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Title: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: Bluesuiter-Retired on June 10, 2008, 06:08:28 AM
Saw this story on Fox(y) and Friends this morning, where there is a group whom wants to change the way how words are spelled because it is "too tough" for students to correctly spell certain words.

Wasn't it the liberals whom lambasted Dan Quale on how he spelled POTATO?

Maybe if educators did their job and taught their students how to spell, they wouldn't have such a hard time spelling.
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: DixieBelle on June 10, 2008, 08:46:26 AM
Huh? That's insane...do you have a link that explains further?
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: Thor on June 10, 2008, 08:54:35 AM
"amuk" {sic}  is spelled. "amok".  ::)
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: Lord Undies on June 10, 2008, 08:58:59 AM
"amuk" {sic}  is spelled. "amok".  ::)

If you wear pointy-toed boots it will hurt more.

It's also spelled a-m-u-c-k.

 :innocent:
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: Chris_ on June 10, 2008, 01:40:52 PM
"amuk" {sic}  is spelled. "amok".  ::)

If you wear pointy-toed boots it will hurt more.

It's also spelled a-m-u-c-k.

 :innocent:

Well, that is all mucked up now isn't it?
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: Chris_ on June 10, 2008, 01:42:32 PM
Saw this story on Fox(y) and Friends this morning, where there is a group whom wants to change the way how words are spelled because it is "too tough" for students to correctly spell certain words.

Wasn't it the liberals whom lambasted Dan Quale on how he spelled POTATO?

Maybe if educators did their job and taught their students how to spell, they wouldn't have such a hard time spelling.


While we are at it, let's remove all the forms of "to be."  And accept "had said" as valid grammer (I am testing the spelling theory -- yep, I feel dumber already, but not as dumb as a liberal).
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: Zeus on June 10, 2008, 03:27:53 PM
R thay out oft there  freeking mined.   :thatsright:
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: Lanie on June 10, 2008, 10:44:17 PM
I agree. That's total BS. Do you have the link?
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: Zeus on June 10, 2008, 11:50:30 PM
It does make sense lefties would attempt that'.Dumbing down of America & defining deviancy down. seems they like to drive everything down but taxes.
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: rich_t on June 10, 2008, 11:58:34 PM
I found this:

Time to change how we spell wurdz?
Group wants Americans to adopt phonetic spelling

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13716134/

Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: miskie on June 11, 2008, 05:29:09 AM
Make stoopid us Amricans ? U R doing it rite.
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: franksolich on June 11, 2008, 06:46:46 AM
This movement to "reform" spelling actually goes back to Robert McCormick of the old Chicago Tribune, the first half of the last century.

If the political-correctnessists and primitives knew this, given that McCormick was a diehard reactionary, they'd drop it like a lead ball.

The Chicago Tribune created, and used, such horrid grotesque truncations such as "altho," "tho," "cigaret," "catalog," "thru," and so on.  My mother was influenced by this, and used them in her own writing; even my 5th grade teacher used those monstrosities.

Well, it obviously didn't work.

Things exist for a reason, words are spelled certain ways for a reason, and it's always a good idea to find out why, before one messes with them.
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: mamacags on June 11, 2008, 06:55:21 AM
I found this:

Time to change how we spell wurdz?
Group wants Americans to adopt phonetic spelling

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13716134/



Well no wonder they want it to be phonetic.  That is the way their heroes spell.  Most muslim nations spell thing phonetically.
Title: Re: Liberalism Runs Amuk - Changing How Words Are Spelled
Post by: TheSarge on June 11, 2008, 06:58:55 AM
Saw this story on Fox(y) and Friends this morning, where there is a group whom wants to change the way how words are spelled because it is "too tough" for students to correctly spell certain words.

Wasn't it the liberals whom lambasted Dan Quale on how he spelled POTATO?

Maybe if educators did their job and taught their students how to spell, they wouldn't have such a hard time spelling.


Yup home schooling of my kids or sending them to Charter/Private school is sounding better and better all the time.

God forbid we make the little darlings actually have to learn to spell and use correct grammar.

That would cut into Socialist Indoctrination time and wipe out the story time block for "Susie Has Two Mommies".