Bruh I’m in class rn and I’m constantly having to look up and down at the PowerPoint BC I can’t spell AT ALL and when I try to do a word from memory I forget letters or add letters

English is my first and only language. Makes me feel like s*** sometimes. And sometimes if a big word is in the PowerPoint I have to ask someone what that word is or how it’s pronounced. Makes me feel soooo dumb.

I read books a lot and I can speak fine. I think I have a good vocabulary but when it’s writing from memory I die

WHO’S WITH ME

I’m literally 21 wtff is wrong with me and english

@Spelled_Rong

Your brain doesn't really memorise the spelling of complete words just by glancing at them I'm pretty sure

This got me feeling a lil better bout myself thanks for posting op hope you get better at it

Same thing with me. I find that it doesn’t really matter cause I can understand my notes

Was a spelling bee kid in elementary school + my brain is wired weird so it’s actually one of the few things I’m really good at 👍

Im the best seller ever

No it’s my only skill

Also not knowing definitions is no big deal. Just gotta Google it or ask someone like you said you do.

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You didn’t grow up without spellcheck. Give yourself some grace

Nah I’m a great speller

nah english is one of my strong suits

Just sound it out dummy

Daughter, Laughter

I love spelling Rendezvous as Randaivoo

Yeah I understand them but then I’m like damn I couldn’t spell “thorough” on my first try

Bruh English isn’t like other languages where you can sound out all words

English spelling hassss sooooo many exceptions

Understandable. We have though, through, thorough, thought and it’s guesswork unless you know

Do you read? I find reading helped me learn English. I used an eBook reader where I could highlight words and it would bring up the definition. Reading at my own pace (not being rushed in a lecture) really helped me

obviously didn’t read OP yes I read

I read my school work and a 300+ book every month

Lol no I mean using an eBook reader 🤣

No I read paper books only tbh
And my notes are on paper but I highlight them

If you have an iPhone try the bogstandard book app that comes with it. Or s*** better yet, read articles online: New Yorker, Economist, etc. Find hard text, search their definition, play the phonetics, write it down and revise it at a later stage

I know it sounds super patronising/redundant but I just think (excluding any neurological issue) your lack of confidence with spelling/morphology is where the disconnect is. To improve that, treat it like anything else, and study it. Keep a journal and revise it every week or so

I’m not too sure how detrimental this is to you outside of school though so it may be moot

The best thing that helped me was turning off my autocorrect and having my friends clown me, but I wouldn’t recommend that

I had to edit that like 4 times. So please extend yourself some grace and be patient