Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:05:05 -0700
Reply-To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: break vs. brake
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You are funny Eric...
well.. either or people will understand
*"I hope that my brakes won't break on my trip..."*
or
*"I hope that my breaks won't brake on my trip..."*
On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 11:41 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Just for you, I will spell Break as Brake for now on. That won’t
> Brake my heart. I think the bigger issue is the silliness of our English
> language spelling, There, I mean Their, I mean They’re so many examples.
> I’m never going to get them all correct.
>
> I learn from sound not from seeing words. Example. I’m now an
> intermediate French language speaker. But, I almost gave up learning as I
> just about failed my High school classes due, I mean do, I mean, Due, to
> not being able to spell. Later, I used audio only French lessons with
> success.
>
> I don’t see the warning colors on word processors. So, you are going to
> see lots of errors in my writing.
>
> Sew, rather then, than, worry about your sensibilities, I’m going to just
> keep writing as I do and put my energies into content rather then spelling.
>
> I also tend to use a when I should use an. Something I’ve worked on for
> years.
>
>
> I just last weak fixed my Break email folder to brakes, so I understand
> the spelling. I really just don’t feel like worrying about how this
> affects others.
>
> Please spell words any way you like as long as they sound like the word
> you mean and your valuable positive contributions continue.
>
> Lastly, Years ago, in college in 1984, I started using a spell check for
> the first time. I used it when mailing letters home to my mother. My mom
> wrote back and said, pleas stop using the spell checker, your letters are
> not nearly as fun to read.
>
> So, I won’t be worrying too, I mean Two, I mean to, much about my spelling
> as though it may be upsetting you others may miss the unusual effects being
> blind and only a audio learner has on correspondence.
>
> Have a gneiss day.
>
> Eric Caron
>
> > On Sep 17, 2023, at 1:19 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Eric, I don't mean to be rude or insulting. For years I have seen your
> misspelling of "brake" as "break" on the list. Perhaps you could spell
> this word correctly. 😏 Dave McNeely
>
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