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George Trail
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French法语译成English英语
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Apr 22, 2010

On how language and intelligence are inter-related; this blog also aims to provoke thought about how certain individual words REALLY get used...

http://languageandthesubtletiesofhumannature.blogspot.com/2010/04/weve-all-heard-of-intelligence-but.html
 
Lesley Clarke
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Spanish西班牙语译成English英语
I cannot agree with the post at all Apr 22, 2010

For a professional linguist to claim that a spelling mistake is a sign of lack of intelligence is like a mechanical calling me thick because I haven't the first clue about engines.

I know the difference is that we were all taught spelling at school, but besides there being a huge variety of schools and teachers, if a person's interest lie in another direction, they will not pay the same heed to the lesson.

Good use of language has always been important to me and I thi... See more
For a professional linguist to claim that a spelling mistake is a sign of lack of intelligence is like a mechanical calling me thick because I haven't the first clue about engines.

I know the difference is that we were all taught spelling at school, but besides there being a huge variety of schools and teachers, if a person's interest lie in another direction, they will not pay the same heed to the lesson.

Good use of language has always been important to me and I think it is important for society in general, but I have known so many extremely intelligent people who cannot write to save their lives, because they were never properly taught and have never seen the point of learning. ▲ Collapse
 
fathia haider
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English英语译成Arabic阿拉伯语
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mistakes in spelling Apr 22, 2010

I agree that it would be unfair to judge the linguists on their spelling mistakes, for me lanuage itself is like a huge sea. It is not possible to embrace all its components. There are always new vocabulary, new statement especially for the second language. I'm a native Arab but still I find myself learning new words and termonology, new expression. It is really exciting to be interested in languages. But what I would like to say, we should find a useful and simple way to spell words correc... See more
I agree that it would be unfair to judge the linguists on their spelling mistakes, for me lanuage itself is like a huge sea. It is not possible to embrace all its components. There are always new vocabulary, new statement especially for the second language. I'm a native Arab but still I find myself learning new words and termonology, new expression. It is really exciting to be interested in languages. But what I would like to say, we should find a useful and simple way to spell words correctly, learning should not be related to teachers only we are our own teachers we have to teach ourselves coninuously and properly. ▲ Collapse
 
Erik Freitag
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language proficiency - intelligence Apr 22, 2010

George, I'd never think about making assumptions about your intelligence based on the quality of your German CV.
 
Françoise Vogel
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English英语译成French法语
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Apr 22, 2010



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