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Aryn · 20 Mar 2003, 17:02

i have a spelling test today on commonly mispelt words
for some examples: achievement, acqaintance, conscientious, inevitable, knowledgeable, mischievous, unanimous

i have a list of 300 words.. and she's only gonna give us 20 on the test

i'm not worried.. spelling is fun \o/

Leshy · 20 Mar 2003, 17:03

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Originally posted by Aryn
acqaintance

'acquaintance'

Lord Talon · 20 Mar 2003, 17:03

spell them backwards to see if she's paying attention

[GAP]Obiwan · 20 Mar 2003, 17:04

a GD user taking a spelling test? good luck

Aryn · 20 Mar 2003, 17:04

haha
well there's a word i'll remember to spell correctly now :\

laputa · 20 Mar 2003, 17:04

plz tell me you are still in elementary school and this is not high school stuff in Canada.

Aryn · 20 Mar 2003, 17:05

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Originally posted by [GAP]Obiwan
a GD user taking a spelling test? good luck

yes well.. spelling on the internet doesn't count :P
this is for my business communications course so we have to be able to spell to write business letters etc etc

Aryn · 20 Mar 2003, 17:06

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Originally posted by laputa
plz tell me you are still in elementary school and this is not high school stuff in Canada.

like my above post said this is for my business communications course.

you'd be suprised how many adults can't spell.. it's a GOOD thing that we've got a spelling test (i'm in a college where a majority of the students are adults).

Lord Talon · 20 Mar 2003, 17:06

or you could try spelling it in 1337 to see if she is really up with the times

laputa · 20 Mar 2003, 17:10

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Originally posted by Aryn
like my above post said this is for my business communications course.

you'd be suprised how many adults can't spell.. it's a GOOD thing that we've got a spelling test (i'm in a college where a majority of the students are adults).

Oh my god! Don't know what to say.

Aryn · 20 Mar 2003, 17:13

if anything else just think of the test as 'easy marks' and better than having to write an essay :P

laputa · 20 Mar 2003, 17:14

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Originally posted by Aryn
like my above post said this is for my business communications course.

you'd be suprised how many adults can't spell.. it's a GOOD thing that we've got a spelling test (i'm in a college where a majority of the students are adults).

If the percentage of students who can't spell is really that high maybe it is a good thing to have spelling tests in college.
But then your educational system, especially elementary school, should be revised ASAP.

Rachael · 20 Mar 2003, 17:16

Thank god for spellcheck on microsoft word

xtrasyn · 20 Mar 2003, 17:17

let's play anagrams

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IRAQ DIE FOR ME

Aryn · 20 Mar 2003, 17:18

you should learn to read :\
i said that most of the students at this college are adults.. and by adults i mean 35+

the elementary school system has been changed since they've been there. i don't have problems with spelling (like i said.. internet doesn't count :P) but some of the adults do.

i think that a business communications course SHOULD have spelling tests regardless of how well the students can spell. these words are called 'commonly mispelled words' for a reason. it's not cause people don't know how to spell them (well that's part of the reason) but because people have gotten lazy in their spelling. a business letter with mispelt words is NOT going to be taken seriously. and spellcheckers on the computer don't always pick up wrongly spelt words

Aryn · 20 Mar 2003, 17:19

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Originally posted by Rachael
Thank god for spellcheck on microsoft word

i feel bad for people like you :\

ChubbyChecker · 20 Mar 2003, 17:22

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Originally posted by Aryn
i'm not worried.. spelling is fun \o/

Why would you be worried? Will your teacher beat you if you get more than a certain number wrong?

MrL_JaKiri · 20 Mar 2003, 17:44

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Originally posted by [GAP]Obiwan
a GD user taking a spelling test? good luck

As far as I can tell, most users would either be certain to pass one, or certain to fail.

laputa · 20 Mar 2003, 17:52

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Originally posted by Aryn
you should learn to read :\

I did read your post. But spelling tests disqualify Canadian higher education imo.
If you can get a part of the credits you need to graduate simply by spelling words correctly your title (BA presumably) loses some of its value.

To help the people that can not spell correctly there should be an additional course (on voluntarily basis) which does not give you credits.

Aryn · 20 Mar 2003, 17:58

it sounds like you'd be shocked and disturbed if i told you we had a grammar test last week :\

laputa · 20 Mar 2003, 18:00

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Originally posted by Aryn
it sounds like you'd be shocked and disturbed if i told you we had a grammar test last week :\

hihi....yes

NEWSBOT3 · 20 Mar 2003, 18:03

aryns just fantastic

Aryn · 20 Mar 2003, 18:09

shhh nb3.. that was a seeeeeecret

Aryn · 20 Mar 2003, 20:39

fs i spelt subpeona wrong

Mirai · 20 Mar 2003, 20:41

color.

W · 20 Mar 2003, 20:43

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Originally posted by Aryn
i feel bad for people like you :\

Why?

Add · 20 Mar 2003, 20:46

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Originally posted by Aryn
i feel bad for people like you :\

i've installed a spell checker on my browser so i can spell check forum posts.

although I can normally spell quite well, i'm lazy and often don't think about it.

Aryn · 20 Mar 2003, 20:49

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Originally posted by Mirai
color.

actually our teacher is nice and she accepts both american and canadian spellings :P

W: cause spellchecker doesn't find all mistakes :P