Spelling?

[Indiana_Jones]

I need to get 30 for my officer test, i got 21 :p
Does anyone have any advice on improving spelling? or better still anyone have a copy of the test? :D

-Indy

[James Deuce]

Does anyone have any advice on improving spelling?

-Indy

Read books. Turn your spell checker off and manually check spelling using a dictionary.

Beat the crap out of the pheasant plucker that taught you spelling using phonetics.

[wari]

OCCIFER test ???? :spudwhat:

I hope youate least got your name write ... :spudwave:

[Jackrat]

Admit it mate,you just don't have the write stuff.

Sorry, slow day :stupid:

[jrandom]

Perhaps the cosmic oneness is just trying to point out that you should enlist as a grunt.

[Mongoose]

Perhaps a quick look around the site, my posting included would encourage you to look elsewhere for spelling help :whistle:

[Indiana_Jones]

Perhaps the cosmic oneness is just trying to point out that you should enlist as a grunt.

lol no thanks :bleh:
Officer is better, get to sit on the bridge acting cool.

Anyway, I'll phone the recruiting office and check with them for idea's, and if i don't pass it the second time, i'll beg :D

-Indy

[Dr Bob]

What were some of the questions, 21 out of 50?

Did you do the IQ test on test the nation last night? Can you tell us what you got, so we know at what level to prescribe the cure?

[vifferman]

Look, if you keep posuting things on here, sooner or latert you'll end up contracting keyboradr dysliixisa fukit dislxian :bash: d.y.s.l.e.x.i.a. from me, so youer're screwed.

[jrandom]

Officer is better, get to sit on the bridge acting cool.

Oh, right, sorry. Thought you wanted to join the *Army*. Yes, you'd better pass that officer test, or you'll just spend all day swabbing decks, putting grease on things and giving erotic foot massages to weapons engineers.

[Hitcher]

lol no thanks :bleh:
Officer is better, get to sit on the bridge acting cool.

Anyway, I'll phone the recruiting office and check with them for idea's, and if i don't pass it the second time, i'll beg :D

-Indy

As well as your spelling, you should also bone up on your punctuation...

A tip: The apostrophe has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with plurals!!

[The apostrophe is used to denote possession or contractions, nothing more, nothing less]

[vifferman]

As well as your spelling, you should also bone up on your punctuation...

A tip: The apostrophe has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with plurals!!

[The apostrophe is used to denote possession or contractions, nothing more, nothing less]
Go ea'sy - he got it right two time's out of three.

[jrandom]

A tip: The apostrophe has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with plurals!!

Indeed. The apostrophe is used to warn unwary sibilant-averse readers of an upcoming 's'.

Dave Barry publishes a marvellous (but rather academic in treatment) column under the pseudonym of "Mr Language Person" in several scholarly journals. Such as the Miami Herald. I recommend it to all.

[Hitcher]

Indeed. The apostrophe is used to warn unwary sibilant-averse readers of an upcoming 's'.

I presume that you mean "should not be used" or "incorrectly used" in this context??

[Hitcher]

Go ea'sy - he got it right two time's out of three.

LOL! I am not a fan of the Meatloaf approach to grammar!

Which reminds me of the wit who once remarked that New Zealanders had a "school certificate" approach to the Ten Commandments -- Attempt any five...

[jrandom]

I presume that you mean "should not be used" or "incorrectly used" in this context??

I believe that a cursory examination of the literary content of this forum validates my claim that it 'is used' in such a manner.

I wouldn't presume to dictate grammar and syntax... after all, it's all about what you *meant* to say, right? Make up your own personal Ebonics and go to town.

