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What are we going to talk about this off season!!!

LOYAL DRAGON

LOYAL DRAGON

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Last year we had the signing of Bennett, then a string of signings to keep our tongues waging.
Not this time around.
Its going to be a long off season.
 
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Godz Illa

Coach
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I'm sure Bring back coc will keep us entertained with his amusing ramblings.

Meanwhile I'm getting married in the off-season. Sorry ladies
 
silverex

silverex

Bench
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Congratulations Godz! I guess you had a big say in picking the date - 'not during footy season darling!'

A work colleague of my wife got married on Grand Final day. Her (then) fiance is an Eels supporter but when he agreed to the date he had no idea that the Eels would be playing.
 
morris_magic

morris_magic

Juniors
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channel nine used to put beach touch footy on . i think the teams were rookies, allstars, ladies team and there was another team as well
 
big pat

big pat

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well the cricket season is underway, who knows with all the furore over the windies and paki's it might be interesting,one thing i can't take is beach cricket, it may be ok if your out there, but on tv boring as.
 
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Acka

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big pat said:
well the cricket season is underway, who knows with all the furore over the windies and paki's it might be interesting,one thing i can't take is beach cricket, it may be ok if your out there, but on tv boring as.
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The way the cricket is looking because we will thrash the West Indies and Pakistan are pretty hopeless in Australia I'll be playing Ricky Ponting International Cricket on the playstation.
 
muzby

muzby

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_snafu_ said:
I think we should talk about how to spell Nathan Fien's name correctly.
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okay.

I'll kick off the discussion.. ;-)

  1. Learn spelling rules. There are some classic rhymes and rules to help children get the hang of spelling, but they do have exceptions, so use them in conjunction with the rest of the steps in this article. If you have no idea how to spell a word, they can certainly help you.
    • i before e, except after c, or when followed by g, or when sounding like "ay", as in "neighbor" and "weigh"
      • this rule does not apply to the word "weird" (Remember "we are not weird.")
      • other exceptions: either, leisure, protein, their
      • "cien" words don't follow this rule: ancient, efficient, science
      • "eig" words that don't sound like "ay" also don't follow this rule: height, foreign
    • "When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking." When there are two vowels together, the first one in the word is a long vowel sound and the second one is silent. In the word "boat," for example, the letter "o" says its name and "a" is not pronounced. If you're not sure how to arrange the vowels, sound the word out--which long vowel do you hear? Put that one first. Examples: team, mean, wait. Exceptions: you, phoenix, great.
    • The spelling of a word doesn't change when you add a prefix, even if it means putting two of the same letter right next to each other. Examples: Misspell, misstep, preeminent, unnecessary.
    • Remember the rule for making singular nouns ending in y into plurals. If a word has a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) before the y, the plural is formed by adding s. Examples: toy becomes toys; buoy becomes buoys. A singular word with a consonant before the y at the end changes the word ending to -ies in the plural. Examples: lady becomes ladies in the plural, ferry becomes ferries. The rule also applies to present tense verbs ending in y in the third person singular - He/she carries, he/she marries, he/she worries.
  2. Identify problematic words. Look back through previous writings and check the spelling. This will be easier to do if you have electronic files and run a spell check program but the very best way to get this done is to have an impeccable speller edit your work. Which are the words you tend to misspell the most often? Write down every word you misspell. Consult the list below for some commonly misspelled words, and pick out the ones you tend to confuse.
  3. Sound it out. Some words are spelled exactly as they sound, but the most problematic words are the ones with silent vowels or consonants. It may help to sound out the correct spelling in an exaggerated way. Take the word "beautiful" for example. When you see this word, say to yourself "beeeee--a---ooooootiful". Emphasize the "a" (pronouncing it like in "hay" or "hat") because it is normally not pronounced in the word, and is more likely to be left out. There may also be words in which you make a vowel silent when you really shouldn't, such as "intresting" instead of "interesting" or "comfrtable" instead of "comfortable"). Make it a habit to pronounce words correctly (don't skip consonants or vowels that you're not supposed to) and you'll have a better chance of spelling them correctly.
  4. Watch out for homonyms and homophones. A homonym is one of two or more words that have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning, such as bank (embankment) and bank (place where money is kept). A homophone is one of two or more words, such as night and knight, that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling. Click on any of the following commonly mistaken homonyms/homophones for guidelines:
  5. Be familiar with "piggyback pairs". It's not uncommon for pairs of consonants to be pronounced so that one is silent and figuratively "piggybacks" on the sound of the other. Make note of the following:
    • gn, pn, kn = n (e.g. gnome, pneumonia, knife)
    • rh, wr = r (e.g. rhyme, wrestle)
    • pt, ght = t (e.g. ptomaine, height)
    • ps, sc = s (e.g. psychic, science)
    • wh = h (e.g. whole)
  6. Use mnemonics. For words that you keep spelling incorrectly, develop creative memory aids to help you remember how to spell them. Some examples:
    • Desert (arid land) or dessert (a sweet treat)? Remember that with dessert, there are two "s"s because you always want seconds.
    • Separate - Keep forgetting that "a" in the middle? Remember that there's a rat in sepARATe, separating the first beginning of the word from the end.
  7. Look at affixes and words within words. For example, “together” can be broken down into the words “to,” “get,” and “her.” You can remember a fourteen-letter word such as “hypothyroidism” by breaking it down. "Hypothyroidism" can be broken down into one prefix, one full word, and one suffix: “hypo-”, “thyroid,” and “-ism.” “Hypo-” and “-ism” are two very common affixes used in words ranging from “hypoglycemia,” “hypothermia,” and “hypoallergenic” to “vegetarianism,” “communism,” and “metabolism” itself. You can significantly improve your spelling by learning all the common prefixes and suffixes.
  8. Be aware that the pronunciation of a prefix can vary greatly from word to word. For example, the “meta-” in “metabolism” is pronounced much differently than the “meta-” in “metaphor” or even “metabolic.” Two words of the same derivation (such as “politics” and “political” or “metabolism” and “metabolic” in the last example) can have very different pronunciations.
  9. Practice. Go through each word that you frequently misspell and write out the correct spelling ten times (more if you're a fast typer, fewer if you're writing by hand). Do this every day or every other day. What you're essentially doing is "training" your mind and hand(s) to spell the word correctly. Eventually, you might want to quiz yourself by having someone read the words out loud (or making a recording of yourself) and writing out each word as you hear it. Then go back and see which ones you got wrong. Focus on practicing with those.
  10. Copyedit someone else's work. Sometimes the best way to learn something is to try to teach it to someone else. Train yourself to pick out other people's spelling mistakes, even in books (it does happen). You can begin by copyediting wikiHow articles. Simply click the "edit" tab, and you can immediately start writing or editing. Consider creating an account later so that you can become a member of the wikiHow community.
  11. Watch out for the "grocer's apostrophe." This gets its name from a spelling error traditionally made by greengrocers on signs in produce sections. Unfortunately, this error is popping up in all sorts of places these days. Remember that an apostrophe with an "s" shows possession (or contraction, for example: "it is" becomes "it's"). Possessive apostrophe: "The banana's skin turned brown." Apostrophe in a contraction: "The banana's too mushy." You do not use an apostrophe to form the regular plural of a noun. Unnecessary apostrophe: "Special on banana's: 49 cents."



