Canadian Spelling, Is what it is called

[Big Country]

This is more a topic for the people like Gloom, Armored, or Sez. I know my grammar isnt really fanatastic, but it's not like it's infested with mistakes and for the most part understandable ( When I remember to proof-read of course ). My worst mistakes are probally in the spelling function of my message, which i'm sure I've allready made one in this topic. Either way though, I am tired of being corrected on Canadian Spellings. ( Usually doesn't happen alot on this site, but i've saw it so I decided, I. Yes I as Muse. Will try to educate you all ). Where I come from the suffix "ise" is "ize". I can't believe how many people think this is wrong. Ex: Someone tried to get me for saying "Realized" insisting that I should say "Realise", not believing "Realized" was a correct spelling.

I've also been corrected on Favorite and Color. Am I the only Canadian that gets mad at this?

[Magik]

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Not really knowing what the practised norm was, I adopted the "English/British" spelling system when I started school in Canada... favourite, practise (verb), realise*, centre. Later I set my computer to "Canadian English". I haven't set it back, so spell check tells me that "color" and "theater" are wrong.

It's kind of a habit now... I think I go back and forth sometimes, but I keep consistency in mind when proof-reading and will stick with whatever system I used first when homogenizing my writing.

* which I later learned wasn't standard in Canada (at least according to my friends).

[Sezjeuric]

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I remember htis being covered in an episode of Blossom, where her dad and his British girlfriend were arguing.

I also saw it in another movie/show, and it explained it beautifully, but of course, I cannot remember which show/film it was. Something about "being a pompous british ass".

Either way, I include my "u" where others don't, I debate on the "ise" vs. "ize" although I usually side with the "zed" ha ha.

And it is a "cheque" to me, not check

[Karr Lord of Chaos]

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why are people so hell bent on making sure you spell things correctly? as long as what your saying comes across then your point is achieved, anything less is nitpicking. there are places where correct spelling is important, but i hardly think the internet qualifies as one.

ignore people who think your spelling is wrong, they clearly have more time on their hands then they need. as long as your satisfied with what you write, who cares what some snob thinks?

[Goufunaki]

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spe llingco rrec tlys houl dnt e venma ttera slong a syo ur po in tism ade im e a n se rio us lythi sis thein terne tswedon tneedp erf ect spe lling.

[Karr Lord of Chaos]

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spe llingco rrec tlys houl dnt e venma ttera slong a syo ur po in tism ade im e a n se rio us lythi sis thein terne tswedon tneedp erf ect spe lling.

i can read that so your point came across.

[Nixon]

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All the different spellings just make it more difficult for my brain to remember what is technically correct.

THANKS A LOT, JERKS.

[Loki]

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I have a real hard time with spelling. I make a lot of mistakes. Since early childhood it has been something I've struggled with. And yet I always try to make my posts as correct as possible. I often transplant them into Word to run a spell check and I read over them three or four times before I submit them. I'm proud that I take an effort to make my writing the best it can be.

Frankly, Karr, reading your posts is an embarrassment. You are oblivious to the fool you insist on making yourself. I'm embarrassed for you.

As for you, Muse, it's not so much spelling or grammar. You just write strangely.

My worst mistakes are probably in the spelling function of my message, which I’m sure I've already made one in this topic.

This sentence alone is a bundle of weird word choices and backwards sentence construction. Why not just say things simply so that your point is clear?

"I make a lot of spelling mistakes. I'm sure I've already made one in this topic," is much more understandable than "spelling functions" and your compound sentence.

You think that spelling and grammar don't matter as long as the point is clear. But I'm much more likely to actually listen to your point and give it consideration if the spelling isn't lazy and there is proper use of grammar.

[MRevelle83]

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Here I thought the only Canadian Spelling is every word ending in "Eh".

But what do I know, I'm not Canadian. (Though technically French Canadian, yet my surname serves as the only connection to this anymore.)

[IRC]

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Heh, Canadians are funny.

[Nixon]

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Frankly, Karr, reading your posts is an embarrassment. You are oblivious to the fool you insist on making yourself. I'm embarrassed for you.

You think that spelling and grammar don't matter as long as the point is clear. But I'm much more likely to actually listen to your point and give it consideration if the spelling isn't lazy and there is proper use of grammar.

I could not agree more.

I also have trouble with reading, spelling, and grammar. I found out I was dyslexic in 2nd grade, but it wasn't "bad" enough, so I didn't receive any help with it during school.

I don't use that as an excuse to be lazy. It's my problem, so I should deal with it instead of pretending that everyone else is wrong for wanting me to type properly so they can read it.

[gray]

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artists advocating strict rigid grammar is pretty funny. poets and writers would be pretty boring if all they did was follow the rules. spelling can or can not be important, but arguing for "proper grammar" within the confines of the english language is like trying to contain the oceans of the world in a used condom. english is really, really stupid. a word can mean one thing, or the complete opposite, or a third thing that can only be described using words that are themselves hard to define. and an entire sentence can change its meaning based on a simple spoken inflection. and we borrow words from other languages and then use them like they're english. and then we make up words. and all it does is prove that the rules they tried to teach us in school are pretty useless. plus modern english is disturbingly different from olde english, so clearly histories peoples didn't like following the rules.



i spose my point is, english is dumb. and trying to prop up rules around it to make it seem less chaotic just fools people into believing it's an orderly and useful language. then they get mad when they realize that it's not. or they become beat poets.



p.s. meh


p.p.s. adding extra "u"s to words is dumb

[Nixon]

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artists advocating strict rigid grammar is pretty funny

I'm not advocating that. I'm advocating clear communication, that's all. I think it's more important to make an effort here, since it's a message board.

When I type on messenger or something, I don't care as much.

[Loki]

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Yeah, we're not really talking about poetry here. This is about communicating and presenting one's self on a message board. One where English is a useful language believe it or not.

What's more, poetry is a careful application of the language, not a willful disregard for it like so many of these posts are.

[Magik]

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Here's my two pence:

When communicating in writing, like on a message board, I equivocate "proper" spelling and grammar to clear and intelligible speech.

It's not always accurate or fair, but if someone comes up to me in person and mumbles, misuses words, or speaks only in slang, I'm less likely to consider them authoritative or intelligent. Similarly, in written communication, flagrant spelling errors and incomprehensible grammar (excepting those little typos that we're all susceptible to), or over-use of internet slang, give me a poor impression of someone. Compound this with the fact that what you write here will be everyone's primary means of judging you, and it should be intuitive that clear communication is valuable.

Creative use of language (turn-of-phrase, wit & pun, and metaphor for example) is a separate topic altogether. There's nothing particularly creative about omitting the vowels from every word so that you can get your post written ten seconds faster, or refusing to except the fact that "its" and "it's" have completely different meanings.

Everyone makes mistakes and I don't think I'm a grammar/spelling nazi. Yet, I definitely appreciate good writing and tend to think better of people who have a functional command of their mother tongue.

I can also see the other side of the debate, though, because I'll admit that I don't always capitalize properly in informal writing. However, I'd argue that capitalization does not alter meaning nor is it likely to make writing incomprehensible... certainly not in the same way as missing/incorrect punctuation or improper spelling.