spelling

[NotAnotherHill]

I'd say your written english is first class VNA. Not sure about the way you use it though

What really pisses me off is Uni students and graduates. Can't spell to save there/their/they're lives! Apparently spelling/grammar isn't taught at school anymore, although it's making a comeback.

The teaching of spelling and grammar was made compulsory upon the introduction of the National curriculum in 1988. The previous government overhauled things with the introduction of the New Primary Curriculum a few  years ago, with, again, there being emphasis on spelling and grammar being taught. Finally, the present government have introduced a grammar testing element to this year SATS tests for year 6 children. We await their wise rulings on what exactly they want us to teach regarding literacy skills as they have jettisoned the New Primary Curriculum introduced by New Labour. Rearrange the following to make a well-known phrase: brewery up  couldn't piss arrange a in a -


Unfortunately, English is an incredibly difficult language to master proficiently given its complexities, exceptions and anomalies. Is it any wonder the kids struggle? Most adults struggle to write and punctuate to the standard expected of a child of 11. How many of you punctuate your sentences with :  or ; ? Is it that beneficial to teach spellings with the prefix circum- (circumnavigate, circumference)? Perhaps if you wish to become a round-the-world yachts person? Teaching lists of spellings is great for kids with great rote learning abilities, but not a lot of good to many children, especially if not taught in context.


Teaching Standard English is very difficult when a significant minority of children spend all but their time at school speaking in non-standard, slang or colloquialisms ("It were nuff good when me and frank was playing on us xboxes last night."). One perseveres to maintain the beauty of our language. Long Live the Apostrophe!