THE ANARCHIST'S GUIDE TO GRAMMAR: Spelling Better -- Guideline #3

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Spelling Better -- Guideline #3

Your vocabulary increases by leaps and bounds when you take notice of root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Spell the root word correctly and similar words fall into place. Play anagram games, such as "Wheel of Fortune" and "Scrabble". Do crosswords.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: How is that breaking the rules and being an anarchist???; June 10, 2011 at 10:36 AM
The Grammar Anarchist said...: U.S. spelling is devoid of "rules". Anarchy asks you to question -- things such as the reason words are spelled the way they are. My kind of anarchy also offers guidelines.; June 10, 2011 at 11:38 AM
sica said...: Oh yes, yes, yes, Maybe I should move to Berkley campus. Love this blog!; June 15, 2011 at 12:48 PM

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About the Grammar Anarchist

The Grammar Anarchist is a published author of books on language, an editor working with other writers, and a writing instructor (not a teacher, who can "teach" writing?) She toils from a dust-free computerized location in the Northwest (free of urban intervention).

The Grammar Anarchist has put up with the bad language habits that are running rampant in the U.S. and has pledged to do away with (destroy, eliminate, terminate, undo, get rid of) those who insist on trying to force "rules" on unsuspecting writers.

A friendly Anarchist, she is willing to help the ungrammarized to clean up their acts, exercise their control over language, and live unfettered lives of happy communication.

No words have been (or will be) harmed in the execution of this exercise.