Bad speller? No problem ...

[Kaiser Soze]

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

It reads even easier if you read it quickley!

[Capt. Zero]

Itnsertnig, I gseus it awlyas desno't wrok.

[Carry Pine]

What you need to remember is that YOU are already a good reader. The mixed up words make little sense to a beginning reader and cannot be used as a basis for a reading program.

Carry Pine

[bitingmidge]

.. and also on a serious note, while I never criticise others on their ability to spell, there is a growing movement which holds that correct spelling isn't important anyway.

Maybe this is as good a reason as any to hold a different view:
http://www.luxist.com/2007/09/10/ebay-typo-costs-man-500-000/

Cheers,

P
:D

[Wongo]

Is that Spanish?

[weisyboy]

i raed tihs a few yares ago

i am a trrible speller as most will alredy know.

[echnidna]

try doing a search for something that was mis-spelled

[Carry Pine]

[quote=bitingmidge;593526].. and also on a serious note, while I never criticise others on their ability to spell, there is a growing movement which holds that correct spelling isn't important anyway.


Exactly right. How spelling has changed even in our lifetimes! And grammar as well. Real scholars of English (and I'm not one) would recognise the evolutionary nature of spelling in English throughout the centuries. It's like water finding the easiest course.

Must admit I am disappointed when Forumites get picked up on a typo or a difficult word.

Carry Pine

[SPIRIT]

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[Sebastiaan56]

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

It reads even easier if you read it quickley!

Thats very good, though I agree with Carry. I like the way it lights up under the the spell checker, adds a bit of colour to the page