Ok, Ed, I can understand not breaking the letters into individual dits and 
dahs, but if I spell the word "cat" as "c a h t" won't you notice that I've 
misspelled it?

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:59
Subject: Re: Spelling


> Hello Gerry,  Yes it is best to do the spelling right as you indicate but 
> I
> guess the reason I don't even hear the spelling any more.  I just hear the
> words.  I have been using C W for close to fifty
> years and use it daily and a while ago one of my Grand kids ask me about 
> the
> code, I had a hard time remembering the dits and daws of the letters. 
> Funny
> how it works.  73 Ed  K7UC
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:28 AM
> Subject: Re: Spelling
>
>
>>I have been told to learn to spell in my CW conversations before.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 8:21 PM
>> Subject: Spelling
>>
>>
>>>I wonder if most the folks who complain about spelling are phone Ops.
>>>When
>>> on C W many of the words are cut to pieces and the message gets through
>>> and
>>> they don't sweat the small stuff.  73
>>> Ed  K7UC
>>>
>