I think people who complain about spelling just have nothing much to do in life. When I was in grade school, I was a remedial reader and a terrible speller. I started building model airplanes and boats and solved the issue. Why damage my ego trying to stay standing up in front of the class for an hour long spelling bee each week? What a waste of time! Besides, if I got a chance to try a second word it was just from guess work. So I intentionally spelled the first word wrong.... being at the beginning of the alphabet this always made me the first one down, and then got to spend the entire hour designing model airplanes and boats... many of which I built over the years. Much better use of time. Add my typing abilities to my spelling and no spell checker in the world has a prayer. Besides, its a part of my personality. People expect it and I intentionally often want to mispell a word.
Result? Multiple post doctorate degrees. Was published by many magazines for over 40 years, have published magazines for about 15 years. Thank you Evelyn Wood. You already know the language. You do not need to see the words in proper word order nor spelled properly. The mind is so fast that it arranges everything properly before you even think about it. If you read over 1000 words a minute you already know this. It is liberating. But people who read at these speeds will always make terrible proof readers for the same reason. Besides, you read something to learn what it says, not correct or proof read it. ...unless you may have been one of those who tried to stay standing up for an hour straight in grade school.
bob branch
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