SPELLING

[Tin Man]

Mentioned in the papers this morning that some universities are not bothered by spelling mistakes in work submitted by students.
Another drop in standards?
Correct decision?
What’s the point?
We are all going to hell in a handcart!

 

[roker beach]

Not to mention the use of commas (or should I say comma’s as per modern usage?).

 

[Scunny Dan]

Mentioned in the papers this morning that some universities are not bothered by spelling mistakes in work submitted by students.
Another drop in standards?
Correct decision?
What’s the point?
We are all going to hell in a handcart!

I'll vote for "another drop in standards".

 

[Charmless Man]

Can you provide a link to the article so we can see what ‘some’ universities are doing in terms of disregarding spelling?

 

[cosmicchris00]

Mentioned in the papers this morning that some universities are not bothered by spelling mistakes in work submitted by students.
Another drop in standards?
Correct decision?
What’s the point?
We are all going to hell in a handcart!

I went to St Cuthberts and Hell was exactly where Sister Mary John told us we were going if we couldn't spell.

She never mentioned the handcart though but, presumably as that would have insinuated some fun would be had on the road to hell

 

[Big Jeff]

It is the feckless youth of today. They are absolutely useless. They would cry like a baby if they were keel hauled.

 

[FootballFan]

You just have to look at the SMB, some cant be even bothered to get the thread titles right.

 

[Big Jeff]

We will never have another empire.

 

[Gillythedilf]

You just have to look at the SMB, some cant be even bothered to get the thread titles right.

Can’t.

 

[Marty Moose]

Lazy bastards have spell check on word processors as well. Do they not notice those wobbly red lines under every other word?

 

[Butcher's Coat]

A few useless gets on here mind.
Putting an "A" instead of "I"
Also not putting the "I" before an "AM"

 

[The King of Um]

It is the feckless youth of today. They are absolutely useless. They would cry like a baby if they were keel hauled.

Keelhauled.

Can you provide a link to the article so we can see what ‘some’ universities are doing in terms of disregarding spelling?

Cba to look but if you google Hull and spelling this week, you’ll find it.

 

[joemcdokes]

Come on, innit is a word, what difference does it make when we've got stuff like that that has crept into the English language.

 

[KarenDent]

I went to St Cuthberts and Hell was exactly where Sister Mary John told us we were going if we couldn't spell.

She never mentioned the handcart though but, presumably as that would have insinuated some fun would be had on the road to hell

Snap so did I sister John was a villain

 

[Tin Man]

Can you provide a link to the article so we can see what ‘some’ universities are doing in terms of

 

[cosmicchris00]

Snap so did I sister John was a villain

Were you there when Sister Berkman was?

 

[pinewaves1868]

The decline started when the hoi polloi were allowed read & write.

 

[Flash Gordon]

ITS A DISCRACE

 

[Tin Man]

There was reference to it on the Andrew Marr show this morning, the part where they review the newspapers

 

[KarenDent]

Were you there when Sister Berkman was?

Aww no I don’t remember her sorry, was she a bit kinder ?