Spelling Problems
When Your Written Language Doesn’t Reflect Your Speaking Language
I have a grammar issue. There. I said it. Again. I suspect it would be easier to say I have a drinking a problem. People would be more understanding. I don’t have a recognized disability. I did not have a childhood problem with hearing or seeing. Childhood trauma can play a havoc on a person’s education, but I am not finding literature that corelates that to spelling issues in general. I repeated a grade, but no specific learning disability was identified. Life was what it was. I am literate, highly verbal, articulate, and capable of profound insight. You would hope that a person who is a licensed professional counselor would be so capable. So, why is it that grammar is so perplexingly challenging?
I think about spelling a lot. I think in words. I am not running spell check in my head as I think. I noticed I have never misspelled UFO. LOL. Or LOL! Or Star Trek. I consider hacks. I employ hacks. I was recommended a book, ‘The Element of Style,’ and it’s a fun book to read. I find it useful.
