In Reply to: It amazes me... posted by gadis_bosan on Wednesday, 8. October 2008 at 15:58 Bali Time:
Wow, gadis_bosan, you're so clever! If only we were all so smart. Two m in accommodation. Who would've thought? I bet shazz is really kicking herself for not knowing that. Her life has probably been terribly affected by not knowing about the double consonant. Have you ever thought about entering a Spelling Bee competition? I'm sure you would excel! I'm pretty sure this forum isn't after an editor. Just in case I'm wrong, maybe you could email the site administrator and ask if a position is available. Don't hold you're breath though. I thought (and again I could be wrong) that this site is about providing useful and constructive advice to people wanting travel to Bali. Is being able to spell accommodation going to enhance shazz's trip? Probably not.
English is the hardest language to learn. In the English language there are 44 phonemes and 1200 ways to represent those sounds. Compare this to Spanish that has 23 phonemes and 28 representations or French with 32 phonemes and 250 representations. Winge/ whinge... Does it matter? It's still pronounced the same. Same with probabley or probably. If it's understood, please explain, what does it matter? I'm really interested to know. And not just from you gadis_bosan, but also from everyone else that feels the need to pick at people's spelling. This is an informal internet forum, not a scholarly paper.