Commonly Misspelled Words

http://www.wikihow.com/Spell-Commonly-Misspelled-Words
MISSPELLINGCORRECT SPELLINGacheiveachieveadressaddressalota lotathiestatheistbegginingbeginningbeleivebelievebisnessbusinesscatagorycategorycommittmentcommitmentconcieveconceivecopywritecopyrightdecaffinateddecaffeinateddecathalondecathlondefinatelydefinitelydesireabledesirabledietydeitydissapointdisappointdispelldispelembarassembarrassenviromentenvironmentexpressoespressoextremlyextremelyfacistfascistFebuary
Fien
February
Fein
flourescentfluorescentfourtyfortyfreindfriendguagegaugegovermentgovernmentgrammergrammarharrassharasshemoragehemorrhageherosheroeshieght, heigthheighthygeinehygieneindependanceindependenceinateinnateinnoculateinoculateit'sits (possessive pronoun)judgementjudgmentknowlegeknowledgelazerlaserlibarylibrarylighteninglightninglooselosemaintainancemaintenancemanagablemanageablemidevilmedievalmilleniummillenniummischieviousmischievousmispellmisspellmitmittmonestarymonasterymonkiesmonkeysmorgagemortgagemountianmountainneccessarynecessaryneiceniecenicklenickelninethninthnintyninetynooneno one or no-onenoticablenoticeableoccuredoccurredoccurenceoccurrenceoppurtunityopportunityparalellparallelpasttimepastimepavillionpavilionpeicepiecepercieveperceiveperserveranceperseverancepersuepursuepheonixphoenixposessionpossessionpertendpretendpotatoepotatopreceedingprecedingpronounciationpronunciationpriviledgeprivilegepublicallypubliclyrecievereceivereccomendrecommendrediculousridiculousreguardlessregardlessremeberrememberroomateroommate or room-materythmrhythmsacreligioussacrilegiousseigesiegesentancesentenceseperateseparatesiezeseizesimiliarsimilarsincerlysincerelyspeachspeechstationarystationery (office supplies term)stragedystrategysuggestablesuggestiblesupercedesupersedesupposivelysupposedlysuprisesurprisethiertheirthroughlythoroughlytommorrowtomorrowtoungetonguetriathalontriathlonukeleleukulelevaccuumvacuumvegeterianvegetarianvillianvillainWendesdayWednesdaywierdweird (exception: Wierd programming language)writtingwriting




[edit] Tips

  • Take the letters in the word and write a sentence with each of them. For example, you could learn to spell “arithmetic” with the sentence “A rat in the house might eat the ice cream."
  • Proofread your work. We all get busy at some point during writing, which makes it easy to toss in a sound alike word such as reef or wreath; and you can carry on that mistake unaware that a mistake has been made...until later and it jumps out at you...then you are like, "Wow, I wrote that?"
  • Check compound words in a dictionary. There is really no way to know whether to write "stomachache," "stomach-ache," or "stomach ache" unless you consult a dictionary.
  • Reading books and newspapers, catalogues, billboard signs, posters in windows all aid in learning how to spell. If you find a word that is not familiar, write it down, even if all you have is a paper napkin. When you go home, look up the word or words in the dictionary. The more you reference, the more you read, the better you will be at spelling.
  • It can really help to be familiar with the spelling of a few other languages, and to know the language that the word comes from.





[edit] Warnings

  • Don't rely on a spelling checker program, as they are not foolproof and would let a sentence like this slip through: "Eye tolled ewe, eye am knew at this."
  • Don't assume that just because a word is printed in a book that it is spelled properly; there are mistakes made there, too, as well as in other writings. It happens!
  • Keep in mind that some words ("color," "colour"; "goiter," "goitre"; "gray," "grey"; "checkered," "chequered") can be spelled (or spelt) more than one way. Both spellings are correct, but one may be preferred in American or British English.
 
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