How to spell her name?
Whenever we talk about “spelling” in regards to language arts, the “how-to” of it all is really very easy. Well… easy when one knows which letter(s) will represent each sound unit, and hard if one doesn’t.
One has to KNOW what one knows; spelling is about hearing, seeing and remembering.
Fundamentally, one must be able to differentiate between parsed sound-units, be able to recognize them at least within one’s own thoughts, and then blend those units into a whole word. Print-out each representation using relevant letter(s). Remember, spelling is a social convention and, as such, is subject to change over time. But on any given day, students/employees must know the “correct” conventions of language to earn good evaluations for promotions.
If you wanted your baby girl to be called the common name shown below, which spelling would you choose?
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1st unit: Options for Consonant Sound C22
KRISTIN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/N/
CRISTIN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/N/
CHRISTIN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/N/
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3rd unit: Change V02/I/ to V02/Y/
KRYSTIN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/N/
CRYSTIN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/N/
CHRYSTIN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/N/
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5th unit: Change C18/T/ to C19/D/
KRISDIN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/N/
CRISDIN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/N/
CHRISDIN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/N/
KRYSDIN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/N/
CRYSDIN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/N/
CHRYSDIN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/N/
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6th unit: Options include V02/V04/V05
KRISTYN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/Y/ C34/N/
CRISTYN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/Y/ C34/N/
CHRISTYN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/Y/ C34/N/
KRISTAN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V04/A/ C34/N/
CRISTAN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V04/A/ C34/N/
CHRISTAN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V04/A/ C34/N/
KRISTEN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V05/E/ C34/N/
CRISTEN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V05/E/ C34/N/
CHRISTEN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V05/E/ C34/N/
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7th unit: Change C34/N/ to C34/NN/
KRISTINN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
CRISTINN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
CHRISTINN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
KRYSTINN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
CRYSTINN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
CHRYSTINN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
KRISDINN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
CRISDINN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
CHRISDINN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
KRYSDINN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
CRYSDINN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
CHRYSDINN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/Y/ C28/S/ • C19/D/ V02/I/ C34/NN/
KRISTYNN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/Y/ C34/NN/
CRISTYNN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/Y/ C34/NN/
CHRISTYNN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V02/Y/ C34/NN/
KRISTANN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V04/A/ C34/NN/
CRISTANN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V04/A/ C34/NN/
CHRISTANN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V04/A/ C34/NN/
KRISTENN
C22/K/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V05/E/ C34/NN/
CRISTENN
C22/C/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V05/E/ C34/NN/
CHRISTENN
C22/CH/ C38/R/ V02/I/ C28/S/ • C18/T/ V05/E/ C34/NN/
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All of the above are not to be confused with the names “Kirsten” or “Christian” which do sound similar. Now I’m curious to know the algorithm’s rationale for spell-check alerts!
