Comments on: Useless Skills Part 3: Ability to Spell, English http://blog.binnyva.com/2009/05/useless-skills-ability-to-spell-part-1-english/ Me Thinks...therefore, me am. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:02:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: capnmatt http://blog.binnyva.com/2009/05/useless-skills-ability-to-spell-part-1-english/comment-page-1/#comment-257759 capnmatt Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:40:22 +0000 http://blog.binnyva.com/?p=153#comment-257759 I don't understand your post - the poem reads fine to me! I don’t understand your post – the poem reads fine to me!

]]> By: sarath lal http://blog.binnyva.com/2009/05/useless-skills-ability-to-spell-part-1-english/comment-page-1/#comment-255822 sarath lal Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:06:38 +0000 http://blog.binnyva.com/?p=153#comment-255822 Dear Binny VA, Super post. Dear Binny VA,

Super post.

]]> By: AlexandraFunFit http://blog.binnyva.com/2009/05/useless-skills-ability-to-spell-part-1-english/comment-page-1/#comment-198376 AlexandraFunFit Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:11:13 +0000 http://blog.binnyva.com/?p=153#comment-198376 I am a writer & editor, and am one of those kids who used to win spelling bees so I like good spelling. But I like your funny post even more! I am a writer & editor, and am one of those kids who used to win spelling bees so I like good spelling. But I like your funny post even more!

]]> By: LGM http://blog.binnyva.com/2009/05/useless-skills-ability-to-spell-part-1-english/comment-page-1/#comment-185926 LGM Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:55:12 +0000 http://blog.binnyva.com/?p=153#comment-185926 PS You spelling and grammar critics out there should polish up on your *own* spelling and grammar before you post any more criticisms. I'm sorry, but I'm just about ROTFL, if you are trying to be serious! PS You spelling and grammar critics out there should polish up on your *own* spelling and grammar before you post any more criticisms. I’m sorry, but I’m just about ROTFL, if you are trying to be serious!

]]> By: LGM http://blog.binnyva.com/2009/05/useless-skills-ability-to-spell-part-1-english/comment-page-1/#comment-185916 LGM Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:38:28 +0000 http://blog.binnyva.com/?p=153#comment-185916 English is a mixture of words from so many languages: Greek, Latin, French etc, no wonder our 'spellings' seem so illogical! I am a spelling and grammar nazi, and I loved this post. Truly it is more inspiring to be able to give people laughter, than perfect spelling and grammar - and I LIKE perfect spelling and grammar. Still laughing :))) English is a mixture of words from so many languages: Greek, Latin, French etc, no wonder our ‘spellings’ seem so illogical!

I am a spelling and grammar nazi, and I loved this post. Truly it is more inspiring to be able to give people laughter, than perfect spelling and grammar – and I LIKE perfect spelling and grammar.

Still laughing :) ))

]]> By: anton http://blog.binnyva.com/2009/05/useless-skills-ability-to-spell-part-1-english/comment-page-1/#comment-171240 anton Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:26:24 +0000 http://blog.binnyva.com/?p=153#comment-171240 It's because written English was not created by someone with a master plan or common sense. Most spellings in English are evolved from words taken directly, spelling and all, from other languages. To make things worse, people were writing English for a long time with various spellings until the process of standardisation by chance and acceptance happened. This added some more randomness to English spelling. And to top the cake off with icing, idiots like Webster decided to deviate from established English spelling to make American English patriotic. It’s because written English was not created by someone with a master plan or common sense. Most spellings in English are evolved from words taken directly, spelling and all, from other languages. To make things worse, people were writing English for a long time with various spellings until the process of standardisation by chance and acceptance happened. This added some more randomness to English spelling. And to top the cake off with icing, idiots like Webster decided to deviate from established English spelling to make American English patriotic.

]]> By: GIMP Plugin – Web 2.0 Shadows | Bin-Blog http://blog.binnyva.com/2009/05/useless-skills-ability-to-spell-part-1-english/comment-page-1/#comment-168688 GIMP Plugin – Web 2.0 Shadows | Bin-Blog Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:27:07 +0000 http://blog.binnyva.com/?p=153#comment-168688 [...] any of my blogs has been treated with Web 2.0 Shadow plugin. If you don’t believe me, take a look at few of my old [...] [...] any of my blogs has been treated with Web 2.0 Shadow plugin. If you don’t believe me, take a look at few of my old [...]

]]> By: arpitha http://blog.binnyva.com/2009/05/useless-skills-ability-to-spell-part-1-english/comment-page-1/#comment-166251 arpitha Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:54:25 +0000 http://blog.binnyva.com/?p=153#comment-166251 chanced upon the blog recently. loved the series. i learnt many of my spellings right after the advent of spell checkers :) chanced upon the blog recently. loved the series. i learnt many of my spellings right after the advent of spell checkers :)

]]> By: 360-Degree Translation and More | Thought Clusters http://blog.binnyva.com/2009/05/useless-skills-ability-to-spell-part-1-english/comment-page-1/#comment-163434 360-Degree Translation and More | Thought Clusters Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:19:21 +0000 http://blog.binnyva.com/?p=153#comment-163434 [...] suggests that learning English spelling is a useless skill (!) and he is “really mad at the genius who invented it”. As it happens, I was listening to a [...] [...] suggests that learning English spelling is a useless skill (!) and he is “really mad at the genius who invented it”. As it happens, I was listening to a [...]

]]> By: ആര്യന്‍ http://blog.binnyva.com/2009/05/useless-skills-ability-to-spell-part-1-english/comment-page-1/#comment-163361 ആര്യന്‍ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:34:34 +0000 http://blog.binnyva.com/?p=153#comment-163361 *Definitely* nice post :) I mean, *definately*. *Definitely* nice post :)

I mean, *definately*.

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