21. Spelling

The use of organization and retention in spelling is of the utmost value. If the speller will exaggerate the letter in the word that is normally left out, it will stay in his magic eye a great deal longer, probably on a permanent basis.

Examples: In regard to my own last name, it is often confused because the writer will leave out the letter e; therefore, I would suggest that you picture the name as follows: hayEs.

There are many other words that can be used in this same manner. The word gauge is often misspelled. In order to remember that the u belongs in the middle, you might mentally place yourself in the middle of a narrow-gauge track and see the train coming at you. You are in the middle: gaUge.

The word license is another one that can easily be mis­spelled. To remember to put the s in license, a person could write it out and put the dollar mark instead of the s because a license costs money: licen$e.

If you wish to omit a letter, such as in spelling the word sheriff, pretty often the speller will put two r's and two /'s in it or become confused as to where the r's and /'s belong. I would suggest that you amplify the large R as follows: sheRiff. Also, it can be done by misspelling the word as fol­lows: sherriff, she riff. Draw a slash mark or an x through the letter; then erase it, then write it again, drawing the line through it: sher/iff. You will further implant on your mind that the extra r does not belong in the word. This can be done with an innumerable list of words and will permanently remain in your mind attempting to spell it.

In spelling knowledge the letter d is often left out; there­fore, write it in the following manner: knowleDge. You might even circle the capitalized letter, which would be of value in remembering the spelling. By repeating these vari­ous exercises and thinking up a few of your own, I believe your spelling difficulties will be greatly reduced.

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