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From: Bruce Horrocks on 23 Sep 2005 07:04 In message <1h3c6lj.n4a089w69qpcN%me9(a)privacy.net>, Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> writes >Have some more: ><http://www.tes.co.uk/section/staffroom/thread.aspx?story_id=2120471&pat >h=/Opinion/&threadPage=&messagePage=1> > >I think this may be the thread in question. I have been weeping with >laughter, I'm afraid. <slaps wrist> This quote: >I think we should have a list of official spellings of names only one >way to spell Rebecca, Claire etc then there's be less [sic] problems on >reports and I wouldn't have to put up with Leigh (boy) and Sara who made me weep for other reasons. I hope she wasn't the English teacher. -- Bruce Horrocks Surrey England <firstname>@<surname>.plus.com -- fix the obvious for email
From: David Kennedy on 23 Sep 2005 10:30 Bruce Horrocks wrote: > In message <1h3c6lj.n4a089w69qpcN%me9(a)privacy.net>, Bella Jones > <me9(a)privacy.net> writes > >> Have some more: >> <http://www.tes.co.uk/section/staffroom/thread.aspx?story_id=2120471&pat >> h=/Opinion/&threadPage=&messagePage=1> >> >> I think this may be the thread in question. I have been weeping with >> laughter, I'm afraid. <slaps wrist> > > > This quote: > > >I think we should have a list of official spellings of names only one > >way to spell Rebecca, Claire etc then there's be less [sic] problems > on >reports and I wouldn't have to put up with Leigh (boy) and Sara who > > made me weep for other reasons. I hope she wasn't the English teacher. > My son changed schools recently and his teacher gave him a very nice leaving card the class had made which included the immortal line above her signature "sorry your leaving".... -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com
From: Rexx Magnus on 23 Sep 2005 10:40 On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:30:04 GMT, David Kennedy scrawled: > > My son changed schools recently and his teacher gave him a very nice > leaving card the class had made which included the immortal line above > her signature "sorry your leaving".... My name keeps getting misspelled (misspelt?) and an article in a local paper had my name in it. My Tai Chi instructor (who was being interviewed for the article) corrected my name before it was printed, but they didn't think to correct the second instance of it. Subsequently it got printed with the name Deane Saunders, and then in the latter instance Deanne. ARGH! -- http://www.rexx.co.uk To email me, visit the site.
From: Sara Kirk on 23 Sep 2005 10:54 In article <4334116c$0$73589$ed2619ec(a)ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net>, David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)dmnc.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > Bruce Horrocks wrote: > > > In message <1h3c6lj.n4a089w69qpcN%me9(a)privacy.net>, Bella Jones > > <me9(a)privacy.net> writes > > > >> Have some more: > >> <http://www.tes.co.uk/section/staffroom/thread.aspx?story_id=2120471&pat > >> h=/Opinion/&threadPage=&messagePage=1> > >> > >> I think this may be the thread in question. I have been weeping with > >> laughter, I'm afraid. <slaps wrist> > > > > > > This quote: > > > > >I think we should have a list of official spellings of names only one > > >way to spell Rebecca, Claire etc then there's be less [sic] problems > > on >reports and I wouldn't have to put up with Leigh (boy) and Sara who I get loads of people calling me 'Sarah'. I can almost understand it when they're talking to you face to face, but when they're replying to something you've written to them it's plain lazy and very annoying. I mention it to one supplier I deal with a lot that he always got my name wrong, and his apology email started "Dear Sarah". The mind boggles. -- Sara iChat: sarakirk (AIM) So, what are you going to do? Sucker me to death?
From: Steve Hyde on 23 Sep 2005 11:00
Rexx Magnus <trashcan(a)uk2.net> wrote: > My name keeps getting misspelled (misspelt?) Depends on whether you err on the side of American English or British English. You might find this helpful... http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutspelling/learnt?view=uk -- Steve |