July 6, 2010
I’m going to start keeping a running tally of people who have said to me, “I have a lot of ideas, but I could never be a writer because my spelling is horrible.” It’s something I hear often enough that I’ve already lost count, and I consider it a very sad thing. There are plenty [...]
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November 30, 2009
Spellcheck is your fair weather friend. It doesn’t catch everything, and it can’t be relied upon when it counts. You can hang out with it for as far as it goes, but don’t depend on it when your life (or career) depends on proper spelling. I’ve seen the words and phrases below misused frequently in [...]
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