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Since I've been having a serious poblem with spelling since starting to use a PC, I did a little research on the problem. For one thing I found that My tendency to add a d to college comes from studying translations from eastern europe. A phonetic thing there, even the universities misspell it in some of their literature. Anyone else had this sort of problem? And are there any online tutorials that can help in learning the use of the key board?
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And the proper expression would be? Really though I recognize that I have a problem here. I've been visualy impaired most of my life. reading and writting are very difficult for me. So if any one has any suggestions about how to improve on this I would like to hear it. The dictionary link I'll check out. Trying to look things up in books has become very difficult. Headaches and eyestrain make consentration difficult. More so in recent weeks this can lead to short temper and so on.
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I am going to guess it isn't an issue of "properness" but instead old-tymeyness.
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Oldtimey is cool. I'm new to trying to use the personal computer but I'm probably a lot older than you guys. Thats why I'm more interested in early Sci Fi than recent movies. Sci Fi was always one thing that really captured the imagination. As my vision has improved I've tried to get back into it. Still going to take awhile. And part of what I was trying to figure out is how the typo thing still seems to be a problem with more experianced users.
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What's going on here, anyway? We've had a 50+ and a 13 year old join in the same week. Is it "extreme age recruitment day", or something?
Besides, 53 really isn't that old. Or indeed, old. Go to the opticians and get a pair of glasses, like a real man. Go on. Grr.
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Liam my vision problem was caused by damage to the optic nerves due to a post operative infection and cannot be corrected by wearing glasses. The nerve sheath was damaged,I do wear glasses. I require three different pair since the trifocal thing doesn't work for me. I was almost totaly blind for awhile and have great difficulty even now. The dictionary link looks like it will be a great help, any other links of this kind are welcome. I've got a lot of catching up to do.
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Did you do what most Yanks do at the drop of a hat, and sue them? I'm guessing there isn't any sort of corrective surgery that can be done...
But, er, for advice, the best I can come up with is...read stuff.
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Unfortunatly corrective surgery caused the problem. Failure of a prothesis. Alloy was off in the pins. Since blindness was the only alternative, to having the operation and since my sight was saved even though it did not turn out as well as I'd hoped, the Idea of a lawsuit never occurred to me. In fact the attitude toward lawsuits is very different in this part of the country. Litigation is frowned on here.At least in those days. BTW one of my family fell ill while in england sometime back and was treated at a clinic of some sort in london. They had never heard about socialized medicine and were suprized when told there would be no bill. They also said that the medical personel were very efficent and well mannered. Don't see much of that in the US any more.
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Now is not the time to be getting into how much we rule.
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Rule thats a good one. Any way just because some Brits are weenies, I don't hold it against the rest. Whats the deal, no pride? Any way this thread has probably shown about all the good results that it ever will. That dictonary link is great. So I'll just let this slide for now and if anyone wants to delete it,its fine with me.
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Did rule, since the two world wars you holding have diminished....
Don't let misspelllings bother you to much,sense we all make them anyweigh, as Jason and I can attest.
Jason and I, that sounds kind of funny to me, as I am also Jason, almost like I am talking with one of my other personalities or some such...
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quote: Did rule, since the two world wars you holding have diminished....
We'll be back, just you wait and see...
Hey, MM which Brits are weenies?
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