

| Subject: | Re: break vs. brake |
| From: | Dan N |
| Date: | Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:05:05 -0700 |
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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