THE CHOICE IS YOURS

If there is an objection to my sharing

this little poem with you I shall be

obliged to remove it as it is not my

copyright. I took the photograph of

the small boy standing on the mud

walls in Omdurman (in the Sudan)

which were built by Mahdist forces

laying siege to General Gordon in

Khartoum (1884-85).

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http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/22/arts/miroslav-holub-is-dead-at-74-czech-poet-and-immunologist.html

MANGLED WORDS

What is happening to English spelling? Can anyone tell me, is it going the same way in Italy or France?

It`s not only the dumbed down version of words to fit into sites like Twitter, but examples of bad spelling are everywhere you go.

Recent efforts I`ve noticed in South London (an area not noted for high literacy standards) are JESIS SAVES on the wall of a church and FUK on a viaduct. And they were not referring to French Connection UK: they just couldn`t spell!

How many people cannot differentiate between lose and loose?

And the number of people applauding something, written as `Here! Here!` is mind boggling.

A generation is growing up with no knowledge of correct spelling at all.

It`s already evident in Hawaii, judging by this grab from the TV news.

Can U C wot I meen?

c.Christine Osborne