tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post114492204235920086..comments2023-07-03T08:50:54.449-04:00Comments on Reading, Writing, & Stuff That Makes Me Crazy: You Say To-may-toMarianne Arkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-1145025902969532002006-04-14T10:45:00.000-04:002006-04-14T10:45:00.000-04:00We just started a program at school this year that...We just started a program at school this year that is really strong on phonics. You'd be surprised how many of the teachers don't know phonics, and why words are spelled the way they are. I don't know how I know, but they're always coming to me to ask. <BR/><BR/>But yeah, it's hard to explain to kids why "they" isn't spelled "thay," and stuff like that.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-1144962643130483602006-04-13T17:10:00.000-04:002006-04-13T17:10:00.000-04:00My big hang up is with names. I can't write until...My big hang up is with names. I can't write until my characters have names that fit them. Place names are even worse. If my setting is a ficticious then I have to make sure there's no other town by the same name in the state etc. Its a pain.<BR/><BR/>my spam protection code is bnpasjai<BR/>I guess they're running out of shorter combos.Ceri Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584297798290334430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14366870.post-1144927441641029442006-04-13T07:24:00.000-04:002006-04-13T07:24:00.000-04:00Good morning. According to the Mirriam Webster on...Good morning. According to the Mirriam Webster online dictionary, it's a capital "T"... that said, you can google t-shirt and find it both capitalized or not. If you google "tee shirt"... you will also normally get t-shirt or T-shirt. You will NOT find "tee shirt." However, I think you can spell it the way you want and when it's accepted the editor will tell you how he wants it and that will be that ;-)Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335026948607722749noreply@blogger.com