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| Spelling Help - Little Ways Of Remembering, Inspired by the practice or practise thread |
| Czerny |
 Mar 23 2009, 03:11 PM
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Anyone got any tips on how to remember when a word ends with 'able' and when it ends with 'ible'?
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| maggiemay |
Mar 23 2009, 03:30 PM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18067 Joined: 12-January 04 From: S E England Member No.: 413 |
QUOTE(thouston @ Mar 23 2009, 02:36 PM)  Stalactite has a C in it as it Comes down from the Ceiling. Stalagmite has a G in it as it Grows up from the Ground. thanks for that! it's one I've always had a complete blank about. I'd read the same somewhere in the past - but could never find where. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| Czerny |
Mar 23 2009, 03:43 PM
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QUOTE(thouston @ Mar 23 2009, 02:36 PM) Stalactite has a C in it as it Comes down from the Ceiling. Stalagmite has a G in it as it Grows up from the Ground. And tights hang down! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) |
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| BerkshireMum |
Mar 23 2009, 07:14 PM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 6600 Joined: 20-July 07 From: West Berks Member No.: 13405 |
QUOTE(HelenVJ @ Mar 23 2009, 08:39 AM) That is a good way, Berkshire Mum - tho' it does assume that the dodgy speller knows the difference between an adjective and a noun. By the way, 'principle' and 'principal' are homophones rather than homonyms - eg soar/sore/saw are homophones because they sound the same. A homonym is a word that is pronounced and spelled the same way but has a different meaning - eg 'present'. 'Please be present when we present the present' ! Teaching English is fraught with these problems. (By the way, a homograph is a word spelled the same but can be pronounced' differently eg 'row'. 'We had a row about who would row the boat'. The middle 'present' in the sentence above is a homophone, as it's pronounced with a different emphasis. ) Enough (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) already! Thanks for this, Helen! When I took English O-level, grammar was "out" and we did lots of essays, so I've never really learned this sort of stuff properly. I don't suppose I'll remember it, but it's good to be told. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) QUOTE(maggiemay @ Mar 23 2009, 03:30 PM) QUOTE(thouston @ Mar 23 2009, 02:36 PM) Stalactite has a C in it as it Comes down from the Ceiling. Stalagmite has a G in it as it Grows up from the Ground. thanks for that! it's one I've always had a complete blank about. I'd read the same somewhere in the past - but could never find where. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I first came across something similar in one of the Famous Five books (forgotten which one now!). It was something like: Stalactites have to hold on tight to the ceiling, and stalagmites might one day grow tall enough to reach them. |
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| tuba_george |
Mar 23 2009, 07:50 PM
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I like to think I am quite good at spelling but surprise always trips me up, I can never remember whether it's suprise or surprise.
Also definite, though I am getting the hang of that more now, always used to spell it definate. |
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| Tequila |
Mar 23 2009, 10:24 PM
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QUOTE(HelenVJ @ Mar 23 2009, 01:44 PM) QUOTE(DawnF @ Mar 23 2009, 12:59 PM) QUOTE(Holz Gedeckt @ Mar 22 2009, 09:52 PM) QUOTE(HelenVJ @ Mar 22 2009, 09:47 PM) Not sure I get this rule.. What about pie, die, fie etc? The sound isn't that of an ee? Or have I misunderstood? Sorry if I'm being a bit dim (IMG:style_emoticons/default/party1.gif) That makes two of us.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) The rule is to help you remember which way to put the i and e when making an ee sound in spelling so pie etc don't follow the rule as the sound is an I not an ee. Oh! So how does 'seize' fit into that? Or 'heinous'? I'm sure there are others. Well in the good old English Language there are always exceptions to the rule (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| tuba_george |
Mar 24 2009, 07:59 PM
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QUOTE(DawnF @ Mar 23 2009, 10:24 PM) QUOTE(HelenVJ @ Mar 23 2009, 01:44 PM) QUOTE(DawnF @ Mar 23 2009, 12:59 PM) QUOTE(Holz Gedeckt @ Mar 22 2009, 09:52 PM) QUOTE(HelenVJ @ Mar 22 2009, 09:47 PM) Not sure I get this rule.. What about pie, die, fie etc? The sound isn't that of an ee? Or have I misunderstood? Sorry if I'm being a bit dim (IMG:style_emoticons/default/party1.gif) That makes two of us.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) The rule is to help you remember which way to put the i and e when making an ee sound in spelling so pie etc don't follow the rule as the sound is an I not an ee. Oh! So how does 'seize' fit into that? Or 'heinous'? I'm sure there are others. Well in the good old English Language there are always exceptions to the rule (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Indeed, if you look in the dictionary then there are such a range of origins in the English Language that it is hardly surprising that there are exceptions to every rule! Old English, New English, Greek, Latin, French, Germanic etc etc..... |
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| ianporsche |
Mar 27 2009, 06:47 AM
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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) 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 Why does anyone want to spell mississippi ? I've been a chemist for far too many years and I still can't spell aqueous ! This poor spelling that drives me mad is dependent/dependant Dependant is a noun and is someone dependent on you ! |
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| tuba_george |
Mar 27 2009, 07:21 AM
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QUOTE(ianporsche @ Mar 27 2009, 06:47 AM) This poor spelling that drives me mad is dependent/dependant Dependant is a noun and is someone dependent on you ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I never even realised there was a difference (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif) |
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| Maizie |
Mar 27 2009, 08:47 AM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4862 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Member No.: 9360 |
QUOTE(ianporsche @ Mar 27 2009, 06:47 AM) I've been a chemist for far too many years and I still can't spell aqueous ! You're just reminded me of something a friend and I used to sing in A-level chemistry... You say ay-kwee-us and I say ack-wee-us You say gay-see-us and I say gas-ee-us Ay-kwee-us, ack-wee-us Gay-see-us, gas-ee-us Let's call the whole thing off! I just didn't want to be the only one with that tune going round my head all day (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) |
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| stetenorve |
Mar 27 2009, 09:17 AM
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Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 2773 Joined: 25-March 09 From: Born and bred in Derby. Now living on the outskirts of Chesterfield. Member No.: 60099 |
Dependent/dependant
I always think that dependants are little creatures that run round on the floor ( abit like the kids) and of course so do ANTS |
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| Susie |
Mar 27 2009, 05:06 PM
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Gosh! Isn't it interesting how we're all different? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
If I had been taught to spell with lots of mnemonics to remember how to spell things, I'd never have learnt. I'm not saying I'm always 100% perfect, and I'll go and look something up in the dictionary if in doubt, but I'd much rather just learn how to spell a word rather than have to remember a saying to get there! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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| chocolatedog |
Mar 27 2009, 11:09 PM
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And the little word "ghoti" .............
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| barry-clari |
Mar 28 2009, 09:15 AM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 40566 Joined: 10-January 06 From: South East London Member No.: 5804 |
QUOTE(chocolatedog @ Mar 27 2009, 11:09 PM) And the little word "ghoti" ............. I don't know...it sounds a bit fishy to me, that one... |
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| maggiemay |
Mar 28 2009, 10:07 AM
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Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18067 Joined: 12-January 04 From: S E England Member No.: 413 |
distinctly so - or maybe not so distinctly ...
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