Showing posts with label spelling mistakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spelling mistakes. Show all posts

Tuesday, 3 April 2007

And yet more on spelling...

This website is set up by someone who's written a book on the subject of the English spelling system and its vagaries. Have an explore and see what you think - I'm guessing she's a little bit obsessed.

http://www.englishspellingproblems.co.uk

Tuesday, 27 March 2007

And here's another: babies and civil servants...

So the Telegraph is obviously interested in English this week.

First of all you don't need to be too distressed if you're they're/their/there isn't quite up to speed: civil service mandarins were given a guide to accurate writing - and given some of the government websites I think they need it:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/24/nenglish24.xml

Then beware if you're planning to marry someone with a different regional accent:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/24/nenglish124.xml

So, enjoy!