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Re: Schools told not to teach ‘i before e except after c’ spelli

Postby Conserative Morality » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:35 am

UNIverseVERSE wrote:Either 'ale' means something different in the US, or you have a death wish. Because drinking a hogshead of British ale will put you in the morgue.

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Postby Vojvodina-Nihon » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:36 am

Ifreann wrote:Its not a useful rule. What's the problem? We don't teach kids how many hoghsheads in a gallon either. Its 63, btw.

Hogsheads are a lot smaller than they were the last time I checked.

Also, English spelling is confusing enough that teachers should just bite the bullet and tell the kids to memorize the spellings of any words that confuse them, since there aren't any hard and fast rules to help one out. English is just a difficult language, and we should be teaching our kids something easier in the first place, like Klingon.
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Postby Greed and Death » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:38 am

Farnhamia wrote:
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Ifreann wrote:Its not a useful rule. What's the problem? We don't teach kids how many hoghsheads in a gallon either. Its 63, btw.

that is so important. It should always be your upmost drinking limit for ale per night.

Uhm ... isn't it "gallons in a hoghead"?

Technically the gallons per hogshead changes bye type of alcohol used.
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48 galleons for ale(ale)
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Postby Phenia » Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:39 am

Well, it's just a mnemonic device, it's not the end-all be-all of teaching grammar. I don't see that it's been particularly useful anyway given how prevalent incorrect spellings are.
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Postby Secruss » Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:00 pm

How are they going to enforce it?
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Postby Lacadaemon » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:02 pm

Farnhamia wrote:Uhm ... isn't it "gallons in a hoghead"?


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Postby Sarkhaan » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:20 pm

Phenia wrote:Well, it's just a mnemonic device, it's not the end-all be-all of teaching grammar. I don't see that it's been particularly useful anyway given how prevalent incorrect spellings are.

It's not grammar at all. It's spelling ;)
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Postby Sarkhaan » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:21 pm

Secruss wrote:How are they going to enforce it?

Same way all educational policies are enforced...principals walk around the school and observe what is being taught. If teachers aren't following the mandated curriculum, they are disciplined.
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Postby Phenia » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:21 pm

Sarkhaan wrote:
Phenia wrote:Well, it's just a mnemonic device, it's not the end-all be-all of teaching grammar. I don't see that it's been particularly useful anyway given how prevalent incorrect spellings are.

It's not grammar at all. It's spelling ;)


Oh don't be a grammar and/or spelling nazi. :p
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