How to spell.....

Fred in Skirts · Post by **Fred in Skirts** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 6:23 pm

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r.m.anderson · Post by **r.m.anderson** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:36 pm

Is this order taught in primary or secondary schoo-ools ?

Kirbstone · Post by **Kirbstone** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:50 pm

...and By the way, the word 'FISH' is spelt GHOTI.....:

GH as in Trough,
O as in Women and
TI as in Quotient.

Tom

Fred in Skirts · Post by **Fred in Skirts** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:30 pm

Fred = Phread
fire = phyre

john62 · Post by **john62** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 12:25 am

Well here in Victoria a report on the news last night was that 10% of graduates that finished their teaching Bachelor degree FAILED year 10 maths and grammar/spelling tests, we life in a sad uneducated world.

John

STEVIE · Post by **STEVIE** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 5:38 am

Erm,
The step-hen is here, alive and kickin'.
Definitely, not Steve, Stevie or Steven.
My Ma and Grandma said "Stephen"!
I certainly wasn't for contradictin',

Steve.
I believe the root is actually Greek and means garland or crown.
St.Stephen was the first Christian Martyr and his day is 26th December.
It is a common Scottish surname, my paternal Grandmother's maiden-name and hence to me.
I rather believe that they couldn't decide on a suitable name for me and my father declined to allow his to be used which was John.
There is another tale to be told regarding that and not here.

familyman34 · Post by **familyman34** » Tue Mar 15, 2022 3:38 pm

john62 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 12:25 am Well here in Victoria a report on the news last night was that 10% of graduates that finished their teaching Bachelor degree FAILED year 10 maths and grammar/spelling tests, we life in a sad uneducated world.

John

The original report was from some years ago, December 2015 in fact.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-01/ ... y-/6988168
Things may have improved since then.

But it's a bit sad that they (whoever they are) feel compelled to recycle old news to try to denigrate today's university leavers.

Post by **denimini** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 11:27 am

Not many people are aware of the silent "p" in bath.

Kirbstone · Post by **Kirbstone** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 11:51 am

The word 'Swimming' also has a silent P in it.

Tom

STEVIE · Post by **STEVIE** » Wed Mar 16, 2022 1:39 pm

....and Yellow Snow too which is really quite tasty.
Steve.

Dust · Post by **Dust** » Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:28 am

And then there's "rap," the only word in the English language that starts with a silent "c."

pelmut · Post by **pelmut** » Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:55 am

This reminds me of a Dutchman who had originally found the silent letters in English were confusing, but eventually realised it was a good idea and decided to introduce silent figures into Dutch. He wanted to begin by adding an extra '0' to his salary.

Post by **denimini** » Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:30 am

I have never heard any words with all silent letters.

Faldaguy · Post by **Faldaguy** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:49 am

by denimini » Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:30 am

I have never heard any words with all silent letters.

Oh, come on: A woman's scowl; sign language; meditation messages; psychic channeling from your ex; Fido's eyes when you eat the last bite from the barbie -- all loud and clear, so surely you jest!

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:22 am

Flud....

Say no more

And then there's the Reading Festival.
I know of a young child who was very upset when she found out it wasn't about books!

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