As a child [OK, I admit, even as an adult to] I was fascinated by words which had more than one meaning. Stable not rocky, or a place for horses. Rocky not stable, or like a rock. Rock a sort of music, or a big stone...
Spell is particularly wonderful. Is a short spell of rain defined as "R A I N" said very quickly, or is it "Abracadabra, pitter patter" said by a wizard? Neither, it means a brief period of rain🌧
I love those little mnemonics which help with spelling
because Big Elephants 🐘Can Always Use Small Envelopes ✉️
ices can be found in the middle of LeICESter 🍦
ices can be found in the middle of LeICESter 🍦
deSiCCated CoConutS all have one S and two Cs
rhythm Really Helps Your Two Hips Move [Steph taught me that when she learned it in primary school]
Spelling matters - I am afraid I get mildly irritated when British people use color, favor, fetus and other Americanisms. [except in Technicolor which is a brand name so definitely has no U]
I'm proud of my grandchildren's efforts to learn, and their good end-of-term school reports.
But I think it is possibly a lost cause. Texting has given us such conversations as "CU L8R?" "Gr8, B4 2moro!" And ugly sentences like Hi m8, R U out 2nite? Are we surprised people cannot put a coherent message together? Julian recently sent me this picture, with the caption " Prfoof redader wnated"
I do not use these in my messaging, although I admit to some shortcuts [imho, btw, and wfh]
What do you think about these textspeak abbreviations?
Here is the verdict of Jess on Saturday's short [but heavy] spell of rain which soaked us right through. Once we got back to the car, she burst into song!
Necessary. 1 collar and 2 socks. So grateful to the child who taught me those!
ReplyDeleteAlso stationEry ( E for envelopes) and stationary.
Just realised, necessary is the opposite pattern to dessicated. CSS, CCS.
ReplyDeleteLove all the word play and the sign beggars belief! Thanks to Jess for her little song-we are still waiting for rain here. Catriona
ReplyDeleteShe is irrepressibly cheerful, even when soaked to the skin!
DeleteJess's song is so cute. I have always found spelling rhythm so hard to remember so thanks to you and Steph for that mnemonic. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteIt's a good one, isn't it! A great word for playing Hangman though, no vowels!
DeleteI before E except after C! That's all I've got right now!Your brain does work so well first thing in the morning, Ang!x love that sweet little English voice!
ReplyDeleteYou must answer a question for me, A - someone told me yesterday that altho other people may lose their accents, a Scottish person will retain theirs for life. Do you think this is true? [Every Scot I have ever met seems proud of their heritage]
DeleteNorrie’s cousin emigrated to Australia as a £10 Pom in 1968. He still sounds as Scottish as the day he left! Catriona
DeleteBut my cousins in Oz, also £10 poms seem to have lost their Essex accents and become totally antipodean.
DeleteI had an uncle who went to OZ on the ten pound package deal who never lost his accent but another uncle who moved to Hampshire who did! My bestie in NZ reverts to dialect Scots whenever she speaks to me but changes to an English accent when she speaks to her family! Lulu is infamous for chopping and changing her accent, dependent on which country she's in! I suppose it's easy to pick up a different accent to your own if it's the only one you're listening to on a daily basis.
DeleteI absolutely abhor these abbreviations, and I dont use them. I think I might be stuck in an old lady rut!
ReplyDeleteI shouldn't worry too much - you always write beautifully, and coherently. Text-speak and hurried emails are prone to being misunderstood.
DeleteI really dislike text speak, I always type everything out and punctuate properly when I text or message, my son used to make fun of me but all of a sudden he says he really likes it.
ReplyDeleteI used to sing Jesse's little song every time it rained when I was small, she sounded so lovely. xx
Watching her run through the rain singing InceyWincey Spider 🕷 was great fun too
DeleteI never use text speak. It slows my reading down, especially if numbers are included. I have to pause on each word to figure it out! I learned British spelling in school (Argentina and Chile) but dropped it when I moved back to the US for university. I was given a hard time, accused of being "pretentious!"
ReplyDeleteThat must be so hard! I do Wordle each day, and struggle when it is an American spelling like color, honor, etc where I'd usually put a U in it!
DeleteI loved hearing Jess sing.
ReplyDeleteText speak just makes my brain flip. I have to concentrate twice as hard to read it.
I want my communications to be clear, so I try to avoid abbreviating. But I am fond of emojis 😃❤️👍
DeleteLovely singing Jess. I try not to abbreviate on text messages but sometimes have too. Poor spelling/grammar really annoys me, especially in book, papers and magazines - don't they have proof readers anymore. Xx
ReplyDeleteI get very annoyed by printed errors in books and on posters
DeleteI don't know how I learned to spell properly, it must have been that great English education back in the old days! I only know it drives me mad when I see bad spelling and I can't imagine texting with abbreviations if I used a mobile. Can you detect a hint of old lady lavender and moth balls? : )
ReplyDeleteLoved hearing Jess singing, by the way.
The joy of the weekly spelling test at school ..
DeleteI wonder if text speak as shortened words (separate from the examples like btw) will disappear- it originated back in the 90s when there was a strict character limit on a message and each one cost 12p to send- now you can write as long as you like!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realise the wordlength limit was part of the origin. ThankU !
DeleteAccommodation, 2 Children, 2 Mums and one Dad. Steph’s rhythm will be really useful as it is a word I can never spell.
ReplyDeleteI like the accommodation tip, not seen that before. 25 years ago the word of the moment was millennium., 2 Ls, 2 Ms and 2 Ns...and it was so often incorrect!
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