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> Spelling Help - Little Ways Of Remembering, Inspired by the practice or practise thread
Tequila
post Mar 22 2009, 03:15 PM
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Inspired by the practice or practise thread I thought I'd add this:

my contributions:


Practice is a noun because ice is a noun

therefore practise is the verb.

Took me a while to get this but once got never forgotten!!!

Also the Doctor's Practice is spelt this way (noun)


So The practice

To practise.

the advise/ advice way is good too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


Spelling Piece is as easy as pie helps withe ie or ei order.

To assume is to make an a s s -(sorry censor would not allow the version without spaces - this is not rude!!!!) of u and me.

magician (this one's been with me since I was a kid) - Magic Ian

Neccessary the "s" sounds are both double.

I always forget whether its across or accross until I see it written down (it's the first one isn't it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) )

So which words catch you out and how do you remember them? Any mnemonics etc?
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post Mar 22 2009, 03:39 PM
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QUOTE(DawnF @ Mar 22 2009, 03:15 PM) *

Neccessary the "s" sounds are both double.

Er, no.. the extra c is not necessary - it only has one c, I think..
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post Mar 22 2009, 03:42 PM
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The one I always use, along with practice/practise, advice/advise is 'I before E except after C'. A lot of people could do to remember that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 22 2009, 03:44 PM
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QUOTE(Andantino @ Mar 22 2009, 03:39 PM) *

QUOTE(DawnF @ Mar 22 2009, 03:15 PM) *

Neccessary the "s" sounds are both double.

Er, no.. the extra c is not necessary - it only has one c, I think..


One c, two sses - one collar, two sleeves (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



Mississippi - for this one you need to work up a good rhythm and stress the 'i's: M i - double s i - double s i - double p i
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post Mar 22 2009, 03:53 PM
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QUOTE(Crotchetymum @ Mar 22 2009, 03:44 PM) *

QUOTE(Andantino @ Mar 22 2009, 03:39 PM) *

QUOTE(DawnF @ Mar 22 2009, 03:15 PM) *

Neccessary the "s" sounds are both double.

Er, no.. the extra c is not necessary - it only has one c, I think..


One c, two sses - one collar, two sleeves (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)




Oops - having come back to it I can see I was wrong there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)
I'm actually a pretty good writer/speller but there are just a few words that catch me out and if i think about them too hard they come out wrong. Why is that I wonder???


Slightly off topic but another very common one is the teach/learn thing i.e. "She learned me that!" instead of "She taught me that!" or "Will you learn (TEACH) me how to....?" It used to be an endless battle with 10 year olds that.
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post Mar 22 2009, 05:13 PM
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QUOTE(Miss Ross @ Mar 22 2009, 03:42 PM) *

The one I always use, along with practice/practise, advice/advise is 'I before E except after C'.

Apart from in the word 'weird'. Rather weird, that, isn't it?! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)
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post Mar 22 2009, 05:36 PM
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QUOTE(Crotchetymum @ Mar 22 2009, 03:44 PM) *




Mississippi - for this one you need to work up a good rhythm and stress the 'i's: M i - double s i - double s i - double p i


like pian iss iss imo
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post Mar 22 2009, 05:42 PM
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...and skein and inveigle and feint and.. any others ? Oh - feign..deign.. heinous..height.heifer..leisure.. etc .

Not that good a rule, then. Perhaps one to forget? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Neigh.. neighbour.. seize.. Anyone fancy a game of scrabble?

either.. neither.. weigh (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)
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post Mar 22 2009, 05:52 PM
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Rhythm

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post Mar 22 2009, 05:59 PM
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QUOTE(HelenVJ @ Mar 22 2009, 05:42 PM) *

...and skein and inveigle and feint and.. any others ? Oh - feign..deign.. heinous..height.heifer..leisure.. etc .

Not that good a rule, then. Perhaps one to forget? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Neigh.. neighbour.. seize.. Anyone fancy a game of scrabble?

either.. neither.. weigh (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)

Curious how many different ways 'ei' can be pronounced!
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post Mar 22 2009, 06:21 PM
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QUOTE(Holz Gedeckt @ Mar 22 2009, 05:13 PM) *

QUOTE(Miss Ross @ Mar 22 2009, 03:42 PM) *

The one I always use, along with practice/practise, advice/advise is 'I before E except after C'.

Apart from in the word 'weird'. Rather weird, that, isn't it?! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)



Not really if you remember the last bit of the rule which is" ... when the sound is that of an E."

I'm sure there are still exceptions though.
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post Mar 22 2009, 07:03 PM
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Stationery has an 'e' for envelope.



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post Mar 22 2009, 08:25 PM
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QUOTE(DawnF @ Mar 22 2009, 06:21 PM) *

QUOTE(Holz Gedeckt @ Mar 22 2009, 05:13 PM) *

QUOTE(Miss Ross @ Mar 22 2009, 03:42 PM) *

The one I always use, along with practice/practise, advice/advise is 'I before E except after C'.

Apart from in the word 'weird'. Rather weird, that, isn't it?! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)



Not really if you remember the last bit of the rule which is" ... when the sound is that of an E."

But that doesn't work! What about the word 'believe', for example? I'm sure there are dozens I could come up with without even thinking about it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 22 2009, 08:33 PM
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Has anyone mentioned the word "separate" yet?

There is a rat in the middle of it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Mar 22 2009, 08:38 PM
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Another one for rhythm I can still many years later from my school music teacher:

rejoice heartily your teacher has measles
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