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If your on the Right side and misspell any words, then you will be bashed by the far left loonies...
Don't pay attention to them, as they only make themselves look bad and have no common sense.
Just look at the Left media are all in tank and the Right media is on top.
What does that tell you...
San Francisco is the perfect place for all these loonies!
Pronunciation is actually much more complex than spelling. We have dictionaries that make clear the standard spelling for words in common usage. However, if you will note, dictionaries come complete with multiple pronunciations for many words in common usage. Additionally, pronunciation is affected by regional variations, and by accents and even by family custom. For instance, I pronounce often with the "t" in it. Even though many Americans do not. I'm not mis-pronouncing the word, I'm using a variant pronunciation. People who are traveled or who have been educated in systems with people from other countries will even more often employ alternate pronunciations, it's a individuating linguistic characteristic.
I'll agree that pronunciation can be difficult.
In this case, it's to make a very specific point. The poster argued that someone who cannot spell a word means that they can't possibly understand that word.
I submit that 'corpsman'...especially to the Commander-in-Chief..should be much easier to pronounce than constitution is to spell for the average person. Therefore, if they can't pronounce it, they can't possibly understand it.
He put up a faulty argument, meant only to demean. I was simply pointing that out.
So is he mocking the sign carriies when he mis-spelled misspelled
What word did he misspell?
When you got the error message for "misspell", YOU inadvertently included an extra "s". Misspell is spelled M I S S P E L L. I know, sometimes when you are looking at a correctly spelled word, it looks off. The hyphen is not necessary to correctly spell "misspell".
You'll never get your point across on this board by using words like those.
in-duh-vvvvi-dut...no, um...du-aaaaat-ing deep breath
this is hard.
individuating, is something about someone that sets them apart from those around them, it distinguishes them from the norm.
linguistic, is having something to do with language.
characteristic, is a mark or habit or behavior that can be associated with you in terms of your identity.
individuating linguistic characteristic=something about the way you talk or use words that is peculiar to you which you do so regularly and that can be considered associated to you.
In this case, it's to make a very specific point. The poster argued that someone who cannot spell a word means that they can't possibly understand that word.
I submit that 'corpsman'...especially to the Commander-in-Chief..should be much easier to pronounce than constitution is to spell for the average person. Therefore, if they can't pronounce it, they can't possibly understand it.
He put up a faulty argument, meant only to demean. I was simply pointing that out.
I do understand your point, and that the intention on the OP's part was to demean.
I agree that the OP argument is flawed, if only because the photo encompasses much more than the self-described "hillbilly, ridgerunner" in the center and the misspelled sign behind him. And many of those people are well-dressed and look like perfectly respectable, upstanding citizens to me. They simply weren't as interesting to the reporter as the "hillbilly, ridgerunner" and the misspelled sign.
I disagree with you, though, about the "corpsman" issue. I think it's very easy to mispronounce a word like this when you are reading it, and a verbal stumble is more forgiveable to me than a misspelled sign when the person went to the trouble of making a sign to display at an event. If you're going to the trouble of making the sign, why not take a few seconds to check the spelling? Or, if someone else at the event points out the error to you, why not make a new sign? Sometimes there seems to be a certain degree of pride in the misspellings. I don't get that.
Notice the sign in the photo. You would think they would make a conscious effort to spell words correctly after all the criticism they have received about misspellings.
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Ok Ok they can't spell but it appears their math is pretty good.
taxes + spending = no money in your wallet.
I'm doing it again, lets see if you fall for it twice
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I'll agree that pronunciation can be difficult.
In this case, it's to make a very specific point. The poster argued that someone who cannot spell a word means that they can't possibly understand that word.
I never said that. What I said was that the Constition is a legal document, and if one cannot spell it, it is likely one cannot understand it. I'm sure they know the definition of Constition, but to understand the document itself is something completely different. The misspelled signs don't make the sign holders ignorant, it merely illustrates it. It is a correlation, not a cause.
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I submit that 'corpsman'...especially to the Commander-in-Chief..should be much easier to pronounce than constitution is to spell for the average person. Therefore, if they can't pronounce it, they can't possibly understand it.
He put up a faulty argument, meant only to demean. I was simply pointing that out.
I put no faulty argument. What are you implying that someone who cannot pronouce corpsman doesn't not understand? What knowledge is lacking by not being able to pronounce.
Ok Ok they can't spell but it appears their math is pretty good.
taxes + spending = no money in your wallet.
The best TP sign I ever saw was one that said, "Cut taxes, not defense"! Explain that one to me.
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I'm doing it again, lets see if you fall for it twice
