Any teachers on here

[corydoras]

didnt we used to have Wordy from Words and Pictures teaching us that? with his magic pen?

No not quite like that. In France one is taught to write in cursive, joined-up writing, using a fountain pen from the word go.

[kirisute]

No not quite like that. In France one is taught to write in cursive, joined-up writing, using a fountain pen from the word go.

sounds like the right way to do it!

my primary school was the same; the headmaster of that, who doubled as third year teacher, insisted we wrote with a fountain pen.

i still favour writing with one to this day!

i also recall having sheets of writing to copy in "middle" school to learn correct writing technique etc

 

Ive seen the bits and bobs my partners nephew brings home from his primary school and he is certainly being taught correct letter form and writing. or should i sau, his homework is at least, to copy letters and writing as best he can and learn how letters are formed. Whether that is backed up in his classes or not is another point.

[Newt]

Errr - "gotten" is the past participle of the verb "get".

 

How then is it an Americanised word? Are all past participles unpopular in the UK?

[gozzer]

Errr - "gotten" is the past participle of the verb "get".

 

How then is it an Americanised word? Are all past participles unpopular in the UK?

 

Oxford dictionaries

 

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/gotten

 

 

 

 

gotten (got¦ten)

North American

Definition of gotten

past participle of get.

As past participles of get, got and gotten both date back to Middle English. The form gotten is not used in British English but is very common in North American English, though even there it is often regarded as non-standard. In North American English, got and gotten are not identical in use. Gotten usually implies the process of obtaining something, as in

he had gotten us tickets for the show

, while got implies the state of possession or ownership, as in

I haven’t got any money

.

 

It would appear everyone's right, to some degree.

 

John.

[Sportsman]

isnt it rtn as gtn now m8

[corydoras]

isnt it rtn as gtn now m8

Have you seen any Froggie text-talk Sportsman?

[Peggy Burke]

Children in the UK are not taught to write. In France children are taught cursive writing from nursery age, like this.

 

To say children in UK are not taught to write is just not true. In many UK infant schools, including the one I was deputy head of, certainly children are taught cursive script from school entry. However cursive script has nothing to do with being able to speak and write correctly. What it does do is help with spelling giving the flow, rhythm and shape of the words.

 

In many cases children are not exposed to a good role model of spoken English by the television presenters on children's TV, nor I'm afraid to say, all too frequently, by the adults around them. If they haven't got good oral language skills then they are not going to have good written ones either.

Edited October 10, 2012 by Peggy Burke

[Andrew]

Maybe its not to a level of acceptance to certain members Peggy

[Phone]

Gozzer, Peggy,

 

That's ain't - - - as in....

 

"I ain't got no money"

 

I'm sad to say my daughter has, and is taking "mechanical drawing" as her last option. She only knows how to keyboard (at incredible speeds). I'm not sure she can make out a simple bank check.

 

Phone

Ohh, she's in International Baccalaureate program for extremely bright children - and indeed she is just that. Not sure what grade you would put her in as a normal 15 yr old - 9th here.

 

Edit: OR CPELL - she cannot spell Squat (literally) BTW she averages 4,500 txt messages a MONTH!

Edited October 10, 2012 by Phone

[barry luxton]

If they haven't got good oral language skills then they are not going to have good written ones either.

 

Surly not, someone suffers from dyspraxia, both oral and motor, that doesn't mean that the impediment has an effect on the written skills?

Edited October 10, 2012 by barry luxton