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Is the Internet Turning Kids Into Terrible Spellers?

by Tom Henderson, Posted Nov 24th 2010 3:24PM

Whu sayz yur kidz can't spell? Credit: Getty Images
This is nothing to :) about or LOL over. Time magazine, citing a paper just released by the English Spelling Society, reports the Internet could be turning our children into a bunch of ...Study reveals kids are stupid, but puts it more politely.
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Why Does Everybody Get My Name Wrong?

by The Name Lady, Posted Jul 15th 2010 11:00AM

My birth first name is Garold. My mother intended for it to be pronounced like Harold, but with a G instead of a H. She went to school with a Garold. I've had an English teacher tell me my name is not spelled correctly -- that my mom made a mistake ...
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I Gave My Baby the Wrong Name!

by The Name Lady, Posted Jun 3rd 2010 11:00AM

I heard the name Nevaeh (pronounced neh-VAY) and liked it for my daughter. To prevent people from pronouncing it neh-VAY-uh I spelled it Nevae. Now everyone completely mispronounces it. I have even had people ask if it's a boy or girl name. I want ...
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My Friend is Spelling her Baby's Name Wrong

by The Name Lady, Posted Jul 13th 2009 10:00AM

Is there a way to tactfully suggest an alternative (read: more traditional) spelling for a friend's baby name choice? A good friend of mine is giving her child a name with at least a dozen spellings and is using the one most likely to be misspelled. ...
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British Teachers Told To Drop the "i Before e" Rule

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 24th 2009 3:00PM

There are 1,100 ways to spell the 44 sounds in the English language. Image: sxc.hu
Recently, while helping my 8-year-old with her homework, I realized that in many ways, learning math is just like learning to spell. Except that math is a heck of ...
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Is texting ruining this generation's spelling skillz?

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Mar 18th 2008 9:32AM

I don't watch Rachel Ray, but one day I caught her show in a doctor's waiting room. She and her guests were all screaming "EVOO!" I had no idea what she was talking about. I wandered around for an entire day muttering EVOO under my breath, until it ...
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Oops, you're entering a 'shcool' zone

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Sep 9th 2007 2:01PM

As kids are heading back to class, getting ready to do some reading, writing, and arithmetic, one school district is learning first-hand just how important those skill are. The photo above was taken near Northwood Elementary in Kalamazoo, Michigan ...
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Junie B. Jones and the case for spelling, grammar

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jul 27th 2007 6:53AM

Have you heard of Junie B. Jones? She is the main character in a series of books of the same name written by Barbara Park for kindergarteners and younger children just learning to read. I've never heard of her even though the series has been around ...
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Online Speak & Spell

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jan 30th 2007 1:57PM

You might just remember the Speak & Spell from your childhood. Failing that, I believe it made up part of E.T.'s contraption for phoning home. Buzz Lightyear used a Speak & Spell to decipher Al's license plate after Woody was kidnapped. From ...
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What do you do when spelling no longer works?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 21st 2006 1:30PM

Like every other parent on the planet, Rachel and I used to spell things to each other. "Do you think they should get some i-c-e-c-r-e-a-m?" "Do you want to take them to the t-o-y-s-t-o-r-e?" Unfortunately, Jared has gotten pretty good at reading and ...
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