Comments on: Pause For a Spelling Story

By: J-Dog

J-Dog — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:15:00 +0000

The KJV also uses the “E”less spelling. That’s a good translation for people living in the 1600s, and the language is beautiful, but hard on the modern brain, I thinketh.

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:48:00 +0000

I never participated in a spelling bee (too shy! fear of failure!) but I’ll never forget my friend Lisa, who “lost” the middle school spelling bee by spelling travesty t-r-a-v-i-s-t-y.

Later, when we were in high school, the subject of that spelling bee came up, and she told me she’d never forget that word.

Oh, and judgment? That’s how I learned it: one of those quirky exceptions to the rule. Like supersede, the only word to end in -sede.

Hmmmm. I might have had some great English teachers.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:14:00 +0000

Not the KJV? (The horror!)

By: J-Dog

J-Dog — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:02:00 +0000

According to my NIV Bible, it’s “judgment”. If there’s any authority on the subject, I guess that would be it…

By: kimbob

kimbob — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 02:56:00 +0000

We say it like it should be jewlery.
that’s nothing though, if you live in Milwaukee, WI, you pronounce “drinking fountain” Bubbler. Yes, really.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:21:00 +0000

Had, we’re both spelling bee survivors (notice I didn’t say “losers”…)! In the documentary “Spellbound”, they said that adults who were close to winning a spelling bee always remember the word that killed it for them! It was “jewelry” for me in the 3rd grade bee.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:23:00 +0000

Along those lines, Kimbob, is dialog, or dialogue. Or how about blond? Most people spell it blonde.

Mel, for the longest time, I thought it was “Core-uh-vet”, but it’s just Corvette. Silly me.

By: kimbob

kimbob — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:38:00 +0000

There was a time when ain’t wasn’t acceptable either. The hillbillies won. Judgment has been mis-spelled so many times by so many people that rather than hurt any feelings, it’s now accepted. That way no one is superior. Actually, it might be an American vs. British way of spelling, but I would need to research it to be sure. Might do that when I have nothing better to do. Here are some examples of those…enquire or inquire? analog or analogue? paralyse or paralyze?

Sorry about the bee…:O)

By: mel

mel — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:30:00 +0000

Sara–I suppose of all the words to hate, that would be an appropriate one!

Sarah, isn’t it funny the things we learn later in life? It wasn’t until I was a sophomore in college that I learned “sophomore” had an o in the middle!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:25:00 +0000

Look at this page, though: Judgment or Judgement?