jamesmark Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Well according to John Wells, retired Professor of Phonetics at University College London and president of the Spelling Society it is. New article here. Another quote from another news paper.... Irregular spellings hold children back and should be scrapped, said John Wells, a retired professor of phonetics at University College, London. He will tell the Spelling Society tomorrow that it should be correct for 'you' to be spelt as 'u', 'you're' as 'ur' and 'whose' as 'whos'. I guess all you moaners and groaners have got it wrong? Embrace the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lover Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 gr8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2o2 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 fank god fur dat i waz haten dis haven to spel rite eh. I want to know though , was your first abusive PM in text speak or English ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 fank god fur dat i waz haten dis haven to spel rite eh. I want to know though , was your first abusive PM in text speak or English ? I'm not sure but your avatar is a bit hypnotic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 fank god fur dat i waz haten dis haven to spel rite eh. I want to know though , was your first abusive PM in text speak or English ? I may quote the PM next week in my sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Don't be surprised if you read tomorrow that a short, heavily-built man jumped out of a blue Supra and attacked him with a hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I may quote the PM next week in my sig. I got my hopes up thinking your sig may have been a link to said abusive PM.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I read that on Monday - what a load of rubbish. Feel free to tell him so using his details here - http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Well at least I'll be able to sell my Corsa without any abuse now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Well at least I'll be able to sell my Corsa without any abuse now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Don't be surprised if you read tomorrow that a short, heavily-built man jumped out of a blue Supra and attacked him with a hammer. I sense a William Foster moment fast approaching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 That's the stupidest thing I've ever read! People shorten words on text because of pay-as-you-go customers need to keep characters short to fit it all in one sms! People who use it online are just plain lazy! And that professor is an idiot if he thinks it's the way forward! If you wrote say a whole paragraph in that manner, it would look uneducated and may possibly be unreadable! The English language has been written like this for how long now? Our grandparents can spell it, our parents can spell it, Hell, I can even spell most things! It's just a generation of lazy sods who can't be bothered to learn the difference between their, there and they're! Using the same word for all cases would get confusing! It's a step backwards in the English language, not forward! The spelling isn't the problem, it's the society and the people in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Jon welz iz a f'kin idyut, innit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 That's the stupidest thing I've ever read! People shorten words on text because of pay-as-you-go customers need to keep characters short to fit it all in one sms! People who use it online are just plain lazy! And that professor is an idiot if he thinks it's the way forward! If you wrote say a whole paragraph in that manner, it would look uneducated and may possibly be unreadable! The English language has been written like this for how long now? Our grandparents can spell it, our parents can spell it, Hell, I can even spell most things! It's just a generation of lazy sods who can't be bothered to learn the difference between their, there and they're! Using the same word for all cases would get confusing! It's a step backwards in the English language, not forward! The spelling isn't the problem, it's the society and the people in it! Here here, I think we should also get rid of paragraphs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Jon welz iz a f'kin idyut, innit. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 It's the Queen's English and as long as she's in charge, I'm using it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Here here, I think we should also get rid of paragraphs too. Paragraphs are over-rated! lol I should have used a couple really, but I was in rant mode so it seemed more appropriate to not use them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Here here, I think we should also get rid of paragraphs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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