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by OkeDokeyy on June 13th, 2007
I would say that I'm naturally a good speller. Not to mention I have tendencies of OCD. Everything has to be punctually and grammatically correct, otherwise it bothers me. If I don't know for certain that a word is spelled correctly, I look it up. (Internet is VERY helpful for this. I love it.) It makes me feel kind of smart. Lol. On the other hand, when I'm talking to someone through an instant messenger and they use bad grammar and spelling, it bothers me. So sometimes it is a burden!
by Starmaster on June 3rd, 2007
I am a good speller. I learned English as a Second Language. I always found that proper spelling is very important. It makes you look good and educated. I find very bad spelling as something disrespectful to those being addressed.
by Emmagirl wants to leave and not leave... on June 13th, 2007
I am a good speller but get totally flummoxed by certain spellings like receive - thats the one i get wrong most of the times!
by Jax is missing AB on June 13th, 2007
I'm a good speller, but I tend to get tripped up sometimes when I try to type too fast. Good news is, everyone spells well these days. Thank you Spell Check!
by APACHEmeansENEMY on June 13th, 2007
I am not the best speller and it irritates me to no end! I often recognize a misspelled word due to my voracious reading habit...but am not always the best at figuring out how to correct it!
by NightOwl on June 13th, 2007
Good spellers are VISUAL learners. When you ask them to spell a word they either see it in their head (watch their eyes after you ask them to spell something) or they try to "write" it somehow....even in the air if they have to. It really has little to do with intelligence. And yes, I am a good speller. It is helpful, but doesn't make me smarter than someone who strugles with it.
by TheMan--- on June 3rd, 2007
Im a really good speller and intelligent (not that im bragging) and proud =]
by Lady Alathia of Vulcan on June 3rd, 2007
I have always been adept at spelling.
I believe it comes from learning to read at a young age (my first book was The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, at age four) and learning through Phonics--which, oddly enough, isn't taught at many schools in the South. People wonder why over 50% of our third graders failed the standardized tests? They can't bloody read!!
by sopranogirl on January 8th, 2008
I have labeled myself a "visual speller" becuase I never sound out words, I just remember the way they look. I just glance and I remember the word! It's that simple!
by Roger Kovaciny on June 13th, 2007
I spell extremely well in English and several other languages (but not Hebrew because Hebrew has six pairs of letters that sound exactly the same, argh) and think it just comes from the proper emphasis in grammar school, which I attended from 1956 to 1964. We had phonics the first two years and spelling tests every single morning for the next six. It is a very useful skill, but I know many people who are more intelligent than I am and yet spell worse. It never occurred to me to ask any of them how much emphasis spelling got in their schools.
by kitty loves you on June 13th, 2007
I am a grate spella n orlwayz av bin, prowd of it two.
LOL Sorry that was asking to be done.. I have always been ok with spelling, it amuses me sometimes when people mis-spell something and the meaning changes completely.
by HappyCat on June 13th, 2007
Frustrated that I can't overlook incorrect spelling!
There are TYPOS that spell checkers miss [he want to the zoo], there are GRAMMATICAL ERRORS [there vs. they're], there is LAZINESS [why bother to look up zeebra?] , there is "FORGETFULNESS" [continuing to use your vs. you're after being told repeatedly - or is this passive aggressive behaviour?], and there is HASTE [typing my own name incorrectly while in a hurry!].
Whether learning styles, phonics, nature vs. nurture, it all comes down to CARING! I care, but find many people simply don't care if something's misspelled.
by calypso on June 13th, 2007
I've always been a pretty good speller since I was very young. I began to learn English when I was around 6 years old (Spanish is my first language).
In fact, now that I think about it I won the spelling bee in like 5th grade! =)
by MG1942 Has a Life Penguin on June 13th, 2007
I spell very well, but my brain moves faster than my hands, so my handwriting is for the birds, unless I slow down and think about it, and then I get frustrated.
by Sandra havent been here since forever on June 13th, 2007
I am smart but i cant spell worth a damn sometimes it botheres me well only when people call me out on it or when i am in a group at school and they want me to record things cause they know i am smart and then i have to ask them how to spell simple words that everyone should know i am sure there is a typo in this answer alone oh well guess i gotta deal with it.
by theredbaron on June 13th, 2007
I spell very well, but I would argue that it wasn't "effortlessly". It comes easily to me now, but only because it was drilled into me in school as well as my mother's being a stickler for spelling and grammar. My mom was a compulsive proofreader (and now so am I) who used to circle all the errors in my grade school's newsletter for parents and make me bring it back to the school secretary to make a point. After having errors pointed out constantly for years, and being made to figure out the correct spelling myself, it became automatic.
by Indigo- in the library with the revolver on June 13th, 2007
I'm a good speller in English, and mostly in Russian.
by ciaobellamy on June 13th, 2007
I have to say I'm a great speller and I'm intelligent enough to use a dictionary when I'm not sure how to spell a word.
by Penny The Wise on June 13th, 2007
I'm typically a good speller with, (usually) good grammar. I tend to think that if you can't communicate properly, what the hell CAN you do?!
by Firebrand on June 13th, 2007
I believe that my spelling is reasonably good. Although it has deteriorated since I started using the computer.
Not a very good excuse but the only one I have at present.
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on June 3rd, 2007
I've been a good speller since grade school. My elementary school emphasized spelling. Then again, everyone in my family has been a good speller. Good spelling is beginning to be a lost art.
by Druidic on December 30th, 2010
I am very paticular about watching my spelling. Bad spelling just bugs me, especially when it comes from me. But you are right, some very intelligent people are bad spellers. I think a lot of that has to do with dyslexia not being diagnosed as often as it should.
by jordanharding on December 30th, 2010
Like this comment if you looked at all the comments trying to find spelling mistakes... :)
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