OT: more PC insanity

nothanks · 2021-04-12T08:44:08+00:00

From "The Week":University tutors are being told not to mark down work for spelling mistakes because insisting on correct English could be seen as ?homogenous north European, white, male, elite?. The Times says several institutions are adopting ?inclusive assessments? and Hull University says it will ?challenge the status quo? by dropping the requirement for a high level of written and spoken English.

Apr 12, 2021 Last reply: 5 years ago 121 Replies

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whisky-dave 5 years ago

I never said anything about languages

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JNugent 5 years ago

So you wouldn't expact anyone, no matter how they pronounce the word, to spell it with a terminal "k".

Because they heard it that way in everyday conversation when growing up. It's quite common across the north of England.

I'm not sure I see a parallel there. "AnythinK" is learned from common use by others. It is not an idiosyncratic personal mistake. Neither is it thought to be spelled with a "k".

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