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According to most spelling is a law of nature. Thus, in England, English nature produced colours. But, in other parts, color grew up from the earth. Yet, this is partly true, for nature is an empty word. Or, is one people "more natural?" If so, the less natural people spell falsly. Against the physical law of spelling. However, how is it possible to break a physical law? By miricle?
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TheVisionofEr wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:37 pm According to most spelling is a law of nature. Thus, in England, English nature produced colours. But, in other parts, color grew up from the earth. Yet, this is partly true, for nature is an empty word. Or, is one people "more natural?" If so, the less natural people spell falsly. Against the physical law of spelling. However, how is it possible to break a physical law? By miricle?
Neither American English nor the Queen's spell neophyte as nyophite. You got it wrong. Humble yourself and admit it. Or take some meds or something. You're off your rocker.
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Although any of us can misspell words at one time or another, frequent misspellings demonstrates laziness, sloppiness, and a lowered bar for intelligence. Whatever you put your mind to -- including communication -- deserves some level of effort to do it well. And how you do anything, could be a sign of how you do everything!

So naturally, someone boasting of intelligence who exhibits such laziness and sloppiness while claiming that they are TOO intelligent "to conform" to a higher bar of accuracy :lol:, isn't worth taking seriously.
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I never had any large respect for good spelling. That is my feeling yet. Before the spelling-book came with its arbitrary forms, men unconsciously revealed shades of their characters and also added enlightening shades of expression to what they wrote by their spelling, and so it is possible that the spelling-book has been a doubtful benevolence to us. -Mark Twain

Harlan Ellison said sumthin' along the lines of: if you spell cat as kat that'll pass, but spelling cat as dog, well, that presents a problem.
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TheVisionofEr wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:37 pm ...is one people "more natural?" If so, the less natural people spell falsly.
You misspelled “falsely”. Ironic, or just a way to identify yourself as a less natural person?
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speeling is an exacting art...

like most works of art, it is a question of interpretation...

-Imp
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I new something good woul come of this!
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Gary Childress wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:53 pm
TheVisionofEr wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:37 pm According to most spelling is a law of nature. Thus, in England, English nature produced colours. But, in other parts, color grew up from the earth. Yet, this is partly true, for nature is an empty word. Or, is one people "more natural?" If so, the less natural people spell falsly. Against the physical law of spelling. However, how is it possible to break a physical law? By miricle?
Neither American English nor the Queen's spell neophyte as nyophite. You got it wrong. Humble yourself and admit it. Or take some meds or something. You're off your rocker.
It is right by a possible standard. Why would nations be the controlling authority, or their yosage? I impose a new standard by living. Or, is spelling true knowledge of a discovery about the universe like the discovery of the nucleus of the atom?
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TheVisionofEr wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:54 pm
Gary Childress wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:53 pm
TheVisionofEr wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:37 pm According to most spelling is a law of nature. Thus, in England, English nature produced colours. But, in other parts, color grew up from the earth. Yet, this is partly true, for nature is an empty word. Or, is one people "more natural?" If so, the less natural people spell falsly. Against the physical law of spelling. However, how is it possible to break a physical law? By miricle?
Neither American English nor the Queen's spell neophyte as nyophite. You got it wrong. Humble yourself and admit it. Or take some meds or something. You're off your rocker.
It is right by a possible standard. Why would nations be the controlling authority, or their yosage? I impose a new standard by living. Or, is spelling true knowledge of a discovery about the universe like the discovery of the nucleus of the atom?
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commonsense wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:54 pm
TheVisionofEr wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:37 pm ...is one people "more natural?" If so, the less natural people spell falsly.
You misspelled “falsely”. Ironic, or just a way to identify yourself as a less natural person?
Is the more primative more natural? Doesn't spelling come later, after the infant natural life of the non-speller? What is the "more natural?" Only what comes first like a wild forest is more natural than a cultivated orchard
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TheVisionofEr wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:00 pm
commonsense wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:54 pm
TheVisionofEr wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:37 pm ...is one people "more natural?" If so, the less natural people spell falsly.
You misspelled “falsely”. Ironic, or just a way to identify yourself as a less natural person?
Is the more primative more natural? Doesn't spelling come later, after the infant natural life of the non-speller? What is the "more natural?" Only what comes first like a wild forest is more natural than a cultivated orchard
So, you are in agreement that you are less than natural.
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commonsense wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:35 pm
TheVisionofEr wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:00 pm
commonsense wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:54 pm
You misspelled “falsely”. Ironic, or just a way to identify yourself as a less natural person?
Is the more primative more natural? Doesn't spelling come later, after the infant natural life of the non-speller? What is the "more natural?" Only what comes first like a wild forest is more natural than a cultivated orchard
So, you are in agreement that you are less than natural.
Bad answer.
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TheVisionofEr wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 12:41 am
commonsense wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:35 pm
TheVisionofEr wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:00 pm

Is the more primative more natural? Doesn't spelling come later, after the infant natural life of the non-speller? What is the "more natural?" Only what comes first like a wild forest is more natural than a cultivated orchard
So, you are in agreement that you are less than natural.
Bad answer.
Yes, it would be more accurate to say that you claim to be a less-than-natural human. But why do you say so?
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TheVisionofEr wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:37 pm According to most spelling is a law of nature. Thus, in England, English nature produced colours. But, in other parts, color grew up from the earth. Yet, this is partly true, for nature is an empty word. Or, is one people "more natural?" If so, the less natural people spell falsly. Against the physical law of spelling. However, how is it possible to break a physical law? By miricle?
According to most intelligent people, spelling is not natural as it must be learned.
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commonsense wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:58 pm
TheVisionofEr wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:54 pm
Gary Childress wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:53 pm

Neither American English nor the Queen's spell neophyte as nyophite. You got it wrong. Humble yourself and admit it. Or take some meds or something. You're off your rocker.
It is right by a possible standard. Why would nations be the controlling authority, or their yosage? I impose a new standard by living. Or, is spelling true knowledge of a discovery about the universe like the discovery of the nucleus of the atom?
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Yosage? What word is that?
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