[Drunken Monkey]

I need to get 30 for my officer test, i got 21 :p
Does anyone have any advice on improving spelling? or better still anyone have a copy of the test? :D

-Indy

I remember years back in school me and a couple mates went and did our entrance exams for OCS (well I was going Navy, the other 2 going Air Force)...scraped in on engineering and kicked butt on the rest (sorry, that isn't helping you!)...after all that (and 2 interviews later): well, we say the minimum age is 16, but that just doesn't happen anymore. Come back in a couple of years if you're still serious. Of course, I was 16, and a few years later I wasn't serious anymore...Of course if I did them again, I think I'd struggle with maths and kick butt on engineering. Seems to be a function of what you're getting practise in at the time.

As for assistance on that part of the exam, practise, practise, practise. If you're not well read of the classics, get well read. If you don't write much, then start. Take a pedantic approach to your spelling and grammar - this will ingrain the required 'principles' into your thought patterns.

Of course, some people may disagree with this, and it doesn't necessarily work for everyone. Force yourself to write eloquently for everything - Don't Learn Sk8r Boi's Bad Habbits, They Won't Help You.

[Zed]

I need to get 30 for my officer test, i got 21 :p
Does anyone have any advice on improving spelling? or better still anyone have a copy of the test? :D

-Indy
Have you always had trouble with your spelling Indy? If so, you would probably have to invest some time and go over the fundamental principles of how to spell in English - I think there are some good sources on the internet or at the library.

It's never too late to learn something new or improve something old I say!

Hope you pass next time. :niceone:


Zed

[Indiana_Jones]

Have you always had trouble with your spelling Indy? If so, you would probably have to invest some time and go over the fundamental principles of how to spell in English - I think there are some good sources on the internet or at the library.

It's never too late to learn something new or improve something old I say!

Hope you pass next time. :niceone:


Zed

I've always had problems with my spelling :Pokey:
I might try and play "spellbound" lol

Not only do you have to spell good, you have to be a Thesaurus :bash:

Bah, I'll find a way :D It's what I really want to do with my life.

-Indy

[Drunken Monkey]

BTW - I assume you are referring to what they used to call the 'sounds' test, ie they put in the word 'UPRIGHT' in the left column, then you put 'ERECT' in the right? I understand that one trips a lot of people up. This tests vocab, but spelling was essential for the answers to be marked correct, and to add to the difficulty it was a 'must pass' exam. One of my mates failed that one as well.

[Big Dog]

Best you get some crosswords, some reading, and most libraries have a section on how to spell.

[Indiana_Jones]

Thanks for all the advice, guess i'll just have to pull finger and work :D

-Indy

[wkid_one]

I h8 spllg 2, it seemz tht this txt thg has klld t eng lang.

[wari]

I THink someof you guys just make words up ...

Tunred on tv ... extreme sports on ESPN sports and guess what ...

THey werre havinga spelling bee ... !!!! :gob:

and thats a fackt® ...

FUnny thing was a competittor tripped on the way to the mic ... :killingme

HE had to be provided witha stool ...

Dangeros sport that spelling ..

init little guy ? .. :yeah:

[Milky]

forget texting... it kills any semblance of correct spelling or grammar. read books. do cryptic/normal crosswords - good for word association. play scrabble - the best board game ever made :D. associate with others who can help you get better, usually those who are better at it than yourself. learn how to spell die-a-reer. it teaches you that nothing in this language is how it looks :msn-wink:

[wari]

forget texting... it kills any semblance of correct spelling or grammar. read books. do cryptic/normal crosswords - good for word association. play scrabble - the best board game ever made :D. associate with others who can help you get better, usually those who are better at it than yourself. learn how to spell die-a-reer. it teaches you that nothing in this language is how it looks :msn-wink:

I played SCrable once ... :yeah:

concludid it wasa girls game ...

wasnt allowed to use grunty ...

figure that one out ... :spudwhat:

[James Deuce]

But useful nonetheless

http://www.gpforums.co.nz/showthread.php?s=&threadid=226185

The above post should give some of you 733t posters an idea of why some of us are a little perplexed at the actual meaning being portrayed.

Cheers :)