Gallagher

I always do this....

I sent out an email to the CFO, COO, CEO and General manager about 10mins ago forwarding an important email to them, this was it:

They spelt "Insert my companies name here" wrong.


I got an email back from the CFO saying:

"I hope that "spelt" was an attempt at humour".





I replied back with a kick *** remark that cannot be repeated.

Is my grammar incorrect?

Team Rukus

http://www.dictionary.com

use it

1999blksi

Spelt is a word....the incorrect word is companies; should be company's name

companies = more than one company
company's = something belonging to that particular company

Gallagher

then why am I told it was wrong.

I thought it was a word....?

Cynikal.Mindset

well its an old english or something spelling that is considered incorrect in today's language...or in canadian english for that matter

Shazza

spelt?! spelled. i'm surprised your automatic spell check didn't catch that.

pinkcivicchick

iTrader: (-1)

I think this is what your boss meant

1999blksi

Spelt and spelled are both correct; it's personal preference really

Gallagher

you guys are nerds. When I said "insert companies name here", I meant insert MY company name here, I dont want to say who I work for.


So spelt and spelled are both correct.

but how?

why am i always told i'm wrong?

i always say spelt

Cynikal.Mindset

its not preference its regional english...in modern canada and us spelt is incorrect

cibs

like they all said spelt and spelled are both words... you should reply with the info about how they are both words and ask him if his correction was an attempt at humour...

Cynikal.Mindset

but spelt is not an accepted spelling in US/Canadian English...it makes you look like a moron if you use that spelling all the time...and you don't need anymore help with that steve

Nova_Dust

Try saying "Really?" to your superior instead of saying "you've got to be shytting me!"

buddhafest

That's news to me, although I don't recall myself ever using spelt, but it's interesting to know.

Gallagher

son of a bitch, its like 50/50 here

Cynikal.Mindset

its not 50/50...spelt IS WRONG in Canadian english BOTTOM LINE do yourself a favour and spell it correctly otherwise people will think you are talking about wheat

cibs

Ummmm I've never heard that it's 100% wrong bottom line to use spelt vs. spelled... According to my uni comm class spelt is a word, it's just not commonly used... it's from the British English... while spelled is american... spelled is more commonly used but that doesn't mean that it makes spelt stop being a word

there are MANY words in the English language that are written the same but depending on what context you use them in mean TOTALLY different things

Cynikal.Mindset

its not wrong but its not an accepted spelling in US/Canadian English such as Color isnt an accepted correct spelling by canadian teachers and such

Gallagher

so i'm british

Nova_Dust

I always spell Colour, Flavour, Neighbour, Travelled, Traveller and such. I was taught using the "our" through out highschool and university.

I believe I also use the word "spelt". In fact, I don't ever recall been corrected for writing "spelt" as oppose to "spelled". I even thought "spelled" is a wrong word.