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To: Dwight Taylor who wrote (1549)	9/8/1998 1:18:00 PM
From: Wizzer	Respond to of 4711

Although most of my education was in Canada, I was overseas and attended an American High School for Grade 12. We do not have standardized tests like the SAT in Canada, so I was at a severe disadvantage when I first wrote the test. I thought that I should have done better on the English portion, so for every novel I read for the next 6 months, I looked up every word that I did not know or was unsure of. I also studied word roots, suffixes, and prefixes. I did significantly better on the English portion of the SAT (more than 100 pts. better). I also spell and understand words at a very high level, and at work am asked to write all reports, proposals, etc... I work as an Engineer, and those who are aware of of most Engineer's writing skills, will understand that this is unusual. I believe that the problem of spelling comes down to an effort oriented situation. Reading is a significant step in learning to spell. However, those that take the time to look up words in the dictionary, instead of thinking that their spelling is correct, will be better spellers. Proof reading is the last piece, instead of relying on spell checkers to catch mistakes. A minor amount of effort, at times, gives a great improvement.

To: Dwight Taylor who wrote (1549)	9/8/1998 1:20:00 PM
From: Wizzer	Respond to of 4711

Although most of my education was in Canada, I was overseas and attended an American High School for Grade 12. We do not have standardized tests like the SAT in Canada, so I was at a severe disadvantage when I first wrote the test. I thought that I should have done better on the English portion, so for every novel I read for the next 6 months, I looked up every word that I did not know or was unsure of. I also studied word roots, suffixes, and prefixes. I did significantly better on the English portion of the SAT (more than 100 pts. better). I also spell and understand words at a very high level, and at work am asked to write all reports, proposals, etc... I work as an Engineer, and those who are aware of of most Engineer's writing skills, will understand that this is unusual. I believe that the problem of spelling comes down to an effort oriented situation. Reading is a significant step in learning to spell. However, those that take the time to look up words in the dictionary, instead of thinking that their spelling is correct, will be better spellers. Proof reading is the last piece, instead of relying exclusively on spell checkers to catch mistakes. Spell checkers have only diminished people's ability to spell, not improved it. A minor amount of effort, at times, gives a great improvement.