User:Rschen7754/Manual/Grammar/Spelling
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[edit] Why spelling?
This is not grammar, per se. However, this is extremely important for the writing of an encyclopedia.
[edit] Rules
These are general rules and advice to help you out. Remember that rules almost always have exceptions; if you are unsure about a spelling, look it up.
- "i" before "e" except after "c", or when sounded like "a" in "neighbor" and "whey".
- A "q" is almost always followed by a "u".
- Typos happen. Proofread if you make them a lot.
- If you don't know how to spell something, look it up! Go to Wiktionary or something. Don't torture some editor with the task of having to fix your mistakes.
- If you have been repeatedly criticized in regards to your spelling, then paste your article into a word processor to spell-check it.
- Some web browsers like Firefox and Safari have a built in spelling checker.
- "Terminus" is spelled like that- not any way else!
- Contractions like "can't" and "don't" have apostrophes where the letters are omitted!
[edit] Optional exercises
Put "yes" if the word is spelled correctly. Put "no" if it is not.
- recieve
- decide
- termnius
- can't
- signage
- adminstrator
- has'nt
- Mississippi
- archieve
- business loop
