tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post2149950502061695356..comments2024-01-13T04:04:37.620-08:00Comments on Family Trees May Contain Nuts: IF YOU CAN READ THANK A TEACHERLori Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10775116608698555225noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-62614100355059687152009-09-24T01:51:02.927-07:002009-09-24T01:51:02.927-07:00Hah, I couldn't stop laughing at the eejits! ...Hah, I couldn't stop laughing at the eejits! Great post to start the day with.menopausaloldbag (MOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04320287770097378027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-72108445410699611422009-09-23T19:19:47.177-07:002009-09-23T19:19:47.177-07:00Hilarious Lori. What kind of moron writes a placar...Hilarious Lori. What kind of moron writes a placard in support of the English language and uses bad spelling or horrible grammar? That IS stupid.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519427492100090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-53585866016065117062009-09-23T19:13:06.094-07:002009-09-23T19:13:06.094-07:00Ah, I majored in English, so I DID cry when I saw ...Ah, I majored in English, so I DID cry when I saw those signs. :-P<br /><br />No, not really. Good spelling is not a sign of intelligence; my daughter has a brilliant friend, a grad student in physics and math, who cannot spell at ALL, and can barely put coherent sentences together on paper. To read his writing, you would think he is barely literate, yet he is brilliant in his field.<br /><br />However, he knows it -- and gets help when needed.<br /><br />When Howard and I moved to (city deleted, don't want to knock it) we were amazed at "official" misspellings -- "alinement" was normal on car service signs instead of "alignment" -- and even the local papers wrote colloquially. We said if we had kids and were still in that city, we'd move before they were school age. Thankfully we moved before that happened.<br /><br />People should check their spellings when they are putting signs out in public, though -- THAT is the dopey part, that they don't check!<br /><br />And I may call on your spidey sense, Lori, in my quest to find out who Robert Tuttle was!<br /><br />All the best.... CassCass @ That Old Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173199705431319322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-17116237252380438952009-09-23T16:51:19.200-07:002009-09-23T16:51:19.200-07:00I taught school for 33 years. Spelling WAS import...I taught school for 33 years. Spelling WAS important, and as I always said, when they asked HOW to spell something..LOOK it up..<br />Now here is how to remember some words..<br />Just for you, Lori..:)<br /><br />There is a LIE in believe..<br /><br />A Rat In The House May Eat The Ice Cream..(arithmetic)<br /><br />There's no PEACH in SPEECH<br /><br />There's a RAT in separate..<br /><br />an ARC in Antarctic <br /><br />No TRAIL in Australia..<br /><br />And a little device to remember the planets?<br />My<br />Very<br />Excellent<br />Mother<br />Just <br />Sliced<br />Us<br />Nine<br />Pies...<br /><br />Of course you do have to know the names, but it will help you get them in order!<br /><br />As for signs..I was in Pier One and they had signs with incorrect spelling..I told the manager, and he said,<br />"Oh, those signs were printed in Texas."<br />So I guess they spell things differently in Texas??? :)Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323768335143979148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-66457229543456252852009-09-23T15:52:56.176-07:002009-09-23T15:52:56.176-07:00Oh Lori, I hear you on that. Can you imagine the ...Oh Lori, I hear you on that. Can you imagine the humeeliashun if you spell wrong while protesting... hehe<br /><br />I would be horrified truly. If I could only find a way stick my hubs in my purse and tote him along with me when i'm in public filling out forms... oy! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-50140606042032440502009-09-23T15:35:14.390-07:002009-09-23T15:35:14.390-07:00Lorve it!!
Doesn't that last guy look like th...Lorve it!!<br /><br />Doesn't that last guy look like the boyfriend in Erin Brockovich??<br /><br />xoxo<br />JaneBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-51842235663446166132009-09-23T15:23:46.104-07:002009-09-23T15:23:46.104-07:00I just want to say to Tammy, it doesn't matter...I just want to say to Tammy, it doesn't matter if you can spell what matters is that you ask how before you would make a sign, especially one berating people about speaking English.Lori Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775116608698555225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-74557194999019624602009-09-23T15:09:06.240-07:002009-09-23T15:09:06.240-07:00Oh my goodness Lori - like Bill said I wasn't ...Oh my goodness Lori - like Bill said I wasn't shure weather to laff or cry (darn they don't have spell chequer on this site)Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563699438451685394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-13218628217240970592009-09-23T13:57:20.291-07:002009-09-23T13:57:20.291-07:00Truly pathetic on so many levels. Yes, thank you ...Truly pathetic on so many levels. Yes, thank you Fox news for keeping these people "infromed". Perhaps they should turn off the television and read. May I suggest the dictionary for starters! Tammy's comment cracked me up. My husband is forever asking me how to spell certain words. And when I ask him why he doesn't use spellcheck, he very sweetly replies that I am his spellcheck lol. KathyKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396548112800738809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-55059828316324459532009-09-23T13:16:02.390-07:002009-09-23T13:16:02.390-07:00The deleted post was me. The dog walked across th...The deleted post was me. The dog walked across the computer and posted before I was finished typing. Puppies, what are ya gonna do?RobinfromCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991684488709559707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-82819922084585033502009-09-23T13:12:19.678-07:002009-09-23T13:12:19.678-07:00As a victim of a CA education (and it was waaay be...As a victim of a CA education (and it was waaay better back in my day) I say - "If you spell this way, thank a teacher." When my daughter was in school all but one of her teachers said that spelling was NOT important - only content. I was appalled. To this day (and she is 27) I correct her spelling. I thank her teachers for this. <br /><br />My mother was the spelling and grammar police but I cannot do math thanks to the "new math" that no parent could help their kids with. For my lack, I thank my teachers for marking my correct answers wrong because I arrived at them in a different way. Sorry, can of worms for me - and I work in public education! Don't even get me started on "social advancement" and other such nonsense!RobinfromCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991684488709559707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-45575578688858207692009-09-23T13:06:20.692-07:002009-09-23T13:06:20.692-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.RobinfromCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991684488709559707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-76934473408470538402009-09-23T12:59:22.007-07:002009-09-23T12:59:22.007-07:00GOOD LORD..........you'd think...if you were m...GOOD LORD..........you'd think...if you were making a frickin SIGN.......<br /><br />So, if I were there, I'd tell them....WHY isn't someone saying or doing something?@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-1488312521592392362009-09-23T12:46:40.656-07:002009-09-23T12:46:40.656-07:00I shall laugh and cry. On bad days I can't sp...I shall laugh and cry. On bad days I can't spell to save my life (hence-spellchecker). I often have to glance over to the hubs and I just say, "babe, how do you spell......". He is so obliging!! He is my spellchecker. TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-34541780632507930172009-09-23T11:39:42.583-07:002009-09-23T11:39:42.583-07:00That's what I'm talking about; my communit...That's what I'm talking about; my community college classmates.Housewife Savanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276777227256457700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259236724941582496.post-51582981629113137142009-09-23T11:35:33.426-07:002009-09-23T11:35:33.426-07:00Oh, Lori, I didn't know whether to laugh or cr...Oh, Lori, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry as I read what these "morans" had written. So I did a bit of both! Thanks for this thought-provoking (on multiple levels) post.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and leaving the comment. You were sharp to catch my li'l switcheroo on the glassware! ;)<br /><br />Bye for now,<br />BillBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467769804679511645noreply@blogger.com