
Do you think you’re good at spelling, grammar and punctuation?
Increasingly many adults and young people find it difficult to spell the easiest of words such as ‘definitely,’ or they use the wrong spelling of a word for their sentence; for example: ‘I’m going over their’ instead of ‘I’m going over there.’ This comes as no surprise since around 16% of UK adults are ‘functionally illiterate’ and unable to read or write. Those with exceptional literacy skills are in the top minority. This implies that those with an average ability are likel