Sanguine Tenacious Tidings

English Writing and Speech

It is said, the English language is very difficult to learn because of all the commonly spelled words there are. Do you agree or disagree? How many words can you think of that you think are easily confusing? And words that you think are commonly misspelled? Do you find yourself checking to be sure when you're writing or let spell check find them?

Hi.

I disagree. One of the classes I liked the most in my senior year in High School was English. Lots of words have to be used correctly, no matter what language you are using. Each word has its' own meaning.

Here are some sound alike words: here and hear, to-two-too, then-than, won or one. Each word has its' own use.

I like spell check. Even if you use spell check or the program, that follows you as you type, you have to know if the corrections make sense, with the way the word was used. I try to correct as I write, because it makes editing easier for me. I keep a handy English grammar book close, because I tend to punctuate the way I think, which does not always follow some rule, that a reviewer wants to see, in written works.

It is my phone typing that can be aggravating, the spellcheck on it will literally change words if it does not understand the context of the conversation. Or change a sentence and write something I did not say? Or write something that has no meaning within the conversation. I always blame AI.

Bye for now.