Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Better Communication Can Begin with Native-born Speakers – Part 5


Ah, the perils of depending on Spell Check!  What a great tool…it does so much.  But what it doesn’t do is catch words that are real words, spelled correctly, but used inappropriately.  Check out the poem below to see what I mean.  Read it aloud to yourself and you’ll see what I mean!


SPELL CHECKER BLUE IT!


I HAVE A SPELLING CHECKER,

IT CAME WITH MY PC;

IT PLAINLY MARKS FOUR MY REVUE

MISTAKES I CANNOT SEA.

I'VE RUN THIS POEM THREW IT,

I'M SURE YOUR PLEASE TO NO,

ITS LETTER PERFECT IN IT'S WEIGH.

MY CHECKER TOLLED ME SEW.


- CHARLYNN MAXWELL PORTER
   GATLINBURG, TENN.

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