THE KINGZ INGLISH: Britain's Qualifications and Curriculum Authority has
decreed that secondary students must not be penalized for misspellings
when taking an important hour-long test -- on English proficiency. The
spelling standard was loosened when only 71 percent of 14-year-old
students managed to "reach the level expected in English" against a
target of 75 percent. (London Telegraph) ...Nt srprsng thx 2 txt msgs.
NAME GAME: Ian Macfarlane, 44, a lawyer specializing in conveyances in
Dorset, England, opened a bank account in the name of "Ian Revue" and,
when it came time to pay taxes for clients, wrote out checks using his
firm's account to "I. Revue" so that it looked like he was making
payment to the Inland Revenue department. He then deposited the checks
into the account he opened. He managed to rake in more than 825,000
pounds (US$1.5 million) over seven years before being caught by a
suspicious member of his own firm. (London Times) ...Who understood
the
importance of proper spelling.
WHY? "Chicken Ticketed for Crossing the Road" -- AP headline
decreed that secondary students must not be penalized for misspellings
when taking an important hour-long test -- on English proficiency. The
spelling standard was loosened when only 71 percent of 14-year-old
students managed to "reach the level expected in English" against a
target of 75 percent. (London Telegraph) ...Nt srprsng thx 2 txt msgs.
NAME GAME: Ian Macfarlane, 44, a lawyer specializing in conveyances in
Dorset, England, opened a bank account in the name of "Ian Revue" and,
when it came time to pay taxes for clients, wrote out checks using his
firm's account to "I. Revue" so that it looked like he was making
payment to the Inland Revenue department. He then deposited the checks
into the account he opened. He managed to rake in more than 825,000
pounds (US$1.5 million) over seven years before being caught by a
suspicious member of his own firm. (London Times) ...Who understood
the
importance of proper spelling.
WHY? "Chicken Ticketed for Crossing the Road" -- AP headline