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soap-lea
02-01-2017
Is it just me or are education standards in the UK falling further.

If you could barely type coherrant English sentences and were quite wealthy would you invest your hard earned cash on English lessons?

Or at least buy a device with a spellchecker or auto correct?

Happy New Year
jjwales
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by soap-lea:
“Is it just me or are education standards in the UK falling further.

If you could barely type coherrant English sentences and were quite wealthy would you invest your hard earned cash on English lessons?

Or at least buy a device with a spellchecker or auto correct?”

I take it you don't have one then?
Mark.
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by jjwales:
“I take it you don't have one then? ”

People always set themselves up for a fall with threads like this.
St Dabeoc
02-01-2017
Discus
tanstaafl
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by Mark.:
“People always set themselves up for a fall with threads like this.”

Very true. My number one rule when ranting about spelling is to ensure that both of the S's are present in 'misspelled'.

And to broaden the appeal of this thread, I would claim that S's is correct but that CD's is wrong - it should be CDs.
Princessxxxx
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by soap-lea:
“Is it just me or are education standards in the UK falling further.

If you could barely type coherrant English sentences and were quite wealthy would you invest your hard earned cash on English lessons?

Or at least buy a device with a spellchecker or auto correct?

Happy New Year ”

Originally Posted by jjwales:
“I take it you don't have one then? ”

Now that was funny, JJWales
SaturnV
02-01-2017
I dont think it's any worse than ever we just get to see so much more of it.
I would of defiantly said its nothing knew.
muggins14
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by tanstaafl:
“Very true. My number one rule when ranting about spelling is to ensure that both of the S's are present in 'misspelled'.

And to broaden the appeal of this thread, I would claim that S's is correct but that CD's is wrong - it should be CDs.”

I'm with you on that one.
An Thropologist
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by SaturnV:
“I dont think it's any worse than ever we just get to see so much more of it.
I would of defiantly said its nothing knew.”

Moany Liza
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by SaturnV:
“I dont think it's any worse than ever we just get to see so much more of it.
I would of defiantly said its nothing knew.”

Eye sea watt ewe did their.
St Dabeoc
02-01-2017
doesn't matter when it's typed
gomezz
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by soap-lea:
“If you could barely type coherrant English sentences and were quite wealthy would you invest your hard earned cash on English lessons?”

Nope. I wud hia a sekraterry 2 du it 4 mi.
Princessxxxx
02-01-2017
This is one of the biggest LOL threads I've read for a long time
The OP post, serious lol and I bet you that the poster will now try and play along with its mistakes and pretend they were done on purpose - a seriously embarrassing and pointless thread IMO

Can we safely assume that the OP will ask DS to have its own thread removed!

HNY

ffawkes
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by Princessxxxx:
“This is one of the biggest LOL threads I've read for a long time
The OP post, serious lol and I bet you that the poster will now try and play along with its mistakes and pretend they were done on purpose - a seriously embarrassing and pointless thread IMO

Can we safely assume that the OP will ask DS to have its own thread removed!

HNY

”

I see you can switch between correct spelling and deliberately incorrect spelling at will.
Moany Liza
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by Princessxxxx:
“This is one of the biggest LOL threads I've read for a long time
The OP post, serious lol and I bet you that the poster will now try and play along with its mistakes and pretend they were done on purpose - a seriously embarrassing and pointless thread IMO

Can we safely assume that the OP will ask DS to have its own thread removed!

HNY

”

No, we can't.

I much prefer this one to any of yours.
Princessxxxx
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by An Thropologist:
“”

LOL
Bex_123
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by jjwales:
“I take it you don't have one then? ”

I assumed that typo was intentional as a dig at other posters. Was it not?
muggins14
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by Bex_123:
“I assumed that typo was intentional as a dig at other posters. Was it not? ”

Even if it wasn't deliberate, the 'I did that on purpose' tack would be the best one to take in the circumstances
VicnBob
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by Princessxxxx:
“This is one of the biggest LOL threads I've read for a long time
The OP post, serious lol and I bet you that the poster will now try and play along with its mistakes and pretend they were done on purpose - a seriously embarrassing and pointless thread IMO

Can we safely assume that the OP will ask DS to have its own thread removed!

HNY

”

Princess, you forgot something!

HNY
BanglaRoad
02-01-2017
As long as the message is easily understandable then what's the big problem?
muggins14
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by BanglaRoad:
“As long as the message is easily understandable then what's the big problem?”

I agree.
jjwales
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by BanglaRoad:
“As long as the message is easily understandable then what's the big problem?”

One possible problem is that your employment application might be rejected out of hand if you write it in barely coherent English.
gomezz
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by BanglaRoad:
“As long as the message is easily understandable then what's the big problem?”

Because often it isn't as is evidenced by the many misunderstandings that blow up on these forums.
Moany Liza
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by gomezz:
“Because often it isn't as is evidenced by the many misunderstandings that blow up on these forums.”

... when it then appears to become entirely the fault and responsibility of the reader, rather than the author of the post.
Monkey_Moo
02-01-2017
Originally Posted by soap-lea:
“Is it just me or are education standards in the UK falling further.

If you could barely type coherrant English sentences and were quite wealthy would you invest your hard earned cash on English lessons?

Or at least buy a device with a spellchecker or auto correct?

Happy New Year ”

You asked a question without using a question mark, you misspelled 'coherent', you put two spaces after the word 'English' (seems like the forum corrected that). So yes, it does indeed seem that education standards are falling. Also, what is your point about being wealthy?

And I make no claims to be a master of English, there is probably some errorz in what I just posted.
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