and spelling?

As a rough idea, English exercises would be available on a regular basis and those people interested in improving their English skills would participate and liaise with volunteer board registrants who have good English skills.
Other holistic advice such as preparing CVs, dealing with job interviews, conflict resolution and positive social networking skills may be broached upon.

Please select just ONE option that best sums up your thoughts on the matter.

betchrider · Post by **betchrider** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:57 pm

Does spell checker work on here?

Edit: Yes Betchrider, it works just fine.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:57 pm

i realise you are taking the mickey George but professor Isty is waiting in his classroom and he borrowed EWQ's sharp pencil.

cp999 · Post by **cp999** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:03 pm

Istenem wrote:i realise you are taking the mickey George but professor Isty is waiting in his classroom and he borrowed EWQ's sharp pencil.

I assumed likewise.. not least because of the grammatical error in the initial question.

Anyone ever notice that you can get UPDRADE on Snakez? Sort 'em out.

Mattb · Post by **Mattb** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:24 pm

Some people on here could do with social skills lessons. Who's going to dish those out then!?

JG · Post by JG » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:27 pm

ops: Ooops! ooops!

Not very macho is it?

One of the Rocky films that. Guy bumps into him in the gym and Sylllllvestestter Stallone says 'oops'. It also says 'ooops' when you click that pink, blushing smiley thing.

Grammatical error edited.

I'm sort of half taking the mickey and half just having a bit of debate about the whole spelling issue really. Maybe a bit of gratuitous fence sitting back there, but I know you'd love a bit of a linguistic challenge Sue and I'm sure another, who Sham 69 would like to hurry up, might fancy a shot at playing teacher.

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:29 pm

George liaise is spelt like this.

Pro Grammar XVIII

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:30 pm

were goin down da pub

JG · Post by JG » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:37 pm

Brilliant! Absolutely superb.

That is exactly the sort of thing PG.

Now I shall write it out ten times.

Liaise
Liaise
Liaise
Liaise
Liaise
Liaise
Liaise
Liaise
Liaise
Liaise

I genuinely thought liaise was spelt as 'liase'. I may have used that poor spelling on my CV or job application form.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:38 pm

how about a word of the day to educate and elucidate?

may i start?

coot (n) 1. any of various swimming and diving birds of the genus Fulica. 2. an aged person; typically male who displays determined fuddyduddiness. (often misspelled c**t.)

this is in danger of becoming my second-favourite thread

JG · Post by JG » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:40 pm

A great idea. A little bitesize piece of knowledge. It's all good.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:54 pm

harry2 wrote:George liaise is spelt like this.

Pro Grammar XVIII

sorry to be mr logic but: spelled is spelled like this and liaise is not a word. H2 is right that liaison is spelled with two Is but liaise is a neologism. a bit like miniscule being an accepted spelling now.
detention in classroom I4, report card says "must try harder".
sorry to be such a geek. irl it is my job.

please feel free to rip me apart for lack of verbs, capitals and full stops

mjd · Post by **mjd** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:00 am

I won one hundred and five pounds when playing that fucking bandit. what I never mentioned is that it took one hundred and six pounds to make that happen so I am one pound out of pocket.

Not bad that!

Not even a litre of fuel

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:20 am

Istenem wrote:
harry2 wrote:George liaise is spelt like this.

Pro Grammar XVIII
sorry to be mr logic but: spelled is spelled like this and liaise is not a word. H2 is right that liaison is spelled with two Is but liaise is a neologism. a bit like miniscule being an accepted spelling now.
detention in classroom I4, report card says "must try harder".
sorry to be such a geek. irl it is my job.

please feel free to rip me apart for lack of verbs, capitals and full stops

Words were never my strong point, numbers are !

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:50 am

WORD OF THE DAY: Laconic

Sums up quite a few post-merchants on here, does it not?

(Great thread!)