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  2. Dysgraphia - Wikipedia

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    Dysgraphia; Other names: Disorder of written expression: Three handwritten repetitions of the phrase "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" on lined paper.The writing, by an adult with dysgraphia, exhibits variations in letter formation, inconsistent spacing, and irregular alignment, all key characteristics of the condition.

  3. Agraphia - Wikipedia

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    Agraphia by word deafness: inability to write to dictation, but the individual can copy a model and write spontaneously. Motor agraphia : no ability to write, but the individual can spell. Pitres said in aphasia, the intellect is not systematically impaired.

  4. Functional illiteracy - Wikipedia

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    Those who read and write only in a language other than the predominant language of their environs may also be considered functionally illiterate in the predominant language. [2] Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the strict sense, meaning the inability to read or write complete, correctly spelled sentences in any language.

  5. Spelling - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, normative spelling is a relatively recent development linked to the compiling of dictionaries (in many languages, special spelling dictionaries, also called orthographic dictionaries, are compiled, showing prescribed spelling of words but not their meanings), the founding of national academies and other institutions of language ...

  6. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Non-standard: I could not fire because I did not have line-of-site to the target. stationary and stationery. Stationary is an adjective meaning "not moving"; stationery is a noun meaning office supplies. Standard: The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.

  7. Common English usage misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    The word "inflammable" can be derived by two different constructions, both following standard rules of English grammar: appending the suffix -able to the word inflame creates a word meaning "able to be inflamed", while adding the prefix in-to the word flammable creates a word meaning "not flammable".

  8. Wikipedia : Lists of common misspellings/For machines

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    abandonned->abandoned aberation->aberration abilityes->abilities abilties->abilities abilty->ability abondon->abandon abbout->about abotu->about abouta->about a ...

  9. Typing - Wikipedia

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    Typing is the process of writing or inputting text by pressing keys on a typewriter, computer keyboard, mobile phone, or calculator. It can be distinguished from other means of text input, such as handwriting and speech recognition .