Is Spelling Overrated?

Don H · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 187

Editor,

With reference to the article "Is Spelling Overrated?" ("The Age"; Nov 3), I
concede that some latitude might be possible with spelling; for example, who
cares if the suffix "-able" is not always correct? - but too much should not
be made of this.

As to anagramming words, retaining only first and last letters in place;
keep this as a novelty pastime rather than introduce it as the norm.

Perhaps you might like to have fun with the following? -

PIGACEGOADL ORCABITSNUTSS CLOTTANSNY RITENNVINEG SEVILFERNSG TRACEIHOTEL
PRINTSOUG, PETSLENRY EZHIPSAME HOXREEDTOY PLEASBITSRIMIY SOMESALTINLUUY
SLICEMALTAY ULTRABANDSENDE.

Don Humphries

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Don H · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 187

Looks like it is. There's a movie coming soon (Nov.13th) named
"Spellbound", with "Little kids. Big words", about the championship Spelling
Bee.
What are these kids? Freaks?
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"Don H" wrote in message$aT.1945@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Editor,
>
> With reference to the article "Is Spelling Overrated?" ("The Age"; Nov 3),
I
> concede that some latitude might be possible with spelling; for example,
who
> cares if the suffix "-able" is not always correct? - but too much should
not
> be made of this.
>
> As to anagramming words, retaining only first and last letters in place;
> keep this as a novelty pastime rather than introduce it as the norm.
>
> Perhaps you might like to have fun with the following? -
>
> PIGACEGOADL ORCABITSNUTSS CLOTTANSNY RITENNVINEG SEVILFERNSG
TRACEIHOTEL
> PRINTSOUG, PETSLENRY EZHIPSAME HOXREEDTOY PLEASBITSRIMIY SOMESALTINLUUY
> SLICEMALTAY ULTRABANDSENDE.
>
> Don Humphries
>
>
>