Dyslectic Graphic Designer

[Allan(nb Albert)]

We took CRT up on their "spend a day with a boater" recently and had the privilege of Cathy Rogers and her husband on our boat while we ascended the Anderton Lift and took then on a short tour of the Trent & Mersey Canal. One of the things she intimated was her concern for the low regard that BW and now CRT were held in - she admitted they were starting with a base of zero and had loads of work to do. A very clever woman who gave me great hopes for the future of CRT, I have great optimism for their future with staff like her but they really must take care of the little things that might undermine their future. Computer spellcheck is the first port of call, then get a few people to read through the notice that is going to be observed by everyone, and therefore tells them everything about your organistion.

I find Cathy Rogers frank admission amazing and refreshing.

 

Did she mention how CaRT's plans to redevelop Sharpness dock are being received?

[Rufford]

 

Not so easy to avoid the grammar gaffes though, is it? I think 'you're' would have been correct!

 

Getting back to the OP, for me the author of this poster is illustrating their poor standard of spelling rather than dyslexia or low intelligence, and this in turn is a reflection on the teaching profession. When I was in skool we used to get marked down points for glaring and obvious spelling mistakes such as this, even in subjects such as physics. When my youger sister went to the same skool, this had stopped happening.

 

My own kids' are also prone to similar errors. I once read an essay written by my son in his English class where he had spelled the word 'windows', 'windoze'. This had not been corrected by the teacher and he had no idea this was wrong.

 

When challenged about this his teacher said something like 'while they are young they need to learn to express themselves and be understood. Spelling is not important'. I think the miss-spelling in the poster is a reflection on teaching standards, The author of the poster was never taught correct spelling at school and probably has no idea that 'puncher' is wrong, as long as the reader of the poster understands the message.

 

The other point of view is of course that language continuously evolves. The miss-spelling 'gunnel' for 'gunwale' is now so common it will probably appear in the OED soon, along with possibly 'puncher' for 'puncture', and eventually 'your' for 'you're'.

 

 

MtB

 

Rufford, leaving the bank uncut at the water's edge is a deliberate CRT policy. They call the resulting forest 'fender growth'. Officially is is to preserve the habitat of the endangered water vole.

 

Unofficially it is to save money on cutting it. REALLY unofficially, OMO, it is to get force everyone onto visitor moorings, where they can eventually be charged every single time they tie up, just like on the Thames.

 

Cynical? Moi?

 

 

MtB

 

I couldnt careless about growth on the waters edge, I can always moor elsewhere or use a gangplank, it just pisses me off when I cant see the front of the boat or what might be coming through a bridgehole because there's a tree in my face!

[Ange]

 

Or 'gaffs' instead of 'gaffes'? See your post #19. Of course, you are not trying to appear 'professional', but the trouble with posting in this sort of thread is that one has to be much more careful than usual.

 

 

 

Those who would criticise others should be VERY careful not to make any errors themself!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaff

 

 

 

But the pronunciation of those words is different.

Ange , I do like the mental picture of people avoiding Cart's gaffs, with which they try to pin them to lock beams while they empty their pockets on money.

 

Oh dear

 

I suppose if you're going to blunder you might as well do it spectacularly and give everyone a good laugh

 

Note duly made to self to be a bit more careful in future

I find Cathy Rogers frank admission amazing and refreshing.

 

Did she mention how CaRT's plans to redevelop Sharpness dock are being received?

She did bring with her the detailed proposals - which appeared to us to be very thorough and professional.

 

I don't recall her mentioning how they were being received.

[Jerra]

Getting back to the OP, for me the author of this poster is illustrating their poor standard of spelling rather than dyslexia or low intelligence, and this in turn is a reflection on the teaching profession.

I would in turn suggest that it is in part due to society taking the attitude that it doesn't really matter if things are mis-spelled providing they can be understood. (Incidentally my spill chucker isn't happy mis-spelled but is with misspelled) Merriam-webster and oxforddictionaries.com both think it is misspelled.

[Mac of Cygnet]

Those who would criticise others should be VERY careful not to make any errors themself!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaff

 

Errrmm.........

[mayalld]

 

Errrmm.........

There wasn't an ironie smiley

[Southern Star]

I would in turn suggest that it is in part due to society taking the attitude that it doesn't really matter if things are mis-spelled providing they can be understood.

 

 

Eggsactly.

Edited September 18, 2013 by Southern Star

[Ange]

There wasn't an ironie smiley

Damn! Wish I'd thought of that response rather than go with honestie

Edited September 19, 2013 by Ange

[mayalld]

Damn! Wish I'd thought of that response rather than go with honestie

Tooshay!

[Mac of Cygnet]

There wasn't an ironie smiley

 

Bloody wind-up merchant.

[Ron T]

 

Doesn't pruning back of certain types of hedge encourage stronger and faster re-growth?

 

I don't profess to be green fingered at all but that is my understanding.

Don't know either,I'm a petrol and roundup[weed and shrub poison]gardener.But when do you stop pruning back? if you kept on doing that would'nt a bonsai hedge be the result?

[Guest]

Don't know either,I'm a petrol and roundup[weed and shrub poison]gardener.But when do you stop pruning back? if you kept on doing that would'nt a bonsai hedge be the result?

 

I think I saw it on Alan Tichmarsh or some such.....

 

I think you prune it back a lesser amount than it grew back since you last pruned it, so it grows 2 foot, prune it back 1 foot, it grows another another 2 foot, prune it back 1 foot and so on, so instead of growing 2 foot per year it only grows 1 foot, but thicker and stronger.....

 

<Martin slopes off suspecting his lack of gardening skills have been truly rumbled>

[Athy]

I think you got it about right, as it happens.

[mayalld]

 

Bloody wind-up merchant.

Yup, but it still gets bites