ab6262 Â Â 202 #1 Posted January 24, 2015 according to the BBC news this morning moves are afoot to change how words with silent letters are taught and used, how mind-blowingly stupid! leave the words alone, kids will learn to understand! don't molly coddle them just because its a little harder to work out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-30964716 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tzijlstra   11 #2 Posted January 24, 2015 theiyrr're theirr're now, it isn't all bad! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
anfisa   10 #3 Posted January 24, 2015 according to the BBC news this morning moves are afoot to change how words with silent letters are taught and used, how mind-blowingly stupid! leave the words alone, kids will learn to understand! don't molly coddle them just because its a little harder to work out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-30964716  I think it is a stupendus idea, the time spent lerning how to spell words that are clearly spelt incorectly cud be put to much better use lerning sumthing useful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
baghera   10 #4 Posted January 24, 2015 How the hell are these kids going to be able to learn to read if they are to be taught to spell words differently to how they spelt in books or are the idiots that came up with this idea going to replace all books to include the new spellings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Kidorry   188 #5 Posted January 24, 2015 How the hell are these kids going to be able to learn to read if they are to be taught to spell words differently to how they spelt in books or are the idiots that came up with this idea going to replace all books to include the new spellings.  Spot on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Maz3 Â Â 10 #6 Posted January 24, 2015 We had to bloody well do it, so should they Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
JFKvsNixon   10 #7 Posted January 24, 2015 Panic over, it's nothing official but a proposal from the English spelling society. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Maz3 Â Â 10 #8 Posted January 24, 2015 That bunch of loonies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
max   13 #9 Posted January 24, 2015 It was originally mooted by a delegation from Sheffield Forum contributors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bowie1867 Â Â 10 #10 Posted January 24, 2015 Its how this country is going - backwards to accomodate the lazy notions of modern britain chav culture rife among the lazy fast food xbox generation. Proper speak and pronounciation is the sadly the past .....note if my grammar is not up to scratch i'm lazy aswell and can't be bothered with the caps lock keys and such Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
skinz   10 #11 Posted January 24, 2015 Its how this country is going - backwards to accomodate the lazy notions of modern britain chav culture rife among the lazy fast food xbox generation. Proper speak and pronounciation is the sadly the past .....note if my grammar is not up to scratch i'm lazy aswell and can't be bothered with the caps lock keys and such  Or just thick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest sibon   #12 Posted January 24, 2015 according to the BBC news this morning moves are afoot to change how words with silent letters are taught and used, how mind-blowingly stupid! leave the words alone, kids will learn to understand! don't molly coddle them just because its a little harder to work out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-30964716  Ridiculous, isn't it?  Soon they will be abolishing capital letters at the beginning of sentences. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...