being able to spell = being intelligent

Kiera wrote: »

So being dyslexic means you cant use spell check for posts or emails?

there are different types of dyslexia some like mine don't allow you wright or spell without great difficulty but you can read anbd to a degree see misspellings

so i can see what i've written si wrong but don't know what to write instead
same as spell checker it dosen't always know ho to spell the word you are looking for

Kiera wrote: »

So being dyslexic means you cant use spell check for posts or emails?

Great in theory but it doesnt really work when your posting.. Genrally lysdexic people spell phoneticaly, we miss silent letters out. So when you put your post into word and click spell check it doesnt give you the words we require, but mad variations, of other words. you end up with words that really make no sence.

Then you gotta take in genrall grammer I know from my own emails letters some thing's I type make no sence what so ever. Esspechilly when I type at speed.

But if you don't understand dyslexia or see how it works and what the brain does its kinda like the m50 with the tole bridge instead of cars youve got information movements and what nots moving from one part of the brain to the other except in place's theres blockages with in the brain.

and things slow down, you chat to any dyslexic theyle say they have the information, but getting it from the brain to a peace of papaer is exceptionaly difficult, because your concintrating on a typing or writing even talking and keeping your train of thaught, and thats where dyslexia and something has to give useually spelling for getting words or even lossing track of what your saying.

The only way I've found to keep my train of thuaght is to type slowly and not type at sillys speeds.

Having said all that dyslexia is also to do with eye movements we may read a book well throw words in that arnt really there but 6 lines below us, and then you have to reread a hole page agin because we get even more confussed...

If you think its just a simple spelling dissorder its not it affects a very wide range of things.

bryanjf wrote: »

isn't an iv something they stick into you at a hospital

Not to mention the fact that an "im" is an instant message.

Sheeps wrote: »

how does not spelling words correctly, not using grammar and using acryonms actually show a lack of intelligence? its not as if spelling is difficult anyway which means that most people can use correct grammar and spell correctly but they chose to do otherwise.

infact spelling is so easy because of the number of tools we have to spell things for us that usiing it as a measure of intelligence is retarded

"infact" spelling mustn't be that easy....

The Mad Hatter wrote: »

I don't think dyslexia is an excuse for laziness.

But it's the dyslexia, not laziness, that causes the mis-spelling. As has been pointed out here by a person who is dyslexic, spellcheck isn't enough.

Dudess wrote: »

But it's the dyslexia, not laziness, that causes the mis-spelling. As has been pointed out here by a person who is dyslexic, spellcheck isn't enough.

It can make you lazy and you can use the im dyslexic card in school saw it with a few people i went to school with.....

NothingMan wrote: »

Wrong. peoples is correct. People's would mean people is, which just doesn't make sense. :P

Incorrect, people is a plural noun not ending in the letter s. Link.

Edit you could add an "I".

I'm pedantic about everything, that's just the way I am, thus I can't help correcting people's spelling.

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Also I don't favour the use of "thus" in that instance, the word therefore seems more natural.

Biggins wrote: »

I thought an IV was in its own league!

IV is the Roman numeral for 4.

I'm pedantic about everything, that's just the way I am, thus I can't help correcting people's spelling.

In fairness though, the whole sentance really could do with a re-phrase.

A compulsive pedant, I correct others.

Any advances?

Being able to spell meant avoiding the cane.

(ah the good ole days of corporal punishment)